Dedicated Systems e-Spotlight: Vol 10, Issue 12s   published on March 26, 2009

   


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Concurrent Technologies 

Concurrent Technologies: VME board benefits from ultra-low power 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 processor

Concurrent Technologies introduces their first ultra-low power VME critical embedded single board computer based on an Intel® Atom processor with a power consumption of under 20W. The board uses the 1.6 GHz Intel® AtomT ...

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Concurrent Technologies introduces their first ultra-low power VME critical embedded single board computer based on an Intel® Atom processor with a power consumption of under 20W. The board uses the 1.6 GHz Intel® AtomT processor N270 and the Intel® 945GSE Express chipset both from the Intel® embedded roadmap, ensuring long term availability. With 2 Gbytes DDR2... 

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Date : Mar 12, 2009


 

   
   
 

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Energi Technical

Zigbee and Other Low Power Wireless Technologies to be Explored at UK Embedded Systems Event

The Embedded Masterclass has announced that a key presentation will be an exploration of the use of ZigBee and similar low power wireless technologies....

The UK Embedded Systems event, the Embedded Masterclass, has announced that a key presentation will be an exploration of the use of ZigBee and similar low power wireless technologies. The Embedded Masterclass will be run at both Cambridge and Bristol on the 7th and 12th may. http://www.embedded-masterclass.com Zigbee and 802.15.4 have become increasingly popular due to their low power consumption and ease of use.

ZigBee is a specification for a suite of high level communication protocols using small, low-power digital radios based on the IEEE 802.15.4 standard for wireless personal area networks (WPANs). At the moment its main application area is in monitoring and control; mainly using battery powered designs for various control fu...

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Date: Mar 26, 2009


Embedded Masterclass 2009

Developing Safety Critical Software - Meet the Experts

The Embedded Masterclass offers the opportunity for developers to meet key vendors of tools and software for the development of mission critical systems....

This year's UK high-tech developers conference, the Embedded Masterclass will give engineers developing safety critical software a chance to meet with several experts in this field and even to undertake a half-day workshop in Software Timing Analysis. Several of the vendors exhibiting at this event develop products for mission critical software development within automotive systems, avionics, medical, and safety control systems. The Embedded Masterclass will take place near Cambridge and Bristol on the 7th and 12th May - http://www.embedded-masterclass.com

"For anyone involved in the development of high-integrity software, this event will be a very productive use of their time," said Richard Blackburn, the organiser. &...


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Date: Mar 23, 2009



Green Hills Software Ltd

GREEN HILLS SOFTWARE: Ecliptic´s RocketCam Digital Video Systems Built with INTEGRITY

Green Hills Software, Inc. has announced that Ecliptic Enterprises Corporation is using Green Hills Software´s INTEGRITY® real-time operating system in Ecliptic´s next-generation RocketCamT Digital Video System...

March 2009 - Green Hills Software, Inc., the world leader in secure operating systems, has announced that Ecliptic Enterprises Corporation is using Green Hills Software´s INTEGRITY® real-time operating system in Ecliptic´s next-generation RocketCamT Digital Video System (DVS).

INTEGRITY manages all DVS command and telemetry functions as well as demanding, real-time video processing tasks in a rugged environment. The INTEGRITY-based RocketCam DVS is being successfully applied in NASA´s Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle capsule Pad Abort Test program, employing high-speed digital video cameras to capture onboard video of Orion´s parachute deployments during each test flight. This test program is being managed by NASA´s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards...


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Date: Mar 23, 2009


   
 

Tools

   

Adacore

Praxis and AdaCore announce SPARK Pro

New open source tool suite improves high assurance software projects...

NEW YORK, PARIS and LONDON, March 24, 2009 - Ada UK Conference - Developers creating safety critical and high assurance systems will benefit from today´s launch of SPARK Pro. The new open source development environment has been created by Praxis, international specialist in critical systems engineering, and AdaCore, the leading provider of commercial software solutions for the Ada language.

SPARK Pro combines the proven SPARK language and supporting toolset with AdaCore´s easy-to-use GNAT Programming Studio (GPS) Integrated Development Environment, backed by unrivalled support services. This provides a powerful method for developing critical systems.

Developed by Praxis, SPARK is a language specifically designed to support the development of software used in ap...

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Date: Mar 24, 2009

   
 

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