DSP Resource Board for Base Stations, WLL Gateways

DSP Research (DSPR) has unveiled the latest member of its VIPER family of MVIP digital signal processor (DSP) resource boards-the VIPER-12 549/PCI.

The VIPER-12 549/PCI board is specifically designed for cellular base stations, wireless local loop (WLL) gateways, and satellite earth stations. The 100 MIPS product combines an MVIP bus with 12 Texas Instruments' (TI) TMS320C549 DSPs. Each board is also equipped with a PCI interface and 12 MB of static random-access memory (SRAM).

For quick software development, DSPR's VIPER-12 549/PCI board is available with host application programming interfaces (APIs) for the MVIP switch control and DSP-to-host communications. The board is also supported by a set of development tools, which includes a C compiler, a DSP loader, and the Code Composer debugger.

Single board pricing for the VIPER-12 549/PCI starts at $6,995. An 80 MIPS version of the board is also available. The lower performance VIPER-12 548/PCI is priced at $6,495.