DSP Design LaunchPad

The LaunchPad Application Development Kits from DSP Design Limited provide an embedded processor module with a pre-installed operating system ready and waiting to accept your application.

DSP Design is a leading manufacturer of embedded computer products. With their LaunchPad range they have taken care of the tools so their customers can save time and money by focusing on the real issues of application development. Users get a fully-functioning system plus software development tools and top-rate documentation to guide them through the start of the software development process.

Users get instant gratification as they unpack their system and see it emulate a web-based data acquisition system within minutes. They are then guided through a process of installing development software tools, and have the satisfaction of running their own program on the target hardware. So they can begin their own application development, with properly configured software tools, on the day they receive their LaunchPad.

The LaunchPad program was led by Acute Technology's Charles Palmer while he was Technical Director at DSP Design. It embodies his passion for providing users systems that work flawlessly and seamlessly:

• Users should be able to use systems intuitively. The sign of good design is that you don't notice it. The sign of bad design is that it surprises you.
• A product should do exactly what is says on the can.
• So the package must contain everything that you need.
• The reality of using the product must match exactly the way the documentation describes it.
• Meticulous attention to detail pays dividends, in fewer support calls and more satisfied customers, who will ship more of their products sooner.
• Win win.

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