Stutensee, Germany – For evaluation and test of the MSC NANORISC-AM335x family of processor modules with Texas Instruments AM335x ARM processor, MSC Vertriebs GmbH offers the ready-to-use MSC NANORISC-SK-MB2 starter kit. The kit consists of the versatile MSC nanoRISC-MB2 baseboard with power supply, a 7” WVGA TFT display and a 7” PCT touch panel. A Debian Linux operating system installation on a bootable SD card or downloadable or free is ensuring immediate operation of the starter kit.
Even though the carrier board MSC nanoRISC-MB2 used for the starter kit provides an input for resistive 4-wire touch panels, a controller for projected capacitive touch (PCT) panels was added to the most recent board revision. Therefore the new version of the nanoRISC® starter kit comes with such a touch function for the 7-inch display, enabling the user to follow the general trend to user-friendly iPhone-style user interfaces which are increasingly found in industrial applications.
Along with the starter kit, the user can choose the 70 x 50mm nanoRISC® module from the MSC NANORISC-AM335x family from MSC. These boards are based on the Texas Instruments AM335x ARM Cortex-A8 processor. The nanoRISC® module with AM3352 clocked at 300MHz offers a 1.7W low power consumption. Besides this economic entry-level module, the AM3354 CPU board with 800MHz clock provides hardware 3D graphics acceleration. This more powerful nanoRISC® module consumes less than 2W of power and can also be operated without any cooling.
The MSC NANORISC-AM335x family of processor modules can hold up to 512 Mbyte of DDR3 DRAM, up to 512 Mbyte of SLC NAND Flash and optionally up to 64 Gbyte eMMC Flash. The boards provide popular embedded I/O signals such as Ethernet, USB, CAN, UART, SPI, I2C and I2S audio and support direct LCD drive (16/18/24 bit RGB) at a resolution of up to HD
(1366 x 768 pixels). Further options include a versatile Programmable Realtime Unit (PRU) allowing fast response to real-time events and Industrial Ethernet for industrial field bus applications.
MSC provides Board Support Packages (BSPs) for Linux and Android as well as boot loader and drivers for these operating system (OS) implementations (Windows® Embedded Compact 7 on request).
MSC Vertriebs GmbH
MSC Vertriebs GmbH is a European-wide service company in the field of electronic components, board-level products, and customer specific development of industrial hardware. Founded in 1982, the MSC Vertriebs GmbH operates today as a pan-European distributor and manufacturer in a consolidated company with over 1600 employees.
Products requiring intensive technical support, such as COM Express™, ETX®, NanoRISC®, Qseven™ modules and microcontrollers & tools, programmable logic & tools, ASICs, industrial motherboards, power and linear products, displays, optoelectronics, as well as memory modules are our specialty and make MSC one of the leading companies for high-tech solutions.
MSC distinguishes itself distinctly from its competitors with its competent applications and development engineers, as well as its design capacity for hardware, ASICs, and BIOS. The regional location to its suppliers and the consistent approach toward new technologies guarantee a high level of competency for its customers.
