Running Zephyr RTOS on Cadence Tensilica HiFi 4 DSP

Explore a conference talk that delves into running Zephyr RTOS on the Cadence® Tensilica® HiFi 4 DSP alongside Linux OS on Cortex®-A cores. Learn how to leverage the DSP's processing power for computationally-intensive tasks in MCUs and MPUs. Discover implementation techniques for simple and complex examples, including "hello_world", IPC samples, and Sound Open Firmware. Gain insights into launching applications on the HiFi4 DSP, facilitating communication between the DSP and main core, obtaining application output, and debugging processes. Examine the utilization of existing drivers and frameworks from both Linux OS and Zephyr RTOS, and understand the necessary code modifications to enable seamless integration of both operating systems across various applications.

Running Zephyr RTOS on Cadence® Tensilica® HiFi 4 DSP - Iuliana Prodan, NXP