Samarbejde om systemmoduler
Microsemi vil i samarbejde med Emcraft udvikler systemoduler til embedded applikationer (in english).
Microsemi Corporation, a provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, has teamed with Emcraft Systems, a provider of microcontroller-based hardware and software solutions, to deliver a miniaturized system-on-module (SOM) for embedded applications.
The new SOM features Microsemi's SmartFusion customizable system-on-chip (cSoC) solution, as well as pre-loaded, royalty-free uClinux in a small 30 millimeter by 57 millimeter package. The jointly developed SOM allows product developers to reduce engineering and manufacturing complexities. Both the SOM and a starter kit are available now.
- Emcraft's system-on-module with SmartFusion will accelerate our customers' product development cycles, says Paul Ekas, vice president of Marketing at Microsemi.
- It will also allow our customers to differentiate their equipment with the lowest power solutions and very small form factor.
Microsemi's SmartFusion cSoC integrates a field programmable logic array (FPGA), ARM Cortex(TM)-M3 processor and programmable analog on a single chip. The uClinux kernel and applications execute on the 100 megahertz 32-bit ARM core, while the integrated SmartFusion peripherals, FPGA fabric, and programmable analog blocks are used to implement various communication interfaces and protocols.
- Our co-developed SOM allows us to address growing customer demand for a highly integrated system solution that combines feature-rich uClinux with the design flexibility and low-power consumption that Microsemi's SmartFusion cSoC provides, says Kent Meyer, managing director of Emcraft Systems.
- Customer interest in the miniaturized SmartFusion SOM is high and we have already begun shipping this new solution and our baseboard design files to customers for next-generation embedded products.
The highly integrated SOM includes 16 megabytes (MB) of random access memory (RAM), 8 MB of flash, an Ethernet PHY, clocks and supporting circuitry, minimizing the number of external requirements necessary on a customer's baseboard. Additional features include:
• Powered from single +3.3 V power supply
• Serial console interface
• 802.3 Ethernet interface
• Watchdog timer (WDT)
• Real-time clock (RTC)
• Uncommitted SmartFusion interfaces (including 90+ FPGA I/Os) on the interface connectors
