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9 years ago

What are difference between NIOS II processor And DSP processor

hi friends can any one brief the difference between NIOS II and any other DSP processor
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9 years ago

To reiterate in different words; NIOS is a microcontroller, like the PIC series from Microchip or any of the ARM devices. A DSP is, as defined by its name, a digital signal processor and not a microcontroller.