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Blackfin

fredriknyman

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I'm not clear on why you chose t

I'm not clear on why you chose the MSP430 as representative for TI. It isn't really comparable to the Blackfin; TI markets it as a ultra-low-power MCU. I suspect you meant their TMS320 line.

Posted on 2010-01-19 14:44:58 at 2010-01-19 14:44:58

kevin

kevin
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In his article Analog Devices and your digital BFF (click here), Jim Turley talked about the Blackfin. What do you think?

Posted on 2010-01-21 12:52:10 at 2010-01-21 12:52:10
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umeoguaju

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interesting

interesting

Posted on 2010-01-24 03:40:04 at 2010-01-24 03:40:04

Jim Turley

Jim Turley
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Blackfin vs. TI

You make a fair point, but I'm sticking with the MSP430 as the nearest comparison. It's a "mixed-signal processor" (in TI's words), meaning it's got the same kind of microcontroller-plus-DSP functionality as ADI's Blackfin. They're both mostly microcontrollers, but with some DSP flavor added.

The TMS320, in contrast, is a full-on DSP. The 'C6000 variants are in a different price and performance range than Blackfin, and some even have floating-point capability. And the DaVinci versions are clearly video processors, again not Blackfin's forte.

Posted on 2010-01-24 12:53:54 at 2010-01-24 12:53:54