SV: Re: [sdiy] audio microprocessors and C++

[Andre Majorel]

On 2008-03-06 21:59 -0800, Veronica Merryfield wrote:

>> Another thing to keep in mind that procs with the ARM9E core
>> are fairly capable DSPs in their own right. Just the addition
>> of a decent MAC operation gives a huge boost over standard
>> MPUs/MCUs. When you can get an ARM9E processor for US$16 in
>> piece quantities, that opens the door to doing a lot of
>> interesting things. I see it as a first-generation integer-only
>> MMX-class Pentium rather than the multi-core behemoths we have
>> today. Couple the proc with a very tightly embedded O/S like
>> FreeRTOS, and code away.
>
> It's worth looking at the Intel XScale and the Freescale
> processors since I believe they have a MAC. With the XScale, it
> is through a trap door and I have forgotten the exact method. My
> knowledge on the freescale is sketchier but I seem to remember
> from discussions that it has a MAC.

If I may insert an RFC in this stream of TLAs... "MAC" does not
stand for Media Access Control here, does it ?

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