[hpsdr] opencl

[Guido]

Alex,
Yes, it is a C like language in which you can declare so called kernels
which massively process information in parallel by the use of i.e. a GPU.
The concept is similar to the 3d graphics programming of vertex shaders and
pixel shaders that are part of your GPU. This programming is done via OpenGL
extensions and specific shading languages such as CG and GLSL. Depending on
the number of shaders in your GPU it is truely possible to dos ome extensive
signal processing, but even for a simple netbook configuration like Acer
Aspire One (containing an Intel GMA950 GPU) it seems to be possible to
process 1.6G instructions per second.

Guido.

On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 4:44 PM, alex <ajbr at btconnect.com> wrote:

>
> so am i right that opencl is a programing language in it's own right just
> like c or basic or have i got the wrong end of the barge-pole here
>
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