Product category: Microprocessors, Microcontrollers and DSPs
News Release from: Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006)
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 12 October 2001
Linux support for OMAP
Texas Instruments has announced that its OMAP wireless architecture will support the Linux operating system
This effort extends the reach of the OMAP platform into the open source community to deliver embedded solutions for 2.5 and 3G mobile devices. 'Linux's reliability, flexibility and ease of use combined with TI's highly advanced OMAP architecture will be an attractive solution for developers creating applications for mobile Internet devices', said Paul Werp, TI's OMAP platform marketing manager.
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 12 October 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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'This extends our commitment to support high-level operating systems, enabling developers to design applications on a platform they are familiar with today'.
Linux developers will benefit from fast upstart, with TI's robust silicon design environment and Linux operating systems such as RidgeRun's DSPLinux.
TI has selected RidgeRun, the software developer of the DSPLinux operating system, to provide direct customer support of the Linux operating system with specific enhancements to take advantage of the OMAP platform's real-time multimedia capabilities.
DSPLinux offers a comprehensive development environment, which includes an optimiszed Linux kernel, reference product implementations, appliance simulators, and GNUbased ARM tools.
'TI's expertise in DSPs and wireless technology coupled with RidgeRun's DSPLinux solution will enable our customers to bring their mobile devices to market quickly', said Pat Sewall, president of RidgeRun.
'RidgeRun supports the OMAP platform and offers DSPLinux for smart phone and wireless PDA devices'.
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