Pro will also support Motorola’s Lite5200 Evaluation Board (EVB), a compact development platform for the evaluation and creation of systems based on the high performance, low p ower, and low-cost MPC5200 processor. The Lite5200 EVB is ideal for OEMs wanting to develop their own hardware platforms with the MPC5200.
“The MPC5200 processor has seen great success in the automotive market,” said Bill Pfaff, vice president and di rector for Motorola’s Digital Audio, Radio & Telematics group. “Besides extended temperature qualification and long-term availability that are typical in this industry, new markets can now enjoy its data transfer and processing power as well. The real-tim e functionality, multi-process capabilities and rich networking provided by the MontaVista Linux Professional Edition make this industry-leading embedded operating system a perfect complement.”
MontaVista Linux Professional Edition is a complete embe dded operating system and cross development environment. This award-winning product contains an impressive array of cross-development tools for system and application development, unparalleled processor and board support, and hundreds of deployable utilit ies, libraries, drivers, and other run-time components.
“We are pleased about our growing relationship with Motorola, one of the leading producers of embedded processors,” said Judith Wheatley, vice president, Business Development, MontaVista Softwar e. “We proudly add the Motorola MPC5200 processor to the industry-leading array of embedded CPUs that MontaVista Linux supports. With the combined features of our products, Motorola and MontaVista Software are together offering, once again, a very cost ef fective high quality systems solution.”
About MPC5200
The MPC5200 is a highly integrated 760 MIPS embedded PowerPC processor that consumes less than 850 milliwatts at 400 MHz. System throughput is enhanced by a BestComm(TM) intelligent DMA unit that significantly offloads the processor core from routine I/O tasks. The 400 MHz MPC603e core processes 760 Dhrystone 2.1 MIPS and is augmented by an on-chip double-precision Floating Point Unit (FPU). An Integrated Double Data Rate (DDR) memory controller further boosts data movement and a rich set of I/O makes the processor suitable for a wide variety of applications.
About MontaVista Linux Professional Edition 3.0
This industry-leading comprehensive embedded operating system and cross development en vironment is MontaVista Software’s flagship product. It provides a common source and binary platform across a broad range of processor architectures. The Professional Edition includes a modern OS featuring real-time functionality, multi-process capabiliti es, and multi-threaded remote debugging, with extensive bundled software components including rich networking. It boasts the industry’s most comprehensive embedded development package with broad support for embedded processor architectures, CPU boards and software components. It targets more than 25 processors from nine industry-leading architectures.
Availability
MontaVista Linux Professional Edition 3.0 for the MPC5200 processor will be available direct from MontaVista and MontaVista distributi on channels worldwide in the fourth quarter of 2003. It is offered as a product subscription, providing customers with the MontaVista Linux kernel, utilities, development tools, software updates, deployment components, access to the MontaVista Zone (custo mer resource portal), comprehensive technical support and hands-on Linux training classes. For more information on Motorola’s MPC5200 processor, visit http://e-www.motorola.com/files/abstract/overview
About Motorola, Inc. Semiconductor Products Sector
As the world’s #1 producer of embedded processors, Motorola’s Semiconductor Products Sector creates DigitalDNA(TM) system-on-chip solutions for a connected world. Our strong focus on wireless communications and networking enables customers to develop smarter, simpler, safer and synchronized products for the person, work team, home and automobile. Motorola’s worldwide semiconductor sales were $5.0 billion (USD) in 2002. For more information please visit www.motorola.com/semiconductors
About Motorola, Inc.
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) is a global leader in wireless, automotive and broadband communications. Sales in 2002 were $27.3 billion. Motorola is a global corporate citizen dedicated to ethical business practices and pioneering impo rtant innovations that make things smarter and life better, honored traditions that began when the company was founded 75 years ago this year. For more information, please visit www.motorola.com
About MontaVista Software
MontaVista Software is a leading global supplier of systems software for intelligent connected devices and associated infrastructure. MontaVista powers the embedded revolution by providing GNU/Linux-based open-source software solutions. Founded in 1999 by real-time operating sys tem (RTOS) pioneer James Ready, MontaVista offers a family of products under the MontaVista Linux umbrella that address broad-based software developer needs encompassing applications ranging from communications infrastructure to consumer electronics. Mult iple editions of MontaVista Linux are available including Professional, Consumer Electronics and Carrier Grade, along with complementary technology products providing powerful Java and graphics development capabilities.
Headquartered in the heart of S ilicon Valley, in Sunnyvale, Calif., MontaVista Software is a privately held company funded by leading investors such as Alloy Ventures, US Venture Partners, RRE Ventures, WR Hambrecht + Co., IBM, Intel Capital, Sony, Panasonic (Matsushita), Toshiba America and Yamaha Corporation. For more information about MontaVista Software, please visit http://www.mvista.com.
MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo are registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. The “PowerPC” name is a trademark of IBM Corp. and used under license from IBM Corp. MontaVista is a registered trademark of MontaVista Software, Inc. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. ©2003 Motorola, Inc.
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