Products and Technologies for Embedded Systems and Networking
2009-10-21
CPU Module: LIZARD
ARM Cortex-A8 CPU module
Lizard is the Cortex-A8 CPU module by DAVE, based on the recent Texas Instruments "Sitara" AM3505/AM3517 application processor. It's a groundbreaking solution, based on the ARM Cortex-A8 architecture, specifically designed to satisfy the increasing demand of systems with high performance but low power
consumption.
offers high flexibility, thanks to the complete interfaces set and the extremely compact form factor (70mm x 50mm). Standing out features are the NEON multimedia accelerator, the graphic processor PowerVR SGX 530 (capable of 10Mpoly/s), on-board NOR and NAND flash memories and support for high-resolution displays. The industrial specification compliance, including the extended operating temperature range from -40 to +85°C considerably broaden the application range, which can run from industrial control to home automation, passing through digital signage and point-of-service.
is designed in order to keep full compatibiliy with
the previous Zefeer family, to guarantee the
economic and technical value of customers past
investments, increasing at the same time performance,
efficiency and software support.
Linux and WindowsCE development kits will be available for customers who want to start the development on the platform. Customers can choose among two different evaluation boards, LizardEVB-Lite and LizardEVB-High.
LizardEVB-Lite
Thanks to the Zefeer compatibility can be plugged on the Zefeer designed host boards, e.g. the ZefeerEVB:
The LizardEVB-Lite is an evaluation board directly derived from the ZefeerEVB and is dedicated to customers who needs a simple solution for a quick evaluation. The available peripherals are a subset of the interfaces:
Ethernet 10/100MBit LAN w/PHY on RJ45
3 x USB Host
3 x Serial port (RS232)
JTAG connector
ADC
I2S Audio
LCD TFT
Touch screen
Keypad
GPIO
ATX Power Connector
The kits based on the LizardEVB-Lite are LELK-L and LWCK-L.
LizardEVB-High - COMING SOON
The full Lizard Evaluation board (code name: Mistral) is a complete host board which provides all the Lizard's peripherals and much more, including an FPGA on-board. It is designed to allow customers to fully evaluate Lizard capabilities.
The kits based on the LizardEVB-High are LELK-H and LWCK-H.