Texas Instruments DSP University Program Newsletter

April 2002 Edition
This TI DSP University Program newsletter includes:
  1. TI Developer Conference Addresses Signal Processing Design Challenges
  2. Texas Instruments to Host Free Workshops at ICASSP
  3. Educators Can Tap into New Peer-to-Peer Digital Signal Processing Discussion Groups
  4. Register for April 17 DSP Webcast: "How to Easily Write DSP/BIOS Device Drivers for Real-Time Data Streaming"
TI Developer Conference Addresses Signal Processing Design Challenges

Call for Participation Submissions Due April 12


TI is currently accepting abstracts for the TI Developer Conference at http://www.tidevcon.com. The deadline for submitting proposals is April 12, 2002. A complete list of interest areas is located at the above web site.

The TI Developer Conference and Exhibition will feature an array of signal processing ideas. Scheduled to take place August 6-8, 2002, the conference will enable DSP educators, researchers, third-party developers and end-users to exchange ideas and explore advancements in the future of signal processing. Plenary speakers from academia and industry as well as technical sessions for presenting contributed papers are part of the conference. To pre-register for the conference and to receive future updates, visit http://www.tidevcon.com.
Texas Instruments to Host Free Workshops at ICASSP
Apply for TI TMS320C6711 DSK and TMS320C5416 DSK Workshops
before April 12

This year, as part of TI's participation in ICASSP, we will host two all-day, hands-on technical workshops on Monday, May 13, 2002.

The workshops are free to ICASSP attendees, but you must apply before April 12, 2002 to attend. Registration is now available. Educators will be given preference, but students are welcome to apply. To submit an application for the TI workshops, visit the ICASSP web site at http://www.icassp2002.com.

These DSK workshops will be taught by TI instructors and include detailed instruction. One workshop topic is the floating-point TMS320C6711 DSK and the other is the new fixed point TMS320C5416 DSK:
  • Platform Overview
  • Architecture and Code Composer Studio(TM) Development Tools
  • Using the DSP Starter Kit
  • Utilizing the Architecture to Achieve Advanced Features
  • Using DSP/BIOS(TM) Kernel to easily Build and Debug a System.
Participants will receive a complimentary C6711 or C5416 DSK at the end of the course. The TI workshops are tailored for educators planning to use DSP in courses or research. No prior DSP experience is required.

Educators Can Tap into New Peer-to-Peer Digital Signal Processing Discussion Groups at www.dspvillage.ti.com/discuss

Easy-to-Use Tool Enables DSP Community to Share Expertise Across Business and Academic/Research Lines

TI's new centralized meeting place will enable educators, engineers and business managers alike to tap into a wealth of digital signal processing expertise shared by more than 50,000 TI DSP developers, 500 third parties and thousands of universities that know and use TI TMS320(TM) DSP family products.

Register to ask questions, post your views, respond to other questions and comments online or simply view discussions anytime by visiting the new discussion groups. Advanced search and view capabilities, a state of the art interface and DSP platform-specific groups make it easy and fast to find the information you need.

Visit any or all of these five new discussion groups covering TMS320(TM) DSP-based silicon, software, tools and systems:
  • Which DSP? Why DSP?: For engineers starting their system designs
  • Control-Optimized: TMS320C2000(TM)
  • Power Efficient: TMS320C5000(TM)
  • High Performance: TMS320C6000(TM)
  • Digital Media DSP: TMS320DMx(TM) DSP and TMS320DSCx(TM) products
Register for April 17 DSP Webcast: "How to Easily Write DSP/BIOS Device Drivers for Real-Time Data Streaming"
Choose from Two Live Webcasts: 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. (CST)

To reduce development time for DSP peripheral device drivers, register for TI's April 17 webcast, "How to Easily Write DSP/BIOS(TM) Device Drivers for Real-Time Data Streaming.

TI application engineers will provide a "how-to" lesson on writing efficient DSP/BIOS drivers. These drivers obtain application software components from the hardware specifics. The application engineers also will demonstrate how the driver API works with TI's eXpressDSP(TM) software, including the Chip Support Library and DSP/BIOS kernel, with detailed examples of:
  • CODEC driver APIs and modules
  • DSP/BIOS streaming I/O mechanisms
  • Use of driver APIs through a specific implementation
  • Interrupt service routines
For more information, to check local viewing times, and to register visit http://www.ti.com/sc/webcastaprilnwsltrs.

If you can't attend the live webcast, view the archived presentation and Q&A in TI's Webcast Library at http://www.ti.com/sc/dspwebcastlibrary2.
¨Ο 2002 Texas Instruments Incorporated

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