QuickLogic's Parallel Camera Interface for TISitara(TM) AM335x ARM® Cortex(TM)-A8 Processors Supports Android JellyBean 4.1.2 Operating System
• Complete, ready-to-use parallel Camera Interface solution (CAM I/F)
• Enables developers to take advantage of extensive Android ecosystem
• Supports BeagleBone open source hardware platform and QuickLogic Camera Cape
Sunnyvale, CA – QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ: QUIK), the innovator of ultra-low-power programmable Customer Specific Standard Products (CSSPs), today announced that its Parallel Camera Interface (CAM I/F) for Sitara™ AM335x ARM® Cortex™-A8 processors from Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) now supports the Android JellyBean 4.1.2 Operating System (OS). Now developers can easily integrate QuickLogic's catalog CSSP-based turnkey CAM I/F solution for TI's Sitara AM335x ARM Cortex-A8 processorsinto Android-based platforms.Â
According to a market study conducted by UBM Tech, the Android OS has jumped to the top position for open operating systems used by embedded developers. This adoption is being driven by extensive use of the Android OS in the highly fragmented enterprise space for applications such as retail, home automation, education and healthcare.
"The addition of Android OS support to QuickLogic's CAM I/F solution provides the next step in the evolution of QuickLogic's camera catalog CSSP products," said MehulKochar, senior business development manager for QuickLogic. "Our CAM I/F solution provides an off-the-shelf solution for the diverse enterprise market and enables customers to expand their served available markets, reduce their BOM and shorten their design cycles."
TI provides an Android development kit, which supports the BeagleBone platform, LCD7 cape and camera cape for faster development and easy integration. BeagleBone is a ready-to-use, open-source hardware platform for rapid prototyping and firmware and software development from BeagleBoard.org. BeagleBone is highly extensible, allowing developers to add many features and interfaces via add-on boards or capes.The camera cape, including the QuickLogic CSSP, connects to a BeagleBone and an Aptina image sensor.
Availability
The QuickLogic BeagleCam Camera Cape solution is available today. For additional information, please go to www.quicklogic.com/ti-camif.
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QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ: QUIK) is the inventor and pioneer of innovative, customizable semiconductor solutions for mobile and portable electronics OEMs and ODMs. These silicon plus software solutions are called Customer Specific Standard Products (CSSPs). CSSPs enable our customers to bring their products to market more quickly and remain in the market longer, with the low power, cost and size demanded by the mobile and portable electronics market. For more information about QuickLogic and CSSPs, visit www.quicklogic.com.
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