LinuxLink Subscription Accelerates Embedded Development
ROUSSET, France and PITTSBURGH, April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Atmel(R)
Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) and TimeSys(R) announced today embedded Linux(R)
support for Atmel's ARM9(TM)-based AT91CAP9 customizable microcontroller.
Ideal for rapid design validation, TimeSys is offering a free Board Support
Package (BSP) for the CAP9 based on the 2.6.23 kernel. Additionally, the
free BSP can be upgraded to a full LinuxLink subscription, providing a
powerful suite of software, tools and support to accelerate the development
of a custom Linux platform.
The free BSP enables application developers to rapidly validate Linux
on the AT91CAP9A Development Board that includes an FPGA for emulation of
the CAP(TM) Metal Programmable Block for custom logic. This BSP includes
Atmel's Linux kernel and drivers, BusyBox utilities for basic commands and
features, and a Linux host/cross toolchain capable of re-building the Linux
kernel and the basic packages included in the BSP. Together with a full
documentation set and basic support, this offering provides a ready-to-use
package to validate Linux with Atmel's CAP customizable microcontroller.
By upgrading to a full LinuxLink subscription, application developers
can rapidly create their own customized Linux software platform, with
access to an expanded, regularly updated list of Linux components optimized
for CAP9, including the 2.6.23 Linux kernel, hundreds of packages
pre-compiled for use with CAP9, and a reference distribution that provides
an integrated and tested starting point for platform customization. The
LinuxLink subscription also includes a robust collection of open source and
TimeSys-developed tools, including the TimeStorm Eclipse-based IDE, as well
as extensive documentation and support.
Michel Le Lan, Atmel's Marketing Director for ASIC products, commented,
"We welcome TimeSys to the growing community of value-added service
providers that we are building around our CAP(TM) customizable
microcontroller. TimeSys contributes years of experience in embedded Linux,
enabling our mutual customers to rapidly develop a solid Linux platform to
support their CAP applications."
Greg Quiggle, Vice President of Sales and Marketing from TimeSys,
added, "TimeSys is pleased to build on the success of its LinuxLink
subscriptions and BSPs that have been developed for Atmel's AT91SAM ARM9
based microcontrollers. Extending our product portfolio to the CAP9 opens
up new horizons in the field of customizable microcontrollers."
The TimeSys CAP9 LinuxLink and BSP will be demonstrated both at the
Atmel stand (Booth #928), and the TimeSys stand (Booth #946), during the
Embedded Systems Conference, San Jose, CA, USA, from April 14-18, 2008.
Atmel's CAP Customizable Microcontroller
Atmel's CAP(TM) is an ARM(R) microcontroller-based system-on-chip with
fast local memory, a wide range of industry-standard peripherals and
interfaces, and a Metal Programmable (MP) Block that allows the designer to
add custom logic. By combining the performance, density and low power
consumption of the fixed portion of the device with the flexibility of the
MP Block, CAP enables application-specific products to be developed in a
fraction of the time and at a fraction of the cost of standard-cell ASICs,
but at a unit price close to that of standard cell devices. CAP's Metal
Programmable Block can be personalized with IP cores from Atmel's extensive
library of product-tested functions, or from accredited third parties, or
with cores developed by the CAP customer to give the application-specific
product its competitive edge. CAP also offers superior performance, smaller
form factor and lower power consumption at a unit price significantly lower
than an MCU-plus-FPGA combination for the same functionality. CAP is fully
supported with an emulation board, software development tools, operating
systems and code modules to facilitate application software development.
Availability and Pricing
The TimeSys LinuxLink and BSP for CAP9 are available now from TimeSys.
The CAP9 BSP is free of charge; contact TimeSys for information regarding
LinuxLink subscription pricing.
About Atmel
Atmel is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of
microcontrollers, advanced logic, mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory and
radio frequency (RF) components. Leveraging one of the industry's broadest
intellectual property (IP) technology portfolios, Atmel is able to provide
the electronics industry with complete system solutions focused on
consumer, industrial, security, communications, computing and automotive
markets.
(C) 2008 Atmel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Atmel(R), logo and
combinations thereof, and others, are registered trademarks, and CAP(TM) is
a trademark of Atmel Corporation or its subsidiaries. ARM(R) and others are
registered trademarks or trademarks of ARM Ltd. Other terms and product
names may be trademarks of others.
About TimeSys
TimeSys is the provider of LinuxLink, a web-based software subscription
for both first-time and experienced embedded Linux developers. LinuxLink
provides the embedded software, tools, documentation and support needed to
quickly optimize a custom Linux platform for a given processor. LinuxLink
enables embedded development teams to leverage the benefits of Linux
without sacrificing the quality, service and support of a traditional
commercial embedded operating system. For more information, visit
http://www.timesys.com.
Information:
Atmel's AT91CAP product information may be retrieved at
http://www.atmel.com/products/AT91CAP/
TimeSys LinuxLink product information may be obtained at:
https://www.timesys.com/
Both the free BSP and LinuxLink subscription are available at
http://www.timesys.com/atmel
SOURCE Atmel Corporation
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Related links:
http://www.atmel.com
http://www.timesys.com
CONTACT:
Peter Bishop, Communications Manager, Atmel
Rousset, Europe, +33 (0)4 42 53 61 50, peter.bishop@atmel.com, or
Helen Perlegos, Public Relations, US and Asia, +1-408-487-2963,
hperlegos@atmel.com, both of Atmel Corporation; or Scott
Gilbertson, Product Marketing Manager of TimeSys,
+1-412-325-6392, scott.gilbertson@timesys.com
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