New SODIMM production-ready module for OMAP3530

SwiftModule-OM offers multimedia performance and handheld power

Our latest embedded module is based on the OMAP3530 family of microcontrollers with ARM's powerful Cortex-A8 core, optimized for high performance low-power embedded applications requiring graphics, video, or featuring high resolution touch screen displays.

SwiftModule-OM is a 68 x 35mm 200-pin SODIMM system on module providing up to 256MB of high performance DDR333 SDRAM, 1024MB NAND Flash, as well as advanced power management for handheld devices, audio, touch, Ethernet, optional 802.11g WiFi and a host of other interfaces such as USB 2.0 and SD Card which are provided by the OMAP device itself.

Powered by an ARM Cortex-A8 core running at 600MHz with NEON floating point unit, the OMAP35x microcontroller family features outstanding multimedia capabilities including PowerVR graphics system with OpenGL ES 2.0 support and an on-chip TMS320C64x video DSP which can decode MPEG-4 video in HD resolution. The display controller supports resolutions up to 2,048 x 2,048 pixels. SwiftModule-OM versions are available populated with different members of the OMAP family to provide both cost-effective and highly featured variants.

For development purposes, the SwiftModule-OM plugs into the SwiftLite-OM development system, a 9cm square board that can also be customised to provide a complete production solution. SwiftLite-OM provides numerous connectors, comes with an 800x480 touch screen, and adds additional outputs such as LVDS and HDMI. An expansion connector makes most of the SwiftModule's connectivity available. The system ships with Windows CE 6.0 as standard, a Linux 2.6 (Angstrom distribution) BSP is also available for the new module.

SwiftModule-OM offers users the possibility of creating a design based on the power of OMAP3530 and then taking that design to market by incorporating the module and using the associated BSP, rather than the risky and time-consuming approach of a complete redesign based on BeagleBoard or the EVM.

SwiftModule-OM is available immediately from Direct Insight, with prices from 75€ (1k units, OMAP3503).