Kozio Supports TI OMAP Application Processor Family

Kozio, a provider of embedded in-system diagnostics and functional test software, is supporting the Texas Instruments (News - Alert) (TI) OMAP 3 application processor family, targeted by TI at Smartphone and Mobile Internet Device (MID) markets.

Kozio’s is supporting TI through its kDiagnostics Design Suite which contains a 'test and diagnostics executive', running on the target OMAP processor system hardware, and executing test methods and suites under user control.

This Suite, according to Kozio, supports the OMAP34x and OMAP35x processor families, delivering a high-integrity validation suite for comprehensive at-speed functional testing, debug and diagnostics, to mobile device OEMs and other designers building products on the OMAP 3 platform.

Kozio has already expressed its intent to continue supporting the OMAP platform as TI releases future 45nm OMAP 3 products.

Texas Instruments (TI) OMAP 3 application processors are highly-integrated, high performance and low power solutions that deliver advanced multimedia, imaging and general purpose processing capabilities to a range of portable devices.

The company notes engineers using kDiagnostics who report faster and more predictable design validation, with fewer "validation escapes" causing latent issues that slow design productivity and require expensive and time-consuming corrective action.

The software engineers also benefit from the early availability of stable hardware that speeds integration and verification of application software. This availability gives software engineers enough time to work on product features and functions.

Kozio's kDiagnostics Design Suite with OMAP 3 processor support is now available. Kozio can also personalize test methods and suites to a specific board design. These have the ability to verify all CPUs, memories, peripherals, storage devices, connections, displays, and audio channels.

The company claims these standard methods and suites deliver the highest level of test coverage within minutes of system power on. Users also have the option of adding new test routines interactively or use Kozio's API to write new test routines in a high-level language.