Embedded Systems

MVTec says it possible to run deep learning functions on embedded boards with Nvidia Pascal architecture.

IAR Systems embedded compilers now support the  Amazon FreeRTOS. Together with Amazon Web Services (AWS), IAR Systems provides developers with easy access to high-performance, pre-integrated development tools for developing and debugging embedded and IoT-connected applications based on Amazon FreeRTOS. Amazon FreeRTOS is an operating system for hardware running IoT applications which can support large numbers of devices. Based on the ...

Single board computer firm Congatec is now offering Qseven and SMARC standard modules with 64-bit NXP i.MX8 processors. These are based on the new ARM Cortex A53/A72 based processors. These processors integrate up to four cores and along with graphics for up to four independent displays. Since the modules are designed for the extended ambient temperature range from -40°C to ...

First samples of the Cypress Semiconductor PSoC 6 BLE Pioneer kit will soon be shipped by Digi-Key Electronics. The distributor confirmed this week that it has received their stock of the PSoC 6 Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) development kit and have begun processing and shipping customer pre-orders. Cypress has designed the PSoC 6 MCU, which has built-in security features,for integration in IoT devices. The PSoC 6 ...

Green Hills Software is now offering its optimising C and C++ compilers for 32-bit and 64-bit embedded processor architectures, including ARM, Intel and Power Architecture. The Compiler 2017.5 also supports Renesas RH850, MIPS, ColdFire and TriCore embedded processor architectures. Features of the compliers include C/C++ functional safety certification, higher performance and greater compatibility with third-party tools. The C/C++ Compilers 2017.5 are ...

NI has announced a PXI FlexRIO architecture that integrates mezzanine I/O modules with Xilinx Kintex UltraScale FPGAs. The first products based on this architecture will include two digitisers, three coprocessor modules and a module development kit that helps with custom front-end development. The PXIe-5763 and PXIe-5764 digitiser modules provide 500MS/s and 1GS/s sampling rates, respectively. Both modules offer 16-bit resolution ...

Renesas launches its RZ/G Linux Platform with the Super Long-Term Support Linux kernel, which enables Linux-based embedded systems to be maintained for more than 10 years.

Lauterbach is working with QNX to provide JTAG debugging capabilities for the latest QNX Version 7.0 secure embedded OS for the automotive industry.

Panasonic claims a record low power for its latest Bluetooth module, which has a peak consumption of 3.3mA in receive or transmit mode.

Xilinx has joined the Linaro open source collaborative engineering organization developing software for the Arm ecosystem.