Atmel Launches Ultra Wideband Evaluation Kit for CAP Customizable Microcontroller

The AT91CAP9A UWB Evaluation Kit consists of two AT91CAP9A Development Kits (one for transmission and the other for reception) each comprising three associated boards (Motherboard, Mezzanine and 3.3V Memory Extension), a CAP9 UWB PHY Transmitter Board and a CAP9 UWB PHY Receiver Board, together with UWB Video Streaming Application Software. This configuration creates an application-ready UWB development environment with a video streaming reference design.

The AT91CAP9A UWB Evaluation Kit interfaces with a PC running industry-standard ARM® development tools for system development and debug. This permits parallel hardware/software development that significantly reduces the development time for the application. When the system has been fully debugged, the UWB MAC and application-specific logic are re-mapped into the MP block of a customized CAP, providing a complete UWB transceiver system based on a small part count. This low-cost, medium-volume UWB solution is ideal for wireless medical systems and similar applications.

Michel Le Lan, Atmel’s Marketing Director for ASICs, commented, “Ultra Wideband is an energy-efficient short-range protocol that is ideal for many industrial and medical applications that operate in noisy, obstructed environments. Our CAP UWB Development Kit provides a rapid, low-cost development path for customers who wish to integrate their own IP together with the UWB MAC in a single high-performance, low cost system-on-chip.”