Your Design Phase: Evaluation & Start-Up

How PHYTEC Can Help

PHYTEC System on Modules and Rapid Development Kits support a wide variety of embedded processors, in particular 32-bit ARM, XScale, PowerPC and ColdFire devices.

System on Modules

PHYTEC SOMs incorporate essential circuitry common to all embedded applications. In this circuitry, a microprocessor interfaces to devices such as SRAM, Flash memory and communication transceivers.  Depending on supported processor resources, our SOM subassemblies provide voltage regulation, voltage supervision, processor independent watchdog supervision, programmable logic, Ethernet MACs and PHYs, USB and other commonly-used peripherals… all in a compact form factor, multi-layer PCB with enhanced EMI protection.

Rapid Development Kits

phyCORE modules are designed to be plugged onto applicable Carrier Boards.  Both the module and Carrier Board are included in PHYTEC Rapid Development Kits.  The Carrier Board contains the I/O connectors required for immediate start-up of the module, as well as other interface circuitry not provided on the SOM itself.  The SOM, when mounted on the Carrier Board, provides an excellent platform with which to evaluate controllers, develop software, as well as specify and determine the feasibility of new embedded designs.

Development Tools & Operating Systems

A PHYTEC Spectrum CD-ROM is included in all Rapid Development Kits.  This CD offers complete electronic documentation and demo programs. Evaluation versions of third party development tools from such companies as IAR, Keil, Freescale CodeWarrior and Microsoft are also included in the kits.  Following start-up of kit hardware, use these software tools to create your own code for download to the SOM.  For SOMs that support an operating system, demo images and Board Support Packages (BSPs) for Windows Embedded CE and Linux are available.

Technical Support

PHYTEC backs up our kits with a Start-Up Guarantee for the QuickStart Instructions included in Rapid Development Kits.  We invite you to make use of free support until any start-up problem you encounter is solved.  Talk to PHYTEC technical staff with every call.  No waiting for answers.  Paid support contracts are available for advanced support needs beyond the scope of the QuickStart Instructions and associated demo programs.