Hella Uses Freescale Controller in Lane Departure Warning System Concept.NUREMBURG, Germany -- MPC (1) (Mobile PC) A handheld or laptop computer. See handheld computer, laptop computer and Ultra-Mobile PC. (2) (MultiPath Channel) See multipath. 5200, based on mobileGT(TM) technology, has computing power designed to enable future features Hella has developed a hardware concept for a lane departure warning system A lane departure warning system (LDW) is a mechanism designed to warn a driver when the vehicle begins to move out of its lane (unless a turn signal is on in that direction) on freeways and arterial roads. based on Freescale Semiconductor's (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) 32-bit MPC5200 controller containing a PowerPC(TM) core. Using the MPC5200, Hella can easily connect its system to a camera that provides an overview of the street and driving lanes in front of the car. Drivers' expectations are rapidly increasing, putting pressure on car manufacturers and Tier 1 suppliers to provide more advanced automotive electronic solutions, such as driver-assistance safety features. Hella is a major global automotive supplier, known for its products in the area of advanced driver assistance systems Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, or ADAS, are systems to help the driver in its driver process. When designed with a safe Human-Machine Interface it should increase car safety and more generally road safety. . Hella chose Freescale for its lane departure solution because of the MPC5200's computational power, which is designed to allow the integration of future processor-intensive functions, including real-time object recognition. "For future image processing applications, we need high-performance controllers able to process a high data stream and complex algorithms under real-time conditions," said Rolf Kupper, vice president of Hella responsible for the Driver Assistance Systems product line. "The MPC5200 is a good choice, with some performance reserves for additional functionality." The MPC5200 mobileGT platform is supported by several 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) and application software suppliers, allowing customers to license software from the source that best fits their needs. "The MPC5200 is a ready-to-go combination of proven hardware and software technologies," said Bill Pfaff, vice president and general manager of Freescale's Transumer (transportation + consumer) business. "It allows Hella to rapidly develop applications based on our mobileGT(TM) development platform." MPC5200 features The MPC5200 is a 32-bit embedded controller based on the PowerPC instruction set architecture. It is designed for a variety of automotive applications, and key features include: --High performance of 760 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. at 400 MHz with integrated floating point unit (FPU) --Low power consumption (approximately one watt) --Wide variety of integrated input/output (I/O), including controller area network (CAN), J1850, peripheral component interconnect See PCI. (hardware) Peripheral Component Interconnect - (PCI) A standard for connecting peripherals to a personal computer, designed by Intel and released around Autumn 1993. PCI is supported by most major manufacturers including Apple Computer. (PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). ), double data rate (DDR) synchronous dynamic random access memory (storage) Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory - (SDRAM, Synchronous DRAM) A form of DRAM which adds a separate clock signal to the control signals. SDRAM chips can contain more complex state machines, allowing them to support "burst" access modes that clock out a series of (SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) A type of dynamic RAM (DRAM) memory chip that has been widely used since the late 1990s. SDRAM chips eliminated wait states by dividing the chip into two cell blocks and interleaving data between them. ), multiple serial communications interfaces (I2S, I2C, SPI and multiple UARTs), universal serial bus See USB. (hardware, standard) Universal Serial Bus - (USB) An external peripheral interface standard for communication between a computer and external peripherals over an inexpensive cable using biserial transmission. (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. ), Ethernet and ATA/IDE. --Integrated DDR memory controller that accelerates data access with an effective memory bus speed of 266 MHz --Integrated BestComm DMA controller that offloads I/O-intensive data transfers from the PowerPC(R) processor core. This facilitates rapid data movement through the device, a feature crucial for automotive camera systems. --Minus 40 to 85 degrees Celsius extended temperature qualification --Long-term availability due to automotive market applicability Comprehensive development support To help customers streamline time-to-market, Freescale supports the MPC5200 with a choice of comprehensive development platforms. The cost-effective Lite5200 Evaluation Board (EVB) Kit is ideal for customers who want to quickly develop their own hardware solutions with the MPC5200. This kit supports Board Support Packages (BSPs) for ARC MQX(R), Green Hills Software's INTEGRITY(R), CodeWarrior(TM) Linux(R), MontaVista(R) Linux(R), OSE OSE - Open Systems Environment Systems GmbH(R), QNX(R) Neutrino(R) and Wind River(R) VxWorks(R). The comprehensive Total5200 Development Platform is well-suited for rapid prototyping. This system offers robust I/O expansion, an integrated LCD with touch screen and a full audio subsystem. Also available on the Total 5200 Development Platform are the QNX(R) Neutrino(R) RTOS and IBM(R) WebSphere(R) support for the Java(R) programming language, as well as Clarity CVC See CSC. (R), Fonix(R) Embedded Speech, IBM Embedded ViaVoice(R), ScanSoft and Wavemakers(R) ClearStream(R) speech recognition solutions. Price and availability The Lite5200 EVB Kit and Total5200 Development Platform are available today, with suggested resale prices staring at $995 and $5,000 (USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ), respectively. Additional information about the MPC5200: www.freescale.com/files/pr/hella-mpc5200.html About Hella KGaA Hueck & Co., Lippstadt The automotive supplier develops and manufactures components and systems for lighting and electronics for the automotive industry. In addition, joint venture companies produce complete vehicle modules, air conditioning systems and vehicle electrical systems. Hella is one of the world's largest companies selling automotive parts and accessories, with its own sales companies and partners in more than 100 countries. The consolidated turnover of the Hella group is 3 billion Euros. Hella is one of the 100 largest industrial companies in Germany. A total of 23,900 people are employed in 65 manufacturing facilities, production subsidiaries and joint venture companies in 18 countries. More than 2,000 engineers and technicians work in research and development. Customers include all major vehicle and system manufacturers as well as the motor vehicle parts trade. About Freescale Semiconductor Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) is a global leader in the design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors for the automotive, consumer, industrial, networking and wireless markets. Freescale became a publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. in July 2004 after more than 50 years as part of Motorola, Inc. The company is based in Austin, Texas, and has design, research and development, manufacturing or sales operations in more than 30 countries. Freescale, a member of the S&P 500(R), is one of the world's largest semiconductor companies with 2004 sales of $5.7 billion (US). www.freescale.com Freescale Technology Forum Learn more about this inaugural forum, June 20-23, Orlando, Fla., featuring visionary keynote speeches, in-depth technical presentations and technology demonstrations from Freescale and leading hardware, software and tools providers. www.freescale.com/ftf Freescale(TM) and the Freescale logo are trademarks of Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. The "PowerPC" name is a trademark of IBM Corp. and used under license from IBM Corp. (C) Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. 2005. NOTE TO EDITORS: The "2" in the terms "I2S" and "I2C" is a superscript. It was changed for transmission purposes only. Freescale Reader Inquiry Response: Freescale Semiconductor P.O. Box 17927 Denver, CO 80217 USA |
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