EPSON Expands Operating System Support for Its Market-Leading LCD Controllers; Joins Wind River Systems' WindLink for Tornado Partner Program.Business Editors and High-Tech Writers VANCOUVER, B.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 10, 2000 EPSON EPSON Son of Electronic Printer Research and Development Inc. (ERD), the market leader for embedded graphics LCD controllers, Monday announced controller support for the VxWorks(R) 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 (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. ), the run-time component of the Tornado(TM) I embedded development platform from Wind River Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:WIND), a leading provider of software and services for smart devices in the Internet age. EPSON has expanded its strategy to develop support for a variety of leading real-time operating systems. The VxWorks RTOS is the first in a long line slated for EPSON LCD controller support. EPSON has joined the Wind River Systems WindLink(TM) for Tornado(TM) Partner Program and begun development of drivers to support the Universal Graphics Library (UGL UGL Undergraduate Library UGL Unione Generale del Lavoro UGL United Gilsonite Laboratories UGL Universal Graphics Library UGL Unattainable Goal List ). UGL is the cornerstone for Wind River's graphics solutions. UGL support allows EPSON's controllers to work with Wind River's Zinc(TM) for VxWorks, Personal JWorks(TM) product and eNavigator/HTMLWorks(TM) Graphical User Interfaces. At present, EPSON's SED (1) (Stream EDitor) A Unix text editor that processes an entire file. It is the stream-oriented version of ed, an earlier text editor. Sed executes ed commands, but instead of editing one line at a time, sed applies the commands to the whole file. 1354, SED1355 and SED1356 graphics controllers are supported, with the remainder of the SED13xx product line scheduled to be added by the end of January 2000. "Today's announcement launches EPSON's aggressive agenda to offer embedded LCD controller support for a number of RTOSs," stated Kevin Gillett, manager in charge of driver development and OS Vendor Relations at EPSON Research & Development Inc. "This relationship is a major springboard that demonstrates our commitment to a variety of operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. requiring embedded graphics support. "As a WindLink partner, EPSON has a significant role in building comprehensive solutions for growing markets," said Dave Sheaffer, director of corporate product marketing for Wind River Systems. "This partnership will help EPSON develop and penetrate new industries to increase overall business while enhancing VxWorks graphics capabilities." The Tornado development platform consists of three integrated components: the Tornado suite of tools, a set of cross-development tools and utilities; the VxWorks run-time system (programming) run-time system - (RTS, run-time support, run-time) Library code and processes which support software written in a particular language running on a particular platform. , a scalable RTOS; and a number of host-target communications options, such as Ethernet, serial line, in circuit emulator (ICE) and ROM emulator A circuit that helps debug a ROM chip by simulating the ROM with RAM. The RAM circuit plugs into the ROM socket. Since RAM can be written over, whereas ROM cannot, programming changes can be made easily. . The WindLink for Tornado Partner Program is focused on helping hardware and software developers, system integrators, and consultants create and sell products and services that complement or are integrated with Tornado tools and the VxWorks RTOS. Sample code for the UGL drivers is slated to be available in Q1 '00 from EPSON and provided royalty free. About EPSON Research and Development Inc. EPSON Research and Development's Vancouver Design Center is a leader in the development of LCD controller related integrated circuits Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. and software. As part of the EPSON family of companies, and in keeping with EPSON's emphasis and reputation as a quality supplier of low power semiconductors, the Vancouver Design Center's focus is on developing the world's best low power LCD graphics controller chips for customers designing mobile and 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. products. For further information visit EPSON Research and Development on the Web at www.erd.EPSON.com. Note to Editors: All products, services, or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only, and may be trademarked, registered or copyrighted by their respective owners. |
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