Date: 17/09/2009

New eZdsp USB stick development tool at $49 for DSP apps from TI

Texas Instruments has made available the TMS320VC5505 eZdsp USB stick development tool at $49. This enables rapid creation of DSP applications including portable audio players, voice recorders, IP phones, portable medical devices, biometric USB keys, software defined radios (SDRs), hands-free headsets and metering applications.

The C5505 eZdsp stick provides integrated features such as an on-board XDS100 emulator and on-board audio codec and connectors. The eZdsp requires no other components or cables and powered by the USB port.

TI will offer training and demonstrations of the C5505 eZdsp USB stick at ESC Boston on September 23 in room 204 from 1:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

The other key features and benefits are,

Low power 16-bit DSP with active power consuming less than 0.15 mW/MHz and standby power less than 0.15 mW based on C5505 processor.
Extension connector allows to design and directly connect to daughter cards suitable for their application
Unique form factor plugs into any laptop or workstation, conserving test bench space
Includes the complete Code Composer Studio version 4 integrated development environment (IDE) free of charge
Stereo line in and headphone out connectors making it possible to evaluate many DSP algorithms and listen to them
Easy migrate to TI's C5505 evaluation module that offers additional extensive evaluation options

Price: At $49
Availability: Now

For more details visit www.ti.com