Intel Corp has releasd a library of software building blocks designed to enable the creation of native signal processor-based multimedia and communication applications software for Pentium processor-based personal computers. Native signal processing is a software that enables the Pentium to process audio, video, and communications data using software only, rather than off-loading the data to dedicated signal processing hardware. It is designed for use on general-purpose Intel architecture processors rather than special-purpose signal processors. More than 100 functions are available in both real and complex data types as well as both single- and double-precision arithmetic. Functions include vector manipulation, filters, Windowing and user-defined error handlers. It has a C-callable function library that currently links with applications created with the latest release of either Microsoft Corp or Borland International Inc 32-bit C compilers. It is optimised for maximum performance on the Pentium. Release 1.0 of the native signal processor library is included on the latest Intel Architecture Labs Software Developer’s CD-ROM. The CD-ROM is available free of charge.
