CALIXTO Systems Announces Availability of Their AM335x VERSA SOM with Wireless Connectivity

BANGALORE, India, April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Calixto Systems, a Bangalore-based electronics product enablement company, today announced that its VERSA  families of versatile, small form factor system on modules(SOM) have been extended to include support for Texas Instruments' Sitara™ AM335x ARM® Cortex™-A8 based processors. This AM335x SOM will enable Calixto to provide a high performance, yet affordable platform for product development. Target applications for Calixto AM335x SOM include industrial automation, Smart Grid, remote terminals, healthcare, handheld point-of-service (POS) terminals and weighing scales.

"Our customers have been looking for a SOM with a high-performance processor that offers both strong support for industrial interfaces and 3D-graphics capability," said Jithu Niruthambath, Director, Calixto Systems. "TI's new AM335x Sitara ARM generation of processors provides those capabilities at right cost.  With this SOM, we also introduced DDR3 memory to reduce system cost and added optional wireless connectivity for enhanced connectivity. The result is high performance, optimized yet versatile SOM, ideal for affordable product development."

The AM335x VERSA SOM includes TI AM335x Sitara™ ARM processors, DDR3 RAM memory, serial FLASH and optional Wireless LAN (b/g/n) and Bluetooth 4.0 (using Jorjin WG7311 module). This optimized SOM also provides access to all key processor peripherals through standard "200 PIN SODIMM connector." With this SOM, Calixto Systems is also providing low-cost evaluation modules (EVMs) and software development kits (SDKs) for Linux and other operating systems, such as Android and Windows Embedded Compact (WEC).

"Fast and easy product development is a key portion of our offering at TI, and we work with many of our Design Network partners to deliver additional products to also help simplify development and reduce costs," said Alejandro Erives, product marketing manager, Sitara ARM processors, TI. "For customers bringing new products to market, based on TI's Sitara™ ARM processors, Calixto Systems has demonstrated that they can provide fast, yet affordable alternative to ground-up development efforts."

"For customers looking for WLAN/BT enablement, our WG7311 module provides option for industrial-grade module with WLAN b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0 support," said CC Huang, General Manager of Jorjin Inc. "We are excited to see Calixto providing WG7311 module to customers with TI AM335x processor in an optimized  System on Module (SOM) with right peripherals."

The Calixto AM335x VERSA SOM and EVMs are available to customers from 15th April. Pricing information is available from Calixto Systems on request.

About Calixto Systems
Calixto Systems, is an electronics product enablement company based in Bangalore, providing off-the-shelf building blocks and services to a broad range of industries.  Calixto builds and supplies highly optimized System on Modules (SOM) with high performance Microprocessors.  These SOMs are key building block for electronic design for Industries like Industrial automation, Energy, Healthcare and Defence. Calixto also has key partnerships with semiconductor companies, module providers worldwide.  Calixto acts as a one stop shop for the product development needs of customers worldwide.

About Jorjin Inc
Jorjin Technologies Inc was founded by Taiwanese entrepreneur Tom Liang in 1997.  The company is the leading supplier of wireless connectivity system-in-package (SiP) modules, supporting WLAN, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC and Zigbee standards.  Jorjin recently launched a of miniature system-on-module (SoM) solutions, based on application processors from Texas Instruments.  The company has a global presence, with offices in Taiwan, mainland China, North America, Japan and the UK, and is listed on the Emerging Market of the Taiwan Stock Exchange (stock code 4980).

About the Texas Instruments Design Network
Calixto Systems is a member of the TI Design Network, a premier group of independent, well-established companies that offer products and system-level design and manufacturing services complementing TI's semiconductors to a worldwide customer base to accelerate product innovation and time-to-market. Network members provide product design, hardware and software system integration, turnkey product design, RF and processor system modules, reference platforms, software development, proof-of-concept design, feasibility studies, research, certification compliance, prototyping, manufacturing, and product life cycle management. For more information about the TI Design Network, please visit http://www.ti.com/designnetwork.

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