Tensilica HiFi 2/EP/Mini Audio Engine ISA

Length : 3/4 day

Course Description

The focus of this training class is the Tensilica® HiFi 2 Audio DSP. The class is also applicable to the HiFi EP and HiFi Mini variations of the HiFi 2 Audio DSP. The class covers the basics of HiFi 2 architecture, instruction set, and programming model. It includes hands-on labs to practice writing C programs for the HiFi 2 DSP. This class provides the software developer or firmware engineer the skills necessary to develop and optimize audio/voice algorithms and kernels on the HiFi 2 audio DSP.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Understand the architecture and instruction set of the HiFi 2, EP, and Mini DSPs
• Write, profile, and debug C programs on the HiFi 2 DSP
• Optimize the performance of your code utilizing the audio-centric ISA of HiFi 2 and by using the advanced capabilities of the Tensilica software development tool chain

Software Used in This Course

• Xtensa Software Tools Release RE-2013.3

Software Release(s)

• RE-2013.3

Course Agenda

Day 1

HiFi 2/EP/Mini Architecture

• The HiFi Product Family of Audio DSPs
• Architecture Overview
• HiFi EP and HiFi Mini Augmentations
• Instruction Set Highlights

HiFi 2/EP/Mini Programming Model

• C Data Types and Conversions
• Load/Store Operations and Addressing Modes
• Computation Units – MUL/MAC, ALU
• Programming Using Intrinsics

Labs

• Load/Store and Data Conversion
• Dot-Product Example

Audience

• Software developers writing and optimizing code for the HiFi 2 Audio DSP

Prerequisites

You must have experience with or knowledge of the following:

• Programming in C/C++ for embedded processors/DSP’s

You must have completed the following courses:

• Tensilica Processor Fundamentals

Related Courses

• Tensilica Processor Fundamentals

• Tensilica HiFi 3 Audio Engine ISA

• Tensilica Audio Codec API

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