The TMS320C5409 Evaluation Module Kit developed by Spectrum Digital, gives designers a complete and cost effective way to take their designs from concept to production. At a suggested price of $3995, the kit is the easiest way to fully evaluate and begin developing code for embedded applications. The C5409 EVM bundle includes TI's industry-leading Code Composer Studio Inegrated Development Environment to allow designers to take full advantage of the benefits of DSP-based systems.

The 'C5409 EVM Kit gives designers access to the industry's most powerful DSP specifically optimized for applications that need the best power/performance/area. The C5409 features 32K words of on-chip RAM, 16K words of ROM and 100MIPS performance. The on-chip RAM will enable designers to bring software functions from multiple DSPs together into a single chip. The TMS320VC5409 is based on an advanced modified Harvard architecture that has one program memory bus and three data memory buses. This processor provides an arithmetic logic unit (ALU) with a high degree of parallelism, application-specific hardware logic, on-chip memory, and additional on-chip peripherals. The basis of the operational flexibility and speed of this DSP is a highly specialized instruction set.

This kit was designed to allow engineering and software personnel to:

• Rapidly develop, debug and benchmark software algorithms
• Quickly prototype customer application hardware
• Obtain an off-the-shelf, stand alone controller for low or medium volume applications
• Readily familiarize themselves with Digital Signal Processing principles
• Develop algorithms requiring a Codec

Ordering Information Part Number TMDS3P603122 includes a standard US power cord. Part Number TMDS3P603122E version includes both UK & European power cords.

The C5409 EVM Kit comes complete with an evaluation board, on-board UART for debugging/data logging, C5000 Code Composer Studio Integrated Development Environmnent, XDS510PP Parallel Port JTAG Emulator, power supply, sample code and complete documentation.

The 'C5409 Target Board features include:

• TMS320VC5409 100 Megahertz DSP
• 3 onchip Multichannel buffered serial ports
• 6-channel DMA
• onchip Host Port Interface
• 192k words of External Program RAM
• 64k words of External Data RAM
• On board UART
• 32k words on onboard Flash Boot ROM
• TLC320AD50 Sigma-Delta AIC
• Expansion Connectors for add on accessories
• On board Standard JTAG interface connection for Emulation
• 5 volt only operation
• Standalone operation

• TMS320VC5409-based evaluation module target board
• C5000 Code Composer Studio IDE
• XDS510PP-Plus Retargetable Emulator
• 5V Universal Power Supply
• Parallel port cable
• Sample code and documentation

Code Composer Studio is a fully integrated suite of easy-to-use DSP software development tools, incorporating TI's efficient 'C5000 C compiler with the Code Composer Integrated Development Environment (IDE), DSP/BIOS and Real-Time Data Exchange (RTDX) technologies.

Code Composer Studio's real-time analysis and data visualization capabilities, open architecture and advanced code generation tools greatly reduce the complexity of DSP development, enabling you to focus your resources and creativity on adding value to your applications.

To read more about Code Composer Studio visit: C5000 Code Code Composer Studio Product Folder and Code Composer Studio Benefits and Features

The Spectrum Digital XDS510PP PLUS is the newest member of parallel port JTAG emulators which support for Texas Instruments Digital Signal Processors and Microcontrollers via the JTAG emulation interface. Operating on the Personal Computers parallel port the XDS510PP Plus supports laptops and desktops without the need for internal Adapters. The XDS510PP PLUS incorporates an embedded scan path interface device to achieve unprecedented performance from parallel port emulators. This emulator supports 8 bit bi-directional, ECP, and EPP interfaces and is compatible with 3.3 and 5 Volt I/O processors.
Software Features:

• Drivers available for all TI DSP products for Code Composer and Code Composer Studio
• Flash programming available via JTAG with software applications