By
Robert Oshana, Director of Engineering, Freescale, TX, USA
Description
Today's embedded and real-time systems contain a mix of processor types: off-the-shelf microcontrollers, digital signal processors (DSPs),
and custom processors. The decreasing cost of DSPs has made these sophisticated chips very attractive for a number of embedded and real-time
applications, including automotive, telecommunications, medical imaging, and many others-including even some games and home appliances.
However, developing embedded and real-time DSP applications is a complex task influenced by many parameters and issues.
This
introduction to DSP software development for embedded and real-time developers shows how to use digital signal processors efficiently
in embedded and real-time systems. It covers software and firmware design principles, from processor architectures and basic theory to
the selection of appropriate languages and basic algorithms. The reader will find practical guidelines, diagrammed techniques, tool descriptions,
and code templates for developing and optimizing DSP software and firmware. The book also covers integrating and testing DSP systems
as well as managing the DSP development effort. The accompanying companion website contains the code from the design examples as well
as design tools and product demos.
Audience:
Computer engineers, embedded systems designers, software engineers who are using or planning to use DSPs in their real-time and embedded
designs.Computer and software engineering students.
