Atmel Corp. has launched its SAM9G10 ARM926EJ-S-based embedded microprocessor, an upgrade to the SAM9261S embedded microprocessor that pushes the boundaries of performance versus power consumption. The SAM9G10 further extends the performance envelope – it is clocked at 266MHz, compared to 188MHz from its predecessor, with a bus frequency of 133MHz compared to 94MHz and consuming no more than 100mW in full power mode.
Other significant improvements include: an LCD controller that is RGB565 compliant whereas the SAM9261S LCDC was IBGR555 compliant; the provision of Schmitt Trigger inputs on all I/O lines; widening the supply voltage range on all PIO lines multiplexed with the External Bus Interface (EBI) to 1.65V to 3.6V, enabling 1.8V NAND Flash memories to be used when other PIOs are powered at 3.3V; and enhancing the Multimedia Card Interface to add support for SD Input/Output (SDIO) Cards.
To enable application developers to make an immediate start on products based on the SAM9G10, Atmel is offering free Microsoft Windows Embedded CE and Linux Board Support Packages (BSPs) for both the SAM9G10 and the recently-upgraded SAM9R/RL embedded microcontroller for advanced graphical user interfaces (GUI). In addition to the operating system kernels, these BSPs include drivers for all the peripherals and interfaces of the devices, and code modules for basic data manipulation. They provide a robust platform to support application code development.
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