Binary-to-Binary Translation
Many of today’s DSP systems are implemented using the TI C5x DSP (e.g. voiceband modems)
- TI is no longer developing members of C5x family in favor of the C54x family
- 3Com has shipped over 35 million modems with C5x
C5x binaries are incompatible with C54x
- Significant architectural differences between them
- Need for automatic translator of binary C5x code to binary C54x code
Solutions for binary-to-binary translation
- Translation Assistance Program 5000 from TI
- C50-to-C54 translator from UT Austin
- Both provide assistance for cases they cannot handle