Media Alert

04 Jun 2007

MDK support for new Stellaris Devices and Evaluation Kits

AUSTIN, TX, AND CAMBRIDGE, UK – June 5, 2007 – Luminary Micro www.luminarymicro.com a fabless semiconductor company that designs, markets, and sells award-winning ARM® Cortex™-M3 processor-based microcontrollers, and ARM, today announced the immediate availability of two Stellaris Evaluation Kits with ARM RealView Microcontroller Development Kit

Designed for the new class of Stellaris integrated communication MCUs, these compact and versatile evaluation kits take advantage of the capabilities of the new Stellaris microcontrollers with more memory, more GPIOs, and the addition of integrated 10/100 Ethernet MAC and PHY communications and integrated CAN communications.

Both kits include an evaluation copy of the ARM RealView Microcontroller Development Kit (MDK) software, limited to 16K code size. The RealView MDK includes the ARM RealView C/C++ Compiler, Assembler, and Linker, the Keil™ µVision IDE, Debugger and Simulator, together with examples and templates and the RTX real-time kernel.

Stellaris LM3S6965: Fully Integrated 10/100 Embedded Ethernet

The EKK-LM3S6965 features fully integrated 10/100 Ethernet capability and includes two examples of an embedded web-server demonstration applications. Each Stellaris LM3S6965 Ethernet Evaluation Kit contains:

• EVB-LM3S6965 Evaluation Board with 50MHz LM3S6965 (fully integrated 10/100 embedded Ethernet controller, 256K flash, 64K SRAM)
• 128 x 64 pixel monochromatic OLED graphics display
• User LED, navigation switches, and select push buttons
• MicroSD card slot
• Magnetic speaker, MCU breakout pads and JTAG connector
• Evaluation version of ARM RealView Microcontroller Development Kit tools supporting up to 16KB code size

Stellaris LM3S2965: A Fully Operable "CAN Network in a box"

The EKK-LM3S2965 features integrated CAN (Controller Area Network) and includes a separate Stellaris LM3S2110-based CAN device node board, providing an example fully functioning CAN network out of the box. Each Stellaris LM3S2965 Evaluation Kit contains:

• EVB-LM3S2965 Evaluation Board with 50MHz LM3S2965 MCU (fully integrated CAN controller, 256K flash, 64K SRAM)
• 128 x 64 pixel monochromatic OLED graphics display
• User LED, navigation switches, and select push buttons
• Magnetic speaker, MCU breakout pads and JTAG connector
• Evaluation version of ARM RealView Microcontroller Development Kit tools supporting up to 16KB code size

About Luminary Micro and Stellaris

Luminary Micro, Inc. designs, markets and sells ARM cortex-M3-based microcontrollers (MCUs). Austin, Texas-based Luminary Micro is the lead partner for the Cortex-M3 processor, delivering the world's first silicon implementation of the Cortex-M3 processor. Luminary Micro's introduction of the award-winning Stellaris® family of products provides 32-bit performance for the same price as current 8- and 16-bit microcontroller designs. With entry-level pricing at $1.00 for an ARM technology-based MCU, Luminary micro's Stellaris product line allows for standardization that eliminates future architectural upgrades or software tools changes. Contact the company at +1-512-2790-8800 or email press@luminarymicro.com for more information.

About ARM

ARM designs the technology that lies at the heart of advanced digital products, from wireless, networking and consumer entertainment solutions to imaging, automotive, security and storage devices. ARM's comprehensive product offering includes 16/32-bit RISC microprocessors, data engines, graphics 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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