Advancing the capabilities of digital signal processor (DSP) software development, Texas Instruments and The MathWorks have announced two new software tools that simplify development and speed time to market for DSP-based systems. The new MATLAB Link for Code Composer Studio Development Tools (CCStudio) and the new Embedded Target for the C6000 DSP platform both put more powerful problem-solving capabilities in the hands of DSP developers for faster system integration.
"The tight integration of The MathWorks MATLAB and Simulink and TI's CCStudio will clearly reduce the code development time on TI's DSPs," said Will Strauss, president, Forward Concepts. "This is clearly another advancement in making DSP software development easier."
The MathWorks MATLAB Link for CCStudio enables communication between MATLAB and TI's Code Composer Studio Development Tools, simplifies software development, realtime software validation, analysis and testing for all TI DSPs supported by CCStudio. The MathWorks Embedded Target for the C6000 DSP platform simplifies software design and analysis specifically for TI's C6000 DSPs by enabling rapid prototyping and direct generation of optimised code from The MathWorks Simulink system-level modelling product. Both products are also key elements of The MathWorks recently announced Release 13 family of products that includes new versions of MATLAB and Simulink.
The MATLAB Link for CCStudio enables designers of systems based on TMS320C2800, TMS320C5000 or C6000 platforms to systematically test software, analyse and optimise code performance and solve complex debugging problems with the advanced analysis and visualisation capabilities in MATLAB. Unlike traditional programming methods, the MATLAB Link for CCStudio permits designers to easily verify DSP implementation against a validated algorithm design in MATLAB. It also supports high-speed RTDX Data Link for TI's new advanced JTAG XDS560 Emulator, providing a two megabyte/second realtime data exchange from the host to the DSP target. This means MATLAB is enabled for realtime testing, verifying and visualising DSP code running on target hardware and provides additional confidence that the system will perform according to the specification.
The Embedded Target for C6000 DSP is a design and code generation tool that enables developers to create, validate and deploy C6000 fixed- and floating-point DSP software in less time. Designers can simulate a system-level model in Simulink's hierarchical block diagram environment to produce an unambiguous, executable specification of the algorithm. The tool integrates TI's TMS320C62x DSPLIB library to generate highly efficient code for the C6000 platform from the model and enables rapid prototyping on C6711 DSK or C6701 EVM evaluation boards. Automatic code generation not only reduces programming time, but also cuts down on errors from manual recoding while maintaining a single, easily managed algorithmic representation. This also enables early proof of algorithm viability and eventual implementation on a C6000 DSP and thus speeds development while optimising the use of DSP engineering resources.
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