Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 00:38:42 +0000 (GMT)
From: Michael Durrant 
To: lwn@lwn.net
Subject: Rt-Control enables Linux internet appliances


   October 25, 1999
   
   Rt-Control's uCsimm speeds development of Linux based Internet
   appliances
   
   For Immediate Release:
   
   Rt-Control of Toronto announces the release of the uCsimm Embedded
   Microcontroller Linux platform.
   
   The uCsimm, a complete platform enabling implementation of embedded
   systems running uClinux is now shipping from Rt-Control to OEMs in
   engineering quantities. Volume shipments will be available in the
   first quarter of 2000. The uCsimm is a 30 pin SIMM form factor
   Microcontroller running the uClinux operating system. With the
   uCsimm engineers can quickly and easily design and prototype connected
   products economically and in a matter of hours that would otherwise
   take months and prove cost prohibitive. No other embedded platform
   combines the set of features available with the uCsimm and its ease of
   deployment in end user applications.
   
   The uCsimm, with on board RS232, Ethernet, LCD controller, SPI serial
   bus and parallel I/O was designed as a component level solution to
   enable embedded Linux systems in industrial controls, instrumentation,
   consumer electronics and other systems that can benefit from Internet
   connectivity. The uClinux distribution includes everything needed
   to rapidly develop Linux enabled hardware based on Rt-Control's
   uCsimm Embedded Linux Platform.
   
   About uClinux
   
   uClinux (Embedded Microcontroller Linux) is the first Linux
   derivative targeted to small high volume embedded systems. Supporting
   the popular Motorola 68k and Coldfire families of microcontroller
   chips, uClinux lets the embedded systems engineer design a deeply
   embedded system using the full featured Linux OS. The uClinux OS takes
   up less than 1Meg of FLASH ROM and less than 1Meg of RAM, no disk or
   other costly components are required only a bare MC683xx
   microcontroller and memory (typical of embedded systems).
   
   About Rt-Control Inc.
   
   Rt-Control Inc. provides commercial support and development
   solutions for the embedded Linux market. Rt-Control was formed in 1999
   to provide commercial support for the uClinux operating system
   originally ported from Linux2.0 by Kenneth Albanowski and D. Jeff
   Dionne. Since the inception of the company, Rt-Control has focussed on
   enabling hardware solutions that utilise uClinux.
   
   The shipment of uCsimm marks a milestone in the development of the
   embedded Linux marketplace. For the first time, a complete solution is
   available that takes embedded Linux products from concept to
   deployment for high volume applications with a complete development
   kit. The official uClinux distribution is available from
   Rt-Control on CD-ROM for 30.00USD. The uC68EZ328-2E8L16 uCsimm
   complete embedded Linux on a SIMM module is available from 210.00USD
   in single piece quantities with OEM quantities available first quarter
   2000. Rt-Control provides developer support contracts for development
   of embedded applications employing uClinux.
   
   Since the uCsimm prototype was demonstrated at the July 1999
   Comdex show held in Toronto, Rt-Control has been accepting advanced
   orders. With the shipment of the uCsimm and uClinux CD, Rt-Control
   Inc. continues to demonstrate leadership and vision within the
   Embedded Linux Marketplace.
   
     "uClinux is setting the standard for small embedded systems with
     its royalty free TCP/IP stack and a POSIX API. I see the
     possibilities for embedded systems being greatly expanded by our
     work. We will see many new classes of devices emerging based on
     uClinux. The end user will likely not know that these things are
     running Linux. The Linux OS is a good fit for embedded systems. Now
     with the uCsimm and uClinux it is finally possible to quickly turn
     embedded systems using Linux"
     -- D. Jeff Dionne
     
   Rt-Control Inc.
   
   URL references
     * http://www.rt-control.com
     * http://www.uclinux.org
     * https://www.uclinux.com/orderdesk
     * http://lwn.net/1999/0722/linuxcanada/lwn2.html
       
   Contact information
   
     Rt-Control Inc.
     10 Crane Avenue Suite 2
     Toronto, Ontario, Canada
     M9P1T9
     fax: (416) 243-1173
     email: uclinux@rt-control.com