Fujitsu Adds FreeRTOS.org(TM) Port on Its 16FX and FR MB91460 Series MCUs
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Langen & Nurnberg, Germany, February 26th 2008 - Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) is pleased to announce the availability of a FreeRTOS.org(TM) port on its 16FX and FR MB91460 series microcontrollers.
FreeRTOS.org is a portable, open source, mini real-time kernel that is completely free to use, even in commercial applications, providing a cost-effective solution for low- and high-volume applications. OpenRTOS is available from WITTENSTEIN high integrity systems, and offers the benefits of FreeRTOS.org under a commercial licence. Safety-critical applications can also be supported with WITTENSTEIN's SafeRTOS, an IEC 61508 Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 3 compliant solution based on FreeRTOS.org that provides an ideal solution for a wide range of safety and commercially critical applications. FreeRTOS.org can be downloaded from www.FreeRTOS.org. The new port is included in FreeRTOS.org V4.7.2, and will be maintained in subsequent releases.
All products are backed by full development and support services including a pre-configured example application demonstrating the kernel features, expediting learning, and permitting 'out of the box' development. Free support is provided by an active user community. Commercial support along with a full development service is also provided.
Fujitsu's 16FX series of 16-bit microcontrollers provide customers with major performance enhancements over its predecessor the 16LX. These include up to five times the computing power, a significant 80% reduction in power consumption (at the same performance) and greater on-chip functionality. The company's MB91460 32-bit RISC (FR) series microcontrollers are a 0.18µm successor to the successful MB91360 series. The transfer to a smaller geometry brings the advantages of lower power consumption, higher speed and the choice of additional new features on the same die size, or similar features on a smaller die. Both series are well-suited to industrial control applications.
Availability
Fujitsu's 16FX and FR MB91460 series microcontrollers with a FreeRTOS.org port are available immediately. Please visit Fujitsu's website for more details: http://emea.fujitsu.com/microelectronics
About Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe
Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) is a major supplier of semiconductor products. The company provides advanced systems solutions to the automotive, digital TV, mobile telephony, networking and industrial markets. Engineers from design centres dedicated to microcontrollers, graphics controllers, mixed-signal, wireless, multimedia ICs and ASIC products work closely with FME's marketing and sales teams throughout Europe to help satisfy customers' system development requirements. This solutions approach is supported by a broad range of advanced semiconductor devices, IP and building blocks.
For more information, please see: http://emea.fujitsu.com/microelectronics
About FreeRTOS.org
FreeRTOS.org is a portable, open source, mini real-time kernel that is free to download and royalty-free, even in commercial applications. Ports exist for many different development environments. Free support is provided by an active user community, with commercial support offered by WITTENSTEIN high integrity systems. FreeRTOS.org is licenced under a modified GPL.
About WITTENSTEIN high integrity systems
WITTENSTEIN high integrity systems provide tools and services to the embedded software market. Services range from embedded platform preparation to complete embedded application development, and from concept demonstrators to fully qualified dependable systems. WITTENSTEIN high integrity systems are a proud member of the WITTENSTEIN group of companies where they contribute their software and systems expertise to the growing range of WITTENSTEIN products and services.
Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe
Pittlerstrasse 47
63225 Langen
Germany
Tel: +49 (0)6103 69 00
Fax: +49 (0)6103 69 01 22
E-mail: jim.bryant@fme.fujitsu.com
Contacts: Jim Bryant
