> I'd still like to know if there are any other companies out there giving > out specs for their dsp chips.. can anyone canonically tell me yay or > nay?
Certainly for conventional DSP chips, like the TI, Motorola and Analog Devices families, there are reams upon reams of user-level documentation, C compilers, etc. If that's all you need ... if this is just a hobby, you should be in good shape. *However*, if you're trying to do *professional* engineering, you're gonna have to respect someone's intellectual property or face rather nasty consequences. I hate to be blunt, but that's the way business works, at least here in the USA. Ultimately, it's about money. -- M. Edward Borasky [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.borasky-research.com/HarryIannis.htm