Embedded Target for Texas Instruments C6000 DSPs

Introducing DSP/BIOS^TM

The Embedded Target for TI C6000 DSP supports DSP/BIOS^TM features as options when you generate code for your target. In the sections that follow, you can read more about what DSP/ BIOS is, how the Embedded Target for TI C6000 DSP incorporates the DSP/BIOS features into your generated code, and some ways you might use the real-time operating system (RTOS) features of DSP/BIOS in your application. Follow these links for more information on specific areas that interest you, or read on for more details.

• DSP/BIOS and Targeting Your C6000 DSP^TM
• Code Generation with DSP/BIOS
• Profiling Generated Code
• Using DSP/BIOS with Your Target Application

As a part of the Texas Instruments eXpressDSP^TM technology, TI designed DSP/BIOS to include three components:

• DSP/BIOS Real-Time Analysis Tools--use these tools and windows within Code Composer Studio to view your program as it executes on the target in real-time.
• DSP/BIOS Configuration Tool--enables you to add and configure any and all DSP/BIOS objects that you use to instrument your application. Use this tool to configure interrupt schedules and handlers, set thread priorities, and configure the memory layout on your DSP.
• DSP/BIOS Application Programming Interface (API)--lets you use C or assembly language functions to access and configure DSP/BIOS functions by calling any of over 150 API functions. The Embedded Target for TI C6000 DSP uses the API to let you access DSP/BIOS from MATLAB.

You link these components into your application, directly or indirectly referencing only functions you need for your application to run efficiently and optimally. Only functions that you specifically reference become part of you code base. Others are not included to avoid adding unused code to your project. In addition, after you add one or more functions from DSP/BIOS, the configuration tool help you disable feature you do not need later, letting you optimize your program for speed and size.

For details about DSP/BIOS and what it can do for your applications, refer to your Code Composer Studio^TM and DSP/BIOS documentation from Texas Instruments.

Targeting with DSP/BIOSTM Options

DSP/BIOS and Targeting Your C6000 DSPTM