TinyBoards

Bluetechnix was founded in September 2004 as a spin-off of the Institute of Computer Technology of the Vienna University of Technology.

Based on the development results and experience gained from the research project (www.tinyphoon.com) where the redesign of the Tinyphoon platform was very time consuming each time, the idea of building easy to use plug-in Core Modules for the processors used was born.

In 2005 the CM-BF533 and the CM-BF561 were brought to market. They were followed in 2006 by the CM-BF537E and its derivates the CM-BF537U and the TCM-BF537. The TCM-BF537 was the smallest ever developed Core Module (28mmx28mm) which also has a BGA (Ball Grid Array) and a BP (Boarder Pad) option.

In 2006 Bluetechnix developed hardware and firmware of a complex industrial product based on Freescale`s MPC5200 processor for a big multinational company. In the same year Bluetechnix developed new Development and Extender Boards to support product development of customers worldwide. One example is the flexible DEV-BF5xx-FPGA board hosting two slots for Blackfin Core Modules and a Xilinx FPGA. This board was the basis for several customer specific projects.

In 2007 Bluetechnix’s research proposal for a Wireless Cargo Monitoring System was accepted and was awarded for the best proposal from the Austrian research fund Fit-IT (www.fit-it.at). Together with the Institute of Computer Technology of the Vienna University of Technology and the Linz Center of Mechatronics a wireless low power sensor system for Cargo Monitoring is being developed.

Still in 2007, the giant Distributor Avnet/Silica partnered with Bluetechnix to develop the FireCracker Reference Design Platform (www.silica.com/firecracker) which is sold by Silica starting form summer 2008.

Besides Blackfin based customer specific developments, Bluetechnix started in 2007 with a new processor family, the i.MX family from Freescale. The first Core Module from this powerful processor family was the CM-i.MX31 which has many different mount options and comes with Linux or Win-CE.

In October 2007 Bluetechnix moved in the new office in Vienna, Lainzerstrasse 162.

In 2008 the new Blackfin Core Modules CM-BF527 and CM-BF548 were brought to market. Since February 2008 Farnell is selling the Blackfin Core Modules.

Bluetechnix develops highly innovative solutions in the area of embedded systems and smart sensors used in emerging applications such as in the area of robotics and wireless sensor network applications. Working closely together with universities we cooperate with experts in different fields and can offer hardware and software development services together with a systems engineering design approach.

We sell Core Modules and offer Custom Design Services and Design Assistance for Hardware and Low Level Software (Linux BSPs and native C Code). In addition we give VDSP++ Software Trainings. Bluetechnix has development experience with Blackfin processors from Analog Devices, MPC5200 and i.MX31, i.MX27 from Freescale, LPC from NXP, PXA from Intel (Mavel), AVR from Atmel, XC16x from Infineon, etc.