Timesys Introduces Embedded Linux ReadyKits for ARM

Posted by EDA Geek News Staff in BSP on Thursday, October 9, 2008
EDA Industry Revenue Declines by 3.7% in Second Quarter »
« Innovative Silicon Presents Z-RAM Memory Breakthroughs at SOI

Timesys Corporation®, a premier provider of embedded Linux software solutions, announced general availability of embedded Linux ReadyKits for several popular ARM-based processors. Assembled by Timesys' award winning Online Linux Factory, ReadyKits enable embedded developers to have a robust Linux platform up and running on their select processor within a few hours — ready to benchmark platform performance or prototype applications. Each ReadyKit comes complete with a pre-built, integrated and tested embedded Linux platform, including all sources.

Specific ReadyKit components include:

  • A recent Linux kernel, pre-configured for the given processor
  • Complete suite of device drivers for the associated development kit
  • GNU-based cross toolchain
  • glibc-based root filesystem complete with select development libraries

Initially, ReadyKits are available for the Freescale i.MX27, Freescale i.MX31, Texas Instruments OMAP 35x, Atmel SAM9260 and Atmel SAM9263 processors.

"ReadyKits are a great way to jumpstart an embedded Linux development," stated Greg Quiggle, Vice President of Marketing for Timesys. "Developers can either boot the pre-built platform within minutes to begin benchmarking system performance, or quickly rebuild the kernel and packages from source to support early application prototyping."

ReadyKits are purchased and delivered over the web via a very simple download and install process. Each purchase includes 14-days of technical support and access to a variety of web-based documentation.

Timesys is the provider of LinuxLink, a web-based software subscription for both first-time and experienced embedded Linux developers. LinuxLink provides the embedded software, tools, documentation and support needed to quickly build and test a custom Linux platform for a given processor. LinuxLink enables embedded development teams to unleash the innovation of Linux without sacrificing the quality, service and support of a traditional commercial embedded operating system.

If you found this page useful, bookmark and share it on:

EDA Industry Revenue Declines by 3.7% in Second Quarter »
« Innovative Silicon Presents Z-RAM Memory Breakthroughs at SOI

Possibly of Interest

 
EDA Geek Newsletter
Don't have time to visit EDA Geek everyday? Then sign up for our free newsletter. We'll send you an email when we have something to share with you. Your email address will be kept confidential and we will not share, sell, or rent it to anyone. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking a link in the email.

Enter your email address to sign up for our free newsletter:   

If you are familiar with RSS feeds, you can also sign up for our free news feed. Our RSS feed is updated in real-time while our newsletter is updated daily.