Getting Started with ADSP-BF537 EZ-KIT Lite
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1 PROGRAMMING
ADSP-BF537 EZ-KIT LITE WITH
VI+
In exercise 1, you will connect your personal computer (PC) to the
ADSP-BF537 EZ-KIT Lite evaluation system and write a simple C lan-
guage program to perform two sorting algorithms. You will be presented
with techniques to visualize graphically the effects of the sorts. Next, you
will measure the Blackfin processor’s performance and learn how the pro-
gram’s placement (within the processor memory hierarchy) impacts
performance. Finally, you will study the processor performance in terms
of speed and voltage trade-offs.
In the exercise, you will learn about the following concepts.
• Vi+ sessions and target types
• Plot windows
• Project configurations
• Benchmarking code with a Blackfin processor’s cycle counter and
real-time clock
• Statistical profiling
• Blackfin processor’s memory hierarchy, cache, and direct L1 mem-
ory placement
• Blackfin processor’s voltage regular and the processor support
library
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