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Storm-1 Stream Processor Family

The Storm-1 platform delivers unprecedented levels of compute performance to drive the latest media and signal applications. A standard, Linux-based ANSI C programming enviroment in a familiar single-core model allows developers to leverage their exisiting software and large body of open source available.

A cost-efficient alternative to fixed-function ASICs and FPGAs, Storm-1 enable designers to adopt a software-driven development model to reduce overall effort and risk.

Benefits and features

• Parallel scalable performance →  Massive parallelism enables applications to be developed directly in software, eliminating restrictions imposed by fixed-function ASIC/ASSP hardware.
  
  
• Ease of programming  →  SPI's RapiDev™ Tools Suite enables familiar C programming in a single instruction flow. Dramatically reduced effort compared to FPGAs or custom ASICs.
  
  
• Integrated solution  →  Rich I/O set and on-chip Host CPU, supporting up to 16 channels of video, PCI and Gbit Ethernet.
  
  
• Power efficiency  →  Less than 50 μW/MMAC of compute efficiency enables high-density, high-performance applications.
  
  
• Standards-based  →  Linux, ANSI C, and industry-standard 32-bit MIPS architecture with plug-in DSP libraries for a straightforward integration and leveraging of open source.

Application Summary

The Storm-1 family currently consists of four members;

¹ Peak performance of 8x8 multiply-accumulate operations (MACs).

See the full Storm-1 Selection Guide