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News Release from: Direct Insight | Subject: Sophia Systems Sandgate 3-P
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 21 September 2007
PXA reference kit extends software
support
Development kit is a reference platform for handheld IP-phones based on the new Marvell PXA310 microcontroller with a wide choice of operating systems.
Available in the UK from Direct Insight, the Sophia Systems Sandgate 3-P development kit is a reference platform for handheld IP-phones based on the new Marvell PXA310 microcontroller running at 624MHz The Sandgate 3-P PXA310 hardware is optimised for handheld OS standards such as Microsoft Windows Embedded CE 6.0, Windows Mobile 6 and Linux, including the Qtopia Phone Edition
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 4 Mar 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Unlike the typical embedded development board, Sophia's Sandgate series PXA reference kits come with much more than the usual rudimentary board support package (BSP).
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In co-operation with telecommunication software vendors engaged in state-of-the-art development, the introduction of the new platform has achieved a fusion of embedded and middleware technologies, making it easier for embedded development engineers to add telecommunication functions to their final product offerings.
On-chip debugging is possible thanks to integration of Sophia's EJ-Debug JTAG emulator for PXA3xx.
The Watchpoint debugger running on a host PC and connected to the EJ-Debug unit is equipped with advanced functions such as source level debugging, branch trace reconstruction and access to specific functions of the PXA built-in register sets via a special window.
Additional functions for directly downloading a program to Flash ROM are provided.
EJ-Debug can support debugging within the various OS development environments, such as Visual Studio, Windows CE/Platform Builder etc.
The EJ-Debug unit is connected with the host PC via USB and is bus powered.
The PXA310 processor is the newest processor made by Marvell and meets the latest needs for multimedia performance, by combining high processing power and low power consumption with on-chip video acceleration.
Important applications of Sandgate III-P include the development and evaluation of handheld terminals or IP phones, and also the development and evaluation of applications software and middleware, research and development of user interface technology, field verification of mobile phones and handheld terminals, and systems development and verification, as well as practical evaluation and demonstrators for handheld terminals aimed at enterprise applications. Request a free brochure from Direct Insight ...
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