Home Media Player Solution
(Download RMI HMP Solution Brief)
The Digital Photo Frame Evolution
The Digital Photo Frame (DPF) market has experienced explosive
growth over the last two years and many consumer electronics
manufacturers have been able to capitalize on this once nascent
product category. DPF products have traditionally been segmented
by screen size and price with little other differentiation.
But as the product category matures, market forces will require
manufacturers to add new functionality and increased performance
in order remain competitive. These new features are driving
an evolution in this category, as manufacturers look to
differentiate their products. This vision of an advanced, connected,
media rich DPF is culminating into the Home Media
Player.
This vision of an advanced, connected, media rich DPF is culminating into the Home Media Player.
Home Media Player: A Portal to New Applications
The evolution of the traditional Digital Photo Frame into the Home
Media PlayerTM (HMP) has already begun with the addition of
wireless connectivity (WiFi) to the DPF category. However, the
cornerstone of differentiation rests upon the performance and
capabilities of the underlying processor. With the combination of
internet connectivity and Alchemy media processors, the following
features are now possible:
• Streaming IP radio, D1-quality video, and IPTV from popular
websites like YouTubeTM, HuluTM, and JoostTM
• VoIP and video chat calls
• Gadget and widget services for on-demand content such as
weather, sports, news, traffic, finance, and more
• Interface to social networking sites (Web 2.0)
• Online photo and video sharing from popular content sharing
sites
• Email/Instant messaging/SMS/MMS/RSS reader
• TV reception
• Peer-to-peer (frame-to-frame) content sharing and communication
RMI’s Alchemy-based™ Home Media Player solution offers original
equipment manufacturers (OEMs) a faster time to market,
lower system cost, and the configurability and performance
required to develop market-leading Home Media Players with
advanced features. The RMI® solution leverages the power-optimized
RMI Alchemy™ Au1200™ series of connected media processors
giving OEMs and original design manufacturers (ODMs)
the flexibility and the tools necessary to develop and deliver a
complete high performance, connected HMP system.
Application Developer's Kit (ADK)
The RMI HMP Application Developer's Kit is a complete, low-cost, open development
environment enabling developers to rapidly create and
bring to market exciting, cutting-edge software applications
targeted at connected Digital Photo Frames (DPFs), Mobile
Internet Devices (MIDs), Digital Signage, and Information
Dashboards. Based on open source software and standards-
based technologies, the ADK allows for virtually limitless
design potential and empowers developers with the
tools they need to build next generation consumer devices.
Turnkey Home Media Player Solution
RMI’s Home Media Player Reference Design Kit is a complete
turnkey solution including a reference design board, software board support package (BSP), hardware schematics, documentation, and advanced HMP applications.
RMI Reference Design Hardware
The HMP™ Reference Design Board is based on the RMI
Alchemy Au1250® processor. This high performance processor,
running at 700MHz, provides enough processing horsepower to
easily handle even the most challenging HMP applications. The
reference design includes all the essential hardware functionality
including media card interfaces for SD/MMC/MS/xD/CF and a
USB flash stick. Additionally, the design also comprehends an
audio codec for stereo speakers, a touch screen interface, and
WiFi connectivity. Flash memory and DDR2 RAM are plentiful for
both the user (media storage) and the application space.
RMI Board Support Package
The HMP Reference Design Kit includes a complete board support
package (BSP) based on Linux. The BSP includes the kernel,
file system, and tool chain, along with driver support for all peripherals.
In addition, the BSP includes a complete media stack for
high quality D1 resolution video playback of the internet’s most
popular audio and video formats including MPEG-1, MPEG-2,
MPEG-4, WMV, DivX, and Xvid.
Ecosystem of Partners Accelerate
Time-to-Market
RMI has established a broad ecosystem of
partnerships to enable OEMs to quickly
take their HMP vision to market. This ecosystem
includes both ODMs as well as
Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) with
a range of capabilities and solutions well
suited for the HMP and related consumer
media markets.
Bring an HMP Product to Market NOW!
The HMP Solution from RMI is ideally suited to OEMs requiring a
rapid and affordable way to bring their innovative HMP products to
market. Developers and designers can take full advantage of the
RMI Reference Design Kit to:
• Obtain the schematics and Gerber files for the reference board
• Make any additional hardware selections, if desired
• Configure and brand the user interface
• Add or remove applications
• Select the industrial design
• Complete any relevant certifications
RMI will work directly with customers on their specific solution, recommending and managing ODMs who are familiar with HMP
designs and understand the bill-of-materials (BOM) requirements
for Home Media Players. RMI will also provide the complete BOM
for the reference design kit to accelerate the design and development
phase, as well as provide support through the ramp into production.
Leading the Evolution
With its total Home Media Player solution, RMI can help OEMs
who seek to lead the evolution of the digital photo frame market
into the advanced, feature-rich Home Media Player market.
(Download RMI HMP Solution Brief)
(Download Application Developer's Kit Information)
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