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Signal processing library can be used with Intel Processors with 256bit AVX

Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing has announced an updated version of its DSP function library, Continuum Vector, which is claimed to be optimised for use with Intel’s second generation Core i7 processors. Designed for use in aerospace and defense signal processing applications such as radar, sonar, and signal intelligence systems, the DSP function library provides a set of signal processing subroutine building blocks. It speeds up the development of embedded signal processing systems and eases the migration of hundreds of legacy platforms based on AltiVec-based DSP libraries to Intel processor-based designs, says the company.The DSP function library is claimed to enable developers of military signal processing applications to access the Intel’s 256bit floating point advanced vector extensions instructions feature of Intel’s second generation Core i7 processor. The library features over 140 commonly used DSP functions, and supports native operation on Intel-based desktop computers running Linux. It enables generation of algorithms on a desktop PC environment before target hardware becomes available, says the company. The library supports the Vector Signal Image Processing Library interface and application programming interfaces. The library is supported on all of the company’s Intel processor-based SBCs and signal processing engines, including the CHAMP-AV8, VPX6-1956 and VPX3-1256.