Las Vegas (Jan 5, 2010) Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL), a worldwide leader in integrated silicon solutions, today unveiled Plug Computer 3.0 – a new always-on, always connected turnkey platform designed to power the next generation intelligent applications and services for the home and office. The new embedded Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and built-in hard drive extend the use of Plug Computer into new applications including management of medical and financial records as well as a command post for the smart home – allowing for remote management of lights, thermostat and irrigation systems.
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Equipped with the recently announced Marvell?? ARMADA?? 300 processor, Plug Computer 3.0 offers 2 GHz of processing performance yet maintains a very low-power footprint – making Plug Computers more powerful, eco-friendly and efficient to enable development of plug 'n' play next generation consumer devices with zero configuration. From streaming the latest winter vacation video to a connected TV in the bedroom, to enjoying favorite music on a Wi-Fi enabled receiver in the living room, Plug Computer 3.0 makes enjoying media on intelligent devices throughout the home easier and on-the-go more enjoyable than before.
"With unprecedented integration and very low power design, Plug Computer 3.0 offers a powerful, yet compact, and green development platform to accelerate the development and availability of innovative software and services in the home," said Dr. Simon Milner, Vice President and General Manager, Enterprise Business Unit, Communications and Consumer Group at Marvell. "Following the shipment of more than 10,000 SheevaPlug?? development kits to date, we're confident that this will be a transformational year, where innovative concepts organically fuel a new generation of rich applications to go hand-in-hand with the always-on lifestyle."
The release of Plug Computer 3.0 opens up additional applications and usage in key new markets:
* Smart Grid
* Home Automation
* Medical Monitoring
* Multimedia Content Sharing
* Security and Access Control
* Industrial Automation
* Agricultural
* Mesh and Grid Computing
The Plug Computer 3.0 development kits will be available through Plug Computer vendors such as Globalscale Technologies Inc, Ionics EMS, and Universal Scientific Industries Co.
The 88F6282 offers unparalleled integration that makes system design simple and cost efficient. The SoC integrates:
High-performance single-issue CPU
1.6 GHZ, 1.8GHz, and 2.0 GHz operating speed
16KB-Instruction and 16KB-Data 4-way, set-associative L1 cache
256KB unified 4-way, set-associative L2 cache
16-bit DDR2/3 memory interface (up to 1066 MHz data rate)
Two Gigabit Ethernet MACs with interface options
Audio Video Bridging
Two PCI-Express ports
Single USB 2.0 port with integrated PHY
Two SATA 2.0 ports with integrated PHYs
LCD controller supporting up to 1080p and UXGA resolutions
Network security engine with various encryption algorithm support
Audio and MPEG Transport Stream Interface
Two TDM Channels, SDIO/MMC, NAND flash, SPI, two TWSI, and two UART interfaces
DMA/XOR engine with four channels
RTC and Thermal sensor
Compact Package (15 x 15mm FCBGA)
The innovative, on-chip crossbar architecture with any-to-any connectivity enables concurrent transactions among
multiple units that results in high system throughput allowing system designers to create high-performance scalable
systems. Tightly integrated CPU and memory controller significantly improves application performance.
