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Blackfin 2D Graphics Library (BF2DGL)

Blackfin 2D Graphics Library (BF2DGL)

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The Blackfin 2D Graphics Library (BF2DGL) is a collection of Graphics primitives to help solve the Graphics rendering problem of ADI-Blackfin users. These primitives have been optimized to run on the Analog Devices’ Blackfin BF-5xx processor family. All the primitives can be drawn in ARGB format while a limited set of the primitives is also supported in UYVY format. The primitives are based on Open GL-ES APIs and they are supported with wrapper example code for OpenGL-ES, GLUT and extended APIs. A demonstration code is also provided to demonstrate the usage of the various graphics rendering primitives on Blackfin.

The module contains a standard C-callable API. The code has been implemented using Instruction Cache, Data Cache and Memory DMA to optimize the graphics rendering performance.

Features

Cache: I Cache & D Cache in Release and Debug mode.
MDMA: One channel Memory DMA is used.
Both ITU-R BT.656 (for TV) and RGB888/BGR888/RGB565 (for LCD) format supported.
Line: Horizontal, Vertical and of any slope.
Polyline/Polygon: Supported.
Rectangle: Draw, Fill, Brush and Rounded Rectangle
Circle/Ellipse: Draw, Fill, Brush, Brush Fill
Circular/Elliptical Arc/Circular Pie : Supported
Set/Get Pixel: Supported

Bit block transfer (Bitblt): Supported. Stretched and shrinked Bitblt also supported. Support of memory DMA is also available for bit block transfer operation to enhance its operation.
Pixblt/Alphablt, Alpha Pixblt, Chroma Key, Text Rendering: Supported
Alpha Blending of overlays,Per Pixel Alpha Blending, Dirty Sync Operation: Supported.
Input format : ARGB, UYVY (lines, rectangle draw/fill and text)
Input Format: 8/16-bit PGM, 24/48-bit PPM
Output Format: 8/16-bit PGM, 24/48-bit PPM

Download Products

Download the free production version of the Blackfin 2D Graphics library along with examples and demonstration code. (Rel 3.4.0 - ~20 MB)

System Requirements

Windows XP Professional SP3 (32-bit only).
Windows Vista Business/Enterprise/Ultimate SP2 (32-bit only). It is recommended to install the software in a non-UAC-protected location.
Windows 7 Professional/Enterprise/Ultimate (32 and 64-bit). It is recommended to install the software in a non-UAC-protected location.

Minimum of 2 GHz single core processor, 3.3 GHz dual core is recommended.
Minimum of 1 GB memory (RAM), 4 GB is recommended.
Minimum of 2 GB hard disk (HDD) space is required.
CrossCore Embedded Studio for Analog Devices Processors.

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Performance Metrics

MIPS summary:

Graphics Primitive and Operation	ADSP-BF609	ADSP-BF533	ADSP-BF527
Horizontal Line Draw	28	45	26
Vertical Line Draw	58	87	52
Slant Line Draw	86	127	96
Poly line	140 (t = 1)	193 (t = 1)	138 (t = 1)
Poly line	174 (t > 1)	229 (t > 1)	177 (t > 1)
Polygon	126	115	144

t = thickness of the primitive
Measurements above for projects on CrossCore Embedded Studio. For more details on cycle counts on ADSP-BF561 on VisualDSP++ 5.0, refer the Product Specs.
One channel Memory DMA is used
Measurements done with Anti-aliasing enabled.
Performance data are dependent on the dimensions of the primitives.
ADSP-BF561 supported for VisualDSP++5.0 Update 10 project and ADSP-BF527/ADSP-BF533/ADSP-BF609 for CrossCore Embedded Studio 1.0.1 projects.

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Availability and Licensing

Each module supports the Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) Blackfin or SHARC Processor family and is a licensed product that is available in object code format. Recipients must sign or accept a license agreement with ADI prior to being shipped or downloading the modules identified in the license agreement.