Software Evaluation Platform MPC8536-ADK Platform for Android OS Evaluation on PowerQUICC Processors Overview MPC8536-ADK Platform Hardware Android Operating System (OS), initially developed by Google and managed under Power Circuit ColdFire IPM Micro JTAG and PMC Open Handset Alliance, brings features 12V Input 512 MB, 64-bit and flexibility that address many of the MPC8536E DDR2 challenges for embedded applications. Hardware 1 GB, 8-bit Industrial, networking, storage and media Security NAND Flash equipment OEMs can benefit from the Android framework to create new innovative products Express Connector and deploy value-added services while Express Connector reducing development time and costs over traditional methods. ATX x4 x2 x2 Power SATA Influenced by the flexibility of mobile devices, Audio USB USB PCIe PCIe PCIe XGI SD/MMC embedded system users now demand PCI Mic/HP Hub D x 16 x 16 x 16 Z9 more services and features on embedded GPU equipment. By combining Android OS 3 x USB USB Gigabit Gigabit with Freescales high-performance UART UART VGA H H Ethernet Ethernet PowerQUICC and QorIQ processors, equipment manufacturers can create Freescale Technology platforms which dynamically instantiate applications and network services to enhance the user experience. The MPC8536-ADK is a hardware and software platform for design engineers to quickly evaluate Android bytecode operation on the MPC8536E processor. MPC8536E PowerQUICC III Processor The MPC8536E integrated communications processor is designed to deliver gigahertz- class, complex application processing performance with exceptional feature integration and high-speed connectivity for IP network and advanced media processing applications. It combines a robust e500 processor core, built on Power Architecture technology, with enhanced peripherals and interconnect technology. Designed to achieve clock speeds up to 1.5 GHz, the MPC8536E processor includes advanced power and energy management features that enable developers to design next-generation embedded Internet media processing applications with energy efficiency levels under the environmental and governmental energy regulatory requirements.MPC8536-ADK Platform Hardware MPC8536-ADK Platform Software Mentor Graphics Development System The MPC8536-ADK platform builds on for Android OS Runtime Evaluation Application The Mentor Graphics Development System the MPC8536RDK. It brings together the The MPC8536-ADK platform was developed for Android OS extends the MPC8536-ADK CSB1801 uATX carrier board and the with Mentor Graphics. The platform is shipped platform with the essential tools developers CSB1880 CSB, based on the COM Express preconfigured with the runtime implementation need to build unique and compelling form factor, providing a cost-effective of Android OS on the MPC8536RDK hardware commercial products. Mentor Graphics adds hardware and software development platform. new technology not found in the MPC8536- platform for embedded Android application Runtime evaluation application features: ADK platform that can: prototyping. The CSB1880 module provides Linux 2.6.28 patched and configured for Improve application performance: e500 core additional flexibility for direct purchase Android OS optimized assembly to accelerate Dalvik of the module from Cogent Computer Android Virtual Machine (Dalvik) Virtual Machine performance and increase Systems to accelerate time to market, graphics speed. These optimizations have Android OS version 1.5 (Cupcake) while an application-specific carrier board yielded a 2x CaffeineMark benchmark VGA graphics mode up to 1600 x 1200 is developed. improvement when compared to 2-D graphics library, 3-D graphics library un-optimized Android OS. For more information on the Cogent module, based on OpenGL ES 1.0 specifications Use existing C/C++ code: integrate C/C++ e-mail sales cogcomp.com. Android OS default home screen applications without retraining developers in Ether net connection manager CSB1880 CSB based on the COM Express a new language. Unlike Java Native Interface Media file format support 3GP, MP4, M4A form factor includes: (JNI ) or Googles Native Development Kit Media codec support H.263, H.264 BP, 1.25 GHz MPC8536E processor (NDK), developers can use the full range of MPEG-4 SP, AMR, AMR-WB, AAC, HE-AAC, 512 MB 64-bit DDR2-500 memory C/C++ APIs and debug tools. MIDI, MP3, WAV, JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP with ECC Adapt Android OS to custom hardware: USB mouse and keyboard support 1 GB NAND flash memory our porting guides and templates indicate Applications: e-mail, browser, photo viewer, Standard 16-pin JTAG the areas of code to modify for porting the video viewer, music player Linux ker nel and Android environment to CSB1801 ATX carrier board includes: Widgets: music player custom hardware. Flex/MicroATX form factor Save on BOM cost: recompiling Android High-speed 440-pin CSB Express Build Environment OS wont reduce your hardware BOM. The connector The MPC8536-ADK platform includes the Mentor Graphics Development System Three x16 PCI Express connectors source code, make files, optimized libraries for Android OS includes tools to reduce and tool chain for engineer to rebuild the run the size of the overall file system and time Android application on the MPC8536RDK use advanced software compression hardware platform. techniques. The Mentor Graphics Development System for Android OS Android Software on PowerQUICC and QorIQ Processors improves application performance, speeds Runtime OS for Embedded Applications development and creates cost-efficient product designs. Applications and Application Framework Build product-specic applications with industry-standard tools to enhance and deploy To assist in customer development and an interesting user interface (UI) and innovative network services time to market, Mentor Graphics also offers Extend the framework beyond handset assumptions professional services around Android OS Libraries Android Runtime porting, integration, application development Ported and optimized for Android Dalvik VM for PowerQUICC Power Architecture technology and QorIQ processors and driver optimizations. For more information, contact Mentor Graphics at: Linux Kernel Android-ready Linux kernel www.mentor.com/embedded Hardware double precision oating point e-Mail request to: sales info mentor.com Board support and device drivers For current information about Freescale Learn More: products and documentation, please visit www.freescale.com. Freescale and the Freescale logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. The Power Architecture and Power.org word marks and the Power and Power.org logos and related marks are trademarks and service marks licensed by Power.org. Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. 2009. Document Number: MPC8536EADKFS REV 0