In this course we will describe how to optimally port code written for competitors DSP architectures, specifically the TI C64x and 64x+ core, to the Freescale StarCore SC3400 core used in devices such as the MSC8144 and SC3850 core used in devices such as the MSC815x and MSC825x DSP families. The course will illustrate the steps necessary to port application code written in the C language. Topics will include architectural differences, data types, tools settings, intrinsics, pragmas and optimization suggestions. The focus of this session will be porting from the core perspective only–it does not discuss system issues. This session provides code development techniques to help improve code performance. Users can apply these techniques to their existing projects for better utilization of the SC3850 core subsystem.