DALLAS, April 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments
Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced a new "Tool Swap"
program to give developers a chance to get rid of underperforming
microcontroller (MCU) tools from competitors and make the switch to
TI's leading solutions. The program is sponsored by Digi-Key
Corporation and will take place on May
3 – 5 at the Embedded Systems Conference (ESC), Silicon
Valley in San Jose, Calif.
Each day of the program, the first 100 developers to bring a
used competitive kit to the TI booth can exchange their old
hardware for an MSP430™ eZ430-Chronos watch, Stellaris® Cortex™-M3
EVALBOT robotic evaluation board or C2000™ Piccolo™ controlSTICK.
For more information, go to www.ti.com/maketheswitch.
From ultra-low-power MSP430 MCUs, to Stellaris Cortex-M MCUs, to
real-time control C2000 MCUs, TI offers the broadest range of
microcontroller solutions in the industry. Beyond
differentiated silicon, TI is committed to delivering robust
software and tool platforms that are unmatched by any other
semiconductor provider. TI's experimenter, developer and
application specific kits are designed to address every design
stage – from device exploration, to prototype and production.
Each TI MCU tool includes all of the hardware and software
necessary to get started in 10 minutes or less.
Attendees will have the option to switch out their competitive
MCU hardware tool for one of these superior TI solutions (while
supplies last):
eZ430-Chronos Watch features and benefits
- Ultra-low-power MSP430™ MCU core and sub-1GHz CC1101 RF
transceiver are combined on one chip to reduce system complexity
and shrink package and printed circuit board (PCB) size by up to 50
percent compared to two-chip solutions
- TI's SimpliciTI and BM Innovations' BlueRobin™ RF protocols
enable developers to easily establish wireless links regardless of
RF knowledge, right out of the box
- Integrated 3-axis accelerometer for motion sensitive control as
well as sensors for measurement, including altimeter, temperature
and battery voltage
- USB-RF access point for PC communication and automation,
supported by production-ready source projects, including, but not
limited to, motion-based mouse control, sensor data logging with
wireless PC download, keyboard and presentation control as well as
time and calendar sync
Stellaris® EVALBOT features and benefits
(EK-EVALBOT)
- 80 MHz Stellaris® LM3S9B92 MCU with 256K Flash, 96K
SRAM, StellarisWare® software in ROM, as well as integrated
Ethernet, USB On-the-Go (OTG)/Host/Device and CAN
- Example display, audio and motor control software projects
based on the extensive StellarisWare® code base for putting
concepts into practice
- Expansion port supports TI wireless modules and end customer
extensions
- Two DC gear-motors provide drive and steering, opto-sensors
that detect wheel rotation with 45 degree resolution, and sensors
for "bump" detection
- TI motor drivers, voltage regulators, audio codec, interface
and logic devices for easy evaluation of the complete signal
chain
Piccolo™ controlSTICK features and benefits
- 60 MHz Piccolo™ 32-bit TMS320F2802x microcontroller with 64K
Flash, 12-bit ADC, ePWM and other control-oriented peripherals
- On board USB JTAG emulation and access to all control
peripherals and example projects within a small USB memory stick
form factor
- Access to controlSUITE™ software, a portal to everything needed
to accelerate real-time control design, including royalty-free
software examples, libraries, application solutions and
support
TI will also be posting additional opportunities for attendees
to get free stuff at ESC on Twitter and Facebook. Follow TI's
newsfeeds during the event for special codewords that can be
redeemed for prizes, and check out www.ti.com/maketheswitch.
About Texas Instruments
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we do – from the responsible manufacturing of our semiconductors,
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MSP430, C2000, Piccolo and controlSUITE are trademarks of Texas
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