March 23, 2012

Colibri T20 Linux Image V1.0 Beta 6 Available

Toradex just released version V1.0 Beta 6 of the Colibri T20 Linux BSP containing:

- U-Boot 2011.06 boot loader
- Linux 2.6.36.2 kernel
- OpenEmbedded 2011.03 based root file system, using LXDE desktop environment

You can download this version from our server:

http://files.toradex.com/Colibri/Linux/Images

Recent Changes:
- integrated new LM95245 driver with improved accuracy (e.g. reports in milli-degrees)
- integrated watchdog support
- I2C stack fixes/optimizations
- MMC stack fixes/optimizations
- USB stack fixes/optimizations
- optional full HD only display manager to work around nv_omx_lvdsoverlaysink bug
- generic nvflash (e.g. able to flash WinCE as well as Linux)
- support mass production V1.2a modules
- SD boot with proper U-Boot environment
- nvgstplayer from L4T integration/Gstreamer with decodebin2 and typefindfunction
- updated Adobe Flash player (now able to play youtube HD videos)
- T20 specific wallpaper
- true 50 MHz SPI communication
- tegrastats-gtk, CPU information visible in graphical environment
- automatic USB device/host detection aka OTG support

U-Boot and Linux kernel sources are available here:

http://gitorious.org/colibri-t20-embedded-linux-bsp

March 14, 2012

21’000 Euros Donation to the Red Cross

Thank you very much to our Customers!

We are pleased to inform you that your generous donations, which were collected by Toradex during Embedded World 2012 in support of the German and Swiss Red Cross, sum up to 21’000 Euros. Toradex representatives handed over this money to the Swiss Red Cross in Bern on March 12th. Half of this sum will transferred by the Swiss Red Cross the German Red Cross.

In total, Toradex placed ONE THOUSAND Colibri T20 Performance Kits with qualified engineers and talented students during Embedded World 2012. Don’t hesitate to contact our Email support on colibri[at]toradex.com or visit www.developer.toradex.com for detailed technical information and a whole range of downloads and useful support tools.

82nd International Motor Show Geneva, March 8-18: Colibri T20 hits the road!

Toradex received an exclusive invitation to the 82nd International Motor Show Geneva, where we had a firsthand opportunity to inspect the Colibri T20-powered infotainment system of one of the world’s most exciting cars.

Limited to no more than 150 cars, there’s little chance for most of us to acquire one of these exquisite masterpieces of craftsmanship. However, we also spotted Colibri T20 applications during our visit to the Geneva Motor Show which are more commonly used by many of us…

Increased Production Volumes result in Price Reduction

Toradex is pleased to announce significant price reductions on several of our core products, as increasing volumes have allowed us to achieve steady cost efficiencies. We focus on making our customers more successful, with high performance modules and premium support at very competitive prices. Please visit our web shop at http://www.toradex.com/services/shop/ext_webshop.php to see the latest price changes for Colibri T20, Iris, Colibri Evaluation Board and Oak USB Sensors.

February 16, 2012

Embedded World 2012 Sneak Preview

Have a look at the highlights of the Toradex presence at

Embedded World 2012 / February 28th – March 1st / Nuremberg / Germany

We invite you to stop by at one of our four stands at the show and discuss your product development needs with our engineers. In addition, you can secure a fantastic Performance Kit ,based on our Colibri T20 ARM module and Iris board for a donation of only 20 Euros to a good cause, the Red Cross. This embedded module runs out of the box with Windows Embedded Compact 7 or Linux. We will also showcase the latest addition to our Colibri family, based on the NVIDIA Tegra 3 / Tegra T30 embedded processor.

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February 10, 2012

Colibri T20 Windows CE Images and BSP V0.1beta7 are Available

Toradex just released the version 0.1 beta 7 of the Colibri Tegra Windows CE 6 and Windows Embedded Compact 7 image and BSP.

Main changes are:
- Improved Boottime
- Fixed RTC
- Fixed Serial Drivers Problems
- Improved Flash Programming
- Custom Splash Screen Support

The complete Windows CE change log:
http://files.toradex.com/Colibri/WinCE/Images/Betas/Tegra_Image_ChangeLog.txt
Bootloader change log:
http://files.toradex.com/Colibri/WinCE/Images/Betas/Tegra_Bootloader_ChangeLog.txt

Bootloader and Windows CE binaries:
http://files.toradex.com/Colibri/WinCE/Images/Betas/Tegra_Bootloader&Image_0.1beta7.zip

BSP:
http://files.toradex.com/Colibri/WinCE/BSP/

Workspace files and Bootloader Kit are available on request.

