Embedded World Nuremberg 3-5 March 2009

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NEWS Round-up

March 6: Geensys updates embedded tool with Eclipse interface
Geensys has announced Reqtify 2009-1a, an improved version of its tool for the automated management of embedded hardware and software requirements capture, traceability and impact analysis throughout the entire development lifecycle.

March 5: Freescale targets smart-meters with OFDM power lines
Freescale Semiconductor and arivus of Germany are working together to promote the introduction of powerline communications through the adoption of open standards

March 5: 8Mips microcontroller runs from single coin cell battery
Atmel has introduced a family of tinyAVR microcontrollers that deliver 8Mips from 0.7V.

March 4: Real-time Java processor speeded up for embedded apps
aJile Systems has demonstrated a Java processor which will run  real-time applications.

March 4: ARM's Cortex-M0 processor - how it works
ARM has introduced its smallest Cortex processor yet. At 12,000 gates, the firm sees the Cortex-M0 displacing 8 and 16bit processors in low-power applications

March 4: Wind River and Intel get serious about multicore design
Wind River is working with Intel to address the issue of complexity when it comes to programming multicore processors in embedded systems.

March 4: IAR offers free C/C++ compiler for Lego robotics
IAR Systems has introduced a free version of its Embedded Workbench compiler and debugger for programming the NXT Intelligent Brick in the Lego Mindstorms robotic building system.

March 4: Bid to create smaller COM Express board standard
Suppliers of Computer-on-Modules (COM) form factor embedded boards have thrown their weight behind the nanoETXexpress platform with the release of revision 1.0 of the specification. Revision 1.0 of the nanoETXexpress specification can be downloaded from the website.

March 4: Eurotech puts Atom in PC/104 Plus board
Eurotech is the latest board maker to launch a rugged PC/104 Plus board based on the Intel Atom processor Z5xx series platform.

March 3: ARM Cortex-M3 chips launch Embedded World 2009
STMicroelectronics and Luminary Micro continue to push ARM Cortex-M3-based microcontrollers into the low cost embedded market with new versions offering wider interface support.

March 3: Plextek designs WinCE 6.0 R2 platform into cars
Plextek claims it can reduce development time for embedded systems such as in-car multimedia systems with a customisable core processor-based reference design.

March 3: Atom put to work in heavy-duty industrial designs
Congatec has added heavy-duty industrial versions of its COM Express products with modules based on extended temperature versions of the Intel Atom processor Z5xx series and the system controller hub US15WPT.

March 3: Fujitsu drives ARM Cortex into the car safety market
ARM continues to get excited about seeing its processors designed into embed automotive applications.

March 3: DaVinci puts HD video into doorbells
The latest video processor from Texas Instruments, the TMS320DM365 DaVinci processor includes production-qualified H.264, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, MJPEG and VC1 codecs.

March 3: ADI adds isolated power converter to RS-485/422 transceiver
Analog Devices has added two galvanically-isolated RS-485/422 transceivers, each featuring an integrated isolated power converter.

March 3: Toshiba adds motor drive peripheral to Cortex-M3
Toshiba Electronics has expanded its family of ARM Cortex-M3 microcontrollers with the launch of an MCU with hardware-based vector control of high-end, three-phase motor applications.

March 3: Emerson intros MicroATX board for POS terminals
Emerson Network Power has introduced an industrial MicroATX motherboard designed for point-of-sale (POS) and kiosk applications.

March 3: Radisys signs Hypervisor deal for virtualisation
Real-Time Systems has signed a development agreement with RadiSys.

March 3: Green Hills Software supports Atom Z5xx processor
Green Hills Software is supporting Intel’s industrial grade Atom processor, the Z5xx series with development software including a port of its Integrity real-time operating system and virtualisation technology.

March 3: Agilent adds 100MHz scopes to InfiniiVision range
Agilent Technologies has expanded its mixed-signal and digital-storage oscilloscope range with four 100MHz models in the InfiniiVision 7000 series which goes up to 1GHz.

March 2:  Wind River provides Linux support for Altera FPGAs
Wind River is offering Linux support for Altera's Nios II embedded processor.

