These PrismTech slides will show how new features in Spectra CX enable the rapid design, implementation and deployment of a Software Defined Radio (SDR) Software Communications Architecture (SCA) resource targeting TI DSPs.

1. Spectra CX
Rapid SCA Development for DSP

2. Webcast Overview 2
Rapidly develop an SCA
Application deployed to a GPP
and DSP
Leverage Spectra Product Line
Spectra CX C and C++ code
generators
Spectra ORB – C and C++
Editions
Platform Spectra DTP4700
TI Sitara Processor with ARM GPP
and C64x+ DSP

3. Spectra SDR Tools and Infrastructure 3
Development SDR I&T Target
Environment Platform Radio
Radio Application Radio Application
(Waveform) (Waveform)
SCA Interface SCA Interface
Spectra Core Framework
Spectra CX:
Model-Based Spectra Common Data Bus
Development Tool
TCP/IP v4/v6
SCA 2.2.2 and POSIX AEP
RTOS / Linux
Workbench
ASP BSP
Windows / Linux / Unix
Hardware (GPP, DSP, FPGA)

4. Spectra CX 4
Implementation Tools
Behavior Code
Spectra CX Code Generator
SCA Component Container

5. Spectra C Code Generator 5
Generates ANSI C code for SCA container
Generates SCA compliant making use of
Spectra ORB C Edition
Support for all SCA components
Resource, ResourceFactory, Device,
ExecutableDevice, LoadableDevice, Service
GPP and DSP Processor support

6. Spectra Common Data Bus (CDB) 6

7. Spectra CDB General Architecture 7
GPP DSP C S C S
C S C S Bus
Software Software
Bridge ROM
ORB ORB
Transport Transport Transport FPGA

8. Demo Overview 8
Application and technical
overview
Generate C code for an SCA
resource
Implement business code for the
SCA resource
Generate SCA XML descriptors
Deploy application to DTP4700
platform

9. Application View 9

10. Physical Deployment View 10
GPP
DSP

11. SCA Logical Platform 11
ARM GPP TI DSP
Executable Executable
Device Device

12. Generic SCA Inter-Component Communications 12
Business Business
Code Code
SCA Component SCA Component
Container Container
ORB ORB
Transport Transport
CORBA

13. GPP and DSP Inter-Component Communications 13
GPP DSP
Business Business
Code Code
C++ SCA C SCA
Component Container Component Container
ORB C++ ORB C
Transport Transport
CORBA

14. Spectra CX SCA Component Containers 14
Spectra CX
GPP DSP
Business Business
Code Code
C++ SCA C SCA
Component Container Component Container
ORB C++ ORB C
Transport Transport
CORBA

15. Application Creation – 1 Resource on DSP 15
GPP DSP
Application
Executable Executable
Factory
Device Device
load
load GPP
Resource
load
load DSP
execute
Resource
execute
execute
execute

16. Application Creation – 2 Resources on DSP 16
GPP DSP
Application
Executable Executable
Factory
Device Device
load(G1)
load(D1)
load(D2)
D1 D2
execute(G1) Resource Resource
entrypoint G1
Resource
execute(D1)
entrypoint
execute(D2)
entrypoint

17. Demo 17
Spectra CX Demo

18. Summary 18
Spectra SDR Vision
Spectra Product Line Overview
Summary of benefits

19. PrismTech SDR Vision 19
Combine the best-in-class COTS software
tools, development environments and support
services to the SDR market area.
Tooling built on an open and extensible
architecture that promotes collaboration and
integration with third-party tool vendors and
supports user-specific extensions.
Provide SCA center-of-excellence services to
customers ranging from consultancy, to
development services, to out-sourcing.

20. Spectra SDR Product Suite 20
Spectra Spectra Spectra Spectra
CX CF CDB DTP4x00
Spectra CX is a model- Spectra Core Spectra Common Data Bus Spectra DTP4x00 is a
driven development tool Framework (CF) is a (CDB) is a fully integrated and wideband, high-performance
that enables SCA and non- high-performance, ultra optimized Software Defined baseband and RF SDR
SCA radio and waveform low footprint, COTS Radio (SDR) middleware development and test platform
software to be rapidly implementation of the stack. Spectra CDB runs that supports the
developed together, Software across a wide range of implementation and deployment
integrated early, and Communications General Purpose Processor of the next-generation of
thoroughly tested – without Architecture (SCA) (GPP), Digital Signal complex waveforms required for
requiring the radio target or standard's Framework Processor (DSP) and Field military, homeland security and
3rd party middleware. Control and Service Programmable Gate Array commercial SDRs. Spectra
Spectra CX also allows Interfaces. (FPGA) processing elements. DTP4x00 is an optimized small
radio platform details to be Spectra CDB includes Spectra form-factor platform with low
packaged and delivered to ORB and Spectra IP Core power consumption that
distributed independent ORB (ICO). enables the development,
development groups using testing and deployment of
the tools to hide platform waveforms.
complexities and IP as
needed.

21. Benefits 21
Homogeneous communication
Leverage specialized processors
Increased developer efficiency
Reduces the SCA noise
Keep the focus on value add applications

22. Further Information 22
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