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  • Chips & Component News
  • Tools & Software News
  • Boards & Modules News
  • Know-how (White Papers, Webinars & more)
  • Sept 1, 2010 – presented by
    ICC Media

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    True high-end computing system solutions come from powerBridge Computer
    The ATCA-6150 brings latest Intel Xeon processor technology in a 5U rack mount system. The AMC slot hosts the AMC-1000 processor board, adding 2 cores per ATCA blade. A fully equipped ATCA-8505 ATCA chassis delivers 42 independent Intel cores with a total of 150 GB memory. The ATCA-3400 switch blade delivers 10 Gbit/s between all processor nodes plus 8 SFP front panel ports. The ATCA-6150 supports latest virtualization technologies and is VMware certified.

    CHIPS & COMPONENTS NEWS
  • TI: 36-V, 200-mA LDO for powering precision analog applications
  • Cypress: easy-to-implement capacitive touch-sensing solution
  • MSC: LED power supplies for lighting and signals
  • Swissbit: 2GB DDR2 SO-DIMM in COB technology
  • Renesas: Power MOSFET for DC/DC converters
  • Rutronik: wireless control receivers from Infineon
  • Fujitsu: USB 3.0-SATA bridge IC earns USB-IF certification
  • Molex: interactive blog site provides connector industry news

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    Keil Microcontroller Development Tools
    RL-ARM together with MDK-ARM provides a solution for the real-time communication challenges of embedded systems based on Cortex-M devices. RL-ARM includes the royalty-free RTX real-time kernel, TCPnet - Networking Suite, Flash File System, USB Device interface, and CAN Drivers. Find out more at  www.keil.com/arm

  • TOOLS & SOFTWARE NEWS
  • HCC-Embedded: descriptor generator tool simplifies USB device configuration
  • Adeneo: Windows Embedded Compact 7 BSP for NXP MCUs
  • Wind River: safety critical platform for DO-178B and IEC 61508

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  • NatSemi: Webbench LED Architect simplifies lighting design
  • CMX: graphics software for embedded processors
  • ITTIA: relational database version 3.2 introduces transaction savepoints
  • TenAsys: INtime for Windows supports real-time audio mixing
  • Vector: authoring tool creates diagnostic data in ODX format
  • MAZeT: simulation tools for optical measuring tasks
  • QNX CAR application platform supports Freescale’s i.MX
  • SYSGO: PikeOS for the LEON processor based platforms
  • GOEPEL supports in-system emulation technology for ColdFire architecture
  • MathWorks: real-time testing solution for HIL simulation
  • Lauterbach: energy profiling with TRACE32 combiprobe
  • BOARDS & MODULES NEWS
  • IEI: Mini-ITX motherboard for high resolution digital signage
  • Advantech: Q57-based industrial mATX motherboard
  • MSI: fanless Core 2 Duo system

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    ETX Module with New Intel Atom D510 Dual Core Processor
    MSC Vertriebs GmbH offers its powerful MSC ETE-PV510 module based on the dual core Intel Atom D510 processor as a perfect replacement for existing ETX solutions using Intel‘s obsolete Pentium M or Celeron M platforms. The well established ETX technology thereby remains attractive even for new designs. A bootable on-board Flash disk eliminates the need of extra storage media. Samples of the new module are available from stock.

  • Mistral: daughter cards for TI Sitara AM1x and OMAP-L1x
  • Atlantik: ZigBee based smart energy and ISM applications from RFMD
  • Axiomtek: point-to-point industrial Ethernet extenders
  • Janz: integrated solutions for 12- and 15-inch emVIEW systems
  • emtrion: single board computer now with QNX OS
  • BittWare: Altera Stratix IV GX-based XMC
  • IBASE: Core i7-610E processors-based Mini-ITX motherboard
  • KNOW-HOW (White Papers, Webinars & more)

    Test automation framework - make or buy?
    The main purpose of a test automation framework is to increase product development and product process efficiency. This paper reviews the advantages and disadvantages of making or buying a test automation framework.

    Lastet Issue of Intel's Embedded Innovator
    Amongst the highlights of the latest issue of Intel's Embedded Innovator are technical articles about rugged design, touch-screen automation and flexible fan-less modules.

    Combining Boundary Scan and JTAG Emulation for advanced structural test and diagnostics
    Boundary Scan and JTAG Emulation are two perfectly complementary methods, which are fused into one flexible and powerful technique for advanced structural tests by GOEPEL electronic’s VarioTAP technology

     
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    DAVE's CPU modules: the core for your embedded systems
    Discover DAVE's full offer of CPU modules:
    • Lizard: ARM Cortex-A8 board, based on the TI Sitara AM3517 processor
    • ARM11 family: three ARM11 boards, targeting specific applications
    • Aria: COM Express compliant PowerPC module, based on Freescale MPC512x
    • Neptune: x86 board powered by the AMD Geode LX CPU
     

    Direct hardware access made easy with Secure & Unified Smart Interface
    You are writing an application that requires direct hardware access? Unfortunately, that access is no longer available in modern operating systems. But the SUSI unified interface can help you.

    Packaging of rugged commercial-off-the-shelf systems
    Rugged COTS systems must be packaged to perform in conditions which may include challenges such as thermal extremes, vibration, shock, electromagnetic (EMI), nuclear/EMP and human source hazards including intrusion and compromise.

    AdvancedTCA makes the most of multicore processors
    Multicore processors fit nicely into the ATCA infrastructure.  The redundant, high-speed ATCA backplane supports both communication and compute-intensive applications.

    Safety: make software part of the solution
    This paper describes three steps that control and process automation developers can take to achieve saftey compliance while cutting costs and complexity.