Bangalore-based Mistral Software is shipping a Linux-based development kit for TI's ARM11-based SoC (system-on-chip). The OMAP2430 Starter Kit (OSK) targets wireless application development, and includes a 2.6.19 kernel, open-source bootloader, JFFS2 filesystem, and NFS-mounted root… filesystem.

Mistral has previously offered a WiFi dvelopment kit for TI DaVinci processors, as well as a full Linux 2.6 BSP for TI's OMAP5912 processor.

The new OMAP2430 starter kit is built on a 4.25 x 7-inch SBC (single-board computer) with an OMAP2430 application processor — one of the first shipping chips to use TI's ARM11-based OMAP-2 architecture. Target applications include wired and wireless devices, including biometric gear, feature-phones, smartphones, PDAs, gaming devices, VoIP terminals, video conferencing terminals, security devices, and portable medical equipment.

The SBC contains 64 MB of DDR SDRAM, and 128 MB of flash memory. It also integrates a 3.7-inch, 640 x 480-pixel (VGA) LCD monitor with touch screen, TI's TWL4030 power supply module, and a battery charger. I/O interfaces include USB 2.0, DVI, 10/100 Mbps Ethernet, stereo audio I/O, and TV out, and it provides a multipurpose expansion connector for such functions as video input, IRDA, camera input, memory cards, I2C, and others, Mistral said.

Mistral OSK function block diagram
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The OSK features a modular and extendable architecture said to accept alternative processor and power modules, as they become available. It is supplied with “preprogrammed binaries for X-loader, U-Boot, Linux Kernel, and JFFS2 file system for Linux 2.6.19.” The run-time BSP includes a tool chain and NFS file system, Mistral said.

Availability

The Mistral OSK appears to be available now. Mistral also offers embedded Linux development services.

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