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2001 Jan 23
3
Fixed vs. Floating Point primer. was: Implementi ng Vorbis in hardware
...ure implementations on energy > efficient fixed > point DSP architectures when the first MP3 players appeared - they had > been working on them for ages for the MPEG video player field. That is > what Vorbis needs to catch up on now. Monty said many MP3 players are > currently using StringARM. That would be the easiest route to port > Vorbis to a portable platform, as you can get a workable > solution with a > few tweaks and a recompile. Since it avoids the need for a separate > management/control processor, StrongARM may be the most cost effective > platform overall. &g...
2001 Jan 23
1
Fixed vs. Floating Point primer. was: Implementing Vorbis in hard ware
Let me chime in with a few facts regarding DSPs. It may be review to anyone who has programmed DSPs, but some may find it informative. Fixed-Point vs. Floating Point DSP chips Floating Point DSPs make the best/easiest compiler targets. Most of the standard operations present in ANSI C translate fairly well into floating point DSP assembly. This reduces the need for assembly