DECOMSYS And ARM Announce New Automotive Prototyping Platform With Flexray Support
VIENNA, AUSTRIA AND CAMBRIDGE, UK - July 31, 2003 - DECOMSYS, the FlexRay Solution provider, and ARM [(LSE:ARM); (Nasdaq:ARMHY)], the industry's leading provider of 16/32-bit embedded RISC processor solutions, today announced the availability of a new prototyping platform for the FlexRay standard and other automotive interconnect standards such as CAN, TTCAN, and LIN, based on the high-performance ARM9™ core family-based Excalibur device from Altera.
The DECOMSYS::NODE<ARM> product is one the first integrated prototyping platform for the emerging new FlexRay communication standard for automotive electronics. This technology enables the evaluation and analysis of the FlexRay standard and other automotive prototyping projects, e.g. using FPGAs, and facilitates application testing, in the lab as well as in prototype cars.
"DECOMSYS and ARM have a strong focus on the automotive industry, especially on the fast growing segment of x-by-wire applications. Over the next decade, advanced high speed control applications like brake-by-wire will become available, requiring high dependability and performance of the car's computer infrastructure," said Michael Sprachmann, managing partner, DECOMSYS. "Our new solution will have an enormous impact on the development of such prototypes. It offers a cost-effective platform which combines innovative flexibility (400k FPGA) with high-performance ARM® technology."
"Automotive prototyping is a field with enormous market potential as new electronic and communication systems are introduced. Our collaboration with DECOMSYS will give Partners and their key suppliers an important new platform for evaluating projects, helping to significantly reduce costs and increase reliability," said Wolfgang Kattermann, segment manager automotive, ARM. "The DECOMSYS::NODE<ARM> product answers the need for a prototyping evaluation platform demonstrating outstanding versatility and expandability, and thus opens an interesting market for ARM and its Partners."
Availability
The prototyping platform is available from DECOMSYS from August 1, 2003. |
