Luminary Micro Announces the Stellaris(R) Single-Board Computer Intelligent Display Reference Design Kit

AUSTIN, Texas - Stellaris IDM-SBC offers an Ethernet, USB, and CAN-connected QVGA
touch-screen user interface for control, automation, and instrumentation
applications

Luminary Micro, creators of the award-winning Stellaris(R) family of
ARM(R) Cortex(TM)-M3-based microcontrollers (MCUs), today announced the new
Stellaris Intelligent 3.5-inch Landscape Display Single-Board Computer
Reference Design Kit (RDK-IDM-SBC), featuring fully integrated 10/100
Ethernet (MAC+PHY), USB Host, and CAN interfaces. Based on the feature-rich
Stellaris LM3S9B92 microcontroller, the new intelligent display reference
design combines a 3.5-inch QVGA landscape-oriented touch-screen user
interface with several serial, digital, and analog connectivity options for
easy implementation as a Human Machine Interface (HMI) touch display panel in
an embedded control device. Software development for the RDK-IDM-SBC is
simplified by using Luminary Micro’s comprehensive StellarisWare(TM) Graphics
Library, USB Library, Peripheral Driver Library and ARM development tools
from ARM tools partners. Stellaris IDMs are the first display modules
available with the efficient performance and robust integration of an ARM
Cortex-M3 microcontroller, positioning the modules into building access
controllers and security systems, intelligent white goods and home
appliances, thin clients, and factory automation applications.

“The IDM-SBC represents the fourth open-tooled Stellaris Intelligent
Display reference design that Luminary Micro has launched in response to
direct customer feedback,” said Jean Anne Booth, Chief Marketing Officer at
Luminary Micro. “The highly integrated RDK-IDM-SBC, along with Luminary
Micro’s free StellarisWare Graphics, USB, and Peripheral Driver Libraries,
significantly shortens the time-to-market advantage for OEMs looking to
enhance new and existing products and systems with a network-connected
graphical user interface.”

Cost-effective Touch-screen Module with Multiple Deterministic
Connectivity Options

Featuring a 3.5-inch landscape-oriented QVGA 16-bit color LCD resistive
touch panel display with white LED backlight, the compact Luminary Micro
Stellaris(R) RDK-IDM-SBC design takes full advantage of the vast connectivity
features included in the integrated Stellaris LM3S9B92 microcontroller. The
connectivity options include 10/100 Ethernet RJ45 Jack, USB 2.0 Type A
connector, CAN through a terminal block interface, and UART and I2C through
an expansion header. In addition to the LM3S9B92 microcontroller’s integrated
256K of Flash memory and 96K of SRAM, the Single Board Computer Intelligent
Display reference design offers extended board-level memories including 8MB
SDRAM connected via the External Peripheral Interface on the LM3S9B92
microcontroller, 1MB of external Serial Flash, USB Host connector for
external mass storage, and a MicroSD card slot for image, data and code
storage. The design also features I2S Audio CODEC with power amplifier to
drive an external 8 ohm speaker. The board is powered by a terminal block
connection to a wide input range 12-40Vdc power supply with auxiliary 5V
power output.

A Single-Board Computer - Loaded with Free StellarisWare Software

The software for the Single-Board Computer Intelligent Display Module
includes the royalty-free StellarisWare Library suite, including the
StellarisWare Graphics Library, StellarisWare USB Library, and StellarisWare
Peripheral Driver Library. The libraries provide an easy C/C++ applications
programming interface that generates graphical elements for the IDM, eases
point-to-point connectivity using worldwide serial interface standards, and
controls the peripherals found on the LM3S9B92 microcontroller, respectively.
Perhaps even more enticing is that the library is completely stored in
factory-programmed ROM on the LM3S9B92 microcontroller. In addition, the
StellarisWare Library suite includes programming support for the IEC 60730
standard, especially useful for manufacturers of household appliances,
including washing machines, dryers, refrigerators, freezers, and
cookers/stoves. The software support also includes a board support package
that provides software drivers for the touch screen, the SD Card interface,
the relay output, the sound capability, in-system programming support, and
the analog inputs.

The LM3S9B92 microcontroller used in the IDM-SBC reference design
features the StellarisWare Bootloader in preprogrammed ROM, allowing users to
download code to flash memory for firmware updates through a serial
interface, such as UART, I2C, SSI, Ethernet, CAN, or USB. Other memory-saving
options preprogrammed in ROM include cryptography and error detection with
Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) tables (covers all three key sizes: 128,
192, 256 bits) and the Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) function.

The Single-board Computer Intelligent Display Reference Design Kit
(RDK-IDM) includes the IDM-SBC board, a CAT5 cable for Ethernet
interconnectivity, a USB stick, 8 ohm speaker, universal power supply, a
debug adaptor that allows connection to the 10-pin JTAG interface on the
board with a standard 20-pin ARM JTAG debugger, and CD containing all the
module design information, including schematics, BOM, Gerber files, software
source code, and documentation. All of the reference design information is
openly available, NRE- and royalty-free, for use and modification on any
Stellaris-based design.

Pricing and Availability

The RDK-IDM-SBC will be available through Luminary Micro’s global sales
channel (www.LuminaryMicro.com/sales) and online in late Q2 2009:

- USD 299 Stellaris Single-Board Computer Intelligent Display Module
Reference Design Kit (RDK-IDM-SBC)
(www.LuminaryMicro.com/products/rdk-idm-sbc.html)

Learn more at www.luminarymicro.com/products/whats_new.html.

About Luminary Micro and Stellaris

Luminary Micro, Inc. designs, markets and sells ARM Cortex-M3-based
microcontrollers (MCUs). Austin, Texas-based Luminary Micro is the lead
partner for the Cortex-M3 processor, delivering the world’s first silicon
implementation of the Cortex-M3 processor. Stellaris mixed-signal
microcontrollers contain specialized capabilities for applications in energy,
security, and connectivity markets. With the world’s largest selection of
ARM-based microcontrollers, Luminary Micro’s Stellaris family allows for
standardization that eliminates future architectural upgrades or software
tools changes.

Stellaris and the Luminary Micro logo are registered trademarks, and
StellarisWare is a trademark of Luminary Micro, Inc. or its subsidiaries in
the United States and other countries. All other brands or product names are
the property of their respective holders.

Luminary Micro Company Contact:
Jean Anne Booth / CMO / +1-512-917-3088 mobile / +1-512-279-8801 office /
JeanAnne.Booth@LuminaryMicro.com

Source: Luminary Micro

Jean Anne Booth, CMO of Luminary Micro, office, +1-512-279-8801, mobile, +1-512-917-3088, JeanAnne.Booth at LuminaryMicro.com