Dedicated Systems e-Spotlight: Vol 10, Issue 27s published on July 7, 2009
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Hitex Development Tools
Complex FPGA designs with easy-to-use Rapid Prototyping System
Hitex introduces Tanto2-FPGA, a system which offers total flexibility regarding implementation and easy access to all signals of the FPGA....
Powerful FPGAs make the development of complex hardware
programmed in software easier than ever before. The flexibility of
evaluation and prototyping boards is often limited as there are normally
only standard interfaces with a fixed defined signal interface available
and application-specific interfaces cannot be adapted very easily.
The Tanto2-FPGA system offers a flexible hardware base concept designed
to integrate proprietary interfaces without much effort. All signals are
accessible and can be controlled via a test & measurement board and a
logic analyzer. Thanks to an advanced Altera FPGA (Stratix II),
Tanto2-FPGA supports designs with up to 3 million ASIC gates, complex
interfaces such as LVDS, and high clock rates. Test and verification
effort can be considerably reduced by I/O ...
Date : Jul 03, 2009
SPOTLIGHT SELECTION
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Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing
Curtiss-Wright Controls introduces new SoftScan Radar-Scan Conversion package
Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing has announced SoftScan, an innovative radar scan conversion package that enables system integrators to easily and quickly develop a high-end radar scan conversion workstation us...
SoftScan speeds/eases development of integrated embedded
platforms for radar video acquisition, scan-conversion and presentation.
Letchworth Garden City, UK - July 2, 2009 -- Curtiss-Wright
Controls Embedded Computing, a leading designer and manufacturer of
commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) VME, VPX and CompactPCI products for the
aerospace and defense market, has announced SoftScan, an innovative
radar scan conversion package that enables system integrators to easily
and quickly develop a high-end radar scan conversion workstation using a
general-purpose computer. With the appropriate graphics card, SoftScan
brings GPU acceleration to radar scan conversion applications. SoftScan
uses a unique GPU-based algorithm that performs high-resolution scan
conversion on large polar stores w...
Date: Jul 03, 2009 
BVM Ltd
Mini PCI Express Colour Frame Grabber card
BVM has introduced an external A/V capture card, the MPX-885, the latest addition to its family of Mini PCI-E 30 x 51mm form factor cards....
BVM has introduced the MPX-885, the latest addition to its family of Mini PCI-E 30 x 51mm form factor cards. The new card integrates all the functions required to perform external A/V capture for industrial and commercial market such as home security, commercial surveillance, vehicles´ DVR, commercial machine vision and industrial image control. Based on Conexant´s CX23885 chipset, the video and audio decoder supports NTSC, PAL and SECAM video formats to give a high-performance, cost-effective AV capture capability. Colour and monochrome video are supported with a full end-to-end 10-bit video data path; the stereo or mono selectable audio path is 16 bit throughout to ensure high-fidelity audio. The card operates at up to 30 frames/s and supports 1 ~ 8 composite, 1 ~ 4 S-Video or ...
Date: Jun 29, 2009 
Dynamic Engineering
PCI3IP: Multi-Processor Environment Upgrade
PCI3IP is the standard IP Module Carrier for PC´s. PCI3IP has a new firmware release "J" which optimizes the PCI interface for multi-processor accesses....
Multi-Processor motherboards are now a reality and becoming
commonplace. PCI3IP has been upgraded to operate with multiple
processors performing accesses to multiple IndustryPack Modules.
All of the original features have been retained including: . 3 IP
compatible slots . 8 or 32 MHz operation in each slot independently .
byte, word, long word access . Incrementing or static access to each IP
slot from long word access . Bus error abort response . 1:1 50 pin
headers . IP Reset Switch . 8 position "DIP Switch" . 6 User LED's . 3
Power LED's . Fused Filtered Power with "self healing" fuses in each
slot. . SW option to use style slot register definitions or original
PCI3IP design . Slot-specific bus error latched status bit . Windows
XP/2000 driver . Linux driver.<...
Date: Jun 25, 2009 
Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing
Curtiss-Wright Controls expands IntelŽ architecture rugged SBC line with new 3U VPX processing engine
Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing has announced the newest member of its family of high performance IntelŽ CoreT2 Duo processor-based VPX single board computers (SBCs), the VPX3-1252, its first to feature the sm...
