Texas Instruments TMS320DM6446 DVEVM v2.0 manual Running the Demos from the Command Line

Running the Demos from the Command Line

The supported video algorithms are MPEG4 (.mpeg4 file extension),

H.264 (.264 file extension) and MPEG2 (.m2v file extension).

The supported audio algorithm is AAC (.aac file extension). The supported speech algorithm is G.711 (.g711 file extension).

Table 3–3 IR Remote Buttons for Decode Demo

IR Remote Button	Mode	Action Performed
Up/Down	--	-- no action --
Left/Right	Setup	Select a different file combination
Play or OK	Setup	Begin decode demo
Record	--	-- no action --
Info/Select	Setup	Show / hide block diagram for demo
Info/Select	Run	Toggle information display
Left/Right	Run	Change information transparency level
Pause	Run	Pause demo (press Play to resume)
Stop	Setup / Run	Return to previous screen

The application runs on the ARM using Linux. The video and audio signals are passed to decoders on the DSP by the Codec Engine. Shared memory is used when passing data.

To use this demo from the command line, see Section 3.4, Running the

Demos from the Command Line.

3.3.5About the Third Party Menu

The Third-Party Menu can be used to add additional demos. See Section

A.2, Putting Demo Applications in the Third-Party Menu.

3.4Running the Demos from the Command Line

You can run the demo applications from the Linux shell in a terminal window connected to the EVM board’s serial port. These are the same demos described in Section 3.2, Starting the Standalone Demos.

1)See Section 2.2, Connecting to a Console Window for instructions regarding communicating with Linux running on the EVM.

2)Login to the target as root. No password is required.

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