Luminary Micro Launches 27 Stellaris(R) Microcontrollers Including the First Offering of Real-Time Networking with the ARM Cortex(TM)-M3 Processor

Luminary Micro Launches 27 Stellaris(R) Microcontrollers Including the First Offering of Real-Time Networking with the ARM Cortex(TM)-M3 Processor

June 05, 2007

Next Generation of Award-Winning Stellaris MCUs Offers
Ethernet and CAN-bus with World's Only Integrated 10/100
Ethernet MAC and PHY in an ARM Architecture MCU


    AUSTIN, Texas, June 5 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Luminary
Micro ( http://www.luminarymicro.com ), creators of the
award-winning Stellaris Cortex-M3-based microcontrollers,
introduced today 27 new Stellaris microcontrollers (MCUs),
bringing innovative networking capabilities for real-time
applications in motion control, building and industrial
automation, fire and security, remote sensing,
instrumentation, point-of-sales, and deeply embedded
connected systems.  

    Introduced today are 12 members of the Stellaris
LM3S6000 Ethernet series and 15 members of the Stellaris
LM3S2000 CAN series. These new MCUs extend the world-class
benefits of the Stellaris family with real-time networking,
larger on-chip memories, enhanced power management, and
expanded I/O capabilities.  Evaluation kits for the new
MCUs are available immediately through Luminary Micro's
global sales channel ( http://www.luminarymicro.com/sales
).  The new MCUs are sampling today and will be available
in volume production next quarter.

    The LM3S6000 series are the first MCUs in the world
featuring a fully-integrated 100 Mbps Ethernet solution
with ARM architecture compatibility.  The LM3S6000 devices
combine both the Media Access Control (MAC) and Physical
(PHY) layers, marking the first time that integrated
connectivity is available with an ARM Cortex-M3 MCU and the
only integrated 10/100 Ethernet MAC and PHY available in an
ARM architecture MCU. 

    The Stellaris LM3S2000 series, designed for Controller
Area Network (CAN) applications, extends the Stellaris
family with Bosch CAN networking technology, the golden
standard in short-haul industrial networks.  This
introduction marks the first integration of CAN
capabilities with the revolutionary Cortex-M3 core.  

    "Being ARM's lead partner for the Cortex-M3 has
given us the opportunity to really demonstrate the
strengths and capabilities of this optimized MCU core,
reaching far beyond any that are currently available,"
said Chief Marketing Officer Jean Anne Booth. "In a
year's time we've brought the ARM architecture to embedded
developers for the ground-breaking price of just $1.00; we
were the first to bring serious motion control capability
to the ARM architecture; and now we are bringing integrated
CAN and Ethernet connectivity to designers previously
limited to 8- and 16-bit options."

    "$1 to 1 GHz" in the World's Best Development
Ecosystem

    Stellaris family MCUs are based on the ARM Cortex-M3
processor, the microcontroller member of the ARM Cortex
processor family. Designed for serious microcontroller
applications, the Stellaris family provides entry into the
industry's strongest ecosystem, with code compatibility
ranging from $1 to 1 GHz. Additional advantages include: 

    *  Easy and cost-effective to upgrade from 8- and
16-bit 
       applications, requiring less flash code space and
delivering 
       a 10x improvement in performance over 8051 cores and
an 8x 
       improvement in performance over PIC24F cores;
    *  Extends ARM7(TM) family processor capabilities in
critical 
       MCU applications with a 4x improvement in control
processing
       performance, real-time interrupt response
capability, and 
       predictable deterministic interrupt behavior, while
requiring 
       just half the flash code space of ARM7 control
applications;
    *  Greater than 50 MIPS with a demonstrable 20x
performance 
       roadmap in the Cortex processor family, allowing for
a 
       "no-worry" migration path;
    *  Best-in-industry development environment and debug
tools. 

    Today's announced parts represent the next generation
of the Stellaris family, demonstrating the far-reaching
capabilities of the Cortex-M3 core combined with the
real-life engineering expertise of the Stellaris MCU design
team. 

    "Next-Generation Stellaris" Means
Unprecedented Integration

    Twelve of the new MCUs feature on-chip Ethernet MAC and
PHY, making Stellaris the only ARM-based MCU to offer this
useful feature. Applications benefiting from this powerful
capability include remote monitoring, electronic
point-of-sale machines, network appliances and switches,
and gaming equipment. 

    Features include:

    *  Integrated 10/100 Mbps Ethernet MAC and PHY
      -  Supports 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX/FX IEEE 802.3
full and
         half-duplex operation
      -  Automatic MDI/MDI-X cross-over correction
      -  Programmable MAC address
      -  Promiscuous mode support
      -  Power-saving and power-down modes
      -  2KB Transmit FIFO / 2 KB Receive FIFO
    *  25-50 MHz operation
    *  64-256 KB single-cycle flash and 16-64 KB
single-cycle SRAM
    *  Up to 46 GPIOs
    *  Prices starting at US$4.61 in 10K quantities

    The fifteen other new MCUs include up to two integrated
CAN controllers with bit rates up to 1Mb/s, offering more
robust capabilities for all control processing
applications. These devices are ideally suited for
cost-conscious applications requiring significant control
processing and connectivity capabilities such as test and
measurement equipment, motion control, medical
instrumentation, HVAC and building control, and
transportation. 

