Can I use the Pins directly with the DSP ? Is there some tips for that? 

On Sunday, February 27, 2011 2:42:57 AM UTC+8, Koen Kooi wrote:
>
> Op 26 feb. 2011 om 19:17 heeft ZubairLK <zubair.l...@gmail.com<javascript:>> 
> het volgende geschreven:
>
> > Why didn't anyone say so earlier!?
> > 
> > Thank-you.
> > 
> > Ok.
> > 
> > Based on your die-shrink statement and the following:
> > "DM37x processors are software compatible with the OMAP35x generation
> > of processors and pin-to-pin compatible with Sitaraâ„¢ AM37x devices
> > allowing for an easy product migration strategy to higher performing
> > options. The differentiation between the DM3730 and DM3725 is that the
> > DM3725 does not have a 3D graphics accelerator.  Customers moving to
> > the DM3730 from the OMAP3530 can look forward to a 50 percent increase
> > in ARM performance, a 40 percent increase in DSP performance, double
> > the graphics performance and uses approximately 40 percent less
> > power." news release on ti for DM3730.
> > 
> > A few clarifications please. Simple Answers are Yes most probably.
> > But I'd like someone else to confirm as well.
> > 
> > Can I use every single piece of code (DSP/BIOS link, DSPlib, SYS/Bios,
> > etc) with the label OMAP3530 with DM3730?
> > 
>
> yes
>
> > To my knowledge, the one huge thing one should look out for is
> > environment variable changes in uboot.
> > Everything goes into boot.scr. No saveenv.
> > 
>
> that isn't dependant on the omap, but the memory put on top
>
> > Anything that comes to your mind that I should look out for?
> > Like memory mapping changes. Device I/O Anything?
>
> no, it's the same
>
> > Especially related to GPIO, SPI driver, Angstrom/QT4-Embedded and the
> > methods to establish a DSP-ARM link(DSP/BIOS link, C6run, etc)
> > Cause I'll be using these in the project I'm working on.
>
> Same again, no real changes
>
>
> > 
> > To my knowledge, kernel is the code/thing that talks to the hardware.
> > Can i use the SYS/BIOS kernel for OMAP3530 for DM3730?
> > Are these two processors THAT compatible!?
> > 
>
> Yes, thinking 3730 as a die shrink is the easiest way. The differences are:
>
> updated a8 core
> updated sgx core
> updated dss block
> updated musb block
> 'fast' dss pins moved
>
> all of it, except the pins are just bugfixes for the silicon, no real 
> changes.
>
> From a sw point of view it's the same thing, just running faster. That's 
> why you can share a single angstrom uSD card between a c4 and xm beagle
>
> > On Feb 26, 1:34 pm, Koen Kooi <k...@beagleboard.org> wrote:
> >> Op 26 feb 2011, om 08:24 heeft ZubairLK het volgende geschreven:
> >> 
> >>> Is there a way to avoid C6run?
> >> 
> >>> I can't seem to find a way to use dsp/bios link for the XM.
> >> 
> >>> DM3730 isn't mentioned anywhere?
> >>> In fact. I cant even find a DSP/Bios link release that says that the
> >>> DM3730 is supported.
> >> 
> >> Just think of the DM3730 as a die-shrink of the OMAP3530, that is what 
> it boils down to.
> > 
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