Computer Hardware Algorithm Standard User's Guide

4 Algorithm Performance Characterization ..................................................................... 37
4.1 Data Memory....................................................................................................... 38
4.1.1 Heap Memory ............................................................................................. 38
4.1.2 Stack Memory ............................................................................................ 39
4.1.3 Static Local and Global Data Memory ................................................................. 39
4.2 Program Memory .................................................................................................. 40
4.3 Interrupt Latency .................................................................................................. 41
4.4 Execution Time .................................................................................................... 41
4.4.1 MIPS Is Not Enough ..................................................................................... 41
4.4.2 Execution Time Model ................................................................................... 42
5 DSP-Specific Guidelines ............................................................................................ 45
5.1 CPU Register Types .............................................................................................. 46
5.2 Use of Floating Point .............................................................................................. 47
5.3 TMS320C6xxx Rules and Guidelines........................................................................... 47
5.3.1 Endian Byte Ordering .................................................................................... 47
5.3.2 Data Models ............................................................................................... 47
5.3.3 Program Model ........................................................................................... 47
5.3.4 Register Conventions .................................................................................... 48
5.3.5 Status Register ........................................................................................... 48
5.3.6 Interrupt Latency ......................................................................................... 49
5.4 TMS320C54xx Rules and Guidelines .......................................................................... 49
5.4.1 Data Models ............................................................................................... 49
5.4.2 Program Models .......................................................................................... 49
5.4.3 Register Conventions .................................................................................... 51
5.4.4 Status Registers .......................................................................................... 51
5.4.5 Interrupt Latency ......................................................................................... 52
5.5 TMS320C55x Rules and Guidelines ............................................................................ 52
5.5.1 Stack Architecture ........................................................................................ 52
5.5.2 Data Models ............................................................................................... 52
5.5.3 Program Models .......................................................................................... 53
5.5.4 Relocatability .............................................................................................. 53
5.5.5 Register Conventions .................................................................................... 54
5.5.6 Status Bits ................................................................................................. 55
5.6 TMS320C24xx Guidelines ....................................................................................... 57
5.6.1 General .................................................................................................... 57
5.6.2 Data Models ............................................................................................... 57
5.6.3 Program Models .......................................................................................... 57
5.6.4 Register Conventions .................................................................................... 57
5.6.5 Status Registers .......................................................................................... 58
5.6.6 Interrupt Latency ......................................................................................... 58
5.7 TMS320C28x Rules and Guidelines ............................................................................ 58
5.7.1 Data Models ............................................................................................... 58
5.7.2 Program Models .......................................................................................... 59
5.7.3 Register Conventions .................................................................................... 59
5.7.4 Status Registers .......................................................................................... 59
5.7.5 Interrupt Latency ......................................................................................... 60
6 Use of the DMA Resource .......................................................................................... 61
6.1 Overview ............................................................................................................ 62
4 Contents SPRU352G – June 2005 – Revised February 2007
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