After ARM7 and ARM9, Now its "BLACKFIN"
With .NET Micro Framework gaining recognition, Analog Devices have announced porting .NET Micro Framework to their BLACKFIN processors.
Developers of resource-constrained portable devices offering multimedia and other specialty applications will for the first time be able to use Microsoft’s field-proven productivity tools, .NET and Visual Studio®, with the Blackfin processor, speeding the design of small-footprint, low-power embedded systems.
Analog Devices’ Blackfin processors combine high performance, power efficiency and system integration to enable highly optimized embedded designs without compromise. With power consumption as low as 0.16 mW/MHz (at 250 MHz) and performance up to 600 MHz, applications can add greater signal-processing performance without sacrificing battery life.
Blackfin will be the first DSP in Microsoft’s .NET Micro Framework sphere, Developers will be able to work with Microsoft development tools to implement feature-rich products on Blackfin, with the power efficiency, performance level and system cost that is right for compact embedded applications. For example, one of the exciting possibilities is using Windows® SideShow™ to display information on mobile PCs and portable electronic devices such as media players, even when those devices are in sleep mode.
Blackfin® Processors embody a new breed of 16/32-bit embedded processor, ideally suited for products where a convergence of capabilities are necessary – multi-format audio, video, voice and image processing; multi-mode baseband and packet processing; control processing; and real-time security. The Blackfin's unique combination of software flexibility and scalability has gained it widespread adoption in convergent applications.
The .NET Micro Framework was created from the ground up as a .NET solution for small embedded devices from industrial sensors and instrumentation to home automation systems and healthcare monitors, The addition of Analog Devices’ Blackfin to the .NET Micro Framework fold will make high-performance, low-power digital signal processing (DSP) capabilities accessible to developers, using the world-class development tools of Visual Studio.
In addition to being fully integrated with Visual Studio, the .NET Micro Framework software development kit (SDK) comes equipped with an extensible emulator to simulate targeted hardware capabilities. The framework enables device developers to connect diverse hardware solutions to virtually any peripheral device through industry-standard communication connections and custom-managed drivers.
Analog Devices also plans to complement the Microsoft .NET Micro Framework SDK with additional development tools for Blackfin developers. The company will announce details as the tools become available.
Comments
Extremely informative article. Any idea if the complete MSDN library can be used for developing applications on Analog Devices Blackfin?
Posted by: Blackfin Developer | December 6, 2009 08:31 AM