The PPCMB/850 Development Toolkit, including the ABCD Proto-Kernel(tm)

For embedded systems development, the PPCMB/850 development toolkit is a complete solution, including the free software ABCD Proto-Kernel™:

Developer Shopping List Item	Solution
A powerful 32 bits embedded microprocessor with a rich set of integrated peripherals, including DMA communications support:	the PPCMB/850 piggyback processor module features the Motorola MPC850, an embedded PowerPC rated at 80 MIPs.
A memory subsystem with flash and RAM:	the PPCMB/850 piggyback processor module comes with 4 MB of flash and 1 MB of RAM.
Integration of system-specific electronics:	design effort focused on application-specific host PCB for the PPCMB/850 piggyback (design your own or ask us for contract designer referrals).
Early validation of design ideas:	instant prototyping solution with the simple host prototyping PCB (950-0003-01) for the PPCMB/850 piggyback.
C/C++ cross-compiler, assembler, linker:	The MPC8xx POMP, a port of the GNU Compiler Collection to the Motorola MPC8xx Processor Family.
Royalty-free kernel or operating system:	The ABCD Proto-Kernel™ is both simple and complete: a) interrupt dispatching, b) fixed priority scheduling, c) mutual-exclusion semaphores, and d) a queuing mechanism.
In-system programming tools:	1º The PPCMB/850 comes with an “embedded loader” that uses the serial port for software loading, with a fail-safe procedure. 2º The PPCMB/850 can itself be used as a DBM adapter that comes with its free software.
Flash file system alternative:	The FlashCnL library is a simple and robust solution for system configuration storage and service history (log) recording.
Software development console monitor support:	The lab-comm utility gives a console access to the ABCD Proto-Kernel™-based application with simple monitor commands; ad-hoc commands are easy to add for configuration, test, troubleshooting, ...
Developer productivity features:	E.g. the MPC8xx clock configuration utility that facilitates the determination of frequency division parameters, baud rate tables, and other timing-related configuration items for the microprocessor system.
Integrated solution:	No need to search any further, you found it here!
Cost:	Starting at $ 349.00 (US currency)

This starter kit gives you the hardware you need in order to start using the PPCMB/850. Installation requirements are an Ix86 Linux personal computer and an Internet access to download the software from the CONNOTECH web site. Ideal for starting a project on serious microprocessor, with a limited budget.

The enhanced project support, including the distribution of a more comprehensive source code set, development kit installation support, and three hours of pre-paid developer support.

This kit is almost identical to the starter kit: the 950-0003-01 minimal host circuit prototyping area is populated with the required components for the PPCMB/850 use as a BDM interface adapter. With the appropriate software loaded in the PPCMB/850, this hardware kit initializes another PPCMB/850 through its BDM port.

Separate PPCMB/850 PCB units can be purchased in various configurations, mainly based on the MPC850 processor variant.