ECS has a great deal of embedded project experience.  We have delivered several ARM7TDMI projects for customers with very urgent time-to-market requirements.  Often the ARM7TDMI core is part of a system-on-a-chip solution for a particular market. 

We also have project experience with the StrongARM processor on products requiring its additional horsepower. 

Typically we help customers by integrating the ARM core and peripherals with an RTOS and some of the board's special requirements (ultra-low power consumption, small memory footprint, etc..) into a stable platform for the customer's product. 

The ECS advantage 

Our development staff has delivered ARM-based software solutions for customers who need to get to market quickly.  By delivering in a timely fashion, we've helped our customers remain competitive in the consumer electronics arena.  

We understand the processor's peripherals, programming model, and toolset.  Our experience lets us identify and exploit the full potential of the processor and hardware platforms we develop on.  

Our background with portable electronics such as digital cellular handsets, wireless terminals and PDAs provides the hands-on industry experience that makes the difference.  
 

ARM Technical Tidbits 

Familiar with other processor families, but curious about ARM?  Or maybe you've used an ARM processor, but always wondered why something is done a certain way?   You might be interested in some "technical tidbits" on programming the ARM family processors. 
 

Interested in even more about the ARM architecture? You'll find all sorts of details in EDN's 26th Annual Microprocessor/Microcontroller Directory.  
 

The bottom line 

Contact ECS today to start working together on a solution for your product(s). 

ARM (formerly Advanced RISC Machines)  designs RISC microprocessor architectures and related technologies.  ARM also provides software tools,  training, and other development resources. 

ARM is gaining widespread acceptance in markets requiring high performance and low power consumption.  ARM licenses its intellectual property to a large list of semiconductor partners who integrate it into their own microprocessors.  
 

The ARM family of processors 

ARM offers a broad range of microprocessor cores, peripherals and architectural extensions. 

The ARM7TDMI  implements version 4T of the core, providing on-chip debugging, 64-bit multiplication results, and the Thumb compressed instruction set. 

The ARM9TDMI  has a Harvard architecture with separate instruction and data paths, providing more than twice the performance of the ARM7TDMI.  

The StrongARM processors offer a 5-stage pipeline, large instruction and data caches, a write buffer, and a powerful multiplication unit that provides a very high MIPS/watt ratio. You can find more StrongARM information on Intel's website.   

 ARM has announced (but not released) the ARM10 , the first ARM to implement ARM's Vector Floating Point capability via a dedicated coprocessor.  (Availability is targeted for later in 1999.) 

Other ARM processors include the the ARM6  and the ARM8. 

NEWS: ARM announces the ARM9E DSP/processor core.   For details on the ARM9E, visit ARM's site. 

Need to get to market quickly? ARM provides application software focused on specific markets.    

For the most complete and up-to-date information on ARM's offerings, see  ARM's list of Processors and Peripherals.  

You can also find application-specific solutions based on a particular market or industry.   Chances are, if you're designing an embedded product, someone has an ARM-based solution for you!