ECS has a great deal of embedded project experience.  We have delivered many 68k and ColdFire projects. 

Our 68k and ColdFire experience includes: 

• drivers and full BSPs for many 683xx and ColdFire microcontrollers
• RTOS porting and development
• turnkey solutions for communications and control products
• 68k to ColdFire project porting

Our development staff has worked with virtually every 68k family processor and microcontroller.  We have been working with ColdFire processors since 1995, and now are seeing a "changing of the guard" from the 68k to the ColdFire. 

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 and communications equipment provides the hands-on industry experience that makes the difference.  
 
ColdFire / 68k Technical Tidbits 

Familiar with other processor families, but curious about ColdFire?  Or maybe you've used the 68k processor, but always wondered why something is done a certain way?   You might be interested in some "technical tidbits" on the 68k & ColdFire family processors. 
 

Also be sure to check out EDN's 26th Annual Microprocessor/Microcontroller Directory for more information on:

• the 680x0 family
• the 683xx family
• the ColdFire family

The bottom line 

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

Motorola's family of ColdFire processors is the evolution of the venerable 68k family. 

ColdFire processors feature "RISC-like performance" with code density typically only found in CISC processors.  This is achieved through Motorola's variable-length instruction set. 

ColdFire is geared strongly at portable and consumer devices requiring strong performance, excellent code density, low power consumption and quick time-to-market. 

Designers benefit from ColdFire's well-established toolset, extensive  documentation and familiar 68k programming model. 
 

The ColdFire family of processors 

Motorola offers a growing list of ColdFire processor choices. 

Motorola recently announced the newest generation ColdFire core (V4).  V4 provides a Harvard architecture and limited superscalar execution. 
 

Don't forget about the 68k! 

The 68k is still one of the most widely-used processor families for embedded systems. 

Motorola supplies a broad range of 68k processor choices as well as an incredible selection of microcontrollers based on the 68000 family. 

The best book we've ever seen on 68k-based systems is "Microprocessor Systems Design: 68000 Family Hardware, Software, and Interfacing, Third Edition", by Alan Clements.