ChipWrights stacks Linux application development kit with major enhancements for IPTV STBs and IP cameras

BEDFORD, USA: ChipWrights Inc.—, part of AD Group—, has introduce a new Linux Application Development Kit for the CW5631.

System-on-Chip provides the components to develop low-cost IPTV set-top boxes and IP cameras and significantly improve time to market. The Kit —based on the OpenEmbedded build system —leverages thousands of open source packages.

Major enhancements include:
* H.264 main profile support at D1.
* MPEG4, MJPEG high-definition (720p) support.
* Media player that plays videos, music and displays pictures.
* Image processing and encoding application with full source code.

Another key enhancement is ChipWrights’ image processing and encoding application, which provides full source code. “VideoKit is an ideal platform for customers who are developing advanced dewarping camera or videoconferencing applications.

The source code provides examples for several image processing functions available on the ChipWrights DSP, plus, an example of using open-source projects FFMPEG and Live555 to stream live video from a CW5631-based device.