Date: 12/06/2012

Quadros RTXC RTOS for DSP Cores from CEVA

Quadros Systems' RTXC RTOS is now available for use with the CEVA-X family of low power DSP cores. RTXC RTOS supports all members of the CEVA-X family and is already in use by CEVA customers developing baseband SoCs and advanced audio and voice processing and any broad based audio/video featured embedded system applications.

CEVA says RTXC RTOS is known for its efficiency, high performance and small footprint, the RTXC family of embedded RTOSes provides a low-overhead, flexible solution for customers working on CEVA-X based designs. The one-stop development and run-time solution includes the RTXC Quadros RTOS and the comprehensive CEVA-Toolbox suite of development tools for easy customization and programmability, as per CEVA.

"The combination of the performance and low power benefits of the CEVA-X DSP family and the efficiency of the RTXC RTOS is compelling for developers of all types of embedded systems. Since CEVA holds 90% of the market for DSP cores and is broadly used by the world's leading SoC developers, it is important that we can offer a well-integrated and supported solution to allow designers to quickly run new applications and develop new features," said Stephen Martin, vice president, sales and marketing at Quadros.

CEVA explains the Quadros Systems multi-kernel approach provides a flexible way to address the needs of all embedded applications, including DSP-based, DSP+MPU designs, and multicore SoCs. The RTOS' versatile API enables easy migration across architectures and applications while preserving customers' application code. It is scalable to allow customization of RTOS resources to specific applications, and designed to ensure low system overhead, low latency and responsive services.

"We have seen strong demand for the type of capabilities offered by the RTXC Quadros RTOS from our customers, who want an easy-to-use and optimized embedded solution that meets their performance, power and area requirements. With the CEVA-X family, we offer a flexible range of options for DSP functionality, and now with the availability of this RTOS, we have strengthened the overall development ecosystem that will allow designers to focus on the unique differentiation of their products," said Eran Briman, vice president of marketing at CEVA.

The RTXC support is available for the CEVA-X1622, CEVA-X1641 and CEVA-X1643 DSP cores, each delivering a different balance of performance, power dissipation and cost.

More info at www.quadros.com/products