Comparative Analysis of the Architecture of Dual-Core Blackfin Digital Signal Processors

Nowadays, special processors are widely used in digital processing of signals. Analog devices are one of the largest companies producing custom processors. This article compares and analyzes the functional descriptions of Analog Devices' Blackfin dual-core processor architecture. The architectures of the ADSP-BF561 and ADSP-BF60x processors are described, their capabilities and areas of application are described. The peripherals of single-core and dual-core processors are compared in the table. The core architecture of Blackfin processors is given and its constituents are described. The hierarchical memory architecture of dual-core Blackfin processors is given. Also included are tables comparing the internal memory of the Blackfin processor family, first-class L1 memory in the core. The internal memories of ADSP-BF561 and ADSP-BF60x Blackfin processors are compared.