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TI DSP Assembler Code Converter: TMS320C2xx/C5x/C2x toTMS320C54x/C55x

Performs translation of assembler code written in the TMS320C2xx/C5x/C2x mnemonic instruction set to that of the TMS320C54x DSP range, which by code compatibility is also suitable for the TMS320C55x DSP range. The Converter is Windows-based, and operates on all PCs with Windows '95 and later operating systems.

The Converter is table-driven and performs basic text translation between equivalent instructions in the two instructions sets. Instructions with no equivalent translation are marked. The Converter thus makes no attempt to generate optimised code or indeed directly working code, since some instructions are context-dependent or are only semi-equivalent because of differences in the processor architectures. Thus hand-optimising and -checking is still necessary. The Converter does though perform the main labour of conversion from previous DSP generation programs to 'C54x/'C55x assembler.

One area where the Converter does operate in context is with 'C2xx/'C5x'/C2x Auxiliary Registar (AR) pointing. The Converter keeps track of the AR pointer in the original code and inserts the correct AR value in the translated code, thus allowing the 'C54x/'C55x program to be in non-compatible mode regarding the AR pointer.

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