AMD announces the new AMD Alchemy Solutions Driver Info Reference Design Kit.AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AMD) has announced the AMD Alchemy(TM) Solutions Driver Information Reference Design Kit (RDK), based on the AMD Alchemy Solutions Au1500(TM) processor and AMD's Flash memory technology. The Driver Information RDK is a tailored, flexible tool to aid the development of software and hardware applications for automotive navigation/entertainment devices. As automotive navigation and entertainment systems evolve into a single system with added functionality and connectivity, drivers and passengers will benefit from greater convenience, more productivity and enhanced entertainment options. "We developed the Driver Information RDK to assist our customers in designing products that will greatly enhance the navigation and passenger entertainment experience," said Phil Pompa, AMD's vice president of marketing for the Personal Connectivity Solutions Group. "While helping to enable advanced information systems and productivity tools such as phone connectivity, web and e-mail access for the driver, this tool also helps enable our customers to lower overall system production cost, improve navigation and entertainment experiences and bring their products to market in a more rapid, cost-effective manner." The Driver Information RDK is a hardware and software platform that uses the outstanding features of the low-power, high-performance, high-integration Au1500 processor. The platform helps enable customers to develop turn-by-turn navigation with voice input and voice command through a Global Positioning System Global Positioning System: see navigation satellite. Global Positioning System (GPS) Precise satellite-based navigation and location system originally developed for U.S. military use. (GPS) module, future Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) connections, and future audio sound systems. Turn-by-turn navigation describes the automatic shifting of on-screen 3D graphics as course corrections are made. To meet the high customer demands for rear seat entertainment solutions, the Driver Information RDK helps enable software and applications development for streaming media, including MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). 1, MPEG2, MPEG4 and DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. playback. "With its support for the QNX Neutrino RTOS, AMD shows its commitment to suppliers of in-car infotainment systems and provides them with an extensible framework to create reliable, scalable, and high performance products," said Linda Campbell, vice president of product and segment management at QNX Software Systems Ltd. "As a proven, automotive-grade RTOS, QNX Neutrino offers both the real time performance and the software fault-tolerance demanded by in-car systems that deliver a mix of navigation, entertainment, and location-based services." Demonstrating the powerful capabilities of an AMD processor-based platform, the complete Driver Information RDK includes a hardware platform with support for Ethernet, USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. , control area network (CAN) and media-oriented system transport (MOST) buses for automotive networks, 2D and 3D graphics, analog and digital video playback and expansion connectors for a complete car audio sub-system. In addition, the Driver Information RDK is supplied with a complete board support pack (BSP BSP Bromsulphalein, a dye used in the study of liver function. See also sulfobromophthalein clearance test. ), supporting both Microsoft(R) Windows(R) CE for Automotive and QNX Neutrino Real Time Operating System A master control program that can provide immediate response to input signals and transactions. See real time system and embedded Linux. (RTOS), as well as a complete design file including bill of material, schematics, and gerber files from the platform's CAD design. Capitalizing on the proven reliability of AMD's Flash memory devices in the automotive environment, the Driver Information RDK utilizes AMD's Flash memory technology--specifically the Am29LV641D device. This memory device features ultra-low power consumption, and is designed to be programmed in-system. The Au1500 processor is a MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second) The execution speed of a computer. For example, .5 MIPS is 500,000 instructions per second; 100 MIPS is a hundred million instructions per second. 32(TM) technology-based system on a chip (SOC) processor, and is available at speeds of 333MHz, 400MHz and 500MHz speeds, with power dissipations of less than 400 milliwatts, 700 milliwatts and 1.2 watts respectively. With highly integrated system peripherals, including a 33/66 MHz 32-bit PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). Controller (PCI 2.2 compliant), GPIO, two 10/100 Ethernet Controllers, USB Device and Host, two UARTS, an AC-97 Controller and a PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, San Jose, CA, www.pcmcia.org) An international standards body and trade association that was founded in 1989 to establish a standard for connecting peripherals to portable computers. PCMCIA created the PC Card. See PC Card. controller, the Au1500 processor can provide lower system costs, and can enable smaller form factors, simpler designs and shorter design cycles. |
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