SHARC EZ-Extender Manual vii
PREFACEThank you for purchasing the SHARC® EZ-Extender®, Analog Devices
(ADI) extension board to the EZ-KIT Lite® evaluation system for
ADSP-21262 SHARC processors.
The SHARC processors are based on a 32-bit super Harvard architecture
that includes a unique memory architecture comprised of two large
on-chip, dual-ported SRAM blocks coupled with a sophisticated IO pro-
cessor, which gives SHARC the bandwidth for sustained high-speed
computations. SHARC represents today’s de facto standard for float-
ing-point processors targeted for premium audio applications.
The SHARC EZ-Extender is designed to be used in conjunction with the
ADSP-21262 EZ-KIT Lite evaluation system. The EZ-KIT Lite includes
an evaluation suite of VisualDSP++® software, which is limited in pro-
gram memory size for use solely with the EZ-KIT Lite product.
VisualDSP++ is a powerful programming tool with flexibility that signifi-
cantly decreases the time required to port software code to a processor,
reducing time-to-market.
To learn more about Analog Devices development software, go to
http://www.analog.com/dsp/tools/.
Example programs are available to demonstrate the capabilities of the
SHARC EZ-Extender board.
The SHARC EZ-Extender is a separately sold assembly that plugs onto
the expansion interface of the ADSP-21262 EZ-KIT Lite evaluation
system.