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News Release from: Freescale Semiconductor | Subject: MPC5200
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 23 February 2005
MCU powers lane departure warning system
Hella has developed a hardware concept for a lane departure warning system based on Freescale Semiconductor's 32bit MPC5200 controller containing a PowerPC core.
Hella has developed a hardware concept for a lane departure warning system based on Freescale Semiconductor's 32bit MPC5200 controller containing a PowerPC core Using the MPC5200, Hella can easily connect its system to a camera that provides an overview of the street and driving lanes in front of the car
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 28 Jul 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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"For future image processing applications, we need high-performance controllers able to process a high data stream and complex algorithms under real-time conditions", said Rolf Kupper, Vice President of Hella responsible for the Driver Assistance Systems product line.
"The MPC5200 is a good choice, with some performance reserves for additional functionality".
The MPC5200 mobileGT platform is supported by several real-time operating system (RTOS) and application software suppliers, allowing customers to license software from the source that best fits their needs.
"The MPC5200 is a ready-to-go combination of proven hardware and software technologies", said Bill Pfaff, Vice President and General Manager of Freescale's Transumer (transportation + consumer) business.
"It allows Hella to rapidly develop applications based on our mobileGT development platform".
The MPC5200 is a 32bit embedded controller based on the PowerPC instruction set architecture.
It is designed for a variety of automotive applications, and key features include: high performance of 760MIPS at 400MHz with integrated floating point unit (FPU); low power consumption (approximately 1W); a wide variety of integrated I/O, including CAN, J1850, PCI, DDR SDRAM, multiple serial communications interfaces (I2S, I2C, SPI and multiple UARTs), USB, Ethernet and ATA/IDE; an integrated DDR memory controller that accelerates data access with an effective memory bus speed of 266MHz; an integrated BestComm DMA controller that offloads I/O-intensive data transfers from the PowerPC processor core; -40 to +85C extended temperature qualification; and long-term availability due to automotive market applicability.
To help customers streamline time-to-market, Freescale supports the MPC5200 with a choice of comprehensive development platforms.
The cost-effective Lite5200 Evaluation Board (EVB) Kit is ideal for customers who want to quickly develop their own hardware solutions with the MPC5200.
This kit supports Board Support Packages (BSPs) for ARC MQX, Green Hills Software's Integrity, Metrowerks Linux, MontaVista Linux, OSE Systems , QNX Neutrino and Wind River VxWorks.
The comprehensive Total5200 Development Platform is well-suited for rapid prototyping.
This system offers robust I/O expansion, an integrated LCD with touch screen and a full audio subsystem.
Also available on the Total 5200 Development Platform are the QNX Neutrino RTOS and IBM WebSphere support for the Java programming language, as well as Clarity CVC, Fonix Embedded Speech, IBM Embedded ViaVoice, ScanSoft and Wavemaker's ClearStream speech recognition solutions.
The Lite5200 EVB Kit and Total5200 Development Platform are available today, with suggested resale prices staring at US $995 and $5000, respectively.
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