10 June 2008

Logic Looks To Bring ARM Cortex-A8 To Medical Devices

Logic is looking to bring ARM’s Cortex-A8 technology to medical devices by way of a system-on-module (SOM) and development base board.

Logic’s OMAP35x SOM-LV 3 x 1.3 inch baseboard and Zoom OMAP35x development kit come with a choice of four ARM Cortex-A8 processors and Linux 2.6.22 Board Support.

Based on Texas Instruments’ OMAP 3 processor family and designed in the SOM-LV Type III form factor, the OMAP 3 module offers essential features for handheld and embedded networking applications. The OMAP 3 SOM-LV features the superset OMAP3530 processor, but also supports OMAP3525, OMAP3515, OMAP3503, and OMAP3430 processors.

Logic said the the Zoom OMAP35x Development Kit has been created as a low-cost, high-performance application development kit for evaluating the functionality of Texas Instruments’ OMAP 3 processors and System on Module (SOM).

Application development is performed right on the product-ready OMAP 3 SOM-LV and software Board Support Packages (BSPs) included in the kit, which enables you to seamlessly transfer your application code and hardware into production. The included OMAP3 SOM-LV utilizes the superset OMAP3530 processor. This SOM allows for easy evaluation of the OMAP3530, OMAP3525, OMAP3515, OMAP3503, and OMAP3430 processors.

As well as the medical profession, in particular patient monitoring and medical imaging the solution is also idea for card payment terminals and bar code readers, CCTV cameras and intruder alarms, the company said.