VirtualLogix and Texas Instruments Drive Digital Video Innovation with Development Platform for DaVinci™ Technology
- Texas Instruments ships VirtualLogix software in its new TMS320DM6437 Digital Video Development Platform for DaVinci technology
- New development platform includes VirtualLogix Linux at no cost and royalty free to enable customers using the TI DSP to develop and ship products using Linux
- Real-Time Virtualization™ software from VirtualLogix enables TI DSP/BIOS™ kernel and Linux to run concurrently without the need for an additional application processor
Sunnyvale, California and Houston - February 26, 2007 – VirtualLogix™, Inc., the Real-Time Virtualization™ company, and Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE: TXN) (TI), today announced that Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) is shipping VirtualLogix Linux at no cost and royalty free as part of its new TMS320DM6437 Digital Video Development Platform (DVDP) for DaVinci technology. The DVDP includes VirtualLogix Linux and an evaluation version of its VLX for Digital Multimedia v2.0. VirtualLogix and TI customers using TMS320DM643x DSPs can now develop and ship Linux-based products using TI DSP. By including VirtualLogix’s VLX for Digital Multimedia v2.0 customers can evaluate the benefit of running both TI DSP/BIOS™ kernel and Linux simultaneously on a single DSP to create feature-rich, high-performance, digital multimedia products faster and at a lower cost.
“TI has worked closely with VirtualLogix to provide our customers with the ability to incorporate advanced features into next-generation digital multimedia device design using Linux,” said Gerard Andrews, DSP marketing manager, Texas Instruments. “By incorporating VirtualLogix’s VLX software as part of the new DaVinci DM6437 Digital Video Development Platform, we provide our customers with a powerful solution to develop leading-edge products using Linux and our TI DSP/BIOS kernel on a single DSP.”
As digital video applications such as IP set-top boxes, videophones and IP netcams permeate the market, developers are looking to Linux to provide the rich functionality these products demand. By offering VirtualLogix’s Linux for TI’s DM643x DSPs based on DaVinci technology, developers can take advantage of Linux without giving up the real-time performance capabilities and broad ecosystem of TI’s DSP/BIOS kernel. The new DVDP offers a significant increase in software development options as well as the ability to ship products faster and at a lower cost.
“VirtualLogix and TI have a successful history of collaborating to deliver solutions to our mutual customers. By continuing to work together, we provide expanded solutions and support for the latest developments in the TI DSP family,” said Mark Milligan, vice president of marketing, VirtualLogix. “With TI’s inclusion of VirtualLogix software in every DM6437 DVDP we are enabling all developers to utilize the rich functionality of Linux to digital video applications and, by eliminating the need for a separate application processor, at the lowest possible price point”
VirtualLogix is part of the TI DSP Third Party Network. The TI DSP Third Party Network is a worldwide community of companies offering products and services that support TI DSPs. For more information about the TI DSP Third Party Network, please visit: http://www.ti.com/3p.
VirtualLogix will be demonstrating VLX for Digital Multimedia at the TI Developer Conference, in Dallas, March 7-9 in booth 617. In addition, VirtualLogix will be on a relevant panel entitled “The Benefits of DSP into GPP Applications.” TIDC is the industry’s leading annual event featuring the latest in advanced digital signal processing, high-performance analog and microcontroller system designs. The conference offers hands-on interaction and intensive educational sessions with cutting-edge products designed to empower the development of the next-generation of video, audio, communications and industrial applications. For more information, visit
Pricing and Availability
TI's TMS320DM6437 Digital Video Development Platform (TMDXVDP6437) release is open for order entry from TI. It includes VirtualLogix Linux at no cost and is royalty free. Also included is an evaluation version of VLX for Digital Multimedia, version 2.0.
Customers ready to upgrade to the production version of VLX for Digital Multimedia should contact VirtualLogix, with pricing starting at $7,500 per development seat. VLX for Digital Multimedia also supports the TMS320DM643x, TMS320DM64x and TMS320C641x processors. Services and support for VirtualLogix Linux and VLX for Digital Multimedia are available separately from VirtualLogix.
For additional pricing and information, please contact VirtualLogix.
About Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments Incorporated provides innovative DSP and analog technologies to meet our customers' real world signal processing requirements. In addition to Semiconductor, the company includes the Education Technology business. TI is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and has manufacturing, design or sales operations in more than 25 countries.
Texas Instruments is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TXN. More information is located on the World Wide Web at www.ti.com.
About VirtualLogix, Inc.
VirtualLogix™, Inc. is the global leader in Real-Time Virtualization™ technology for connected devices. VirtualLogix VLX enables multiple operating system environments to run concurrently on shared hardware and provides a range of performance, fault tolerance and security options to address specific market requirements. As a result, the world's largest semiconductor companies, manufacturers, OEMs and carriers are able to reduce development and bill of material costs, improve time to market by leveraging existing software investments, and create conditions that meet their business goals. With more than 20 years of experience developing system software for network infrastructure, digital multimedia and mobile handsets, VirtualLogix is paving the way for the development of next generation connected devices.
VirtualLogix, Inc. is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California with operations worldwide.
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DaVinci, TMS320DM64x, TMS320C64x+, eXpressDSP, DSP/BIOS and Code Composer Studio are trademarks of Texas Instruments. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners.
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