VisualDSP++ makes for flexible programming
-- EDN, January 18, 2001
With the release of VisualDSP++ IDE 1.0, the latest development environment for programming DSPs, Analog Devices adds a C++ compiler and an enhanced user interface. New features also include advanced plotting tools that enable programmers to visually measure software performance and statistical profiling that identifies programming bottlenecks.
The industry-standard Make-based scripting and programming utility is now part of VisualDSP++. Analog Devices based the C++ compiler on a superset of the Embedded C++ standard, offering greater programming flexibility. With the data-visualization feature in the debugger, programmers can quickly determine the performance of complex algorithms, and the statistical-profiling feature enables them to gather code-execution metrics without interrupting the real-time characteristics of the program.
VisualDSP++ costs $2995. If you register at http://web.dspnet.com/analog/dsptools.html, you will receive a free VisualDSP++ test drive. The test drive is a 30-day trial version of the full product for the SHARC DSP family of DSPs processors. You also get a set of VisualDSP++ manuals.
Analog Devices, www.analog.com
-by Gabe Moretti
