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TigerSHARC, SHARC and FPGA Digital Signal Processing COTS Solutions

Software Development Tools

BittWare offers four types of development tools:

  • Code development
  • Host interface
  • Operating systems
  • Developer's kits

Code Development Tools

BittWare offers a variety of code development tools to help get designers started developing their DSP systems.

VisualDSP++ from Analog Devices provides a C++ compiler, simulator, multiprocessor source-level debugger, and advanced plotting tools.

The VisualAudio Environment from Analog Devices streamlines the design of SHARC DSP based audio systems.

For users developing applications with Gedae, BittWare offers the EZTigerSHARC BSP, which allows them to port their designs to any of BittWare's TigerSHARC boards.

The TS-Lib & SpeedDSP libraries provide extensive libraries of routines optimized for the TigerSHARC and SHARC processors, helping to cut development time and costs.

  • Analog Devices VisualDSP++: Integrated Development Environment for SHARC and TigerSHARC DSP
  • EZ-TigerSHARC BSP for Gedae: TigerSHARC board support package for Gedae
  • SpeedDSP Optimized libraries for SHARC
  • TS-Lib: Optimized libraries for TigerSHARC

Host Interface Tools

For interfacing host applications with BittWare hardware, BittWare offers the DSP21k Toolkit, which includes a variety of utilities, diagnostics, and libraries.

For testing and debugging the code, BittWare offers a variety of tools, including the BittWare Target, a software debugger target for VisualDSP++; hardware emulators from Analog Devices; and the many diagnostic tools included with the DSP21k Toolkit.

  • Analog Devices Emulators: In-circuit emulators
  • BittWare Target: Debug target for VisualDSP++
  • BittWorks: Software Toolset for BittWare DSP Products
  • DSP21k Porting Kit: Source code for DSP21k Toolkit
  • DSP21k Toolkit: Libraries, applications, and diagnostics for BittWare hardware
  • Remote Target: BittWare Target for remote systems
  • Remote Toolkit: DSP21k Toolkit for remote system

Operating Systems

Several real-time operating systems are available for developing realtime applications for single and multiprocessor platforms, including VSPWorks from WindRiver, OSEck from Enea, and VDK from Analog Devices.

  • Enea OSEck RTOS: Real-time operating system from Enea

Developer's Kits

Developer's kits are available for all of BittWare's SharcFIN PCI-DSP bridge chips as well as for all boards that feature an FPGA.

  • SharcFIN Developer's Kits
  • FPGA Developer's Kits

Developing a DSP application requires a software tool suite that is tightly integrated, takes full advantage of the capabilities of the DSP, and covers the entire product development cycle – from code development, to debugging, to final deployment. To provide such a software suite for its SHARC and TigerSHARC DSP boards, BittWare has combined its years of experience with Analog Devices’ DSP products with the expertise of many other industry leaders. The result is a set of software tools that shortens designers’ learning curve while increasing their productivity, allowing them to reduce development costs and shorten their time to market

To discuss the optimum DSP software design solution for your application, please contact Sarsen Technology on +44 1672 511166.

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updated 12 April 2007