Embedded Media Processing

Katz David J. Gentile Rick

ISBN 10: 0750679123 / ISBN 13: 9780750679121

Published by Elsevier, 2005

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pp. 426 3:B&W 7.5 x 9.25 in or 235 x 191 mm Perfect Bound on White w/Gloss Lam.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Embedded Media Processing
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0750679123
• ISBN 13: 9780750679121
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

A key technology enabling fast-paced embedded media processing developments is the high-performance, low-power, small-footprint convergent processor, a specialized device that combines the real-time control of a traditional microcontroller with the signal processing power of a DSP. This practical guide is your one-stop shop for understanding how to implement this cutting-edge technology.You will learn how to:

• Choose the proper processor for an application.
• Architect your system to avoid problems at the outset.
• Manage your data flows and memory accesses so that they line up properly
• Make smart-trade-offs in portable applications between power considerations and computational performance.
• Divide processing tasks across multiple cores.
• Program frameworks that optimize performance without needlessly increasing programming model complexity.
• Implement benchmarking techniques that will help you adapt a framework to best fit a target application, and much more!

Covering the entire spectrum of EMP-related design issues, from easy-to-understand explanations of basic architecture and direct memory access (DMA), to in-depth discussions of code optimization and power management, this practical book will be an invaluable aid to every engineer working with EMP, from the beginner to the seasoned expert.

• Comprehensive subject coverage with emphasis on practical application
• Essential assembly language code included throughout text
• Many real-world examples using Analog's popular Blackfin Processor architecture

About the Author

Rick Gentile joined ADI in 2000 as a Senior DSP Applications Engineer, and he currently leads the Processor Applications Group, which is responsible for Blackfin, SHARC and TigerSHARC processors. Prior to joining ADI, Rick was a Member of the Technical Staff at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, where he designed several signal processors used in a wide range of radar sensors. He has authored dozens of articles and presented at multiple technical conferences. He received a B.S. in 1987 from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and an M.S. in 1994 from Northeastern University, both in Electrical and Computer Engineering.