“The Cortex-M4 processor makes PID loops and upper level motion control work better and more reliably, enhancing a developer's ability to achieve high levels of energy conservation through efficient motor control,” said Jean Anne Booth, director of worldwide Stellaris® MCU marketing, Texas Instruments Incorporated. “It also opens up ARM MCU usage to the broad world of non-programmers using meta-language tools such as LabVIEW, and Matlab/Simulink. In addition, it allows natural and native C and C++ applications to be used, saving time and risk by using the same algorithm on both the deeply embedded system and the workstation, phone and general embedded processor.”
“ARM has included DSP functionality in our processors for some time and they have been extremely successful in the applications market, but this is the first time we have designed a processor with digital signal control capabilities for deeply embedded devices,” said Eric Schorn, Vice President of Marketing, Processor Division, ARM. “The Cortex-M4 processor has been designed to address the increasing demand for signal processing in an ever-increasing range of embedded applications including motor control, automotive, industrial automation, power management and audio applications.”
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THIRD PARTY QUOTES
CODE RED
“Our support of the Cortex-M3 processor in our Red Suite IDE has provided us with a wealth of experience of supporting ARM processor-based microcontrollers,” said John Rayfield, CEO of Code Red. “The Cortex-M4 processor represents an exciting addition to the ARM MCU family with the introduction of digital signal processing features and a floating point unit. These features deepen the reach of ARM processor-based microcontrollers into territory that previously needed the pain of developing on quirky DSP architectures. Red Suite will fully support the new Cortex-M4 processor enabling the rapid deployment of control and DSP designs using the new parts.”
CODESOURCERY
“CodeSourcery is proud to have been chosen by ARM to develop GNU toolchain support for the Cortex-M4 processor,” said Mark Mitchell, Chief Sourcerer, CodeSourcery. “The combination of a powerful ARM MCU with DSP extensions and Sourcery G++ – CodeSourcery’s high-quality, affordable tools for professional embedded C and C++ developers – provide a compelling option for system designers.”
DSP CONCEPTS
“The introduction of the Cortex-M4 processor from ARM is a very exciting
development for the DSP user community,” said Paul Beckmann, CEO of DSP
Concepts, a leading provider of embedded audio development tools and
services. “The Cortex-M4 processor addresses the challenging aspects of
DSP software design through the availability of a single cycle MAC and
low-cost floating point hardware. Our team has been developing software
on DSPs for many years and we are looking forward to working on this
processor that seems to be well set to change the landscape of the
discrete DSP market.”
