By
David Katz, Analog Devices, Inc., Norwood, MA, USA
Rick Gentile, Analog Devices, Inc., Norwood, MA, USA
Description
A key technology enabling fast-paced embedded media processing developments is the high-performance, low-power, small-footprint convergent
processor, a specialized device that combines the real-time control of a traditional microcontroller with the signal processing power
of a DSP. This practical guide is your one-stop shop for understanding how to implement this cutting-edge technology.
You will learn
how to:
* Choose the proper processor for an application.
* Architect your system to avoid problems at the outset.
* Manage your data
flows and memory accesses so that they line up properly
* Make smart-trade-offs in portable applications between power considerations
and computational performance.
* Divide processing tasks across multiple cores.
* Program frameworks that optimize performance without
needlessly increasing programming model complexity.
* Implement benchmarking techniques that will help you adapt a framework to best
fit a target application, and much more!
Covering the entire spectrum of EMP-related design issues, from easy-to-understand explanations
of basic architecture and direct memory access (DMA), to in-depth discussions of code optimization and power management, this practical
book will be an invaluable aid to every engineer working with EMP, from the beginner to the seasoned expert.
Audience:
PRIMARY MARKET: Embedded Design Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Computer Engineers, Software Engineers , System Engineers, System Architects,
Project Managers SECONDARY MARKET: Seniors and post-graduate level electrical and computer engineering students
