TI announces new DSP device and software updates for developers

Today, Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN) announced the company’s newest member to the TMS320C66x (C66x) generation of multi-core devices, the TMS320C6671 (C6671), in addition to architecture software updates to the company’s KeyStone platform to help ease user development.
Using the 1.25 GHz single core C6671 digital signal processor (DSP), developers are offered a design strategy to become more familiar with multi-core while working on the C6671’s fixed and floating point single core device, allowing developers to test whether a multi-core device will fit their needs by exploring design options.
TI also reports enhancements to its TMS320C6670 (C6670) radio system-on-chip (SoC) which, according to the company, delivers double the power and performance of existing SoC solutions for communications-centric applications.
“TI is taking multi-core to a whole new level by delivering solutions at higher performance levels and in less time than competing solutions,” said Ramesh Kumar, business manager of multi-core and media infrastructure at Texas Instruments. “For developers of high-performance applications wanting a feel for multi-core performance but who are used to designing with single core devices, our C6671 DSP offers a true stepping stone into multi-core. And for developers needing more performance in communications-centric applications, our C6670 radio SoC offers enhancements that cannot be seen anywhere else.”
TI also announced several software updates for its multi-core DSPs including a new multi-core software development kit, Linux kernel support for the C66x generation of devices and support for the OpenMP Application Program Interface (API). The upgrades offer support for standardized programming environments and a full suite of software available for free download.
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