CASTLE UNVEILS RISC OS SUPPORT FOR THE MiMAGIC 5

Castle Technology Ltd is pleased to announce RISC OS support for the NeoMagic MiMagic 5 Applications Processor (SOC). The MiMagic 5 is ARM 9 based and suitable for a wide range of handheld Information Appliances.

Neomagic are enabling outstanding technology for a new range of hand held devices. The MiMagic Applications Processor offers one of the lowest power and smallest form-factor packages. Together with excellent multimedia features and performance the MiMagic 5 processor is a world class product.

The addition of the MiMagic 5 to the ever growing list of processors that RISC OS supports, is a considerable benefit for the wider RISC OS community. Castle is pleased to announce that the support for the MiMagic 5 is the result of work being done by Tematic for large OEM customers in the embedded space.

Briefly, the MiMagic 5 Applications Processor provides the following:

• 220 MHz 32-bit ARM V4T compliant RISC processor (ARM922T).
• Dual independent 32-bit DMA bus configuration.
• Dynamically assignable DMA controller.
• Very low system power consumption.
• Frequently used codes can be stored in the SRAM.
• Multiple power down modes.
• Multimedia Enhancement Hardware-assist for video streaming and decoding.
• Digital camera interface.
• Low system cost.
• Supports low cost NAND Flash.
• Rich set of peripherals: SD Card, SDIO, MultiMediaCard, USB, serial, audio.
• Multiple Boot Options: Linear Flash, NAND Flash, UARTs, SD, MMC, or Serial EPROM.
• Video support up to 800 x 600.

Development boards for the MiMagic 5 application processors will shortly be available with evaluation copies of RISC OS 5. Developers interested in the MiMagic 5 application processor should contact Castle Technology Ltd for further details.

Castle will be featuring the MiMagic 5 demonstration board, running RISC OS at the forthcoming Midlands RISC OS show at the Motorcycle Museum near Birmingham, on the 4th December 2004 (http://www.armclub.org.uk).

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