Aonix Announces Java Virtual Machine for BeagleBoard

30th September 2009

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Aonix, the provider of the PERC product line for embedded and real-time Java developers, announced Java virtual machine support for the low-cost BeagleBoard with its flagship product PERC Ultra. More developers and projects will be able to quickly and more cost efficiently launch development that takes advantage of PERC’s new graphics support via the ARM-based BeagleBoard. The BeagleBoard is distributed by Digi-Key Corporation and available through its global websites.

“For projects planning final deployment on ARM processors, PERC Ultra and the BeagleBoard are a great combination,” said Gary Cato, Director of Marketing at Aonix. “They can get started with all the functionality they need for only $149 per developer. That’s an amazing cost advantage for early development cycles over other hardware platforms.”

PERC Ultra holds the distinction of being the most deployed embedded and real-time standard edition virtual machine on the market with hundreds of thousands of fielded systems, and demonstrating 5-9s uptime reliability. Unlike other available virtual machines, PERC provides patented garbage collection technology and smaller footprint for use in real-time embedded applications.

PERC ULTRA 5.3, the currently shipping version, has newly implemented AWT/Swing libraries for embedded platforms giving 2D/3D graphics developers the immediate availability of hundreds of downloadable community projects. Testing of the PERC virtual machine functionality and performance characteristics and new graphics capability was executed on the BeagleBoard from Digi-Key. PERC Ultra on the BeagleBoard was tested with both Linux and X Windows distributions from Ångström (http://www.angstrom-distribution.org/) and the free CodeSourcery G++ Lite toolchain for ARM GNU/Linux (http://www.codesourcery.com/).

The latest BeagleBoard version offers increased design flexibility with twice the memory (256 MB RAM), additional high-speed USB port, and an LCD expansion connector. Based on a Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) OMAP3530 processor, the BeagleBoard bridges desktop and embedded development by delivering laptop-like performance in a pocket-size, 3x3-inch form factor for innovative projects ranging from robots, netbooks, and mobile Internet devices to entire Linux distributions and gaming frameworks.

“We’re very pleased that Aonix has ported and tested PERC against the BeagleBoard,” notes Dave Doherty, vice president, semiconductor product, Digi-Key Corporation. “This is proof-positive that we have achieved the goal of putting low-cost horsepower in the hands of serious developer.”