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News Release from: Lectronix | Subject: Navion
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 19 September 2005
Platform focuses automotive development
A new hardware and software platform promises rapid prototyping of in-car computing devices and telematics applications.
Lectronix has developed a new hardware and software platform for rapid prototyping of in-car computing devices and telematics applications Using the new Lectronix Navion development system, Tier 1 automotive suppliers will be able to accelerate time to market and quickly design, test, optimise and demonstrate complete car information systems that combine everything from audio and video playback to GPS positioning and 3D graphic navigation
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 11 Jul 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Navion system provides all the necessary components for best-in-breed automotive head unit development, including the hardware platform, reference software drivers, middleware, documentation and tools.
The Lectronix Navion development system harnesses the specific automotive-grade capabilities of the hardware, operating system, and peripheral software components needed for building next generation telematics systems.
The Lectronix Navion development system combines the low power and high performance of the Freescale Semiconductor MPC5200B processor with the hard real time capabilities and scalable architecture of the QNX Neutrino RTOS.
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on this foundation, the Lectronix AFrame applications framework provides the means for integrating a variety of technologies into a single device.
The AFrame framework is based on a client-server model, where core functionality is implemented in middleware servers that encapsulate and isolate the integrated technology.
This modular "building block" approach allows AFrame to easily support a range of integrated in-car systems ranging from entertainment and multimedia to vehicle information, management, and communications.
"Lectronix has partnered with the best companies in this space", said Allan Dale, President and CEO of Lectronix.
"The powerful combination of our AFrame technology with Freescale MPC5200 processors and QNX Neutrino RTOS provides a tightly integrated and highly scalable solution that dramatically simplifies the development of devices ranging from low cost radios to multiple-zone infotainment systems".
"The world's leading automotive manufacturers are looking for affordable but fast ways to bring advanced technologies to the automotive market on a well-proven, automotive-centric platform", said Anand Ramamoorthy, General Manager of Freescale Semiconductor's Infotainment, Multimedia and Telematics Division.
"The introduction of the Lectronix Navion development system paves the way for more viable and affordable products to be delivered by the major tier one suppliers".
"QNX Neutrino is the best OS on which partners like Lectronix can build advanced design platforms for automotive designs", said Andrew Poliak, Automotive Business Manager, QNX Software Systems.
"Using the Lectronix Navion system, automotive suppliers will benefit from a tightly integrated development framework for designing feature-rich telematics, navigation, radio and infotainment applications".
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