Embedded Systems

Debugging with hardware trace data means software engineers can achieve faster time to market and at lower cost, says Michael Lindahl of Green Hills As the complexity of embedded systems continues to increase, there is a need for better debugging tools to speed development time and lower development cost. One technology that is becoming more and more popular to help ...

Embedded system designers need to understand the implications of multi-processor technologies and IP security, according to suppliers speaking to Electronics Weekly ahead of an upcoming UK design conference. In one of the keynote presentations in the Embedded Micro Developer Forum at next week’s Embedded Systems Show in Birmingham, Simon Holland, technical director for Intel’s European sales and marketing group, will ...

US chip firm Standard Microsystems Corporation (SMSC) is planning to take MOST, the in-car networking technology, into consumer markets, using technology acquired earlier this year with the purchase of Oasis SiliconSystems. SMSC has undergone a five-year period of diversification away from the PC market, developing USB 2.0 and 10/100 Ethernet connectivity products, which culminated with the acquisition of MOST developer ...

Whether processor or FPGA based, an embedded computer board’s performance capability, as well as its usability in different applications, is typically determined by the high speed bus interfaces it supports and increasingly that is PCI-centric. The PCI Industry Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG), for example, has recently defined the COM (computer-on-module) Express specification, known as COM.0, for small form factor add-on ...

A free automotive seminar with the title ‘Building The Perfect Beast’ is planned for mid November in Cambridge. Organised by Energi Technical, the seminar will comprise a series of presentations on the technical innovations that drive the embedded automotive industry. Topics will include using DSP for noise and echo cancellation, cache anlysis to improve software performance, and the use of ...

BLightER is a portable, lightweight radar system that can detect moving objects at ranges between 20m and 8km. It uses an electronic beam-scanning antenna to survey an area without having to physically rotate. The unit was developed for the defence and security markets to meet the need for a low cost, covert, movement detection system that could be networked with ...

Cabinets offer all round protection including EMC shielding against high frequency radiation, says Keith Reynolds of Schroff In recent years the demands on the product features of cabinets have changed constantly. Apart from the introduction of new standards and the EMC levels, the climate demands have increased. For the operating safety of equipment and machines, control and measurement technology plays ...

Analog Devices and National Instruments are offering a beta version of the LabVIEW Embedded Module for Blackfin processors as part of a collaboration on embedded system development. The beta version builds on LabVIEW Embedded technology and includes Blackfin-specific, hand-optimised analysis and signal processing functions; integrated I/O such as audio and video DACs, ADCs and CODECs; as well as on-chip debugging. ...

The popularity of embedded computing applications, such as point-of-sale terminal, display and security systems, has led to the creation of a new type of single board computer (SBC) with PC-quality graphics capabilities. According to Andy Stevens, a product manager from Trident Microsystems, embedded SBCs now include radical improvements in the on-board display driver capabilities. Typically for units with 40in. LCD ...

Design of embedded control systems has been greatly simplified with the availability of out-of-the-box development kits which contain hardware and software which will dramatically speed early system development. Suppliers are queuing up to offer development ‘starter kits’ which can also save time for more experienced users. Adlink, Kontron, Arcom and Micro Robotics are among those embedded control board suppliers offering ...