Wind River and Freescale Expand Partnership to Deliver Premier Solutions to Telematics, Industrial, and Consumer Industries

Wind River and Freescale Semiconductor have expanded their partnership to offer the Apollo development kit, which includes Freescale's MPC5121e advanced computing platform integrated in the STx ADS512101 reference board and 30-day evaluation versions of Wind River Linux 2.0 or VxWorks 6.5. Also included in the Apollo development kit are a preintegrated board support package (BSP), specifically optimized for the MPC5121e and ADP512101, and Wind River Workbench, the device software industry's leading Eclipse-based tools suite.

Freescale MPC5121e
The MPC5121e is based on an e300 core built on Power Architecture technology. It also includes AXE, a fully programmable 200MHz 32-bit RISC core for real-time acceleration tasks. The MPC5121e is ideally suited for any embedded application that needs support for high-end displays, graphics acceleration, and network connectivity, such as telematics, rear-seat entertainment systems, set-top boxes, and surveillance and security systems. The MPC5121e multicore processor offers competitive cost, quality, reliability, and exceptional performance.

Wind River Linux
Based on a standard Linux 2.6 distribution, the Wind River Linux platform combines a high-performance, preemptible kernel environment with powerful networking applications, file systems, and management and security features. In addition to a fully tested and validated distribution, Wind River Linux includes the Eclipse-based Wind River Workbench development suite. Wind River Linux is backed by 24/7 global technical support and specialized professional services to help jump-start your next project.

VxWorks
VxWorks is ideally suited for devices requiring a highly scalable, hard real-time, deterministic run-time environment. The platform includes a comprehensive networking stack that features Wind River Advanced Networking Technologies, enhanced memory protection, error management, and POSIX compliance. The latest edition is also backward-compatible with earlier versions of VxWorks, allowing customers to leverage existing and legacy software assets. VxWorks is backed by Wind River's 24/7 global technical support and specialized professional services to help jump-start your next project.

STx Development Board
The advanced development system reference board comes in a rugged Mini-ITX form factor. It offers control for shock and vibration, humidity, and industrial temperature extremes. Wind River Linux or VxWorks is flashed on the board with Wind River Workbench, available in accompanying media. The product kit includes a 5V wall cube and worldwide adapters, preloaded U-Boot, a quick start guide, and DVDs with Wind River evaluation software, schematics, user manual, and third-party information.