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But think of an ABS (Automatic Braking System) for an automobile. is application
needs complex computations of braking dynamics and signal processing. us, a DSP
processor is mandatory if the ABS is to react ‘in time’.
e above two paragraphs indicate the importance of DSP and DSP processors
for embedded systems, to justify the inclusion of this chapter in a book on embedded
systems. In fact, it is in the embedded fi eld that most of the DSP processors are used.
15.1.3 | DSP Processors
As a single unit, a DSP processor has a computational core which is similar in many
ways to a general purpose processor (GPP), but has diff erences or enhancements to
make it cater to the special requirements of DSP computations. In addition, ...