At SPS/IPC/DRIVES, the Boards & Solutions team is running the Industrial Computing & Communications Forum - a 3-day programme with presentations about technical trends, product innovations, strategies and applications.
The Industrial Computing & Communications Forum is located in Hall 8, Stand 528 close to the gateway to Hall 7. It is a theater-style presentation area with free access for all exhibition visitors.
Forum Programme
Speaker: Hermann Berg, Moxa
Panel PCs play an increasingly important role in a variety of maritime applications for both bridge and control room: Radar, Navigation, ECDIS (Electronic Chart Display and Information System), Conning, Alarms, Virtual Instruments. Three major factors are driving change in those maritime applications: Upcoming regulation further advances the use of maritime electronic systems; The increase of network-centric technology on board of ships enables distributed digital systems; New players entering the market will drive technological change So what does the new technology change for the applications above and how can customers take advantage of it?
Speaker: Dominik Reißner, ADDI-DATA
The presentation will introduce the intelligent Ethernet systems of the MSX-E series which expand the functionalities of PLCs when it comes to acquisition and control in fast process flows. In order to allow for a simple and fast connection to a PLC, the MSX-E systems have been fitted with a web server. This enables the user to carry out the configuration and monitoring without any programming knowledge. The measurement settings can be loaded and automatically executed via the autostart function of the Ethernet systems when the system is booted up. The ARM9 processor helps to take the load off the PLC.
Speaker: Peter Hoser, Fujitsu Technology Solutions
For more than 25 years, mainboards have been and are being developed and produced in Augsburg/Germany. Fujitsu puts special emphasis on product quality, long-term availability, helpful tools and direct technical support by the manufacturer. Its industrial portfolio covers mainboards from mini-ITX up to ATX formfactor. The presentation will explain about “What makes a mainboard fit for industrial applications?” and how the customer benefit from Fujitsu’s technology.
Speaker: Wolfgang Eisenbarth, MSC
Qseven is an ideal platform to be used in industrial PC systems with small footprint for fanless operation. The presentation will give an inside into the new technology, its integration in small systems using a 3.5" carrier board. The Qseven standard offers a large number of interfaces and helps to speed up new designs for application with fanless operation due to the Intel Atom Technology. Paired with the MSC's off the shelf carrier board customers may tailor systems precisely to your needs with the least effort.
Speaker: Andreas Schwarztrauber, MSC/Gleichmann
GE-Researchs’ Industrial Reference Platform (Hpe_IRP) combines the computing power of an Intel Atom with the flexibility of a PCI-Express capable FPGA. The Hpe_IRP has been designed as a rapid prototyping platform for the development and evaluation of industrial and automotive systems. You can save time and money by getting a system up and running before committing to building your own PCB. Hpe_IRP is a highly configurable platform that comes with many free tools. E.g. use the Hpe_AIM AMBA IP-Manager to include complex IP blocks in your FPGA image. Implement field buses like industrial Ethernet (SERCOS-III, EtherCat etc.) with just a few mouse clicks.
Gerd Lammers, Real-Time Systems
Real-Time Systems GmbH describes real-time virtualization technology and hardware partitioning. Simultaneously execute a mix of e.g. Windows XP Embedded with an RTOS like Windows Embedded CE or multiple copies of Windows Embedded CE on a single hardware platform with direct hardware access. All systems are safely separated in their partitions, run in hard real-time and can even reboot during the undisturbed execution of others. The Webinar provides an overview on Virtualization and explains Real-Time Hypervisor technology.
Speaker: Damian Barnett, Elektrobit Automotive
This presentation talks about the steps required to build a specialized Windows Embedded Device. But is that really all there is to it? Is a device solely defined through its hardware or is it rather more a combination of Hardware and Software? Focusing on UI development, Jochen Dieckfoß – MCP and certified Trainer – answers this question and also shows how to cut development time by choosing the right tools.
