Modular standards extend ARM platform scalability for smart

The competitive market for smart, connected devices is heating up, which requires OEMs to stay focused on differentiating their products and getting to market quickly. ARM-based building blocks are enabling OEMs to reallocate the resources needed to find, install, program, and troubleshoot drivers or debug hardware and concentrate instead on their core competencies. With prevalidated platforms that are fully configured and tested to deliver the required interoperability, compatibility, and functionality, OEMs can focus on application development and reuse existing application-specific software on a flexible hardware framework.

It is a dynamic time in the embedded market, as processors and software advancements are breaking down the barriers that once limited the implementation of various computing platforms. In conjunction with these advancements, embedded computing board and module suppliers are continually enhancing their platform portfolios to take advantage of the performance, interface, functionality, and power improvements available with next-generation processor architectures.
The ARM architecture is now viewed as one of the enabling processor architectures for embedded systems because of its ability to provide a true open-systems approach in its support of a broad range of interfaces and much-needed features. ARM also offers competitive performance that is comparable to x86 dual-core processors but at sub 5 W power consumption. This is an attractive combination and a contributing factor as to why more and more smartphone, tablet, and Human-Machine Interface (HMI) subsystem applications in low-power market segments are embracing ARM-based platforms.
The inherent benefits of ARM technology deliver the feature set required in an increasing number of small form factor applications. One former limitation of ARM was the availability of scalable platforms from a growing group of providers that could serve as the basis for efficient development from one generation to the next. The key to ARM technology’s long-term viability is a supportive hardware and software ecosystem that can deliver products providing interoperability and a smooth migration path that embedded systems OEMs can depend on.
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