January 27, 2012

Linux Image V1.0 Beta 5 for Colibri T20 is Available

Toradex released version V1.0 Beta 5 of the Colibri T20 Linux BSP containing:

- U-Boot 2011.06 boot loader (http://gitorious.org/colibri-t20-embedded-linux-bsp)
- Linux 2.6.36.2 kernel
- OpenEmbedded 2011.03 based root file system, using LXDE desktop environment

You can download this version from our server:
http://files.toradex.com/Colibri/Linux/Images/

Changes in this version:
- spidev driver on default SPI pins (SPI4) without explicit pull-up/downs
- GMI with multiplexed nPWE and RDnWR
- note about certain conflicting GPIO/pin usage on other carrier boards (e.g. MECS Tellurium and Protea)
- improved display/video performance, now capable of doing dual full HD video decode
- Ethernet detection fault fix
- MMC/SD and NAND performance optimisation, optionally support 8-bit SDHCI on HSMMC controller (requires custom carrier board)
- framebuffer console support
- USB raw HID device support enabled in kernel configuration (for easy Toradex Oak connection)
- updated ASIX driver to version 4.2.0 (Sep. 19, 2011)
- custom Ethernet MAC Address handling (see asix_mac kernel command line argument)
- performance optimisations
- Tegra internal RTC support (in addition to PMIC plus board level I2C RTC)
- machine ID changed to official Colibri T20 one formerly called Tegra 2 (http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/developer/machines/list.php?id=3323)
- U-Boot supporting environment storage in NAND flash, Ethernet, MMC/SD cards, NAND flash, RAM size auto detection, serial console, Toradex Colibri configuration block and USB storage as host
- serial number and board revision handling (see /proc/cpuinfo)
- LXDE

January 17, 2012

Colibri PXA Windows CE Images and BSP V4.0 are Available

Toradex just released the version 4.0 of the Colibri PXA Windows CE 5 and CE 6 image and BSP.
The version is identical to the previous beta version V4.0beta1.
This version contains:
- A critical bootloader bugfix for Colibri PXA310 modules.
- Performance improvements for rotated screens.
- New features for bootloader and especially the bootloader kit.
- Bugfixes for serial driver, FlashDisk driver, Ethernet driver, and other bugfixes.

Windows CE change log:
http://files.toradex.com/Colibri/WinCE/Images/PXA_Image_ChangeLog.txt
Bootloader change log:
http://files.toradex.com/Colibri/WinCE/Images/PXA_Bootloader_ChangeLog.txt

Bootloader and Windows CE binaries:
http://files.toradex.com/Colibri/WinCE/Images/PXA_Bootloader&Image_4.0.zip

BSP Windows CE 5:
http://files.toradex.com/Colibri/WinCE/BSP/CE5/PXA_BSP_CE5_4.0.zip
BSP Windows CE 6:
http://files.toradex.com/Colibri/WinCE/BSP/CE6/PXA_BSP_CE6_4.0.zip

Workspace files and Bootloader Kit are available on request.

December 9, 2011

Colibri PXA Windows CE Images and BSP V4.0beta1 are Available

Toradex just released the version 4.0beta1 of the Colibri PXA Windows CE 5 and CE 6 image and BSP.
This version contains:
- A critical bootloader bugfix for Colibri PXA310 modules.
- Performance improvements for rotated screens.
- New features for bootloader and especially the bootloader kit.
- Bugfixes for serial driver, FlashDisk driver, Ethernet driver, and other bugfixes.

Windows CE change log:
http://files.toradex.com/Colibri/WinCE/Images/Betas/PXA_Image_ChangeLog.txt
Bootloader change log:
http://files.toradex.com/Colibri/WinCE/Images/Betas/PXA_Bootloader_ChangeLog.txt

Bootloader and Windows CE binaries:
http://files.toradex.com/Colibri/WinCE/Images/Betas/PXA_Bootloader&Image_4.0beta1.zip

BSP Windows CE 5:
http://files.toradex.com/Colibri/WinCE/BSP/CE5/Betas/PXA_BSP_CE5_4.0beta1.zip
BSP Windows CE 6:
http://files.toradex.com/Colibri/WinCE/BSP/CE6/Betas/PXA_BSP_CE6_4.0beta1.zip

Workspace files and Bootloader Kit are available on request.

December 1, 2011

Toradex shows the fastest known booting to a fully fledged graphical operating system in 480 milliseconds

The demonstration shows an instant boot demo on a Colibri T20 featuring the NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core processor. The module boots into a WinCE 7 start up application in 800 milliseconds. The demo features full USB support, Touch support, 2D and 3D accelerated openGL and a total shell commander to browse the flash file system or execute programs. The low power system runs off a 9.6V Battery on a 7” TFT Display.

For more information, watch the Toradex Colibri T20 Instant Boot Demo