    Features include:

    *	Up to 2 Bosch-licensed CAN controllers supporting
protocol
        versions 2.0A & 2.0B
        -  Bit rates up to 1 Mb/s
        -  32 message objects, each with own identifier
mask
        -  Disable automatic retransmission mode for TTCAN
        -  Programmable loop-back mode for self-test
operation
    *	25-50 MHz operation
    *	64-256 KB single-cycle flash and 16-64 KB
single-cycle SRAM
    *	Up to 60 GPIOs
    *	Prices starting at US$3.65 in 10K quantities

    For detailed information on the features of each
Stellaris family member, see
http://www.luminarymicro.com/product_selector_guide . 

    Evaluation Kits Have Developers Up and Running In 10
Minutes Or Less

    This announcement includes the arrival of two complete
evaluation kits: the Stellaris LM3S6965 Ethernet Evaluation
Kit and the Stellaris LM3S2965 CAN Evaluation Kit.  Each
feature-rich evaluation kit includes evaluation boards, all
required cables, a choice of evaluation tools suites for
popular development tools, documentation, the Stellaris
Peripheral Driver Library (providing a convenient,
no-hassle method of initializing, programming, and
controlling peripherals), applications notes, and
everything a developer needs to get up and running in 10
minutes or less, for a superb "out-of-the-box"
experience.  Both kits span the design spectrum from
evaluation to prototyping to application-specific design by
functioning both as an evaluation platform and as a serial
in-circuit debug interface for any Stellaris
microcontroller-based target board. 

    The Stellaris LM3S6965 Ethernet Evaluation Kit is
exceptional for its compactness and versatility, and
includes a quickstart application that includes an embedded
web server utilizing the open source lwIP TCP/IP stack out
of the box.  Evaluation tools suite choices include ARM
RealView(R) Microcontroller Development kit (MDK), IAR
Embedded Workbench(R) Kickstart Edition, and CodeSourcery
Sourcery G++ GNU tools.  In addition, ported demos of
RTOSes include FreeRTOS.org(TM), Micrium uC/OS-II with
uC/Probe embedded system monitoring, Express Logic
ThreadX(R), CMX Systems CMX-RTX(TM), Keil RTX, IAR
PowerPac(TM), and SEGGER embOS.  Stacks available include
Express Logic NetX(TM) TCP/IP; InterNiche TCP/IP
NicheStack(TM), NicheLITE(TM), and add-on modules such as
HTTP, SNMP, and security protocols; CMX Systems
CMX-MicroNet(TM); FreeRTOS.org-based open source uIP stack;
Micrium uC/TCP-IP and uC/Modbus; and RTA Automation
EtherNET/IP(TM).  The kit also includes an embedded web
server application based on the open source FreeRTOS.org
RTOS and open source uIP Ethernet stack.  The Stellaris
LM3S6965 Ethernet Evaluation Kit is available today for
US$79.00.  

    The Stellaris LM3S2965 CAN Evaluation Kit is provided
as a fully functional CAN network in a box, with both an
LM3S2965-based master board and a LM3S2110-based CAN device
board, and a quickstart application that demonstrates CAN
communication out of the box.  Evaluation tools suite
choices include ARM RealView Microcontroller Development
kit (MDK), IAR Embedded Workbench Kickstart Edition, and
CodeSourcery Sourcery G++ GNU tools.  In addition, ported
demos of RTOSes  include FreeRTOS.org, Micrium uC/OS-II
with uC/Probe embedded system monitoring, Express Logic
ThreadX, CMX Systems CMX-RTX, Keil RTX, IAR PowerPac, and
SEGGER embOS.   Stacks available include CMX Systems
CMX-CANopen(TM); Micrium uC/CAN, and RTA Automation
DeviceNet(TM).   The Stellaris LM3S2965 CAN Evaluation Kit
is available today for US$89.00.  

    Luminary Micro now has 51 Stellaris MCUs available in
global distribution, just 14 months after the company
announced it was selected as ARM's lead partner for
Cortex-M3 development. The company has hundreds of customer
design wins across the Stellaris family, including the new
devices announced today.

    About Luminary Micro and Stellaris

    Luminary Micro, Inc. designs, markets and sells ARM
Cortex-M3-based microcontrollers (MCUs). Austin,
Texas-based Luminary Micro is the lead partner for the
Cortex-M3 processor, delivering the world's first silicon
implementation of the Cortex-M3 processor. Luminary Micro's
introduction of the award-winning Stellaris(R) family of
products provides 32-bit performance for the same price as
current 8- and 16-bit microcontroller designs. With
entry-level pricing at $1.00 for an ARM technology-based
MCU, Luminary Micro's Stellaris product line allows for
standardization that eliminates future architectural
upgrades or software tools changes. Contact the company at
[phone] or email [e-mail] for more
information.

    Stellaris is a registered trademark and the Luminary
Micro logo is a trademark of Luminary Micro, Inc. or its
subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. All
other products are trademarks of their respective owners.


    For more information, please contact:

    Company Contact:
     Jean Anne Booth, CMO
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    Media Contact:
     Karen Johnson
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