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CHAPTER Getting Started with DSPs 29 Once you decide that a Digital Signal Processor is right for your application, you need a way to get started. Many manufacturers will sell you a low cost evaluation kit, allowing you to experience their products first-hand. These are a great educational tool; it doesnt matter if you are a novice or a pro, they are the best way to become familiar with a particular DSP. For instance, Analog Devices provides the EZ-KIT® Lite to teach potential customers about its ® SHARC family of Digital Signal Processors. For only $179, you receive all the hardware and software you need to see the DSP in action. This includes canned programs provided with the kit, as well as applications you can write yourself in assembly or C. Suppose you buy one of these kits from Analog Devices and play with it for a few days. This chapter is an overview of what you can expect to find and learn. The ADSP-2106x family In the last chapter we looked at the general operation of the ADSP-2106x SHARC family of Digital Signal Processors. Table 29-1 shows the various members of this family. All these devices use the same architecture, but have different amounts of on-chip memory, a key factor in deciding which one to use. Memory access is a common bottleneck in DSP systems. The SHARC DSPs address this by providing an ample supply of on-chip dual-ported SRAM. However, the last thing you want to do is pay for more memory than you need. DSPs often go into cost sensitive products, such as cellular telephones and CD