Reference Design

All Reference Designs

• Monaco
  Source: Fulcrum Microsystems, 11/17/2008
  The Monaco platform is the first 10GbE OEM switch to offer lossless fabric switching, allowing Ethernet switch manufacturers to deliver Ethernet throughout the data center that can carry storage, clustering and networking traffic.
• Bluetooth remote control development kit
  Source: CSR, 11/14/2008
  BlueCore TouchLITE enables Bluetooth remote control for navigation systems, in-car multimedia devices and MP3 players. Line of sight NOT required; range up to 30 meters, supports Bluetooth v2.1.
• Ambient Light Adaptive LED Driver
  Source: National Semiconductor, 11/10/2008
  Automatically adjust display brightness for changing ambient light conditions to provide a more viewable display with better contrast. The LED driver’s PWM dimming dims or brightens the display backlight in response to ambient light conditions, increasing battery life. A photodiode circuit measures ambient light and provides a signal for dimming the LEDs.
• Solar-powered Lead-Acid Battery Charger
  Source: National Semiconductor, 11/10/2008
  Increase the efficiency of harvesting solar power from photovoltaic cells with this design that efficiently converts sunlight into a charge current for lead-acid batteries. The design also compensates for temperature and sunlight variations, maintaining the most efficient conversion throughout changing conditions.
• High-efficiency Portable Music Player Dock
  Source: National Semiconductor, 11/10/2008
  Showcasing PowerWise® power converters, battery-charging circuitry, audio drivers and display interface circuits, this design initiates a power-saving mode when the PMP is unplugged from the wall power, automatically reducing the maximum brightness of the display as well as the output power of the audio drivers.
• Load-detecting Power Supply
  Source: National Semiconductor, 11/10/2008
  Reduce wasted energy from inefficient AC/DC wall adapters that run even without a load. This design utilizes SMPS technology instead of linear regulators to drastically improve conversion efficiency. Additional circuitry "wakes up" the power supply only when a load is applied, reducing losses to just tens of milliwatts.
• CCFL to LED Conversion Power Supply
  Source: National Semiconductor, 11/10/2008
  Replace backlight cold cathode fluorescent (CCFLs) tubes with strings of LEDs for lower power consumption, better durability, smaller size, and brighter light that is more easily custom tailored to compensate for changes in ambient light.
• High-Performance SerDes Module with Easy FPGA Interface and Cable Detect
  Source: National Semiconductor, 11/10/2008
  National partnered with Avnet to implement a high-speed, power-saving serial interface for low-cost FPGAs. National’s FPGA-Link SerDes combines high-speed data transfer flexibility with features such as automatic power down on loss of cable or input signal. The included FPGA firmware monitors this cable/signal loss indicator from the SerDes to turn off unnecessary system logic and other external components.
• DVPB-HD
  Source: eInfochips, 9/18/2008
  eInfochips' DVPB-HD is a rapid prototyping board based on TI TMS320DM6467 DaVinci™ Technology. DVPB-HD is a small form factor board and is ideal for prototyping applications based on DaVinci™ Technology.
• MSP-Mojo: QF1D512 SavFIRe (Simple and versatile FIR engine) Target Board for MSP-eZ430U
  Source: Quickfilter Technologies, Inc., 6/30/2008
  Quickfilter Technologies development tool speeds precision digital filtering implementation for MSP430 microcontroller-based designs. MSP-Mojo target board for eZ430 development tools replaces need for more complex processors.