SAN DIEGO, CA - June 16, 2009 -- Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing, a leading designer and manufacturer of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) VME, VPX and CompactPCI products for the rugged deployed aerospace and defense market, has announced the newest member of its family of high performance IntelŽ CoreT2 Duo processor-based VPX single board computers (SBCs), the VPX3-1252, its first to feature the small form factor, low voltage IntelŽ CoreT 2 Duo processor SP9300. This small form factor, fully featured 3U SBC is designed for harsh-environment air- and conduction-cooled aerospace and defense applications, and delivers 2.26 GHz performance from each of its dual cores, providing advanced Intel Architecture processing in a lightweight, compact configuration ideal for space, weight and...
Date: Jun 18, 2009 
Dynamic Engineering
IP-ReflectiveMemory: Real Time Local Area Network
IP-ReflectiveMemory is a networked system with 1 to 256 nodes. The network auto-configures requiring only memory data accesses for operation. LED and SW readable status and additional optional configuration. 256Kx16 S...
IP-ReflectiveMemory is easy to use by design. Each node in the
system auto-configures and clears the local memory. The Master node
tests the network; when an operational network is detected, the master
enables the remaining nodes for operation.
The memory is useful
for many shared data architectures where automatic real-time updates are
required. Separate spaces within the memory can be defined for parallel
and separate updates, specific addresses can be defined for multi-user
data fields, serial and parallel processing, system configuration and
more. There are no restrictions on how the memory is used.
Up to
256 nodes can be supported. The node address from another node can be
used to cause an interrupt to the local host when a data update is
received.
25...
Date: Jun 16, 2009
Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing
Curtiss-Wright Controls debuts new High-Definition Video Recorder with Comprehensive Network and Metadata support
Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing has announced the Sentric2 family of rugged COTS video recording and playback systems that support multiple channels of high-definition video and leading-edge JPEG2000 and MPEG4...
Letchworth Garden City, UK - June 2, 2009 -- Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing, a leading designer and manufacturer of rugged deployed commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) VME, VPX and CompactPCI products for the aerospace and defense market, has announced the Sentric2 family of rugged COTS video recording and playback systems that support multiple channels of high-definition video and leading-edge JPEG2000 and MPEG4 compression. Sentric2 enables simple and cost-effective high-resolution video capture and real-time video compression to be added to deployable systems. Support for metadata further extends Sentric2 capabilities, enabling the integration of GPS data, timing data, and the creation of event tags for use as chapter points for navigation within captured and compressed video. <...
Date: Jun 04, 2009 
Industry News (Market)
Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing
Curtiss-Wright Controls announces its first 8-Core Freescale QorIQT P4080-based VPX single board computer
Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing has introduced the VPX6-187, its first single board computer based on Freescale's latest eight-core QorIQT P4080 Communications Processor. This rugged, high performance 6U V...
LEESBURG, VA - June 30, 2009, -- Curtiss-Wright Controls
Embedded Computing, a leading designer and manufacturer of rugged
deployed commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) VME, VPX and CompactPCI
products for the aerospace and defense market, has introduced the
VPX6-187, its first single board computer based on Freescale's latest
eight-core QorIQT P4080 Communications Processor. This rugged, high
performance 6U VPX general purpose SBC supports its eight 1.5 GHz Power
ArchitectureT processor cores with high-performance datapath
acceleration logic, network and peripheral bus interfaces. The VPX6-187
is designed to leverage the flexibility and rich feature set of the
QorIQ P4080 processor to provide a trusted computing environment in
harsh military and aerospace applications.
"We are exc...
Date: Jul 02, 2009 
Enea
Enea Reduces Multicore and Multi Processor Debugging Challenges with new System Level Tools
Enea Optima 2.1 simplifies complex analysis and debugging with system level event recording and log analysis....
EneaŽ (Nordic Exchange/Small Cap/ENEA), a global software and
services company focused on solutions for communication-driven products,
today announced the availability of its EneaŽ Optima 2.1 Eclipse-based
integrated development environment. Optima 2.1 features enhanced system
level debugging functionality which is essential for today´s
high-performance multicore and multi processor applications. Developers
can now observe, map, understand, debug and optimize complex behavior
across all system nodes from general purpose processors to digital
signal processors (DSPs) - all from the same interface.
Enea
Optima 2.1 integrates two new powerful system level debug tools The Enea
Black Box Recorder and The Optima Log Analyzer. The Enea BlackBox
Recorder provides an operating system ...
Date: Jun 17, 2009 
eSOL, CO., Ltd.
eSOL Products Selected for Casio's EXILIM digital cameras
eSOL, a leading developer of real-time embedded software solutions, announced that its real-time operating system (RTOS) -based eCROS integrated software platform has been selected for Casio's latest EXILIM(R) digita...
