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> Is there a list of current vendors who are offering support (hardware
> and software) for the C40? I've been trying to follow what's available
> for it since it was first announced, but haven't seen that much
> advertising done.

Yes there is. Actually it is a TI publication which you can get by
calling (800) 336 5236 or their DSP hotline (713) 274 2320. I'm sorry I
dont have access to the appropriate telephone numbers outside the US.
At worst, just call your local TI office and ask them to arrange for a
copy to be sent to you.


	TMS320 Third Party Support Reference Guide
	Digital Signal Processing Products
	Texas Instruments
	1992

Good luck.

> I have a new (Transtech) transputer-based system here, and would like
> to think about mixing in C40's in the future.  However, I don't know
> how various vendors are making this feasible.  Does TI have any info on
> its third-party supporters that would be mailable, or should one
> contact individual vendors first?

>From what I have heard there was one transputer company in the UK that
had a C40 on a TRAM, but they recently went bust.

Existing tranpsuter systems CAN be connected to C40 systems by
developing a C40 Communiction Port <---> Transputer Link interface. For
the hardware inclined, this is a relatively striaghtforward deisgn
exercise, although you would be advised to map a single transputer link
onto two C40 Communication Ports. The transputer link should be used in
a bi-directional mode and the C40 Communication Ports used in
uni-directional modes (one for each direction).

This interface is being developed for customers of our C40 systems
as a TIM-40 module with three transputer link interface connections and
will have the ability to propogate control signals (i.e. reset) between
the two systems. The interface is intended to be transparent although
the user would have to be concerned about packing and unpacking of
data, due to the C40 being limited to addressing data on 32-bit word
boundaries.

Regards,


Steve Bradshaw                 
Traquair Data Systems
Judd Falls Plaza, Suite 80      
Ithaca, NY 14850                

Phone: (607) 272 4417           
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