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News Release from: Technical Solutions | Subject: HY7201 Medallion CPU module
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 09 August 2002
Linux first for CPU module
As the second version of Techsol's HY7201 Medallion CPU module goes into production, the company is claiming a first for Linux.
As the second version of Techsol's HY7201 Medallion CPU module goes into production, the company is claiming a first for Linux According to Hynix, the manufacturer of the highly integrated ARM-720 based SoC used in this module, Techsol is the first company to port Linux 2.4 to this CPU
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 5 Aug 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Hynix had ported Linux 2.2 but only a minimal version to show functionality.
Techsol ported and rewrote the drivers to provide complete functionality, better performance, and/or improved error handling.
Like all Medallion CPU modules, the HY7201 has USB host and function/device ports.
Of the three USB host ports supported by the Medallion architecture, two have power control and overcurrent monitoring.
The third will typically connect directly to an onboard Bluetooth radio controller.
These are the first low-cost, low-power, single-board computers with USB host support.
Techsol is already supporting USB mice and keyboards as well as M-Systems' DiskOnKey USB storage devices.
Other USB devices will be supported in the future.
Techsol also reckons it is the first to use DiskOnChip with an ARM-7 CPU under the Linux operating system.
Thanks to the support of engineers from M-Systems' California office, Techsol's engineers have enabled support for this remarkable storage technology under the latest mainstream version of ARM-Linux.
Now M-Systems will migrate this development work back into products for other customers.
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