Media Alert

21 Jan 2008

ARM Cortex-M1 Development Kit for Altera Cyclone III

Plano, TX: Keil announce the availability of the ARM Cortex™-M1 Development Kit for Altera Cyclone III. The kit is a complete ARM design solution providing all the tools and firmware to enable users to develop an embedded system based on the ARM Cortex-M1 processor and Altera Cyclone III FPGAs.

The kit includes a customized version of RealView® Microcontroller Development Kit, a targeted version of the ARM Cortex-M1 processor which can be used within the Altera Quartus II and Altera SOPC environments and numerous example software and hardware design projects to quickly enable you to develop embedded ARM systems based on the Cortex-M1 processor and Cyclone III FPGA's.

Buying the Kit

The Cortex-M1 Development Kit for Altera Cyclone III is available from Arrow Electronics and can be purchased directly from the Arrow website.

About Cortex-M1

The ARM Cortex-M1 processor addresses the need for a high-quality, industry standard processor for embedded systems on FPGAs. The ARM Cortex-M1 processor brings the broad ecosystem of tools and operating systems of the ARM Connected Community to FPGA users, as well as upward compatibility with processors such as the ARM Cortex-M3 processor. With this, the ARM Cortex-M1 enables developers to reduce engineering costs through the standardization of products on a single architecture spanning across FPGAs, MCUs, ASICs and ASSPs.

About Keil

Keil, an ARM® company, makes C compilers, macro assemblers, real-time kernels, debuggers, simulators, integrated environments and evaluation boards for ARM7™/ARM9™/Cortex-M3™, XC16x/C16x/ST10, 251 and 8051 processor-based microcontroller families. Products available from Keil include embedded development tools, evaluation software, product updates, application notes, example code and technical support. More information on Keil is available at www.keil.com.

About ARM

ARM designs the technology that lies at the heart of advanced digital products, from mobile, home and enterprise solutions to embedded and emerging applications. ARM's comprehensive product offering includes 16/32-bit RISC microprocessors, data engines, 3D processors, digital libraries, embedded memories, peripherals, software and development tools, as well as analog functions and high-speed connectivity products. Combined with the company's broad Partner community, they provide a total system solution that offers a fast, reliable path to market for leading electronics companies. More information on ARM is available at http://www.arm.com.

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