ARC Announces USB Host and Device Software Development Kits.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Embedded World NUREMBERG, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 2004 ARC's Highly Integrated Development Kit Greatly Reduces Complexity of Embedded System Any electronic system that uses a CPU chip, but that is not a general-purpose workstation, desktop or laptop computer. Such systems generally use microprocessors, or they may use custom-designed chips or both. Designs Incorporating 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. ARC(TM) International (LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor :ARK), a leading provider in embedded software Instructions that permanently reside in a ROM or flash memory chip. Embedded software may be immediately available to the CPU or, for faster execution, may be transferred to RAM first and then executed. , today announced USB Host and Device Software Developers' Kits, supporting a variety of platforms including Motorola(R) ColdFire(TM), Motorola PowerPC and Intel(R) XScale(TM), targeted at low-end networking, industrial control, and consumer markets. ARC's USB Software Developers' Kit significantly decreases USB development time by providing the USB Host and Device controller-specific software stacks and drivers, so that developers can quickly and easily develop their embedded applications with minimal risk. Additionally, ARC's close relationships with major processor suppliers such as Motorola and Intel allow ARC to provide tightly integrated foundation software, including RTOS (1) (RealTime Operating System) An operating system designed for use in a real time computer system. See real time system, embedded system, process control and OS-9. , network stack and USB connectivity, available at the time of processor introduction. "As the industry's first provider of USB 2.0 High Speed On-The-Go (OTG (1) See USB OTG. (2) (The OBJECTive Technology Group, Ltd., Alexandria, VA) An organization that was devoted to distributed computing and object technology. Founded in 1994, it augmented the object and Internet standards community and served as an intermediary between ) IP, ARC holds abundant in-house knowledge and design expertise related to USB Connectivity in system development. As a result of this, we are confident our Developer's Kit will help customers create systems designed for the lowest cost and maximum efficiency," said JeriAnn May, ARC Software Marketing Director. ARC's USB Software Developer's Kits are offered in two packages: USB Host Developer's Kit and USB Device Developer's Kit. Each kit includes a software stack, a controller-specific driver, and example code. Each kit is also tightly integrated with ARC's MQX(TM) real-time operating system (operating system) Real-Time Operating System - (RTOS) Any operating system where interrupts are guaranteed to be handled within a certain specified maximum time, thereby making it suitable for control of hardware in embedded systems and other time-critical applications. (RTOS), enabling embedded developers to use a familiar development environment to quickly incorporate USB connectivity into MQX-based embedded devices. ARC also offers a class driver framework to manage the selected USB devices to perform the selected USB functions. Class drivers include printer, mass storage, communications, and human interface device support. Availability and Pricing ARC's USB Software Developer's Kit for Device, supporting the Motorola(R) MCF5272 ColdFire(R) and Intel(R) IXP (1) (Internet EXchange Processor) See IXA. (2) (Internet eXchange Point) A public junction point on the Internet that provides an on-ramp to the Internet as well as a location for carriers to exchange traffic. 425 XScale(R) processors, is available immediately from ARC. The USB Software Developer's Kit for Host, supporting the Motorola MPC (1) (Mobile PC) A handheld or laptop computer. See handheld computer, laptop computer and Ultra-Mobile PC. (2) (MultiPath Channel) See multipath. 5200 PowerPC(R) processor, will be available in March 2004. Class drivers for Printer, Mass Storage, and Human Interface Devices are available today. The class driver for Communications will be available in March 2004, with the class driver for Audio available in Q2 2004. The USB Developer's Kit for Host starts at U.S. $30,000, while the USB Developer's Kit for Device starts at U.S. $10,000. Class Drivers start at U.S. $5,000. All ARC USB Developer's Kit software is licensed with source code and without royalty fees. About ARC Embedded Software ARC International This article is about the publicly traded processor company. For the privately held French housewares company of the same name, see ARC International (household). is a worldwide provider of high quality software and knowledge for developers of embedded systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. who are looking to reduce the time, effort and cost of bringing their products to market. ARC's portfolio of integrated software, featuring the MetaWare(R) development tools and MQX(TM), a royalty-free real-time operating system (RTOS) provided in full source code, operates on many popular processors, and includes excellent technical support. Streamlined for application development in industrial control, networking, consumer and storage markets, ARC's software solutions allow customers to succeed at meeting their goal for on-time and on-budget product development. With technology based on more than 20 years of embedded expertise, ARC was the first company to integrate processors, development tools, peripherals, RTOS and connectivity solutions. The inventor of user-configurable 32-bit RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. processing and a leader in configurable System-on-Chip (SoC) platform technologies, ARC provides the tools and know-how to help customers manage the increasing complexity of system-level design. Please visit www.arc.com to learn more about ARC International (LSE:ARK). 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Important factors that could cause actual results to differ from those indicated by such forward-looking statements include, among others, market acceptance of the ARC technology; fluctuations in and unpredictability of the Company's quarterly results; general economic and business conditions; regulatory policies adopted by governmental authorities; assumptions regarding the Company's future business strategy; changes in technology; competition; ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; risks associated with the Company's international operations; and other uncertainties that are discussed in the "Investment Considerations" section of the Company's listing particulars dated 28 September 2000 filed with the United Kingdom Listing Authority and the Registrar of Companies The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. 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