Embedded Linux development tools from TimeSys and Enea were among the Linux-oriented products that made mention on EDN Magazine's annual list of hot products. The 2004 edition of the list also includes chips and logic devices, peripherals, SBCs (single-board computers), benchmark and testing tools, and other products that support Linux.

Products on the hot products list of interest to developers of Linux-based embedded systems and devices include (alphabetically):

• Altera Stratix II FPGA (field-programmable gate array) family, which can run Linux on the RISC-based NIOS II softcore
• Cavium Octeon, a multi-core network security processor that runs Linux
• Digi International's Digi Connect Wi-ME/EM 802.11b modules
• EEMBC (Embedded Microprocess Benchmark Consortium) digital entertainment benchmark
• Enea Orchestra SDK (software development kit) supports OSE and embedded Linux
• General Micro P60x, said to be the first SBC for embedded designs based on the Pentium M 745.
• Gumstix SBCs (single-board computers), which come pre-installed with Linux
• Micro/sys SBC 4495, an EPIC board based on a 486/586 core.
• PMC-Sierra's VoIP-oriented SoCs, which support Linux
• Swell Software's portable embedded GUI software, recently ported to eCos
• Tensilica Xtensa configurable core, which supports Linux and features an Eclipse-based IDE
• Texas Instruments's TCS3500 “EDGE” phone reference design, a half-business-card sized chipset that supports Linux
• TimeSys TimeStorm IDE (integrated development environment) supporting any embedded Linux

A complete list of EDN's hot products for 2004 is available online.

 
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