Embedded Systems articles from June 2002

Embedded Systems archives from June 2002

PXI systems in single and double Eurocard. (Industrial Systems).(Peripheral Component Interconnect Extensions for Instrumentation)(MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH)
June 1, 2002... A complete range of PXI systems from MEN Mikro Elektronik includes system controller, I/O boards and mezzanines. Both 4U and 7U systems, which include boards, software and enclosure, are available in a modular format. The majority of MEN...

Brighter future but still a roller-coaster ride. (In the News).(the semiconductor market)(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)
June 1, 2002... The message seems to be coming through that we have seen the worse of this slow down. At last month's Embedded Processor Forum, Chris Van Gaal, Instat/MDR's senior director of content development, reported that, as predicted, 2002 will...

Visual tools project. (In Brief).(the Eclipse Tools project)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The Eclipse Tools project management committee has announced formation of the Graphical Editor Framework (GEF) Project, that will develop a framework for rapidly creating and customizing visual development tools. Visual tools are seen as a key...

StarCore collaboration. (In Brief).(OSE Systems and Signals and Software Ltd.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... OSE Systems (OSE) and SIGNALS+SOFTWARE have collaborated to provide a Motorola StarCore-based transcoding solution for wireless infrastructure system developers. The solution consists of the network-ready MSC8101 StarCore-based DSP from...

Toshiba agreement. (In Brief).(Wind River Systems Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Toshiba has joined the Wind River MIPS Centre of Excellence semiconductor partner program. The two companies have signed a multi-year agreement to enable the development, optimisation, marketing, and distribution of Wind River's range of...

Trunk interface linecard design. (Evaluation Platform).(Legerity and Glare developed a foreign exchange office evaluation platform)
June 1, 2002... Communication integrated circuit suppliers Legerity and Glare, have developed a foreign exchange office (FXO) evaluation platform that will reduce the system-level cost, board space and development time for trunk interface linecards used in...

Sphere SP 2.0 realtime microkernel is 21Kbyte. (Microkernel).(Miray Software)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Miray Software has developed the Sphere SP 2.0.microkernel to provide realtime performance for 32-bit processors. At 21Kbyte, it is suitable for embedded systems. Sphere SP 2.0 speeds creation of multi-threaded realtime applications. Its...

LynuxWorks and ARM power down. (Embedded Linux).
June 1, 2002... LynuxWorks' BlueCat 4.0 Linux and VisualLynux Integrated Development Environment (IDE) will be packaged with the new ARM920T core-based Integrator Porting Platform. Providing a complete, out-of-the-box embedded Linux solution, the development...

Tanto update expands for Tricore derivatives. (Development Systems).(Infineon)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... After the successful launch of the universal test and analysis tool Tanto, for Infineon's TriCore controller, the system is now being adapted for new derivatives. This has already taken place for the TC11IB and TC1920, which will be...

RFID collaboration. (In Brief).(radio frequency identification)(Panasonic and Atmel)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Panasonic and Atmel have a strategic collaboration designed to supply complete Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) solutions that provide system integrators compatible technologies that meet a range of price and performance targets. Both...

Rhapsody for Green Hills. (In Brief).(I-Logix's Rhapsody application development platform)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... I-Logix is integrating it Rhapsody application development platform with Green Hills software,s Integrity RTOS. The integrity RTOS. The integration of Rhapsody, available with the latest Rhapsody in C++ release, provides a development...

Entertaining pumps. (In Brief).(Scheidt & Bachman launch first Web-enabled 'infotainment' petrol pumps)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Scheidt & Bachman has launched the first Web-enabled 'infotainment' petrol pumps using the QNX realtime operating system. When topping up with petrol, drivers will be able to check news, weather, sports and travel information. The petrol pumps...

Smart card security. (In Brief).(Hitachi's AE45C smart card)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Hitachi's AE45C smart card IC has been granted a security certificate under the Common Criteria for IT Security Evaluation ('CC'). The CC is an international standard (ISO 15408), and its certification results are recognised in many countries...

LSI adds another ARM. (In Brief).(LSI Logic; ARM Ltd.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... LSI Logic has become the first ARM semiconductor Partner to license the synthesisable ARM1026EJ-S microprocessor core. As part of this agreement, LSI Logic has also licensed the Jazelle technology-enhanced, ARM7EJ-S core. It will implement...

Deal adds IEEE1355. (In Brief).(Esgem and 4Links are developing IEEE1355-specific data capture and visualisation components for testing and monitoring IEEE 1355 networks)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Esgem and 4Links have signed an agreement to work together to integrate the Esgem assayer test and monitoring tools with 4Links' IEEE1355 solutions for home networking and Space Wire. Esgem, specialises in digital TV and home networking...

IDE for MIPS32/MIPS64 systems. (Software Development).(Green Hills Software)(MIPS Computer Systems Inc.)
June 1, 2002... Green Hills Software's MULTI 3.5 Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and enhanced optimising compilers are for use with cores based on the MIPS Technologies MIPS32 and MIPS64 architectures. This includes all M1PS32 cores (4Kp, 4Km, 4Kc,...

Codelab ships for use with ARM processors. (Software Development).(the Codelab Embedded Developer Suite from Accelerated Technology)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The Codelab Embedded Developer Suite for the ARM family of processors from Accelerated Technology (AT) includes support for a number of ARM core providers including ARM, Atmel, Cirrus Logic, Intel, Net-Silicon and Samsung. AT has supported...

Design debug process is behavior-based. (Technology).(the Verdi debug and design exploration system from Novas Software)
June 1, 2002... The Verdi debug and design exploration system from Novas Software automates the time-consuming process of revealing the behavior of digital integrated circuits (ICs). It is a result of ongoing efforts to shorten verification cycles and increase...

