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Freescale launches programmable DSPs

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BANGALORE, INDIA: Freescale Semiconductor, today announced that it has introduced a family of programmable digital signal processors (DSPs) that delivers the optimal blend of low cost and high performance for a broad range of applications in the medical, aerospace/defense and test/measurement markets.

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The new MSC825x family of multicore DSPs brings the performance of the SC3850 core to additional applications that require high performance, reusable hardware platforms and flexible software architectures. It consists of four pin-compatible, fully programmable, single-, dual-, four- and six-core DSPs.

Integrated features such as multiple DDR controllers, two Serial RapidIO interfaces and a PCI Express interface make designing with the MSC825x devices highly flexible, said a press release.

Pin and peripheral compatibility with Freescale’s MSC815x family enables code and tool reuse and allows customers to scale from a single-core device to multicore devices, or to create multiple products based on the same hardware.

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“With the introduction of the MSC825x DSP family, we are extending the value of Freescale’s high-performance StarCore technology to additional customers in high-growth markets,” said Scott Aylor, general manager and director of DSP products for Freescale’s Networking and Multimedia Group.

He added, “Manufacturers of medical, aerospace/defense and test/measurement equipment can look forward to significant cost savings and outstanding performance from Freescale’s newest family of programmable DSPs.”

Freescale offers a full set of development tools and enablement software for the MSC825x devices. The CodeWarrior Integrated Development Environment (IDE) leverages Eclipse technology to provide a highly comprehensive multicore development environment for easy programmability.

It includes C and C++ optimizing compilers, a source level debugger, core and device simulators, software analysis plug-ins for profiling and program/data trace, and the royalty-free SmartDSP-OS operating system delivered with optimized device drivers.

Development boards are available to enable software development, and customers can test their applications today using the MSC8156 and MSC825x application development board or the MSC8156AMC card, the release added.

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