| Module integrates apps processor, runs Windows CE |
Dec. 13, 2006
 Logic Product Development is shipping a small, component-like board based on a Freescale i.MX31 applications processor along with memory and I/O functions. The i.MX31 SOM (system-on-module) and associated development kit are supported by Windows CE 5.0, and target medical, industrial, wireless, and consumer electronics applications, according to the company.
(Click for larger view of the i.MX31 SOM)
The Freescale i.MX31 apps processor, on which the SOM is based, integrates an ARM1136JF-S processor core, plus USB host and function controllers, an FPU (floating point unit), an LCD controller, PCMCIA and CF controllers, UARTs, a Secure Digital controller; and numerous other on-chip functions (see block diagram, below).
i.MX31/i.MX31L block diagram
To these functions, Logic's SOM i.MX31 adds on-board flash memory, low-power DDR SDRAM, a 10/100 Ethernet interface, a touch-screen controller, and an audio codec, the company says. The compact module measures 3.0 x 2.3 inches (76 x 59 mm) and can be used like a macro-component.
Logic also offers a "Zoom Development Kit" that aims to simplify developing products based on the i.MX31 SOM. In addition to the SOM, the Kit includes a baseboard (pictured below). The baseboard provides connectors for mounting the SOM, along with interface electronics and "real-world" external I/O connectors for access to the peripheral interfaces implemented on the SOM and within the i.MX31 apps processor. The Kit also comes with a bootloader and a Windows CE 5.0 BSP (board-support package).
i.MX31 Zoom Development Kit baseboard, with i.MX31 SOM identified by yellow box
Monica Hamilton, Freescale's director of wireless developer relations, stated, "Logic did a brilliant job of focusing on features that pertain to a broad set of embedded applications, including connectivity, touchscreen and audio,"
Logic marketing director Eric Harnisch claims that "customers typically realize a six-nine month time savings in their product development cycle by integrating the SOM into their product."
Availability
The Zoom Development Kit for Freescale's i.MX31 is immediately available, at a list price of $675 (price includes the i.MX31 SOM). The i.MX31 SOM, in quantities of 1,000 units, lists between $175 and $203, depending on configuration, Logic said.
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