Lindon, UT — (press release excerpt) — Lineo, Inc. today announced the availability of the uClinux ARM7TDMI development kit. The uClinux ARM7TDMI development kit provides developers with the necessary tools, hardware, and software for ARM-based embedded development. The ARM7TDMI processor core, in combination with the powerful uClinux operating system, provides developers with a convenient, low-cost… embedded environment for smart hand-held devices, industrial control, home automation, digital signal processing and more.

“The popular MMU-less ARM cores are ideal for the compact yet powerful uClinux operating system,” said Jeff Dionne, Lineo CTO. “The combination offers a complete net-ready development environment with many standard connectivity options, giving developers an almost endless number of possible applications, including portable, remote or battery operated devices that require a highly efficient processor.”

The development kit includes the following items:

• Lineo uCnet development card which includes CrystalLAN Ethernet and embedded uClinux with a full TCP/IP stack
  
• uClinux operating system CD
  
• ATMEL EB40-LS board featuring an ATMEL AT91 ARM7TDMI processor core
  
• Serial cable, Ethernet and Ethernet cross over cable
  
• 9V DC North American power supply
  
• Supporting documentation

To assist in the development process, the uClinux ARM7TDMI kit provides dual-serial connectivity for integration with standard serial devices and JTAG debug port for direct access to the process core and connected hardware. Additional standard features include several user definable interrupts, programmable visual output indicators, Ethernet with activity indicators and enough on-board Flash and SRAM memory for kernel, OS and user space applications.

 
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