UWB Evaluation Kit for AT91CAP9A applications

Atmel has released an Ultra Wideband (UWB) Evaluation Kit for quick and cheap development of UWB applications built around the AT91CAP9 ARM926EJ-S-based microcontroller.

The UWB Media Access Controller (MAC) is implemented, together with any application-specific logic, in the FPGA that emulates the CAP Metal Programmable (MP) Block.

The UWB Physical Access Layer (PHY) is implemented in transmission and reception extension boards that plug into the CAP Development Board.

The AT91CAP9A UWB Evaluation Kit consists of two AT91CAP9A development kits (one for transmission and the other for reception) each comprising three associated boards (motherboard, mezzanine and 3.3V memory extension), a CAP9 UWB PHY transmitter board and a CAP9 UWB PHY receiver board, together with UWB video streaming application software.

This configuration creates an application-ready UWB development environment with a video streaming reference design.

The AT91CAP9A UWB Evaluation Kit interfaces with a PC running industry-standard ARM development tools for system development and debug.

This permits parallel hardware/software development that reduces the development-time for the application.

When the system has been fully debugged, the UWB MAC and application-specific logic are re-mapped into the MP block of a customised CAP, providing a complete UWB transceiver system based on a small part-count.

This low-cost, medium-volume UWB solution is ideal for wireless medical systems and similar applications.

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