OMAPisahigh-performancelow-powerprocessorformultipleoperatingsystems(includingPalmos5.0,PocketPC2002andSymbianinthecommunicationsfield).Itintegratesamultimediaunitincludingadigitalco-processor,andaddssomecurrentadvancedfunctionssuchasGSM/GPRSinterfaceandBluetoothwirelessprotocol.Becauseofitslowerfrequencyof150Mhzandextensivesupportperformance,OMAPhasbeenrecognizedbyPalmandhasbecomethestandardprocessorforitsPalmOS5products.
Advantages:Comprehensivesupportinterfaces,lowpowerconsumptionandgoodperformance.ItsuseonthePalmOS5systemwellcontinuesPalm’simpressionofpowersavingandhighprogramefficiency.
Disadvantages:Thepowerconsumptionisbasicallythesameastheoldcolormodels,butitisimpossibletoachievethegloryofthepast.Andwhenfacedwith"hardkill"applicationsthatdealwithMPEGstreamsandsomedecodingactions,itsabsoluteperformanceisstillinferiortoStrongARMandsoon.
Representativeproducts:PalmTungstenT|1,T|2.PalmZire71(thisOMAP310doesnothaveabuilt-inco-processor,thedecodingofmultimediaisdonebysoftware).