Sharp announced that its 200 MHz ARM922T-based 32-bit system-on-chip processor is now generally available. The Bluestreak processors offer high performance with low power consumption, and target mobile/multimedia, home/office automation, and industrial applications, Sharp said.

The LH7A400 is based on a 32-bit ARM922T RISC core and has a performance of 220 MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second), yet only consumes 1.33 mW/MIPS, Sharp said. Built-in functions include controllers for SDRAM/Flash memory, MMC, PCMCIA/CF, and Smart Cards, interfaces for USB, IrDA, UARTs, and AC'97 Codec, and a full-color LCD controller that supports up to 1,024 x 768 pixel resolution.

Additionally, Logic Product Development, Bsquare, and Metroworks coannounced support for the Bluestreak processor on Windows CE .NET 4.2 and embedded Linux, including board support packages and software suites.

Also today, Sharp introduced a new online software library for all MCU and SoC components in the BlueStreak family. The resource hosts documentation, support tools, and drivers from Sharp, as well as solutions from third-party developers. Support is said to include: Microsoft Windows CE .NET, Linux, ThreadX, INTEGRITY, Flash, Ethernet, 802.11, evaluation boards, debuggers, compilers and assemblers, Sharp said.

The Bluestreak family of processors will be on display at ESC in San Francisco this week.

 
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