Speaker: Tres Hill, Microsoft
Microsoft has greatly enhanced the iSCSI target (3.2) functionality in Windows Storage Server 2008 (WSS2008). Integrated iSCSI features in Windows enable new “diskless” embedded architectures that increase storage reliability, enhance storage performance, offer new data protection features, and enable “Green IT” (lower power consumption) alternatives for embedded clients. This 30-minute session will explain Microsoft iSCSI functionality (client and server) in detail, and present specific examples of embedded solutions that leverage these technologies.
Speaker: Tres Hill, Microsoft
Terminal Services (TS) functionality in Windows Server 2008 R2 (WS2008R2) has been renamed Remote Desktop Services (RDS). Embedded Windows applications for industrial automation (and more) can be delivered very effectively using RDS functionality in WS2008R2. Embedded WS2008R2 systems can be placed in protected environments that leverage Ethernet network connectivity to deliver robust “software plus services” solutions to “thin clients” in a wide variety of deployment environments. This 30-minute session will present new RDS features and functionality in Windows Server 2008 R2 with a focus on embedded “thin client” solutions.
Speaker: Josef Fromberger, Kontron
The mechanical and electrical connector concept of COM Express™ guarantees 100% compatibility and preserve the compatibility for the different COM Express™ form factors. Big players in the embedded module market recommended the ultra form factor as the future standard. We explain how we expanded the feature set of nanoETXexpress-SP Computer-on-Module and what’s coming up soon.
Speaker: Eunice Adesagbon, Portwell Technology
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Speaker: Christian Eder, congatec
Remote touch-screens and control displays typically require a bunch of cables for video, power and control data. The APIX (Automotive Pixel Link) technology concentrates all signal and power lanes which are required to operate remote touch-screens and control displays in a single standard Ethernet cable. This approach increases the implementation flexibility and decrease overall system cost.
Speaker: Tiziano Albani, VIA Technologies
As an innovator of form factors, VIA believes that the coming technology trend will steadily move towards tighter integration of an increasing variety of functions.With that trend in mind, VIA Embedded has developed a menu of products that combine VIA components and small form factors (such as Mini-ITX, Nano-ITX, Pico-ITX and most recently, the world’s smallest form factor-Mobile-ITX) to create highly efficient products that can be purchased off-the-shelf. The speaker will also be showcasing the features of highlighted products.
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Egon Sommer, (MicroSys) University of Applied Sciences in Munich
The presentation will show how to integrate EtherCAT into embedded single board computers. It demonstrates the ease of use of the EtherCAT master software on a Microsys power architecture board running a realtime operating system. It evaluates the benefits and performance of the solution for industrial PLC-style applications. Actual research targets like the synchronisation of the operating system with the distributed clocks of EtherCAT are presented.
Speaker: Herr Alois Goller, TTTech Computertechnik
The TTEthernet technology enables hard real-time operation in distributed systems based on Ethernet networks. TTEthernet switches maintain the hard real-time data communication and take care of robust partitioning among standard Ethernet, rate-constrained and time-triggered Ethernet traffic. TTEthernet is implemented jointly by switches and end systems (switched network). High-priority time-triggered messages are routed through the switch according to a predefined schedule with transport delay jitter in the sub-microsecond range. Rate-constrained traffic has its guaranteed bandwidth. All other Ethernet messages are forwarded whenever bandwidth is available.
Speaker: Vollrath Dirksen, E4U/N.A.T.
Due to its scalability MicroTCA system is an interesting platform to be used in the industrial automation communication, where the realtime, high speed field bus EtherCAT is used. This presentation explains, how a MicroTCA system can be build as EtherCAT master and how as EtherCAT slave. Especially as EtherCAT slave powerfull new architectures can be build within EtherCAT networks.
Speaker: Carsten Kolodziej, KW-Software
PROFINET IO is the industrial Ethernet solution that meets all requirements of real-time communication and at the same time allows the unrestricted parallel use of IT functions. The presentation will show you products and services provided by KW-Software for the integration of PROFINET IO technologies into your automation devices and solutions.
