Optimized to help developers evaluate the operation and performance of the of the NetLogic Microsystems Alchemy Au1500® processor.

Overview
NetLogic Microsystems’ industry-leading Alchemy® Processor family comprises a series of ultra low-power embedded processors that deliver the powerful processing performance, ultra low-power functionality and market specific integration required for next-generation products like enterprise thin clients, automotive infotainment, telematics, and other media rich embedded applications.

Alchemy® Solutions DBAu1500 development board is an integrated hardware and software system that leverages the power of the Au1500TM processor—a MIPS®-based chip with PCI controller. The processor enables the development of high-performance, low-power-consumption Internet Edge solutions, including wireless gateways, wireless access points, handheld computing, Web pads, set-top boxes, and multimedia applications.

The DBAu1500 development board is a turnkey solution that integrates a processor, memory and peripherals together on a single board, along with debugging assist features and software.

The DBAu1500 development board underscores NetLogic Microsystems’s commitment to providing customers with integrated systems that address their hardware and software needs, and positions NetLogic Microsystems as a valued partner in the development of future Internet Edge solutions.

Highlights

Our DBAu1500 development board has been designed to help Internet Edge solutions providers:

Test processor performance
The DBAu1500 development board integrates hardware and software into a complete, ready-to-run system, which can help developers test the performance of the Au1500 processor in a variety of demanding Internet Edge applications.

Bring Internet Edge applications to market faster
The debug assist features and software that are part of the DBAu1500 development board have been optimized to help customers rapidly develop new Internet Edge applications based on the Au1500 processor. The system incorporates an Au1500 processor, SDRAM, AMD MirrorBit™ Flash memory, and two AMD 10/100 Ethernet PHYs together onto a single board, along with debug assist software (including a YAMON monitor/debugger), drivers, and design files. The result is a fully integrated system that is ready to run customer-developed software, which in turn can help reduce the time to market for new Internet Edge solutions.

The result is a fully integrated system that is ready to run customer-developed software, which in turn can help reduce the time to market for new network and access products.

Learn from best practices
The NetLogic Microsystems DBAu1500 development board is a complete hardware and software solution that serves as a model for the development of future Internet Edge solutions.

Features

Memory Devices 64MB of 100MHz SDRAM 32MB AMD MirrorBit Flash memory (Am29LV640) 16MB Boot Flash memory 16MB Parameter Flash memory Expansion Two hot-swappable PCMCIA slots Static memory interface connector IDE ATA/133 connector Two 3.3V/PCI connectors Debug Assist Features YAMON monitor/debugger EJTAG connection to Au1550 processor Test points for key signals LEDs for easy notification of system activity Bank of 7-segment LEDs for software status User-settable switches On-board Peripherals Two AMD 10/100 Ethernet PHYs (Am79C874VC) USB host port USB device port AC97 audio CODEC stereo Two serial ports PCI-ATA/133 controller

System Documentation User’s guide Hardware datasheets Complete set of hardware design files, including schematics, layout, and BOM Software Included YAMON monitor/debugger in Flash memory Assembly/disassembly Memory modify/display Register modify/display S-record, download via serial and Ethernet Quick Start Peripheral initialization routines Diagnostics Example code Development tools Microsoft® Windows® CE.Net,VxWorks, embedded Linux demonstration images SafeNetTM CGXTM Mobile Cryptographic Library

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