TMS320C55X_14 Datasheet, PDF (1/3 Pages) Texas Instruments – Extend Battery Life in Portable Applications with the TMS320C55x™ Power Optimization DSP Starter

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Extend Battery Life in Portable
Applications with the TMS320C55x^™
Power Optimization DSP Starter Kit (DSK)
The new TMS320C55x Power
Optimization DSK optimizes and
maximizes the power efficiency
and battery life of portable and
mobile applications. Available
today, the DSK includes a fully-
integrated set of power estimation
and measurement tools and allows
developers to accurately plan,
analyze, manage and optimize
real-time power consumption.
Determining accurate power
consumption early in the design
process is essential. The new
Power Optimization DSK elimi-
nates the guesswork and provides
visibility into C55x™ DSPs, allow-
ing you to make the right trade-
offs in performance, peripherals
activity and external memory use.
In addition, the tools enable
developers to consume only as
much power as necessary by
dynamically turning off all periph-
erals and internal functional units
when not in use. You can now
configure devices based on accu-
rate and detailed power consump-
tion information.
• Power planning tools: Plan
net power consumption with
device-specific power planning
tools. Review application notes
and spreadsheet to create a
trial configuration.
• Power Scaling Library: Scale
voltage and frequency using
power scaling software.
TMS320C55x™ Power Optimization DSP Starter Kit is Available Today
Key Features
• Maximize power efficiency
and battery life of portable
and mobile applications
• A fully-integrated set of
power estimation and
measurement tools enable
you to accurately plan,
analyze, manage and optimize
real-time power consumption
• Eliminate the guesswork and
gain visibility into C55x™
DSPs allowing you to make
the right tradeoffs in per-
formance, peripherals activity
and external memory use
• Consume only as much power
as necessary by dynamically
turning off all peripherals and
internal functional units when
not in use
• Power Manager in
DSP/BIOS™ kernel: Manage
power states with the
DSP/BIOS™ power manage-
ment kernel.
• National Instruments Power
Analyzer: Measure and analyze
power consumption using the
National Instruments Power
Analyzer. The DSK has built-in
National Instruments USB mea-
surement hardware for power
monitoring and trigger func-
tionality for profiling power
consumption during specific
segments of code.
Get Started Today
• The C55x Power Optimization
DSK is available today for U.S.
$495.00
• Learn more about the broad
portfolio of TMS320C5000™
DSPs with pricing as low as
U.S. $4.50 in 10 KU quantities
• Complete details available in
the TMS320C55x Power
Optimization DSK tools folder
• Contact your local TI represen-
tative for more information