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2-12 Getting Started With SHARC Processors
Software Modules
Analog Devices has a wide range of tested and optimized software modules
available, including decoders, encoders, codecs and other algorithms that
provide multimedia functions for the SHARC family. The software mod-
ules allow engineers to quickly and easily incorporate these functions,
providing a faster development path to the end product. In addition, the
highly optimized software modules feature a consistent API and frame-
work to ensure rapid development of multiple functions.
Selecting Hardware Development Tools
Hardware development tools include development and evaluation boards
(such as EZ-KIT Lite or EZ-Board), daughter boards, and JTAG
emulators.
Evaluation Systems
Typically, development and evaluation boards are standalone printed cir-
cuit boards (PCBs) that contain a SHARC processor with other devices.
Analog Devices offers two evaluation systems: EZ-KIT Lite and
EZ-Board.
EZ-KIT Lite
The EZ-KIT Lite board is a low cost hardware platform that includes a
SHARC processor surrounded by several other devices such as audio
codecs, video encoders, video decoders, flash, SDRAM, and so on. Each
EZ-KIT Lite includes a board, cable, power supply, documentation, soft-
ware, and a license key.
Each EZ-KIT Lite board also includes an on-board JTAG emulator with a
USB 2.0 connector and a standard 14-pin, 100-mil, JTAG header for use
with high performance JTAG emulators available from Analog Devices.
Using the processor’s JTAG port and the VisualDSP++ software, you can