DesignStellaris2006 Microcontroller Design Contest Sponsored by Luminary Micro, Circuit Cellar Magazine and Keil

Embedded engineers worldwide can vie for the chance to compete with each other for more than US $10,000 in cash prizes using any microcontroller in Luminary Micro’s Stellaris family of ARM Cortex-M3 processor-based controllers with the ARM RealView® Microcontroller Development Kit (MDK-ARM). To enable designers to quickly develop applications for the contest, Luminary Micro and Keil have developed the Stellaris LM3S811 Evaluation Kit with MDK-ARM evaluation software (ordering part number EKK-LM3S811). The evaluation kits are available for use through VirtuaLabs “try before you buy” technology (www.luminarymicro.com/home/try_before_you_buy.html). The kits will also be made available FREE to each entrant, while supplies last.

“We’re excited about this opportunity to showcase the versatility of the Stellaris family of microcontrollers, as well as the ARM Cortex-M3 processor,” said Luminary Micro Chief Marketing Officer Jean Anne Booth. “Since the introduction of Stellaris’ 32-bit performance at 8/16-bit cost in March, we have been emphasizing that Stellaris is the performance product for serious microcontroller applications. We are impressed by the applications that our customers are designing with Stellaris microcontrollers, but now the rest of the world can see public innovation occur in real designs by top designers.

“Circuit Cellar has long been predicting a move toward ‘More Bits, Less Bucks,’ so they were a natural partner for this contest,” Booth continued. “With the ARM architecture and development support, the Stellaris family provides the entry into the industry’s strongest ecosystem, with code compatibility ranging from $1.00 to 1 GHz.”

Read more:

• Luminary Micro Announces DesignStellaris2006 Design Contest  from Luminary Micro
• DesignStellaris2006 Contest FAQ form CircuitCellar