POWERVR Insider SDK

The POWERVR Insider program gives developers access to industry leading SDKs, tools and dedicated technical support.

For more information on SDKs, please see our POWERVR Insider FAQ.

Khronos OpenGL ES 2.0 SDKs for the POWERVR SGX family

The POWERVR SGX family of IP cores has been designed to be fully compliant with the upcoming Khronos OpenGL ES 2.0 API and a comprehensive SDK is offered which includes tutorials, source code, documentation, platform abstraction framework and a valuable tools library. This SDK is based on the latest draft specifications made available by Khronos and regular updates will track the specification until final ratification of this API for programmable mobile graphics solutions.

Khronos OpenGL ES 1.x SDKs for the POWERVR MBX family

The POWERVR MBX family of IPcores is fully compliant with the Khronos OpenGL ES 1.x API and a comprehensive SDK is offered which includes tutorials, source code, documentation, extensions specifications, platform abstraction framework and a tools library.

Khronos OpenVG SDKs for the POWERVR MBX & SGX families

The POWERVR MBX and SGX families of IP cores are designed to be fully compliant with the Khronos OpenVG API and a comprehensive SDK is offered which includes tutorials, source code, documentation, platform abstraction framework and a tools library.

Microsoft Direct3D Mobile SDKs for the POWERVR MBX family

The POWERVR MBX family of IP cores is fully compliant with the Microsoft Direct3D Mobile API and a comprehensive SDK is offered which includes tutorials, source code, documentation, platform abstraction framework and a tools library.

The POWERVR Developer Technology Team has developed several valuable utilities to streamline development, including:

• POWERVR Texture Tools & Plugins
• POWERVR Texture Compression Library
• POWERVR VGP Compiler with detailed performance statistics
• POWERVR UniSCo Shader Compiler and Editor
• POWERVR GeoPOD Geometry Exporter Plugins
• POWERVR Collada2POD Geometry Conversion Tool
• POWERVR VecEx Vector Graphics Exporter Plugin
• POWERVR Shaman Integrated Shader Development Environment
• POWERVR VFrame PC Emulation Libraries for OpenGL ES 1.x, OpenGL ES 2.x & Direct3D Mobile