Quadros Systems supports LPC32x0 microcontroller family

The LPC32x0 is based on the 32-bit ARM926EJ-S core and was developed to deliver superior performance for embedded applications requiring high performance, high integration and low power consumption. Operating at 266 MHz, the LPC23x0 offers outstanding performance. The high level of on-chip integration features up to 256 KB of SRAM, 32 KB of I- and D-cache, an external memory controller, Ethernet, USB and various other peripherals including an optional 24-bit LCD controller. The LPC32x0 family is well-suited for a broad range of applications including consumer, medical, industrial, automotive, network control and communication.

Quadros offers a broad range of embedded software solutions including RTOS, design tools, 10/100 Ethernet software, USB software, file systems and LCD/graphics software. Known for its efficiency, high performance and small footprint, the RTXC family of solutions from Quadros provides an easy-to-use, flexible solution development and runtime solution for the LPC32x0 platform.

In addition to supporting the on-chip peripheral with drivers and protocol software, Quadros also supports the integrated VFP (Vector Floating Point) unit on the LPC32x0 family. This powerful coprocessor increases the speed of typical calculations by a factor of four to five in scalar mode, and much more in optimized vector mode. RTXC tasks can perform floating point (FP) calculations without regard to whether any FP context area has been set up. When the first VFP instruction is executed by a task, the Quadros runtime system will catch the VFP Illegal Access exception and automatically allocate an FPU context area and enable VFP access for the task. The task is then resumed, and can perform FP calculations as needed. Alternatively, tasks can explicitly enable and disable their access to the VFP to even more tightly control VFP context management.

“Embedded developers are very enthusiastic about the value they get from this sophisticated microcontroller family,” said Stephen Martin, vice president of sales and marketing at Quadros Systems. “The combination of high performance, extensive on-chip peripherals and low power consumption make it a winner for our customers.”

Quadros Systems’ customers using the NXP family can select the embedded development tool suite that best fits their needs. RTXC products are available with support for the RealView Microcontroller Development Kit (MDK-ARM) from Keil, an ARM company, and IAR’s Embedded Workbench for ARM (EWARM). Quadros support for the LPC32x0 family includes the following microcontrollers: LPC3220, LPC3230, LPC3240 and LPC3250, with software integrated and tested on the Phytec phyCORE®-ARM9/LPC3250 rapid development kit (RDK).