ECE597 Installing DSP Development Tools

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Here's what you need to do to program the DSP side of the BeagleBoard.

Install OMAP35x SDK
First install the OMAP35x Software Developers Kit. Do this by:
 * Go to here and scroll near the bottom to Linux Platform Support Package [PSP]. Below it you will see a link to OMAP35x-PSP-SDK-setuplinux-02.01.03.11.bin.  Click and download it.
 * Change to your download directory.
 * Make the downloaded file executable,
 * Run it,.
 * Click Yes
 * Click Next >
 * Accept the terms.
 * Use the default location
 * The install takes around 5 minutes. Continue clicking until it's installed.

Install Digital Video Software Development Kit [DVSDK]
The next step is the install the DVSDK.


 * Go back to here and scroll down to Digital Video Software Development Kit [DVSDK]. Click on dvsdk_setuplinux_3_00_02_44.bin to download.
 * Change to your download directory.
 * Make the downloaded file executable,
 * Run it,.
 * Click Yes
 * Click Next >
 * Accept the agreement.
 * Keeping clicking until it's installed.

Install DVSDK Dependencies
The next step is the install the DVSDK Dependencies.


 * Go back to here and scroll down to DVSDK Dependencies. Click on xdctools_setuplinux_3_15_01_59.bin to download.
 * Also download bios_setuplinux_5_33_06.bin and TI-C6x-CGT-v6.0.16.1.bin
 * Change to your download directory.
 * Make the downloaded file executable,
 * Run it,.
 * Pick you language (sorry, no Chinese)
 * Click Yes
 * Click Next >
 * Accept the agreement.
 * Keeping clicking until it's installed. This will take longer than the previous installs.


 * Repeat this process for bios_setuplinux_5_33_06.bin


 * Again repeat for TI-C6x-CGT-v6.0.16.1.bin
 * Set the install path to /home/user/dvsdk_3_00_02_44/cg6x_6_0_16 where user is your username.

Install the CodeSourcery Compiler
TI recommends the 2009q1-203 version of the CodeSourcery compiler.


 * Get it here
 * Click on IA32 GNU/Linux Installer to download it
 * Install as before
 * After a while this will appear
 * Click through, selecting Typical install
 * Use the default install location
 * Take the default shortcuts
 * Click Install and wait awhile

Move some things around
The TI workshop material that we are using have these files in slightly different locations. Let's move our files to match theirs. $ cd $ mv bios_5_33_06/ dvsdk_3_00_02_44 $ mv xdctools_3_15_01_59/ dvsdk_3_00_02_44


 * Linux Digital Video Software Development Kit (DVSDK) for OMAP35x Processors