Mistral introduces development platform for TI's OMAP2430 processor
(Product News, 03 Apr 2007 )
Aimed at helping product developers streamline development of their wireless/multimedia devices based on the high-performance OMAP2430 application processor from Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI), Mistral Software, a leading product realization company specializing in real-time embedded solutions, today unveiled the OMAP2430 Starter Kit.
Mistral's OMAP2430 processor Starter Kit is based on TI's OMAP2430 processor, which offers the ultimate balance between multimedia performance, flexibility, power and cost. It is an ideal software development and device prototyping platform for users to get started on their wireless/multimedia based application and device development.
The OSK is designed with a modular and extendable architecture. It is comprised of separate processor and power modules providing reconfiguring flexibility to future processors and power modules. Expansion connectors on the board provide extensibility to a wide range of peripheral interfaces. A key feature of the OSK is the support for an LCD display and DVI to connect to external digital display devices.
The OMAP2430 OSK comes preloaded with Linux, and includes tools for developers to begin application development immediately. It includes TI's DSP/BIOS Link for ARM-DSP communication. Users can also opt to purchase Mistral's Accelerator Program for OMAP2430 OSK on Linux, which comes ready with Linux 2.6 Kernel support, drivers and Board Support Packages (BSPs). The BSP supports a wide range of modules and drivers that include display, touch screen, keypad, NAND, Ethernet, serial, camera, USB and TWL4030 driver.
