Phytec Evaluation Boards
Ready-made CPU modules are making increasing sense for handling technology complexity and unpredictable market conditions.
Today’s 16 and 32-bit microcontrollers have become so complicated that growing numbers of embedded developers are questioning whether it’s worthwhile building a system from scratch or whether they’d be better off buying-in the more tricky bits ready-made. The continuing unpredictable market conditions are adding further pressures to examine what makes sense to do in-house.
One option is to just buy all the hardware off-the-shelf and concentrate on the application. Another idea is to extend the life of a design by adopting a standard platform that you can re-use for various different projects. Particularly interesting is the rise of high-density CPU modules. These are CPUs plus sub-systems that come on a tiny board or, for higher volumes, a multi chip module (MCM) that can be treated like a big chip. The advantage is that someone else has done the difficult part of the design and so you can often get away with a relatively simple PCB for the rest of the system.
The Phytec micro, nano and miniMODUL Concept
Phytec high-performance Single Board Computer modules integrate all core elements of a microcontroller system in subminiature dimensions. These industrial SBC's are based on a wide spectrum of 8-, 16- and 32-bit embedded microcontrollers. The insert-ready SBC's are designed in a manner that ensures easy expansion and embedding in peripheral hardware developments
8-bit Architecture - High Performance in a Minimal Form Factor
Supported targets:
- 8051
16-bit Architecture - Maximal Performance in minimal size
Supported targets:
- C166
- ST10
32-bit Architecture - Tomorrow's Embedded COTS Solutions... Today
Supported targets:
- PowerPC
- ARM
- TriCore
- x86/Pentium
Development
Boards & Add-On Hardware
- From Evaluation to OEM integration
Phytec Development Boards are fully equpped with all mechanical and electrical components necessary for the speedy and secure implementation and subsequent programming of Phytec Single Board Computer modules. Simple configuration of jumper pins readies the Development Board's connectivity to any compatible Phytec module, which plug pins-down into the contact strips on the Development Board.
Last Updated: May 04, 2005 15:56