Complete 'Out-of-the-Box' Embedded Linux Solution For
Embedded Planet's EP8260 Now Available
Pittsburgh, March 6 /PRNewswire/ -- TimeSys Corporation, a pioneer and
leader in Embedded Linux and Java(TM) development technologies, today
announced that it has extended support of its embedded Linux solution for the
PowerPC family of processor architectures with the release of a board support
package (BSP) for Embedded Planet's PowerPC-based EP8260. The first of a
number of upcoming turnkey solutions from TimeSys and Embedded Planet, the
EP8260 coupled with TimeSys Linux offers embedded engineers a low-cost,
reliable and flexible "out-of-the-box" solution for the development of
embedded systems.
"Our EP8260 coupled with TimeSys' Linux solutions offers embedded systems
designers a complete, out-of-the-box solution for building low-cost,
high-performance telecommunications and network edge devices," said Mark
Lowdermilk, CEO of Embedded Planet. "This turnkey solution, including the
hardware, operating environment, development tools and real-time capabilities,
is available today for system engineers building tomorrow's devices."
Targeted at meeting the system design requirements of the
telecommunications industry, the TimeSys Linux BSP for the Embedded Planet
EP8260 provides a complete embedded Linux solution. The Embedded Planet
EP8260 Linux Kit is factory-configured with TimeSys Linux GPL burned directly
into Flash to further minimize the time it takes an engineer to become
productive. The TimeSys Linux GPL installed on the low cost, flexible and
small form-factor Embedded Planet EP8260 board gives systems designers
everything they need to get to market quickly.
The TimeSys EP8260 BSP features TimeSys Linux GPL, consisting of a fully
featured preemptible kernel that extends a standard Linux distribution to
support the predictable, extremely low-latency response requirements of
embedded systems based on the PowerPC architecture. Also available are
TimeSys modules that transform TimeSys Linux GPL to meet the performance
requirements of applications ranging from handheld devices and
telecommunication switches to process control and avionics. TimeSys
Linux/Real-Time delivers additional capabilities to deliver full response
predictability to TimeSys Linux GPL. TimeSys Linux/CPU and /Net provides
capabilities for dynamic load handling and system overload protection. Used
in conjunction with TimeSys' cross-platform development tools, TimeSys
provides a complete embedded Linux-based solution for the Embedded Planet
EP8260.
"Our partnership with Embedded Planet promises to deliver complete
embedded Linux solutions to the community of designers in a manner such that
they can realize all of their requirements for reliability, performance, and
responsiveness, right out of the box," said TimeSys President and CEO Larry
Weidman. "Our BSP for the EP8260 enables systems designers to accelerate the
development process and realize a faster time-to-market for next generation
telecommunications and consumer devices. You can expect to see more solutions
like this from TimeSys and Embedded Planet in the near future."
TimeSys' BSP for the Embedded Planet EP8260 delivers a complete solution
for embedded engineers that include:
-- Support for the EP8260 for TimeSys' complete embedded-Linux product
offering
-- Linux board-hosted GNU tool chains
-- PC-based Linux cross-platform GNU tool chains
-- Timing analysis core for use by TimeSys' event tracing and timing
visualization tool: TimeTrace
-- Certified device drivers
-- User and API documentation
For Windows-based cross platform development, TimeSys will provide
Embedded Planet customers with 60-day evaluation copies of:
-- TimeStorm: TimeSys' Windows-hosted Integrated Development Environment
for cross-platform development
-- TimeTrace: a Windows-hosted tool for event tracing and timing
visualization
-- TimeWiz: a Windows-hosted real-time analysis and simulation tool
The TimeSys BSP for the EP8260 is now available for download at
http://www.TimeSys.com .
TimeSys will be demonstrating the full range of capabilities of its
embedded Linux operating system, development tools, and proprietary
performance enhancing modules at the Embedded Systems Conference at the
Moscone Center in San Francisco, March 12-16.
About TimeSys
TimeSys is a pioneer and leader in Embedded Linux and Java development
technologies. Its products allow design engineers to leverage the power,
flexibility and reliability of a new class of development tools for advanced
embedded systems for a variety of markets and applications, covering the
complete performance range from non-real-time to deterministic hard real-time,
using both open-source and proprietary technologies. TimeSys is considered
the top choice by systems architects for developing more robust, less
expensive, single API Linux solutions for embedded systems. TimeSys was the
first to create a reservation technology that guarantees system response, even
in overloaded systems. TimeSys solutions offer completely predictable and
fast response time performance. For more information about TimeSys, please
visit http://www.timesys.com email to info@timesys.com or call 1-888-432-TIME.
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About Embedded Planet
Embedded Planet was founded in 1997 and has pioneered the Design, Develop
and Deploy process in OEM systems development of Internet connected devices.
The company provides small form factor, low cost computing solutions for
Motorola PowerPC 823, 823e, 850, 855, 857, 860, 862, 8255 and 8260 as well as
the IBM PowerPC 405GP. Each computing engine includes Embedded Planet's
PlanetCore, which provides firmware and utilities for burning flash, booting
the target operating system, setup, diagnostics and utilities of the hardware.
Embedded Planet also provides system design and system integration, including
intellectual property, component solutions and development of turnkey
products. For more information, please visit http://www.embeddedplanet.com , email
to info@embeddedplanet.com or call 440-646-0077.
SOURCE TimeSys Corporation
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Related links:
http://www.timesys.com
http://www.embeddedplanet.com
CONTACT:
Greg Holt of Michael James & Company,
+1-412-471-2908, ext. 110, or holt@michaeljames.com, for TimeSys
Corporation
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