This introductory walk-through, updated for the Cell Broadband Engine™ (Cell BE) SDK V2.1, explores the Cell BE processor IDE and offers a click-for-click lesson on how to construct a simple project.
In this tutorial
An introduction to some of the main features of the Cell IDE for Eclipse
Step-by-step instructions on how to create, build, and run POWER™ Processing Unit (PPU)- and Synergistic Processor Unit (SPU)-managed make projects
Prerequisites
Before starting this tutorial you should download and install the:
This tutorial assumes only minimal familiarity with
the Eclipse IDE, although familiarity with the IDE, and with the concepts
of the Cell BE architecture, will be beneficial.
If you wish to know more about the Cell BE architecture, or about development
for it, check out the materials in the Cell Broadband Engine resource center on developerWorks.
