NXP software development kit includes Crank Storyboard to ease UI build
Crank Software has collaborated with NXP Semiconductors in the latest release of the NXP MCUXpresso software development kit (SDK) which offers quick, convenient access to reference example applications.
The embedded graphical user interface (GUI) design and development company’s software, Storyboard is now included in NXP’s MCUXpresso SDK. The software is designed to simplify and accelerate application development with NXP’s microcontrollers based on Arm Cortex-M cores. The MCUXpresso SDK brings together open-source drivers, middleware and reference example applications into a customisable application for processor board evaluation and software development.
Joe Yu, vice president and general manager of low-power microprocessors and microcontrollers at NXP, said: “The expectation for today’s embedded devices has been elevated, with the [user interface] playing an important role. Now our customers have a streamlined approach for evaluating the graphical performance of our crossover microcontrollers using the . . . sample images that were built with Crank’s Storyboard software.”
The Storyboard embedded UI design and development software tool was built to help accelerate the creation of exceptional UIs for embedded products. It uses a parallel workflow to allow designers to focus on developing the user interface, while developers concentrate on achieving the best hardware performance for the design, with neither development stream compromising the other’s progress. By decoupling the front-end user interface design from the back-end logic, Storyboard makes it easier for project teams to get started earlier on development, says Crank, while reducing the complexities, such as the handling of iterations in design that naturally occur in all projects.
Jason Clarke, Crank Software VP of sales and marketing, said: “Today’s customers expect an intuitive touch screen experience; however, delays in development can often compound to a point where the [user experience] gets compromised in the rush to get to market on time. By providing easy access to user interface development resources directly within MCUXpresso, we’re able to help NXP customers get a faster sense of the user interface potential of their device and ultimately accelerate the creation of embedded user interface applications for their customers.”
Crank Software is a Canadian based innovator in embedded graphics that help accelerate the design and development of the modern user interface experience for tomorrow’s embedded devices. Crank is supported by a global distributor network and has nearly 20 years’ of domain expertise in embedded graphics applications development.
