XMOS wants you to try making lots of
threads with its $99 XC-1 development
system, which is home to a four-core
XS1-G processor (see “Multicore And
Soft Peripherals Target Multimedia Applications”
at www.electronicdesign.com,
ED Online 16231). It can handle up to 32
real-time threads and up to 400 Mevents/s.
Two high-speed XLink ports allow multiple
chips to be connected together (see the figure).
The chip has 256 kbytes of RAM and
is set up to drive a speaker using a 1-bit software
digital-to-analog converter (DAC). The
board brings out 60 I/O pins. A Web-based
tool suite is provided.
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