The following documents are included in the SDK installation package. Use the list below to open documents you installed locally. Note that if you chose not to install some files, you will not be able to access them from this page. For additional documents relating to Cell BE and the SDK, refer to the Cell Broadband Engine resource center on developerWorks. There, you will find the most up-to-date information on a range of topics including BladeCenter QS21, XL C/C++ and Fortran compilers, and other technical publications.
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Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.0 for Multicore Acceleration
Programming Tools and Standards
- C/C++ Language Extensions for Cell BE Architecture V2.4
- IBM Full-System Simulator Users Guide and Performance Analysis
- IBM XL C/C++ single-source compiler
- SPU Application Binary Interface Specification V1.7
- SIMD Math Library Specification
- Cell BE Linux Reference Implementation Application Binary Interface Specification V1.2
- SPU Assembly Language Specification V1.5
Programming Library Documentation
- ALF Programmer's Guide and API Reference For Cell - For Hybrid-x86 (prototype)
- BLAS Programmer's Guide and API Reference (prototype)
- DACS Programmer's Guide and API Reference For Cell - For Hybrid-x86 (prototype)
- Example Library API Reference
- Monte Carlo Library API Reference Manual (prototype)
- Security SDK - Installation and User's Guide (prototype)
- SPE Runtime Management library
- SPE Runtime Management Library Version 1.2 to 2.2 Migration Guide
- SPU Timer Library (prototype)
Hardware Documentation
- PowerPC User Instruction Set Architecture - Book I
- PowerPC Virtual Environment Architecture - Book II
- PowerPC Operating Environment Architecture - Book III
- Vector/SIMD Multimedia Extension Technology Programming Environments Manual
- Cell Broadband Engine Architecture
- Cell Broadband Engine Registers
- Synergistic Processor Unit (SPU) Instruction Set Architecture