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HawkBoard development platform combines ARM plus floating-point DSP for high-performance, low-power Linux innovations

13th July 2010

Texas Instruments

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Innovators, engineers, developers and hobbyists can now effortlessly create state-of-the-art products with the flexible, user-friendly HawkBoard, an open source embedded processor development board. This low-cost development board provides processing power through a robust ARM® and digital signal processor (DSP) and has multiple expansion and interface options to allow users to create end-use applications such as portable test and measurement systems, portable medical devices, public safety and military radios, power protection systems, networked audio/video servers and receivers, VoIP solutions and Qt development applications. The HawkBoard is available for global shipping today from Farnell.

Offering portability and diversity in its small, 9x10-cm form factor, the HawkBoard, based on the OMAP-L138 processor from Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI), enables Linux developers to harness the power of floating-point DSP to design unique open source applications. Developers can utilize ARM without DSP with TI’s pin-for-pin compatible AM1808 microprocessor from the Sitara™ family of processors. This low-power board requires only a five-volt power supply, allowing portability by connecting to a laptop.

HawkBoard.org webinars spur innovation

Further encouraging development of innovative open source applications, HawkBoard.org and Element14 announced today a series of “Hawk Tawks” webinars aimed at familiarizing industry innovators with the HawkBoard’s wide range of end applications. Hawk Tawks will be offered July 20, July 22 and August 3. Those designing for work or fun can find more information and participate in the Hawk Tawks at www.HawkBoard.org/hawktawks.

For additional information regarding HawkBoard developments and innovations, or to participate in the online activities, please visit www.HawkBoard.org, the open source community portal that provides innovators with HawkBoard training while leveraging and supporting innovations.