Pittsburgh, Penn. - Timesys Corporation has made LinuxLink support available for the PowerPC 460EX processor from AppliedMicro. With full support for the 460EX Canyonlands evaluation platform, Timesys' LinuxLink solution is based on the latest 2.6.30 kernel and includes drivers for on-chip peripherals such as the PCI and PCI-Express ports, USB 2.0 interface, DDR2 controller, SATA port and 10/100/1G Ethernet controllers.

The release of LinuxLink for the 460EX processor represents the latest stage in Timesys' support of AppliedMicro's Power Architecture-based SoCs, extending the support already available for other 4xx processors within the LinuxLink framework.

The LinuxLink framework features the Factory build system that provides both a wizard for creating an initial Linux starting image and a build engine that enables customers to design and build a custom and highly optimized Linux platform from source code.

The Factory wizard offers a choice of the latest GNU-based optimized toolchains enabled with uClibc and glibc libraries.

The framework allows for creation of a footprint-optimized root file system (RFS) with application-specific features selected from hundreds of available software packages. Package categories include multimedia, networking, storage, security, industrial and more.

For maximum flexibility, developers may take advantage of both the online build system and the desktop-hosted version. With either interface, customers leverage the best Linux code from AppliedMicro as well as from the open source community.

The desktop version offers more flexibility than any other Linux build platform by allowing users to integrate third-party packages and proprietary software. LinuxLink's update service automatically notifies customers of changes to any of the components used in their project.

LinuxLink customers have access to commonly used development tools, including, but not limited to GDB, OProfile and mpatrol. These tools help customers ensure the quality of their final product. Customers receive technical support from Timesys engineers and they have access to a vast suite of documentation.

The subscription includes access to the recently updated Eclipse-based TimeStorm tools that provide an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for use in application development and debugging.

For a limited time, developers can obtain free LinuxLink access to quickly configure, build and evaluate embedded Linux on the AppliedMicro 460EX Canyonlands platform by registering at https://linuxlink.timesys.com/register/factory. Developers should enter promotion code AMCC460 when completing the online free trial registration form.

Additional information about LinuxLink subscriptions for AppliedMicro processors can be found at http://www.timesys.com/AMCC.