ARM processor Starter Kit provides reference platform and software support for simplified development of industrial and consumer applications

The Starter Kit’s hardware development PCB measures just 110mm x 150mm. In addition to the TMPA910CRAXBG processor, onboard functionality includes a 3.5-inch display with a touch screen, Ethernet connectivity, a 480Mbps USB 2.0 interface and an RS232 connector. An audio DAC, connected to the processor I2S bus, provides the ability to output excellent sound quality, while board memory comprises 512MBit SDRAM, 256Mbit NOR Flash and 2Gbit NAND Flash. An SD card socket facilitates the use of portable storage.

Tools are available from third party suppliers (e.g. as trial versions), while extensive software support for graphics libraries and embedded operating systems is also guaranteed via third parties such as SEGGER (www.segger.com). The CD-ROM supplied with the Starter Kit includes schematics and PCB layout data, which can be freely re-used. The board features a JTAG interface for ease of debugging and can be supplied with a wide variety of software examples to further speed the development and prototyping process.

Based on the ARM926EJ-S™ CPU core operating at up to 200MHz, the new TMPA910CRAXBG uses a seven layer multibus architecture. This architecture significantly improves performance compared to other devices operating at similar processor speeds. The built-in LCD controller offers support for TFT and STN display sizes up to 1024 x 1024 pixels. An LCD data processor accelerator delivers image scaling, filtering and blending functions and offers real time processing for movies at speeds up to 30 frames per second.