PHYTEC Announces new phyCORE-LPC3250 ARM9 SBC in Support of Windows Embedded CE R2

NXP's LPC3250 Powers phyCORE for Embedded Applications

Seattle, WA – April 21, 2008 – PHYTEC announces the release of its new phyCORE®-LPC3250 Single Board Computer (SBC) subassembly. The phyCORE-LPC3250 is an ARM9 based, small form factor (70x58 mm), OEM-able module populated with the NXP LPC3250 microcontroller. The LPC3250 can operate in ultra-low-power mode down to 0.9V.  This state-of-the-art power management, Floating Point Unit, and rich peripherals such as SD/SDIO, USB OTG, Ethernet, SDRAM, NOR and NAND Flash memory, and integrated LCD controller make this module the ideal candidate for embedded applications requiring feature-rich high performance and low power consumption.  The on-board MMU supports the Windows Embedded CE R2 operating system, making the phyCORE-LPC3250 particularly suitable for deployment in a wide range of consumer, industrial, medical, and automotive applications.  

The phyCORE-LPC3250 will be available in a Rapid Development Kit that provides all the necessary ingredients to jump start embedded designs with Windows Embedded CE R2. The kit includes the module and Carrier Board, a 3.5" color LCD with integrated touch, a Windows Embedded CE 6.0 binary Board Support Package (BSP) and all contents required to enable users to successfully set-up target hardware, build and load a Windows Embedded CE image with Platform Builder, and start developing with Windows Embedded CE on a powerful development platform.

The positive out-of-box experience presented by the phyCORE-LPC3250 kit illustrates PHYTEC's continuous commitment to providing customers with effective embedded solutions. The phyCORE-LPC3250 Rapid Development Kit offers a hands-on, industry-centric entry point for ARM and Windows Embedded CE-based developments and provides a key starting point for OEMs needing to have a complete solution up and running under very short development time constraints.

Thomas L. Walker, Director of PHYTEC America, comments, "Our modular support of advanced embedded processors assists engineers in every stage of embedded design: from evaluation, through development and prototyping, to OEM deployment. With our deployment-ready hardware, in combination with production-ready Windows Embedded CE BSPs, OEM users can reach their market goals with minimal development time."

Geoff Lees, VP & General Manager of the Microcontroller Product Line for NXP Semiconductors states, "We have partnered with PHYTEC for over a decade, working together to bring reliable off-the-shelf embedded hardware to OEMs. Our collaboration to develop the phyCORE-LPC3250 includescomprehensive driver support and a tailored Windows Embedded CE R2 BSP. This robust combination of hardware and software is the key to success for OEMs to quickly bring to market new developments based on the highly-integrated NXP LPC3250 microcontroller."

"We are pleased with our relationship with PHYTEC and their continued support for Windows Embedded operating systems,” said Dan Javnozon, senior product manager with Windows Embedded at Microsoft Corp. “With support for Windows Embedded CE, PHYTEC’s kits can help engineers design and develop smart, connected, service-oriented device scenarios quickly and easily.”

The phyCORE-LPC3250 Rapid Development Kit for Windows Embedded CE R2 will be available in July 2008. Kit price is $579, with a 3.5” LCD/Touch Panel add-on board for $145.  Please contact PHYTEC for more information at sales@phytec.com.

About PHYTEC

In over 20 years of operations, PHYTEC has earned a reputation for high quality design, production and integration support of OEM-able Single Board Computer (SBC) subassemblies and Rapid Development Kits that accelerate microcontroller-based embedded developments.  Headquartered in Mainz, Germany, the PHYTEC Technologie Holding AG remains a majority family-owned enterprise, with minority ownership shares held by the managers of operational divisions in Germany, the United States and France.  PHYTEC SBCs support a variety of ARM9, ARM11 and XScale Windows Embedded CE-capable devices.  These products have been deployed in thousands of embedded designs, ranging from industrial control to medical, automotive, avionic and data processing applications.

For more information about PHYTEC, visit www.phytec.com

 

 

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