Compact ARM9 board jump starts embedded designs

A Hitex Development Tools product story

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Aug 11, 2008

Module is an ideal candidate for embedded applications requiring feature-rich high performance and low power consumption.

Available now from Hitex is the phyCore-LPC3250 single board computer subassembly from Phytec.

This ARM9-based small-footprint (70 x 58mm) OEM module uses the NXP LPC3250 microcontroller, which can operate in ultra-low-power mode down to 0.9V.

The state-of-the-art power management, floating point unit and rich peripherals such as SD/SDIO, USB OTG, Ethernet, SDRAM, NOR and NAND Flash memory, and integrated LCD controller make this module the ideal candidate for embedded applications requiring feature-rich high performance and low power consumption.

The phyCore-LPC3250 is particularly suitable for consumer, industrial, medical and automotive applications.

The onboard MMU supports major operating systems, including Linux and Windows Embedded CE R2.

The phyCore-LPC3250 will be available in a variety of kits that offers true rapid development solutions by providing all the necessary ingredients to jump start embedded designs.

The phyCore-LPC3250 rapid development kit includes the module and carrier board, 3.5in colour LCD with integrated touch, pre-installed Windows Embedded CE 6.0 or Linux OS demo image, as well as electronic documentation, power supply and all cables required to enable users to successfully set up target hardware and immediately begin application development.

In addition to major operating system support, the phyCore-LPC3250 will be available in kits featuring the Keil and IAR industry-standard C compilers and embedded development environments.

The positive out-of-box experience with the phyCore-LPC3250 kit illustrates Phytec's continuous commitment to providing customers with effective embedded solutions.

The phyCore-LPC3250 kit offers a hands-on, industry-centric entry point for ARM-based developments and provides a key starting point for OEMs needing to have a complete solution up and running under very short development time constraints.

Thomas L Walker, Director of Phytec America, comments: "Our modular support of advanced embedded processors assists engineers in every stage of embedded design: from evaluation, through development and prototyping, to OEM deployment".

"With our deployment-ready hardware, in combination with production-ready Windows Embedded CE and Linux BSPs, OEM users can reach their market goals with minimal development time".

Geoff Lees, VP and General Manager of the Microcontroller Product Line for NXP Semiconductors adds: "We have partnered with Phytec for over a decade, working together to bring reliable off-the-shelf embedded hardware to OEMs".

"Our collaboration to develop the phyCore-LPC3250 includes comprehensive driver support and OS BSPs".

"This robust combination of the hardware and software are keys to success for OEMs to quickly bring to market new developments based on the highly integrated LPC3250 microcontroller".