Product category: Reference Designs
News Release from: Direct Insight | Subject: Sandgate II-P
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 12 April 2005
Reference design enables VoIP development
The Sandgate II-P is a VoIP reference design/enabling platform developed by Sophia Systems based on Intel PXA270 applications processor
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New from Direct Insight is a VoIP reference design/enabling platform developed by Sophia Systems based on Intel PXA270 applications processor. The Sandgate II-P is made up of three basic parts: a form factor VoIP cellular phone; a debug board that directly connects to the phone allowing debugging via JTAG, serial or LAN; and an optional monitor/keyboard that makes application development/evaluation easy and convenient.
This VoIP reference design includes all the hardware/software features necessary to evaluate and enable VoIP application software at the same times as the hardware is being developed.
Basic software is included from Softfront that will enable developers to design their own SIP/VoIP device in a short period of time.
In addition, various middleware and software solutions will be available soon by third parties for evaluation samples.
As the complexity of these embedded devices increases, developers are in need of reference designs and enabling kits that help to shorten the overall system development time.
By combining the communications and image processing functions that are required for digital home electric appliances and multifunction cellphones etc, Sophia's form factor VoIP design makes it easier then ever thanks to the technical assistance and joint collaboration with Intel on this project.
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The Sandgate II-P is an ideal reference solution for developers of advanced portable devices.
The combination of the Sandgate II-P and Sophia's EJ-Debug JTAG emulator provides on-chip debugging; and the use of Microsoft Platform Builder and Sophia's Watchpoint debugger provides high-performance debugging capabilities for Windows CE developers.
A copy of Windows CE 5.0 and reference BSP (board support package) is included with the purchase of the Sandgate II-P reference board.
Tasuku Kashihira, CEO of Sophia Systems said: 'With the growing demands on the embedded market for internet protocol, the Sandgate II-P platform is able to meet a wide range of development needs thanks to the cooperation of our partners'.
'From evaluation to completion, this VoIP reference design enables engineers to deliver the product to market in a timely manner'.
'The embedded handheld segment is quickly expanding with devices, including VoIP handsets, taking advantage of the inherent low power and high performance of Intel XScale technology', said Scott Dunagan, Marketing Manager for Intel's Infrastructure Processor Division.
'Sophia's Sandgate-II-P development systems offer our customers the design tools to realise this opportunity'.
'Microsoft is excited about the growing VoIP market and strongly supports the development of VoIP devices with a wide range of networking capabilities on Windows CE', said Kazhiro Senju, Director of Mobile and Embedded Devices Business Group at Microsoft.
'We are confident that Sophia Systems' Sandgate II-P reference board will promote the development of the VoIP phone terminals and expand the market'.
Sophia products are sold and supported in Europe by Intel ICA partner Direct Insight.
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