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Cell Broadband Engine™ and multicore resources for developers (formerly Power Architecture®)

	Updated 18 Nov 2008

		Debugging common DMA errors Learn to debug common SPE-initiated DMA transfer errors on Cell/B.E. systems, and examine some tools to go along with different debug methods. More >


Forum watch: Is 3.1 backwards compatible with 3.0?: Find out! Plus, tons about successful SDK/PS3/FC8 installations, the sim on Ubuntu, PS3 support for the Security SDK, and more.

Infobomb: Cell/B.E. Security SDK > APIs > PPE-assisted functions: Dive into four sets of SPE C library functions serviced by the PPE control plane processor.

Infobomb: Cell/B.E. Security SDK > APIs > Data transfer: Dissect four functions to help transfer data in hardware isolation mode.

Infobomb: Cell/B.E. Security SDK > APIs > Secure File Storage: Discover seven APIs to transfer and authenticate sensitive, encrypted information.

Programmability, Part 1: Exploring different approaches to programming for Cell/B.E. platforms: Understand the advantages and limitations of different approaches, the situations that are perfect for each, and some tools to go along with the different methods.

Infobomb: Cell/B.E. Security SDK > Building apps > Introduction: Take a quick look at how to build/test/secure/run an application with a bonus look at a secure app build tool.

Infobomb: Cell/B.E. Security SDK > Building apps > Programming example: Learn how to make "Hello, World!" a secure, Cell/B.E. application.

Infobomb: Cell/B.E. Security SDK > Secure file system resource > Using SFS APIs: See how compatibility with the 5 standard I/O APIs makes app porting a breeze using SFS.


(Coming soon) A close-up on SDK 3.1: Building examples with make.footer: Learn how to build examples with the make.footer file included in the Cell SDK 3.1.

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