3rd Mar 09
Atmel and IS2T take Java to embedded
systems software domain
Atmel and IS2T S.A. have announced Java based embedded software
platform called MicroJvm to design embedded applications
for Flash microcontrollers. Through this Java based software
tools, RTOS developers can design their embedded software,
which is five times faster than C/C++ based technologies.
Atmel says, MicroJvm offers small memory footprint, and
has optimized software library bundles. This platform is
targeted at AVR32 UC3 Microcontroller family from Atmel.
The embedded Java platforms from IS2T is touted as better
alternative platforms in comparison to embedded Linux and
Windows CE/MF with advantage of low cost and a better option
for RTOS applications.
These Java platforms are ideal for designing devices with
communication links, LCD displays and sensors. Suggested
application includes machine-to-machine, e-metering, home
automation and consumer.
The maintenance costs are reduced due to its binary-level
application reuse across different device hardware configurations
and remote dynamic updates.
Generally embedded developers are struck with traditional
C/C++ to reach higher software quality and better design
productivity without sacrificing performance. The great
benefit Java in an embedded system is the fact that the
Java code can be reused throughout the lifetime of a product
without having to re-develop the application software if
the CPU is upgraded or the display supplier changes.
IS2T also provide the IceTea Java accelerator technology
to improve software library execution speed. Overall, complex
applications running on MicroJvm virtual machine have less
than 5ms starting time and are less than 15% slower than
their C implementation counterparts. These parameters make
this Java platform more suitable for RTOS applications.
MicroEJ AVR32 Java Platform Kits (JPK) and MicroEJ Eclipse
Workbench assist software designers to write Java applications
in AVR32 Studio. Using MicroEJ, developers can debug Java
programs on the Java Smart Software Simulator (S3) without
embedded hardware or directly on targets at Java source
level using JDWP Eclipse debugger. MicroEJ Eclipse Workbench
and MicroEJ JPK development / evaluation licenses for AVR32
UC3 architecture are available directly from IS2T. Development
license fees for MicroEJ JPK are an annual enterprise level
per-user fee including support and maintenance. A manufacturing
contract for MicroJvm virtual machine run-time duplications
is required. MicroEJ Eclipse Workbench is free of charge.
For further details visit www.atmel.com
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