Thursday, July 21, 2011

Freescale adds controller and peripheral modules, and full kits to Tower System development platform

AUSTIN, USA: Freescale Semiconductor continues to extend the Tower System development platform with new, feature-rich development boards (modules) for medical, industrial and general embedded applications.

Freescale announced eight new controller modules, three interchangeable peripheral modules and four comprehensive kits for the reconfigurable Tower System. In addition, the Tower System was awarded the 21st Annual EDN Innovation Award in the Development Kits, Reference Designs and Single-Board Computers category earlier this year.

The new controller modules feature Kinetis microcontrollers (90 nanometer, 32-bit MCUs based on the ARM Cortex-M4 core) and ColdFire+ Jx and Qx MCUs. Three new peripheral modules add fast network connectivity for wireless control and monitoring, a low-power audio interface and low-power 802.11 Wi-Fi for home wireless applications.

The Freescale Tower System provides designers with a customizable embedded design environment that offers mix-and-match tool selections to suit their design needs. Interchangeable, easy-to-use modules promote the reuse of hardware from across designs and architectures, helping to speed time to market and scale down overall tool costs.

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