Though you can write "C" code in Notepad, you must have a C compiler, such as the compiler included with the Microsoft Visual Studio development suite, to compile the code. To write a C code file in ...

Part 1 introduces the basic principles of writing C code for a DSP processor. It also explains how to profile and optimize code. Part 2 shows how to optimize DSP “kernels,” i.e., inner loops. It also ...

Part 1 explains how Atmel used the Target tools to develop a DSP optimized for C programming. In the first part of this two part series, we outlined the main reasons we designed the mAgic DSP ...

I often hear that a real programmer can easily learn any language within a week. Languages are just tools for getting things done, I’m told. Programming is the ultimate skill that must be learned and ...