Method for configuring memory placement in a computing device

A method for allocating memory locations for a predetermined number of processing modules, the memory locations are on a computing device having a predefined memory layout, the processing modules have instructions to be stored in memory locations according to a configuration where they may be accessed and carried out by the computing device, the method is carried out by a processor for a graphical user interface in communication with the computing device, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving the predefined memory layout of the computing device at the graphical user interface;
• displaying the configuration of the predefined memory layout of the computing device at the graphical user interface;
• receiving user input memory placement requests for allocation of data to memory locations, the user input memory placement requests are input at the graphical user interface;
• generating, in the processor for the graphical user interface, a configuration data for the allocation of data to memory locations in the predefined memory layout of the computing device, the configuration data is based on the user input memory placement requests for memory allocation and a memory latency level of the computing device;
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• displaying, at the graphical user interface, a consumption guide showing estimated consumption levels for the allocation of data to memory locations as determined by the configuration data.

A computing system having a digital signal processor (DSP), a plurality of audio modules executable by the DSP, a plurality of memory locations associated with the DSP, and one or more processors configured to execute instructions that cause the computing system to:

• establish communication with the audio system to obtain information identifying the plurality of audio modules, memory usage characteristics of each audio module, and latency and capacity characteristics of the plurality of memory locations;
• generate, based on the memory usage characteristics and the latency and capacity characteristics, a memory allocation for placing executable code and data of the plurality of audio modules into selected memory locations of the DSP;
• render, via a graphical user interface, a visual representation of the memory allocation including associations between each of the plurality of audio modules and corresponding memory locations;
• receive, via the graphical user interface, a user input specifying a modification to the memory allocation the memory modification includes a constraint associated with at least one of latency, bandwidth, or memory capacity;
• in response to the user input, dynamically update the memory allocation by reallocating at least one audio module to a different memory location that satisfies the constraint;
• transmit the updated memory allocation to the DSP;
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• cause the DSP to reconfigure execution of the plurality of audio modules in different memory locations and executing the at least one reallocated audio module from the different memory location.