Toshiba is targeting the growing popularity of 32-bit microcontrollers in industrial and consumer applications with a starter kit for its TMPA910CRAXBG 32-bit ARM926EJ-S-based microprocessor.

The development board includes a 3.5-inch display with a touch screen, Ethernet connectivity, a 480Mbit/s USB 2.0 interface and an RS232 connector.

There is an audio DAC connected to the processor I2S bus to provide audio output, while board memory comprises 512Mbit SDRAM, 256Mbit NOR flash and 2Gbit NAND flash.

There is also a JTAG interface for debugging.

Based on the ARM926EJ-S CPU core operating at up to 200MHz, the processor uses a seven layer multi-bus architecture, which should keep the performance spec high.

The built-in LCD controller offers support for TFT and STN display sizes up to 1024x1024 pixels. An LCD data processor accelerator delivers image scaling, filtering and blending functions and offers real time processing for movies at speeds up to 30 frames per second.

See www.toshiba-components.com