Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Linux DSP attempt 2

[Eric Blossom]

On Fri, Dec 16, 2005 at 01:42:29AM -0600, David Carr wrote:
> I'll try to clarify my original question:
> 
> I'm looking for low end DSPs which cannot run linux.  Instead I'd like to
> find a low end DSP which has development tools like gcc that can be run on
> the developer's linux workstation.  Does anyone know of anything like
> this?
> 
> Some of the older TI DSPs met this criterion but they're expensive and no
> longer in production.  A lot of the higher end DSPs have development tools
> that can be used in linux but they're very expensive.  My targe cost for
> the chip is <$20.
> 
> Sorry for the ambiguity,
> -David Carr


FYI, the Blackfin mentioned below is in the $20 range and has a
completely free toolchain.

Eric

> > I am using the Analog Devices Blackfin with GCC. The blackfin is fairly
> > high end. My board has a single core at 390MHz, and there is a dual
> > core part that can run 750MHz. I am not using Linux on it, but an
> > developing my own RTOS which should be ready within the next month.
> > The SDR board using this is still a work in progress. I should be
> > building a prototype soon.
> >
> > --
> > Darrell Harmon
> > http://dlharmon.com/dspcard