Digital Signal Processing Solutions Tools: Development Boards

Product Name: SMT306-Neural Network Processing TIM
Company Name: Kane Computing
Features & Benefits:
  • 16-bit neural instruction set processor
  • Capable of processing in excess of 64K neuron
  • Any number of layers
  • Suitable for: Kohonen competitive networks
  • Up to 80m interconnects per second
Platforms Supported: TIM-40
Host Platforms Supported: Windows 3.11 Windows 95 Windows NT SUN
TMS320 Devices Supported: C40
CPU: 1
Clock Speeds Available (MHz): 50
Board Size: 107mm 63.5mm
Memory (DRAM/SRAM): SRAM
Expansion Options:
Software Included: Libraries
Technical Support/Training Available: YES
Overview: By using two Neural Instruction Set Processors, (NiSPs), in conjunction with the TMS320C40 the SMT306 achieves a balance of computational performance and data transfer bandwidth. Each NiSP device offers a peak computation rate of 40M interconnects/s allowing the potential to build real-time systems using the significant advantages offered by neural network techniques. The module uses a 50MHz TMS320C40 capable of 50MFLOPs peak performance with 1MByte of zero wait-state SRAM on bith local [and] global buses. On each bus are two 16KWord dual port RAMs and a NiSP device. These dual port RAMs provide storage of Neuron values during execution rate of the chosen network and may be interleaved to maintain the maximum execution rate of the NiSP. By using this method the 'C40 can be preparing new neuron values for processing whilst the NiSP is processing an existing set. The mechanism allows for rapid network training and evaluation.
Company Information: Kane Computing
7 Theatre Court, London Road
Northwich Cheshire CW9 5HB England
Tel: 44 (0) 1606 351006
Fax: 44 (0) 1606 351007/8
e-mail: kane@kanecomputing.com
www: http://www.kanecomputing.com/kanecomputing
Kane Computing is a provider of high performance computing hardware for industrial and military applications, specialising in C.O.T.S DSP solutions.

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