Real-time Embedded Linux and POSIX RTOSs For Microcontrollers (MCUs)

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Microchip dsPIC and DSPnano Offer Ultimate Integration

The Masters was great. I must say that meeting the CEO Steve was a real highlight. He is so practical and down to earth. I'm sure that he has had much to do with the great performance that they have seen over many years.

The DSPnano for dsPIC product is highly complementary to the offerings that they have created at Microchip. Their focus has been tiny I/O modules and debug tools. Our focus is open source DSP RTOS tools which offer POSIX compliance, DSP libraries and next generation development environments. As it turns out, we offer the glue that it takes to exploit many smaller components for dsPIC and build a total solution.

For example, voice processing, SPI, Lin, USB, TCP, I2C and much more can be quickly and easily integrated into the RTOS with the POSIX interface and all calls can be standardized. The development can use the latest Eclipse technology and debugging and display of target data levers off MPLAB, ICD2 and REAL ICE technologies.

The most amazing thing is that you can now cut your design time substantially. This combination along with 3-5 week lead times for parts accelerates your growth and lets you improve faster than your competition. Just ask Steve or read his book - this is a winning formula.

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