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Vybrid Controller Solutions
Vybrid Controller Solutions
A unique heterogeneous platform solution
The increasing complexity and
demands of embedded systems
creates greater need for sophisticated
human-machine interfaces (HMI)
and multiple connectivity options
with safe, secure and predictable
operation. To concurrently provide
rich HMI and real-time control means
bringing together two very different
system paradigms. For example, HMI
computation focuses on efficiently
processing pixels and displaying
them on a screen, while guaranteed
determinism requires highly
predictable response times for tasks.
A traditional systems-level solution for
such divergent needs would combine
different pieces of silicon, such as
an applications MPU and a real-time
MCU, on a board. It would also require
developing software and a protocol to
enable simultaneous communication
between real-time control and rich
HMI. Application developers face a
tremendous challenge of seamlessly
integrating these diverse technologies
in a single system.
Our Vybrid portfolio brings to market
a unique, low-power system solution
that provides customers a way to
combine rich applications requiring
high-resolution graphical displays
and connectivity with real-time
determinism. The Vybrid portfolio
enables customers to create systems
that concurrently run a high-level
operating system such as Linux ®
and a real-time operating system
such as MQX on the same device.
This, along with a communication
API between the rich domain and the
real-time domain and a tool chain
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Vybrid Portfolio Key Attributes
Total
System
Solution
Optimal
System
Performance
that eases debug of such systems,
dramatically shortens customer time
to revenue. The families in the Vybrid
portfolio span entry-level products for
customers who want to upgrade from
the Kinetis MCU to devices with large
on-chip SRAM up to highly integrated,
heterogeneous dual-core solutions
that can serve industrial and consumer
markets.
Each device in the Vybrid portfolio
offers a rich suite of reference designs,
app notes, board support packages
and middleware for its market space.
This, along with the vast resources
Rich Apps in Real Time
Unprecedented
System
Integration
Low-Power
Process
of Freescale, ARM ® and open-source
communities, will help customers
to develop software solutions and
support for their applications and
dramatically reduce time to market.
Scalable and Compatible
across Multiple Cores
Vybrid devices have a dual core
architecture that combines the ARM
Cortex-A5 application processor and
the ARM Cortex-M4 for real-time
control. The Vybrid portfolio is designed
to be compatible with Kinetis MCUs
featuring the ARM Cortex-M4 core and
the i.MX6 series featuring the ARM
Cortex-A9 core, while also providing