Preface; Purpose Of This Manual - Analog Devices VisualDSP++ 3.5 Manual

PREFACE

Thank you for purchasing Analog Devices development software for digi-
tal signal processors (DSPs).

Purpose of This Manual

The VisualDSP++ 3.5 Linker and Utilities Manual for 16-Bit Processors
contains information about the linker and utilities programs for 16-bit
fixed-point Blackfin
The Blackfin processors are 16-bit fixed-point embedded processors that
support a Media Instruction Set Computing (MISC) architecture. This
architecture is the natural merging of RISC, media functions, and digital
signal processing (DSP) characteristics towards delivering signal process-
ing performance in a microprocessor-like environment.
The ADSP-218x and ADSP-219x DSPs are low-cost 16-bit fixed-point
DSPs for use in computing, communications, and consumer applications.
This manual provides information on the linking process and describes
the syntax for the linker's command language—a scripting language that
the linker reads from the linker description file. The manual leads you
through using the linker, archiver, and loader to produce DSP programs
and provides reference information on the file utility software.
VisualDSP++ 3.5 Linker and Utilities Manual
for 16-Bit Processors
®
processors and ADSP-21xx DSPs.
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