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

PREFACE

Thank you for purchasing Analog Devices development software for
digital signal processor (DSP) applications.

Purpose of This Manual

The VisualDSP++ 3.5 Loader Manual for 16-Bit Processors contains infor-
mation on how to use the loader/splitter to convert executable files into
boot-loadable (or non-bootable) files for 16-bit fixed-point ADSP-21xx
DSPs and Blackfin
into an external memory device within your target system.

Intended Audience

The primary audience for this manual is DSP programmers who are
familiar with Analog Devices DSPs. This manual assumes that the audi-
ence has a working knowledge of the appropriate DSP architecture and
instruction set. Programmers who are unfamiliar with Analog Devices
DSPs can use this manual but should supplement it with other texts, such
as Hardware Reference and Instruction Set Reference manuals, that describe
your target architecture.
VisualDSP++ Loader Manual
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processors. These files are then programmed/burned
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