Tensilica Vision P6 DSP

This course teaches you how to program Tensilica^® Vision P6 DSP. You will learn about the Instruction Set Architecture, programming model, performance estimation and assessment, DMA programming and the use of our Xtensa^® Imaging Library (XiLib).

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Program the Vision P6 DSP and implement basic image processing algorithms
• Estimate the performance of an algorithm before implementation and assess the performance after implementation
• Understand how to use DMA in your code and estimate and assess its impact on performance
• Use functions from the Xi Library in your code

• Vision P6 Deliverables
• Core Architecture
• ISA Highlights
• Estimating Performance
• Auto-Vectorization of C-Code (with lab exercise)
• Programming with Vector Types
• Programming with Intrinsics (with lab exercise)
• Assessing Performance
• ISA Deep Dive
• Gather/Scatter Engine (with lab exercise)
• Vector Floating Point Unit
• Introduction to iDMA Engine
• Using the iDMA Library
• Using the DMA Tile Manager (with lab exercise)
• Using the Xi Library (with lab exercise)

You must have experience with or knowledge of the following:

• Basic image processing knowledge OR
• Basic computer vision application domain knowledge

You should have experience with:

• Programming DSP processors for embedded systems

And you must have completed the following course:

• Tensilica Processor Fundamentals