DSP newbie - experiment tools

What is the best DSP experiment kit to get for a newbie who wants to get 
feet wet (especially audio processing)? Have tried EZ kit lite but are there 
any better ones? 

"Frunobulax" <jlawrence@comcast.net> wrote in
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> What is the best DSP experiment kit to get for a newbie who wants to
> get feet wet (especially audio processing)? Have tried EZ kit lite but
> are there any better ones? 
> 
> 
> 

Currently, the Analog Devices SHARC is the most popular DSP for audio 
applications. The EZ Kits are a good choice for learning. We make SHARC 
based boards as well.

-- 
Al Clark
Danville Signal Processing, Inc.
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Available at http://www.danvillesignal.com

Hi Al!

Which board would you recommend to start with the blackfin?

Are there Alternatives to the ADI boards?

Best regards,

Andre


Al Clark wrote:

> "Frunobulax" <jlawrence@comcast.net> wrote in
> news:i_KdnYAPmNmlw2ncRVn-hw@comcast.com: 
> 
> 
>>What is the best DSP experiment kit to get for a newbie who wants to
>>get feet wet (especially audio processing)? Have tried EZ kit lite but
>>are there any better ones? 
>>
>>
>>
> 
> 
> Currently, the Analog Devices SHARC is the most popular DSP for audio 
> applications. The EZ Kits are a good choice for learning. We make SHARC 
> based boards as well.
> 


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"Andre" <no_spam@fischer-zoth.de> wrote in message 
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> Hi Al!
>
> Which board would you recommend to start with the blackfin?
>
> Are there Alternatives to the ADI boards?

The Blackfin EZ-Kit is very good value if you can get one on special offer 
like I did. I think it was < $100.

Leon
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"Leon Heller" <leon_heller@hotmail.com> wrote in
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> "Andre" <no_spam@fischer-zoth.de> wrote in message 
> news:ct2f6p$qle$01$1@news.t-online.com...
>> Hi Al!
>>
>> Which board would you recommend to start with the blackfin?
>>
>> Are there Alternatives to the ADI boards?
> 
> The Blackfin EZ-Kit is very good value if you can get one on special
> offer like I did. I think it was < $100.
> 
> Leon

Unless, you are interested in low power or video, I would suggest that the 
SHARC is a much better DSP for audio. It supports 32 bit fixed and floating 
point math versus 16 bit on the Blackfin.

The $100 kits were over a year ago and available by special promotion from 
ADI thru its distributors. I think it sells for $300.

-- 
Al Clark
Danville Signal Processing, Inc.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Purveyors of Fine DSP Hardware and other Cool Stuff
Available at http://www.danvillesignal.com

The BF533-STAMP board is a GREAT option:

- BF533 running at 500 MHz
- 128 MB SDRAM (64M x 16)
- 4M Flash
- Ethernet ready
- IO Connectors
- Interface modules available: Video In, Video Out, Audio I/O, etc...
- ucLinux ready!!!!

Sells for under US$170 at Digikey, in unit quantities!!!

For more informacion, check this out:
http://blackfin.uclinux.org/projects/stamp/
http://www.analog.com/en/epHSProd/0,,BF533-STAMP,00.html

Also search for BF533-STAMP at www.digikey.com

As you asked for alternatives to ADI boards, there are a bunch of other
Blackfin boards available. Have a look at this:

http://www.blackfin.org/developmentboards.php
http://www.mds.com/Products/prodcat.asp?cat=BlackFin

OK, for high quality audio it would be wiser to stick to the SHARCs.

Regards,

JaaC

Andre wrote:
> Hi Al!
>
> Which board would you recommend to start with the blackfin?
>
> Are there Alternatives to the ADI boards?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Andre
>
>
> Al Clark wrote:
>
> > "Frunobulax" <jlawrence@comcast.net> wrote in
> > news:i_KdnYAPmNmlw2ncRVn-hw@comcast.com:
> >
> >
> >>What is the best DSP experiment kit to get for a newbie who wants
to
> >>get feet wet (especially audio processing)? Have tried EZ kit lite
but
> >>are there any better ones?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > Currently, the Analog Devices SHARC is the most popular DSP for
audio
> > applications. The EZ Kits are a good choice for learning. We make
SHARC
> > based boards as well.
> >
>
>
> -- 
> 
> Please change no_spam to a.lodwig when replying via email!

Additionally, loot at this at eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3D3869543525

JaaC

Jaime Andr=E9s Aranguren Cardona wrote:
> The BF533-STAMP board is a GREAT option:
>
> - BF533 running at 500 MHz
> - 128 MB SDRAM (64M x 16)
> - 4M Flash
> - Ethernet ready
> - IO Connectors
> - Interface modules available: Video In, Video Out, Audio I/O, etc...
> - ucLinux ready!!!!
>
> Sells for under US$170 at Digikey, in unit quantities!!!
>
> For more informacion, check this out:
> http://blackfin.uclinux.org/projects/stamp/
> http://www.analog.com/en/epHSProd/0,,BF533-STAMP,00.html
>
> Also search for BF533-STAMP at www.digikey.com
>
> As you asked for alternatives to ADI boards, there are a bunch of
other
> Blackfin boards available. Have a look at this:
>
> http://www.blackfin.org/developmentboards.php
> http://www.mds.com/Products/prodcat.asp?cat=3DBlackFin
>
> OK, for high quality audio it would be wiser to stick to the SHARCs.
>=20
> Regards,
>=20
> JaaC