Tokyo, Japan. June 16, 2009 - eSOL, a leading developer of
real-time embedded software solutions, announced today that its
real-time operating system (RTOS) -based eCROS integrated software
platform has been selected for Casio's latest EXILIM(R) digital camera
models featuring high-speed burst shooting (the EXILIM EX-FC100) and
high-speed image processing (the EX-Z400). Continuous deployment of
eCROS enabled Casio to reuse existing software from previous EXILIM
developments, which helped Casio to produce reliable cameras while
minimizing the cost and development time.
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eCROS software
platform solutions feature RTOS, middleware, development tools, and
comprehensive professional services, seamlessly integrated together.
Casio has been using the eCROS software platform for ...
Date: Jun 16, 2009
Adacore
VME and Critical Systems gives AdaCore´s GNAT Pro Traceability Analysis Package an A+
Product awarded Editor´s Choice for innovation and excellence...
NEW YORK and PARIS, June 15, 2009 - AdaCore, a leading
supplier of Ada development tools and support services, today announced
that its GNAT Pro Traceability Analysis Package was chosen as an
Editor's Choice product by VME and Critical Systems in the magazine´s
April 2009 issue. The GNAT Pro Traceability Analysis Package is a
product and services solution based on an Ada language feature analysis
combined with test cases and GNAT Pro switch recommendations, to help
developers demonstrate compliance of safety-critical software with the
DO-178B avionics standard.
Sharon Schnakenburg, editor,
OpenSystems Media, Military and Aerospace Group, had this to say about
the product:
"One of the primary facets of Level A verification is that of
tracing compiler-generated ob...
Date: Jun 15, 2009
TEWS TECHNOLOGIES GmbH
TEWS TECHNOLOGIES Introduces 6 Channel SSI Incremental Encoder Counter for Motion Control Applications
TEWS TECHNOLOGIES today announced the TPMC317, a conduction cooled single-width 32-bit PMC module which offers six independent channels operating as either a standard SSI interface controller, a SSI `Listen only´...
TEWS TECHNOLOGIES today announced the TPMC317, a conduction
cooled single-width 32-bit PMC module which offers six independent
channels operating as either a standard SSI interface controller, a SSI
`Listen only´ device, an incremental encoder, or a general purpose
counter.
The standard SSI interface controller provides a clock
burst output to the absolute encoder and receives the returned
positional data. The SSI interface controller operates with a
programmable clock rate from 1ľs to 15ľs and programmable data word
length from 1-bit to 32-bit.
In `Listen only´ Mode, the channel
listens to an existing SSI interface to observe its data transfer using
both the SSI clock and data as inputs. The channel also has a
programmable data word length from 1-bit to 32-bit,...
Date: Jun 05, 2009 
Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing
Curtiss-Wright Controls launches Trusted COTST initiative
Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing has launched a new initiative to develop and provide Trusted COTST enabling technologies for the deployed embedded market in response to the U.S. Department of Defense´s (D...
New Initiative will aid U.S. and U.S. Allies´ efforts to
protect Critical Program Information in Deployed Embedded Systems
LEESBURG, VA - June 1, 2009 -- Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded
Computing, a leading designer and manufacturer of commercial
off-the-shelf (COTS) VME, VPX, VXS and CompactPCI products for the
deployed aerospace and defense market, has launched a new initiative to
develop and provide Trusted COTST enabling technologies for the deployed
embedded market in response to the U.S. Department of Defense´s (DoD)
mandate that all critical military technologies and data be protected.
Curtiss-Wright Controls will invest resources to support the services,
personnel and processes needed to supply its customers and industry
partners with Trusted COTS products.
...
Date: Jun 04, 2009
Passive Components
Verotec Ltd
Extended range of 19" modular general purpose and EMC rack cases
The versatile and attractive range of 1, 2 and 3U 19" general-purpose rack cases from Verotec has been extended with the addition of 4, 5 and 6U heights....
The versatile and attractive range of 1, 2 and 3U 19"
general-purpose rack cases from Verotec has been extended with the
addition of 4, 5 and 6U heights. Available in depths of 250, 350 and
450mm, the rack cases enable a wide range of electronic, electric and
electro-mechanical equipment to be easily mounted in a standard 19"
enclosure. The modular design enables the units to be configured to the
exact requirements of a particular application, with the specifier
generating a single order code to define the unique product.
By
using a simple code generator, the user can specify the required height
and depth, a choice of vented or unvented top and base covers, specify a
3mm clear anodised or 2mm black painted steel front panel and either
grey or black front handles if required. The u...
Date: Jun 22, 2009 
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