Board to start configurable SoC development

The System-on-Chip Lite+ Start it! development board is an evaluation system for designers who want an easy introduction to NEC Electronics' ARM-based SoC and configurable microcontrollers.

Dedicated NEC distributor Sunrise Electronics has a new low-cost starter kit for the System-on-Chip Lite+ configurable microcontroller device.

The System-on-Chip Lite+ Start it! development board is an evaluation system for designers who want an easy introduction to NEC Electronics' ARM-based SoC and configurable microcontrollers.

The Start it! development board makes it simple to get started with the System-On-Chip Lite+ device.

The onboard System-on-Chip Lite+ prototype chip includes an ARM7TDMI-based embedded microcontroller system with an integrated on-chip Ethernet MAC, an advanced memory controller and other standard peripherals.

The functionality of this system can be expanded by means of sections of user defined logic (UDL) implemented within a mid-range FPGA with 100,000 raw ASIC gates.

An additional 4Mbyte of Flash ROM, 32Mbyte of SDRAM and SRAM (optional) are also available onboard to support initial software implementations with the board.

The system also has a JTAG port for connection of standard ARM debugging tools, a standard parallel port for program/memory download or boundary scan of the FPGA and a serial port conforming to the RS232C communication standard.

Connection can be made to the Start it! board from a standard PC via an onboard 10/100Mbit/s Ethernet interface as well as to USB interfaces in the FPGA.

It comes fully equipped with a uClinux operating system, including a small web server application that allows immediate operation from a standard PC using the Ethernet interface.

The System-on-Chip Lite+ Start it! development kit can be ordered now from Sunrise Electronics.

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