Texas Instruments TMS320C2XX - Manual (Page 3)

How to Use This Manual
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Preface
Read This First
About This Manual
This user’s guide describes the architecture, hardware, assembly language
instructions, and general operation of the TMS320C2xx digital signal
processors (DSPs). This manual can also be used as a reference guide for
developing hardware and/or software applications. In this document, ’C2xx
refers to any of the TMS320C2xx devices, except where device-specific
information is explicitly stated. When device-specific information is given, the
device name may be abbreviated; for example, TMS320C203 will be
abbreviated as ’C203.
How to Use This Manual
Chapter 1, Introduction, summarizes the TMS320 family of products and then
introduces the key features of the TMS320C2xx generation of that family.
Chapter 2,
Architectural Overview, summarizes the ’C2xx architecture,
providing information about the CPU, bus structure, memory, on-chip
peripherals, and scanning logic.
If you are reading this manual to learn about the ’C209, Chapter 11 is important
for you. There are some notable differences between the ’C209 and other
’C2xx devices, and Chapter 11 explains these differences. In addition, it shows
how to use this manual to get a complete picture of the ’C209.
The following table points you to major topics.