Speaker: Tiziano Albani, VIA Technologies
By definition, innovation is the introduction of something new. Generally speaking, innovation could also have an accompanying side-effect in compatibility issues. VIA recognized this potential side-effect. And as an innovator of small form factors, VIA realized the need for chassis designed specifically for VIA's various small form factors. Using a modular approach to chassis design, VIA makes it possible for customers to choose different configurations of chassis according to their needs. These robust chassis designs enable customers to focus more on deployment and be released from the hassles of chassis development.
Speaker: H. Kowalsky, Arrow
IO Link is one of the upcoming standards for sensors and actors in the automation world.Arrow shows an evaluation and development system that enables the user to implement the IO-Link technology into the customer's existing system with a minimum of effort. Arrow presents the EPC System, a four channel IO-Link master and a IO-Link device board based on ST-Microelectronics L62xx Transceiver Family with a TMG Software Stack.
Speaker: Detlev Schaadt, Produkt-Management
MEN Mikro Elektronik are taking their expertise in the requirements of harsh, extreme and safety critical applications also to complete systems. The RC1 box computer, the first member of the MIPIOS® family, complies with the EN 50155 railway standard, fulfills IP67 and is certified to E1. Through the use of Intel® Atom™ processor the user gets a guarantee for fast performance and a minimum availability of 7 years. Future MIPIOS® products will include managed and unmanaged Ethernet switches (in some cases with powerful external MIPIOS® PSUs) and I/O modules.
Speaker: Cem Kurutas, The MathWorks
Learn how to use MathWorks solutions to test systems and to find hardware and software design flaws early in the design process. Discover how you can leverage the benefits of simulation to drive innovation using virtual prototypes.
Speaker: Michael Gaudlitz, Wind River
Driven by market requirements like consolidation and integration of devices while preserving existing assets, hardware virtualization through a hypervisor offers an approach to leverage these aspects on a single computer board. This talk gives a technical overview of the hypervisor and how important requirements like real-time responses, reliability, memory management and device and interrupt handling are implemented.
Speaker: Michael Gaudlitz, Wind River
After an introduction in basic aspects of certifying software and operating systems according to IEC61508, the talk describes which devices and software are affected and for which applications IEC 61508 is relevant. Particular consideration will be payed on the definition of safety integrity levels (SIL). For a successful conducted certification for the software related part in a safety project, a four phase approach will be presented that is linked to the V-model development cycle.
Jacques Brygier, SYSGO
In these times of global economic crisis, it is even more vital for companies to seek possible ways to reduce development costs. Holding down costs without limiting technical requirements, or even while expanding them, is a challenging equation to solve. New techniques of virtualization especially designed for embedded/real-time systems are now a valid option to consider seriously.
Speaker: Tiziano Albani, VIA Technologies
In recent years, panel PC solutions have been implemented increasingly in different kinds of compact and slim applications. VIA believes that using a "Modular and Stackable”design concept can offer maximum space efficiency and brings good electromagnetic compatibility. This innovation accelerates time to market, as well as provides customers a good choice to match their needs.
Speaker: Tiziano Albani, VIA Technologies
By definition, innovation is the introduction of something new. Generally speaking, innovation could also have an accompanying side-effect in compatibility issues. VIA recognized this potential side-effect. And as an innovator of small form factors, VIA realized the need for chassis designed specifically for VIA's various small form factors. Using a modular approach to chassis design, VIA makes it possible for customers to choose different configurations of chassis according to their needs. These robust chassis designs enable customers to focus more on deployment and be released from the hassles of chassis development.
Speaker: Ralf Fachet, NetModule
The use of commercial CPU-Modules reduces development time and improves time to market but increases the bill of materials. Based on a real application this presentation shows how to avoid unnecessary redesigns and how to reduce production costs without losing the benefits of commercial CPU-Modules.