ANALOG DEVICES Considerations for Selecting a DSP Processor ADSP-21161 vs TMS360C6711/12 Manual

This is an application note that introduces two floating point digital signal processors: the ADSP-21161 and TMS320C6711/TMS320C6712.

Brand: Analog Devices
Document type: Application Note
Language: English
Pages: 27
File format: PDF
File size: 401 KB
Published: 03 August, 2012
Updated: 30 September, 2023
Model: ADSP-21161
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About this manual

This document serves as a technical comparison between the Analog Devices ADSP-21161 SIMD SHARC DSP and Texas Instruments' TMS320C6711/C6712 floating-point DSPs. It evaluates both processors across computational core features, I/O capabilities, memory architecture, and programmability to assist designers in selecting the appropriate chip for signal processing systems.

What's inside

Introduction
Compute Blocks (SIMD)
Data Addressing
Memory Architecture
I/O Capabilities
Comparison Table
Programmability

Frequently asked questions

What is the maximum peak compute power of the ADSP-21161?

The processor generates as much as 600 Megaflops of peak compute power.

How many DMA channels are supported by the ADSP-21161?

The processor supports a total of 14 DMA channels.

What is the size of the on-chip RAM available in the ADSP-21161?

There are 128 K bytes of RAM available in this processor.

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