A/D converters cut the cost of delivering professional quality sound. (Technology).(analog-to-digital)(Cirrus Logic)
June 1, 2002... The CS5361 and CS5351 high performance analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) from Cirrus Logic provide professional sound quality for audio video receivers (AVRs) and DVD-recorders (DVD-Rs). The CS5361 has an analog performance of 114dB...

Server software for remote units. (Technology).(CoMech)
June 1, 2002... Comech's [micro]WEAVE Xchange, a suite of PC and server based software adapts legacy management systems into an Internet based environment. It provides seamless integration with remote machines to enable the management of field based equipment...

Reference design for advanced home media platform. (Technology).(Intel Media Center Reference Design)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The Intel Media Center Reference Design is intended to help hardware and software developers accelerate the development and production of powerful, scaleable, interactive consumer products that integrate the capabilities of a number of...

Specifying a Bluetooth module: Kim Rose of SMART Modular Technologies, takes a look at some of the factors to consider. (Technology).
June 1, 2002... Despite the vast majority of attention to consumer applications such as cell phone headsets, PDAs and printers, Bluetooth is also becoming a networking technology of choice for many embedded applications. The benefits of using a standard...

Using a single MCU-based system for keyless entry and tyre pressure sensing. (Focus: Microcontrollers).(Microcontroller Unit )(Industry Overview)
June 1, 2002... Fanie Duvenhage, product marketing manager at Microchip Technology, explains how automotive applications might be combined onto one microcontroller in future designs. Wireless connections have not been widely adopted for automotive command...

Using Java with the Zilog eZ80 for process control and monitoring. (Focus: Microcontrollers).(Java graphical user interface)
June 1, 2002... Steve Pope and Rajiv Pujar describe a demonstration in which Zilog's eZ8O Webserver provides a way to Internet-enable process control and monitoring applications. A Java Thermostat Demo application shows how a Java-enabled process control...

64-bit RISC brings alternative to 32-bit. (Focus: Microcontrollers).(reduced instruction set code processor)(Toshiba Electronics)
June 1, 2002... Embedded system designers are often under pressure to squeeze as much functionality out of existing 32-bit processing technologies in order to avoid the increased costs associated with moving to 64-bit processors. An embedded processor...

Platform for embedded control. (Focus: Microcontrollers).(STMicroelectronics' embedded controller platform)
June 1, 2002... STMicroelectronics' FIVE embedded controller platform, integrates the benefits of microcontrollers, together with a dedicated architecture, the 'Decision Processor', optimised for high-level algorithms and a visual programming approach. ...

Compact RTOS for microcontrollers. (Focus: Microcontrollers).(Computer Solutions is a real-time multi-tasking operating system)
June 1, 2002... CMX-Tiny+ from Computer Solutions is a real-time multi-tasking operating system which has been optimised to use the minimum amount of RAM space. It is suitable for use with the latest generation of single-chip microprocessors or...

Secure MCU with USB. (Focus: Microcontrollers).(Atmel's microcontroller Unit with universal serial bus)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The AT90SC6464C-USB from Atmel is an AVR-based secure Flash microcontroller with a USB full-speed interface combined with the AVR 8/16-bit RISC core, powerful cryptography capabilities and a high level of security. The USB V1.1 full speed...

Virtual prototyping for thermal and EMC. (Focus: Software Development).(thermal analysis and electromagnetic compatibility analysis)(Flomerics)
June 1, 2002... Flomerics is a leading player in the rapidly expanding field of virtual prototyping' -- the provision of software that enables engineers to test virtual models of their equipment on a computer before building expensive physical prototypes....

Graphical development tools speed embedded development. (Focus: Software Development).
June 1, 2002... Shawn Liu, National Instruments' real-time product manager describes how higher level graphical development tools can help reduce the expertise required to produce embedded systems. Creating an embedded system has historically required...

Automating the generation of code. (Focus: Software Development).(MathWorks Real-Time Workshop Embedded Coder version 2 )
June 1, 2002... The MathWorks Real-Time Workshop Embedded Coder version 2 enables the generation, test, and deployment of highly efficient production C code for use in real-time embedded systems. Central to the tool is a concise code format with minimal memory...

Kit eases development of motor control software for 8bit MCUs": Jim Ryba of Motorola describes a development kit that provides portable and reusable software. (Focus: Software Development).(Motorola 8-bit software development kit)
June 1, 2002... An 8-bit SDK (Software Development Kit) has been developed to complement the existing development environment for Motorola 68HC908MRxx processors with focus on motor control and other critical real-time systems. The 8-bit SDK provides a...

Using the classification tree method. (Focus: Software Development).(testing software)
June 1, 2002... Testing is a compulsory step in the software development process. However, the planning of such testing often raises the same questions: Frank Buchner of Hitex Development tools describes how the classifications tree method can be used to...

A Bluetooth protocol stack for embedded use. (Protocol Stack).(Bluetooth Special Interest Group)
June 1, 2002... Magnus Unemyr of AR Systems, describes a tool designed to make it quicker and easier to configure and optimize a Bluetooth protocol stack for a project Bluetooth wireless technology is one of the most interesting new means of communication...

Smart card integration and specifications. (Smart Cards).
June 1, 2002... Michael Bairanzade of ON semiconductor, describes the basic smart card international specifications and functions, together with the physical interface necessary to handle existing and future cards Unlike the old fashioned magnetic stripes...

Removing the black art from low power radio. (Low Power Radio).(Low Power Radio Solutions)
June 1, 2002... Richard Jevans, technical director of Low Power Radio Solutions, describes how the easyRadio concept was development to help designers overcome problems of making use of low power radio There is a huge interest in bringing wireless...