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| Mistral Unveils WLAN Solution for DaVinci Facilitating manufacturers to accelerate their WiFi based application development on TI's DaVinci platform, Mistral Software has announced the availability of their WLAN Solution for DaVinci. Mistral's WLAN solution for DaVinci consists of the feature rich, small footprint WLAN module from Murata - WLAN6101EB bundled with a comprehensive software package comprising of the WLAN and SDIO drivers available on Linux or Windows CE. The WLAN solution is ideal for product developers building wireless products like Feature phones, Smart Phones, PDAs, Gaming Devices, Medical Devices, VoIP, Security Cameras, Video Conferencing and Network Projectors. With WLAN already playing a major role in the consumer electronics segment, more and more product developers are using Wi-Fi as the preferred means of connectivity. Product developers are increasingly in search of solutions that will give them an edge in saving on development costs and expediting their time to market. The WLAN Solution for DaVinci from Mistral Software is a complete WLAN solution for Texas Instruments' DaVinci DM644x series of processors. Made available using the WLAN6101 from SyChip, Inc. a subsidiary of Murata, the host interface for the WLAN module is provided via the 4-bit SDIO slot on the DaVinci DVEVM. The software comprising of WLAN and SDIO drivers is available for both Microsoft's Windows Embedded CE and Linux platforms. The solution provides a significant advantage in development time and ultimately time to market for a host of devices where fast design cycles, minimum package volumes and ultra low power consumption are required. In addition to the SDIO and WLAN drivers, the WLAN Solution for DaVinci consists of WLAN6101 based Evaluation Kit for SDIO (WLAN6101SD-EVK) from Murata to begin development on TI's DVEVM. It also includes WLAN 6101EB Modules from Murata to help customers implement their wireless application on their hardware. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Computing News :: home page |