L&T Infotech has announced the availability of the TI OMAP3530-based reference_ platform in Linux and Android flavours. The custom TI OMAP3530 reference board is targeted at OEMs developing products such as mobile TV solutions, portable media players (PMP), personal navigation devices (PND), mobile Internet devices (MID) and portable gaming devices. It allows OEMs to prototype and validate their innovative product designs across various mobile operating systems.

The TI OMAP3530 application processor includes ARM Cortex-A8 operating at a maximum speed of 600MHz, and C64x+ DSP operating at a maximum speed of 430MHz. The reference platform's features include a 4.3" (10.9 cm) TFT LCD touchscreen (480 x 272 QVGA), 128 MB DDR II memory, 256 ME Nand Flash, a 1.8" (4.6 cm) CE-ATA hard disk, a VGA camera, a DVB-H receiver, a GPS module, an FM tuner, a USB 2.0 Host and OTG support, connectivity (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth), speakers, a microphone and headset, and a 3 x 3 matrix keyboard. It also has a microSD slot, which can be used for WiMAX connectivity required for MID functionality. It can be battery-operated with a 3.7V, 1AB Li-on battery and provides a close-to-product form factor, which comes very handy for the development community to enable easy demonstration of their applications on the hardware. The TI OMAP3530 reference platform includes support for Linux, WinCE 6.0 and Android 1.1 Board Support Package (BSP).