VectorC for PlayStation®2 Overview

VectorC {EE}

VectorC{EE} optimizes existing PlayStation®2 software using software pipelining, memory access reduction and vectorization. You can quickly and easily improve the performance of your existing game engine by recompiling with VectorC{EE}. You can also write portable, easy to maintain code with VectorC{EE} that still gives maximum speed.

Double the speed of small loops with automatic software pipelining. Reduce scheduling and load/store delays. VectorC{EE} saves development time and processing time. Lets you write portable, maintainable, high-performance software.

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VectorC {VU}

Codeplay’s first PlayStation®2 compiler is VectorC {VU}. This is a C/C++ compiler which generates micro-mode code for the PlayStation®2 vector units, VU0 and VU1. This is the only compiler available for these essential components of the PlayStation®2 which previously required assembly language programming.

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Note to Registered PlayStation®2 developers

If you have an account on the Codeplay web site, this may be upgraded to provide access to the PlayStation®2 NDA section which contains more information on Codeplay's PlayStation®2 compilers (which we cannot make public) as well as evaluation downloads.

If you're creating a new account, be sure to tick the "I'm a Registered PlayStation®2 Developer" box and we will activate your access to the PlayStation®2 NDA section after we have verified your status. If you already have an account, e-mail support@codeplay.com with your company name and your username.

PlayStation is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

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- Optimization Guidelines
- Using advice from VectorC{EE}
- Resources