Why this choice? (donated by Intel Corporation)
StrongARM
- basic 32-bit microcontroller with straightforward instruction set
- full-featured (many I/O devices included on same chip)
- good real-time capabilities
- becoming very common (lots of resources available on web)
- good development environment available (ARM SDT)
Multimedia Development Board
- fully integrated system (only need to add project-specific hardware)
- debugging support (Angel monitor in ROM), serial communication to PC
- supports a wide range of interfaces (audio, video, …) through main board and daughter card
- MDB targets task-specific applications/devices
- companion board allows connections to PC world