Monday, April 14, 2008

VirtualLogix and Texas Instruments Drive Digital Video Innovation with Development Platform for DaVinci™ Technology

  • Texas Instruments ships VirtualLogix software in its new TMS320DM6437 Digital Video Development Platform for DaVinci technology
  • New development platform includes VirtualLogix Linux at no cost and royalty free to enable customers using the TI DSP to develop and ship products using Linux
  • Real-Time Virtualization™ software from VirtualLogix enables TI DSP/BIOS™ kernel and Linux to run concurrently without the need for an additional application processor

TMS320DM6437 Digital Video Development Platform (DVDP) for DaVinci technology. The DVDP includes VirtualLogix Linux and an evaluation version of its VLX for Digital Multimedia v2.0. VirtualLogix and TI customers using TMS320DM643x DSPs can now develop and ship Linux-based products using TI DSP. By including VirtualLogix’s VLX for Digital Multimedia v2.0 customers can evaluate the benefit of running both TI DSP/BIOS™ kernel and Linux simultaneously on a single DSP to create feature-rich, high-performance, digital multimedia products faster and at a lower cost.

As digital video applications such as IP set-top boxes, videophones and IP netcams permeate the market, developers are looking to Linux to provide the rich functionality these products demand. By offering VirtualLogix’s Linux for TI’s DM643x DSPs based on DaVinci technology, developers can take advantage of Linux without giving up the real-time performance capabilities and broad ecosystem of TI’s DSP/BIOS kernel. The new DVDP offers a significant increase in software development options as well as the ability to ship products faster and at a lower cost.

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