Embedded Hardware

This is a list of hardware products Ralf Schaefer Consulting is working with.

32-bit ARM Microcontrollers

Also, download a LIST of available ARM processors.

ARM Core:

  • ARM Ltd. www.arm.com
    32bit cores made by the english processor designing company ARM (Advanced Risc Machines): e.g. ARM7TDMI, ARM7TDMI-S, ARM720T, ARM920T. 75% of all embedded processors worldwide.

Philips ARM 7TDMI-S:

  • LPC2000 Homepage www.lpc2000.com
    ARM 7TDMI-S microcontrollers by Philips, e.g. LPC2129: 60MHz, 256kB ROM, 16kB RAM, 2 x CAN, 2 x UART, 2 x SPI, 2 x 32bit timer, 4 x 10bit-ADC, PWM, RTC, 64 Pins
  • MCB2100 www.keil.com/..
    ARM 7TDMI-S microcontroller board by Keil, equipped with LPC2129. Redboot support.

Cirrus Logic ARM 920T:

  • EP9302 www.cirrus.com/..
    ARM 920T microcontroller by Cirrus Logic: 200MHz, MMU, 2 x USB2.0, 2 x UART, 1 x 1/10/100Mbps Ethernet MAC, 2 x 16bit timer, 1 x 32bit timer, 12 channel DMA, RTC, 208 Pins
  • TS-7200 www.embeddedARM.com/..
    (see picture) ARM 920T microcontroller Board by Technologic Systems, equipped with EP9301/2, full Redboot, eCos and Linux Support

Blackfin DSP

  • ADSP-BF533 www.analog.com/blackfin
    32bit DSP (digital signal processor) by Analog Devices: 500MHz, 148kB RAM, UART, SPI, 4 x 32bit timer, 12 channel DMA, RTC, 160 mini-BGA
  • ADSP-BF533-STAMP blackfin.uCLinux.org
    Blackfin DSP Board by Analog Devices, equipped with ADSP-BF533, full U-Boot and uCLinux Support
You offer comparable DSPs with full Linux support? Please send an email to: info@ralf-schaefer.biz

FPGAs

  • Xilinx Virtex Family www.xilinx.com/..
    NOT FOR FPGA BEGINNERS! Highest performance FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Array) available at all. With over 500MHz system speed, up to 10MB embedded RAM. You can load several 32bit Softcore Processors: Microblaze, LEON, Xtensa, Arc. First class Linux programming tools available.
    Virtex-II Pro FPGA article: www.linuxjournal.com/..
  • Xilinx Spartan Family www.xilinx.com/..
    Low cost FPGAs. Softcore 32bit Processors: MicroBlaze, LEON. First class Linux programming tools available.
  • Altera Cyclone Family www.altera.com/..
    Low cost FPGAs. Softcore 32bit Processor Nios II. First class Linux and Unix programming tools available.
You offer comparable FPGAs with full Linux support? Please send an email to: info@ralf-schaefer.biz

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Also see a LIST of processor architectures supported by the GNU Toolchain.

Embedded System

The TS-7200 ARM 920T microcontroller Board by Technologic Systems.

FPGA Development Boards

  • Spartan-3 Development Board www.xilinx.com/..
    Development board with XC3S200 included.
  • Cyclone / Nios II Evaluation Kit www.altera.com/..
    Development board with Nios II 32bit Softprocessor within Cyclone EP1C12F324 FPGA included.

CPLDs

  • Xilinx CoolRunner-II Family www.xilinx.com/..
    1.8V CPLDs (complex programmable logic devices) up to 323 MHz performance. First class Linux programming tools available.
  • Xilinx XC9500 Series www.xilinx.com/..
    Low cost 5V, 3.3V and 2.5V core voltage CPLDs. First class Linux programming tools available.
  • Altera MAX II www.altera.com/..
    Low cost CPLDs. First class Linux and Unix programming tools available.
You offer comparable CPLDs with full Linux support? Please send an email to: info@ralf-schaefer.biz

CPLD Development Boards

  • Xilinx CPLD Development Boards www.xilinx.com/..
    A development board by Xilinx with both CoolRunner-II (XC2C256) and XC9572XL .
  • MAX II Development Kit www.altera.com/..
    A MAX II EPM1270F256C5ES CPLD development board.

FPGA and CPLD Development Software

  • Altera Quartus II Design Tools www.altera.com/..
    FPGA and CPLD logic design tools for Linux, Solaris, HP-UX.
  • Xilinx ISE Design Tools www.xilinx.com/..
    FPGA and CPLD logic design tools for Linux. There's also a free version with less features available: ISE WebPACK 7.1i.