Timesys Announces LinuxLink Availability for OMAP-L137 Processor

LinuxLink, the first commercial software development framework for building custom embedded Linux products will be available for the new Texas Instruments’ OMAP-L137 Processor (News - Alert).

 

Timesys, the provider of LinuxLink whose framework includes the Linux kernel, cross-tool-chain, application development IDE, a build system called Factory, a vast library of middleware packages, software stacks and libraries, documentation and expert technical support.

 

The OMAP-L137 is a Low-power applications processor based on an ARM926EJ-S and a C674x DSP core. The processor enables OEMs and ODMs to quickly bring to market devices featuring robust operating systems support, rich user interfaces, and high processing performance life through the maximum flexibility of a fully integrated mixed processor solution.

 

LinuxLink users can make use the best Linux code available either from TI or from the open source community to design their systems. They have access to the Eclipse-based TimeStorm IDE tools for application development and debugging. These development tools help customers ensure the quality, reliability and performance of their final product. Timesys offers its customers expert support and a vast suite of documentation.

 

The software is already being used by developers to design OMAP-L137 based systems such as medical instrumentation and industrial control systems. The LinuxLink software now includes device drivers for the full range of internal OMAP-L137 peripherals as well as for external devices present on TI's OMAP-L137 evaluation module.

 

The OMAP-L1x low-power devices include a TMS320C674x digital signal processor as well as the ARM926EJ-S core. LinuxLink subscribers use the Timesys environment to develop the Linux platform for the ARM (News - Alert) core, while leveraging TI's DSP tools to develop and debug their DSP code.

 

TI has stated that Linux OS is used by many of its customers on OMAP-L137 low-power ARM plus DSP processor. The company’s mutual customers get easy-to-use Linux framework, high-quality commercial support and expert advice from Timesys for the OMAP-L1x platform. The LinuxLink platform support helps in getting the products to the market quickly.

 

Timesys has noted that LinuxLink for the OMAP-L137 processor offers its customers the ability to design a variety of Linux-based products that include specific functions accelerated by the DSP core. The LinuxLink business model is perfectly aligned with customers' open source needs as well as TI's product strategy, allowing for quick development of low-power, optimized Linux-based products.

 

Texas Instruments (News - Alert) recently had unveiled the new IP Phone platform and Timesys had introduced LinuxLink 3.0 support for Xilinx (News - Alert) FPGA's.