This document is a revised version of the User's Guide for W5.0 Kernel (VDK), providing information on the features and characteristics of Analog Devices' products.
The VisualDSP++ 5.0 Kernel (VDK) User's Guide serves as a comprehensive resource for developers using the VDK to build applications on Analog Devices DSPs. It details the motivation behind the kernel, including rapid application development and hardware abstraction, alongside intended audience information.
The document provides extensive instructions on configuring and debugging VDK projects, managing threads with various scheduling methodologies (cooperative, round-robin, preemptive), and utilizing synchronization primitives like semaphores, mutexes, and messages. It also includes a detailed API reference for library functions related to threading, interrupts, device drivers, and memory management.
This manual provides instructions for using the VisualDSP++ 5.0 Kernel (VDK).
The part number for this document is 82-000420-07.