WarpComm: Marvell MPU Single-Board Computer Dev Kit to be Launched by Avnet Memec, Ka-Ro, kernel concepts & Marvell

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Avnet Memec, Ka-Ro & kernel concepts have collaborated to produce & distribute WarpComm, a Marvell MPU Single-Board Computer based development platform with a flexible Linux operating system & tool chain

The TK71 QSeven Single-Board Computer is based upon the 88F6281 Kirkwood Processor from Marvell, with a custom Linux OS image on board, and is a breakthrough in giving universal access to the superior Marvell Sheeva™ ARM Core technology. This SBC is flexible & versatile enough to be used in number of applications: Network Storage, Digital Video Recorder etc

Avnet Memec, Ka-Ro & kernel concepts have come together to design, produce, supply & support the industry standard QSeven format TK71, as WarpComm, a low-cost development kit, incorporating a baseboard which gives designers access to all of Kirkwood’s superior feature set.

This powerful SBC offers customers a plug & play embedded solution featuring

High-performance ARM-compliant CPU in excess of 1.0 GHz operating speed
256KB L2 cache
16-bit DDR2 memory interface
2 x Gigabit Ethernet Ports
PCI-Express
USB 2.0 hub with multiple ports
SATA 2.0
Other features such as security engine, TDM Channels, SDIO, SPI, TWSI, & UART interfaces

The hardware will ship with a light version of the µCross embedded Linux distribution from kernel concepts, which will comprise:

a cross-compiler suite and SDK
configuration for OpenOCD JTAG in-system debugger
UBoot boot-loader source code & binary.
Linux Kernel source code (v2.6.32 or later)
pre-compiled kernel image
ready-made extensible run-time system (aka "root-filesystem")

WarpComm will be formally launched at the Embedded World expo in Nuremburg in March 2010, by the three WarpComm partners: Avnet Memec, Ka-Ro, and kernel concepts together with Marvell, with demonstrations and information available at both the Avnet Memec & Ka-Ro booths at Embedded World.