March 2: Atmel offers embedded Java for AVR32 microcontrollers
Atmel and IS2T jointly offer embedded Java applications for Atmel’s flash microcontrollers.

March 2: Infineon XC2000 MCU gets new emulation kit
pls Programmierbare Logik & Systeme has a complete emulation kit for Infineon Technologies’ XC2000 and XE166 microcontroller families.

February 27: Kontron plugs Core2 Duo processor into COM
The Kontron microETXexpress-PC is built around a 45nm Intel Core2 Duo processor on a small COM Express Pinout Type 2 compatible Computer-on-Module.

February 27: NEC supports open-source RTOS on its MCUs
NEC Electronics has announced support for the open source and royalty free real-time operating system, FreeRTOS for its 16-bit 78K0R and 32-bit V850 microcontrollers.

Frank Hoschar, v-p sales & support at design tool firm Altium Europe, talks to Electronics Weekly about designing the FPGA as a system-on-chip device and the impact of cloud computing.

February 26: Analog Devices buys smart-metering technology
Analog Devices has acquired power-line communications technology from Domosys, a Quebec-based hardware and software developer.

February 26: Freescale and Samsung ARM chips get design support
Arrow has teamed up with embedded hardware and software firm Everex to create a development platform for ARM-based processors from Samsung and Freescale.

February 26: Gleichmann demos jtag tool at Embedded World
Gleichmann Electronics Research is presenting a plug-and-play tool designed for the interactive debugging and testing of PCBs and ICs, at Embedded World 2009 next week.

February 25: Windows workshop is free at Embedded World exhibition
Direct Insight will deliver a series of OEM hands-on workshops on behalf of Microsoft during the Embedded World 2009 exhibition.

February 25: Xilinx works with Silica on DSP accelerator for cars
Xilinx’s plans to re-define a large chunk of its FPGA business as an application specific system-on-chip business will be on view at Embedded World 2009 next week.

February 25: Gennum debuts PCIe chips and transceivers
Gennum will use Embedded World 2009 to demonstrate its latest PCI Express (PCIe) and transmit and receive designs.

February 24: IAR Systems targets Cortex-M3 debug with IDE
IAR Systems has announced the latest version of its Embedded Workbench for ARM Cortex-M3-based processors.

February 23: Toshiba extends temperature range of ARM processor
Toshiba Electronics Europe is introducing an ARM-based microprocessor with an extended temperature device that is designed for man-machine interface (MMI) and other industrial applications requiring multimedia functionality.

February 23: ARM launches tiny 12k gate processor
ARM has gone back to its beginnings developing a 12,000 gate CPU. Unlike the 1984-vintage 25,000 transistor 16-bit ARM1 which was designed to run a computer, the new 32-bit ARM Cortex-M0 is designed to power a microcontroller.

February 23: Lattice moves mid-range FPGAs to low power
Lattice Semiconductor has played to its strengths with its latest generation mid-range FPGA, the ECP3.

 



February 23: Tektronix adds audio and power modules for embedded design
Tektronix has introduced its first triggering and analysis module targeted specifically at digital audio serial buses for its MSO/DPO4000 series and DPO3000 series oscilloscopes.

February 23: PICMG gets embedded systems up to speed
Looking at the market for open specification equipment, a trend emerges – the customer is demanding higher performance. This drive relates not only to the performance of the silicon, but to the interconnect, the fabric that links these blades and modules together.

February 23: Medical systems get MCU with on-chip LCD driver
NEC's latest 16-bit flash microcontrollers come with integrated LCD drivers and are designed for use in battery-operated handheld medical diagnostic instruments, building utility meters for gas, water and electricity as well as applications in factory automation.

February 19: Multicore software runs on single core Atom CPU module
The ability to run multiple operating systems on a single hardware platform is nothing new. In the IT sector, systems such as VMware have been on the market for some years and new virtualisation solutions are being introduced at a constant rate.

February 19: How to design motion sensing for video games
The most striking development in video game technology in recent years has been the emergence of motion control, a trend that is expanding the industry beyond its traditional demographics by appealing to young and old alike.

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