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ARCOM INTRODUCES QNX REALTIME PLATFORM DEVELOPMENT KIT
01 February 2001 - Arcom
| Arcom today unveiled a simple and ready-to-run development kit featuring the QNX realtime platform (RTP). The kit comes with QNX technology pre-loaded onto the flash-based drive of an Arcom Single Board Computer (SBC). 'We have taken the time to match hardware and software so that the engineer can spend their time developing application code and not worry about the hardware platform and OS working together,' states Frank Pellitta, vice president of sales and marketing at Arcom. |
Arcom today unveiled a simple and ready-to-run development kit featuring the QNX realtime platform (RTP). The kit comes with QNX technology pre-loaded onto the flash-based drive of an Arcom Single Board Computer (SBC). 'We have taken the time to match hardware and software so that the engineer can spend their time developing application code and not worry about the hardware platform and OS working together,' states Frank Pellitta, vice president of sales and marketing at Arcom. Based on Arcom's SBC-GXm SBC, the development kit was created with a particular focus on the QNX RTP. The SBC-GXm is a 233MHz Pentium-performance processor board with standard PC interfaces, including flash disk, video, Ethernet, USB, touchscreen, audio, serial ports, and a PC/104-Plus expansion interface. The kit provides all the necessary peripheral interface devices to build an embedded QNX application. The QNX RTOS and the QNX Photon® microGUI (core components of the QNX RTP), as well as the Voyager™ browser, come pre-loaded on the Arcom SBC. Also included is a full QNX realtime platform CD and a non-commercial development license. In addition, the kit contains a PS/2 mouse, connection cables for VGA or flat-panel displays, serial cable, +5V power supply, and sample code. An optional NEC 6.5' color LCD module is available. 'We're working closely with communication technology providers like Arcom to offer 'one-stop' solutions based on the QNX realtime platform,' said Linda Campbell, vice president of strategic alliances at QNX. 'With these new Arcom kits, QNX developers get a jump start on their embedded projects - no need to deal with low-level board issues. You can start prototyping and developing right out of the box.' About the QNX Realtime Platform. A 20-year leader in the embedded market, QNX Software Systems recently launched the QNX realtime platform, the first self-hosted, graphical platform for embedded developers. Available free for non-commercial use at http://get.qnx.com, the platform features a POSIX, SMP microkernel, full memory protection, transparent networking, a customizable and embeddable GUI, Internet and multimedia technologies, driver development kits, and more.
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About: Arcom
Founded in Cambridge in 1982, Arcom has grown to become one of the leading suppliers of embedded computer and communications processors.
Arcom's embedded software development and support capabilities are second-to-none in the industry. Our engineering and support teams in Kansas City (US) and Cambridge (UK) have an enormous depth of experience and knowledge in the field of embedded operating systems, communications protocols, and system design. We pride ourselves on being able to provide comprehensive development tools and excellent support to our OEM customers as they bring their products to the market.
Development Kits - we lead the embedded market with our strategy for new product introduction based on the 'blue-box' development kits. By combining new hardware solutions with the leading embedded operating systems we offer our customers a complete and rapid application development environment.Embedded Boards - our range of embedded processor boards (x86 and XScale), PC/104 I/O modules, ISAbus and PCI add-on cards are all designed and manufactured by Arcom. This gives our customers fast and easy access to the highest level of technical support. All products are supported by a clearly defined life cycle and a commitment for long term availability. PCs & Enclosures - we also recognize that customers need products to ease the integration of our embedded boards. Arcom's design team includes mechanical engineers who have developed a number of off the shelf enclosure solutions for stand alone and rack mounted systems. Industrial Networking - since 1992, we have been actively involved in the integration and deployment of data acquisitions systems for the process control markets. Working with our key technology partners we now offer products and expertise to provide guaranteed data delivery from your field devices straight into your enterprise level applications. Design & Build - we understand the drive to cost reduce products for high volume applications and to combine this with a 'complete technical solution'. We accept contracts to produce custom solutions which focus on the design of dedicated hardware, developing optimized operating system configurations or complete packaged system solutions. Through a focused approach to innovative design backed by comprehensive development platforms, global marketing and low cost manufacturing, Arcom pursues an aggressive expansion of its customer base in North America, UK and France. Arcom is a subsidiary of Spectris plc, the precision instrumentation and controls company. Our business processes are accredited to the international QA standard ISO 9001 and our products hold all relevant certification. |
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