GuruCE are continuing to develop their i.MX6 BSP and have a new release with many new features and fixes.
Check out their video which details all the updates!
The GuruCE BSP support the Solo, DualLite, Quad and QuadPlus Opal-6 variants. Contact us to get an Opal-6 dev kit so you can test it for yourself.
Yes – we are still here!
It has been a long time since our last post, but there has been a lot going on in the background at Device Solutions. We have been working on some exciting projects with great customers.
GuruCE have also been hard at work and have a new BSP release for i.MX6. It now supports the Opal-6 SOLO along with Dual-Lite, Quad and QuadPlus variants.
Check out the post from GuruCE for all the details, including download links, and contact us to get hold of an Opal-6 Development Kit to kick start your new WEC project.
The team at GuruCE have another i.MX6 WEC 7 and 2103 release ready to go!
Along with many other features and enhancements, this release adds support for the Opal-6 Quad and QuadPlus modules. One of the key features of Opal-6 is the ability to scale – from a single core, through to the powerful QuadPlus for demanding graphics applications.
Check out this video GuruCE put together to show the difference in capabilities between the Quad and QuadPlus.
GuruCE have a new release for Windows Embedded Compact 7 and 2013.
This is the first release to support the i.MX6 QUAD version of Opal-6.
It also has multi-monitor support and other graphics enhancements.
The image above shows WEC7 running on the Opal-6Q and our development kit. It is driving an LVDS display at 1024×768 and the monitor via HDMI at 1920×1080. The monitor is the primary panel and has the shell task bar. The secondary LVDS panel shows a couple of control panel applets we have dragged across from the primary display.
For more details, check out the GuruCE release notes and download the official release here.
GuruCE have been hard at work on their latest BSP release for WEC 7 and 2013 for i.MX6.
This release includes a big performance boost, GPU driver update and improved display support. Chose between HDMI or LVDS display output in the bootloader. HDMI will autodetect the resolution.
The demo image includes several GPU demo applications and GuruCE have done a video showing it running on several boards. Opal-6 (based on the i.MX6 DualLite) managed to beat even the quad core modules and record an impressive 250+fps with one of the demos!.
If you are looking for 3D graphics on a single display, the DualLite might deliver the performance you need without the cost and power issues of going to one of the higher-end i.MX6 options. Contact us to find out more, or request a development kit.
It’s time a for a sneak peak at what we have been cooking up in the lab…
Meet our latest module – Opal-6!
Opal-6 has been designed for high-performance applications in demanding environments.
The Opal-6 SoM wraps up a Freescale i.MX6 Solo or DualLite with DDR3, eMMC, Ethernet PHY and power supply components. The custom footprint is 60mm x 60mm and uses 2 x 168-pin Hirose connectors to bring out almost all of the i.MX6 signals.
The i.MX6 is great for graphics & multimedia based applications AND connectivity. Yes – that would be the IoT word you have been hearing everywhere :-)
The Opal-6 Dev Kit includes HDMI and dual LVDS display options. Internet connectivity is via Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi and cellular. The cellular modem connects via PCIe and there is also dual SIM support. One SIM is a new solder down version enabled for global roaming, giving you connectivity right out of the box.
There are interfaces for industrial and automotive applications via CAN, RS485 and 5V I/O. These are on push-wire connectors. Our aim is to make it really quick to prototype your design.
Operating system support includes Linux support from Timesys and the new Windows Embedded Compact 2013 BSP from GuruCE.
Full details and technical docs will be on the web site in the coming weeks. Development kits are sampling in December. Email sales@device.solutions to reserve your kit.
GuruCE have a new software release for Topaz. It adds an SDK for the General Purpose Timers (GPT) feature on the i.MX25 along with fixes and enhancements to the boot-loader and a number of drivers.
The full list of changes is here, and you can download the new release here.
GuruCE have been hard at work porting the latest version of Windows Embedded Compact to the Opal i.MX53 module and development kit.
Contact GuruCE for more information on the i.MX53 port and us (Device Solutions) for information on Opal.
We also want to congratulate Erwin Zwart from GuruCE on his Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award! This award recognizes technical excellence in Windows Embedded, and Erwin joins Michel Verhagen (APAC branch) who also has the MVP award.
GuruCE provide Windows CE and Windows Embedded Compact BSPs for our Topaz, Opal and Quartz products.
GuruCE have been hard at work on the Windows CE BSP for Topaz recently, and have a new release with several bug fixes and improvements. The release includes updated Topaz image binaries, binary BSP and SDK.
GuruCE have released an update to the Topaz BSP for Windows CE 6.0. The best new feature is support for a splash screen on boot. This is very simple to use – just pick an image and download using the updated Topaz Flasher.
The release also includes updates to the FlexCAN driver and serveral other features and fixes.
You can download the binary BSP and pre-built Topaz i.MX25 Development Kit image here.
