REAL-TIME, CONCURRENT, MULTIFUNCTION DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSOR SUBSYSTEM FOR PERSONAL COMPUTERS

    公开(公告)号:CA2074633C

    公开(公告)日:1998-03-31

    申请号:CA2074633

    申请日:1992-07-24

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: A personal computer system includes a digital signal processor (DSP) subsystem that is connectable to a plurality of application specific hardware devices. A single DSP is operable under a DSP real-time operating system (RTOS) to concurrently handle a plurality of different signal processing functions on a real-time basis. A DSP data store is connected to the DSP and to the personal computer and includes addressable locations that emulate addressable I/O registers associated with the application specific hardware devices to enable the personal computer to run a plurality of application programs controlling operation of the hardware devices. Performance is enhanced for I/O read and write operations by delaying halting of the DSP allowing such operations to complete in a cycle during which the DSP is not accessing the data store.

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