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Lastet Issue of Intel's Embedded Innovator

Amongst the highlights of the latest issue of Intel's Embedded Innovator are technical articles about rugged design, touch-screen automation and flexible fan-less modules.

Test automation framework - make or buy?

The main purpose of a test automation framework is to increase product development and product process efficiency. This paper reviews the advantages and disadvantages of making or buying a test automation framework.

Combining Boundary Scan and JTAG Emulation for advanced structural test and diagnostics

Boundary Scan and JTAG Emulation are two perfectly complementary methods, which are fused into one flexible and powerful technique for advanced structural tests by GOEPEL electronic’s VarioTAP technology

Packaging of rugged commercial-off-the-shelf systems

Rugged COTS systems must be packaged to perform in conditions which may include challenges such as thermal extremes, vibration, shock, electromagnetic (EMI), nuclear/EMP and human source hazards including intrusion and compromise.

 
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AdvancedTCA makes the most of multicore processors

Multicore processors fit nicely into the ATCA infrastructure. The redundant, high-speed ATCA backplane supports both communication and compute-intensive applications.

Safety: make software part of the solution

This paper describes three steps that control and process automation developers can take to achieve saftey compliance while cutting costs and complexity.

ARM-based industrial controllers – adaptable to customer specifications

Siemens EDM's (Electronic Design and Manufacturing)  latest platform concept involves industrial controllers that can be adapted to customer specifications.

Don’t crash at the finish line - how to overcome device complexity

Wind River, has developed a new type of device testing solution that provides unprecedented run-time visibility into the operation and quality of complex devices under test. The Wind River Test Management system delivers actionable intelligence that lets teams focus their efforts on what really needs testing.

Direct hardware access made easy with Secure & Unified Smart Interface

You are writing an application that requires direct hardware access? Unfortunately, that access is no longer available in modern operating systems. But the SUSI unified interface can help you.

Agile methods and practices for embedded systems development

Agile software methods and practices form the basis of a process which, when coupled with modelling and other techniques, can more effectively deliver embedded systems.

Embedded graphics and data models in the development of GUIs

This article reviews the requirements of modern embedded graphical systems, and presents XiBase9 as a good starting point to satisfy the requirements profile.

 
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Amongst the highlights of the latest Embedded Innovator issue from Intel are technical articles about:
- Adapting to the extremes of rugged design: how power-efficient Intel processors help solve the problem
- Touch-screen automation, ...

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Rugged COTS systems must be packaged to perform in conditions which may include challenges such as thermal extremes, vibration, shock, electromagnetic (EMI), nuclear/EMP and human source hazards including intrusion and compromise. As a result, rugge...

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Multicore processors fit nicely into the ATCA infrastructure, and deliver very high compute density, reliability and redundancy. The redundant, high-speed ATCA backplane supports both communication and compute-intensive applications.

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Siemens EDM (Electronic Design and Manufacturing) develops and produces electronic modules, systems and devices, as well as a large number of standardized solutions on a platform basis. The latest platform concept involves industrial controllers tha...

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You are writing an application that requires direct hardware access? Unfortunately, that access is no longer available in modern operating systems. But the SUSI (Secure & Unified Smart Interface) unified interface can help you. SUSI allows users to ...

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Mircosoft and Intel are investing into the future of digital signage. They introduced a proof of concept based on Intel Core i7 processor and Windows Embedded Standard 7 to show what is possible for digital signage. The proof of concept includes ric...

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The on-going convergence of the commercial IT business and embedded computing markets demands board-level technologies that can be sold in both, such as the ATX-compatible mini-ITX form factor offered by Fujitsu on an AMD-based platform with high gr...

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OpenVPX enables the aggregation of computational entities to create larger systems. This article discusses the two dominant architectures, centralized and distributed, and demonstrates the wide applicability for military, aerospace, and industrial u...

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This article reviews recent progress and current developments in the MicroTCA open computing standard, with hardened air- and conduction-cooled versions suited for rugged applications in industrial automation, rail and shipping transport, aviation, ...

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Kontron embedded motherboards with Intel Active Management Technology offer a standardized platform for centralized installation, administration and maintenance of remote applications, based on system inventory, out-of-band management and security m...

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This article describes a compact MSC Q7-MB-EP1 embedded platform for power-saving Qseven modules, enabling simple integration of different displays and offering a wide range of industrial interfaces. The baseboard can not only be used for fast devel...

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This article explains the advantages of GPGPU (general purpose computing on a graphics processing unit) in massively parallel computing and introduces a current solution for embedded military applications.

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Small form factors are becoming more popular in embedded military applications, allowing reduction in size and weight for rugged embedded systems. There are many different standards for small form factor cards and Data Device Corporation offers a va...

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This article describes the performance of 5,25” SBCs using the example of the product line from Eurotech and introduces the newest member of this family.

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In this document we’re explaining the new Intel Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 processors and their chipsets and how they are being used in a variety of new Advantech boards and modules. While Intel’s Core 2 Duo and earlier processors remain valua...

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The Physical Layer Switch is a deceptively simple technology - a protocol agnostic, low latency patch panel - which offers design flexibility as well as the ruggedness required for military applications. A Physical Layer Switch designed into a syste...

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Today, beginning with Intel Core i7 dualcore processors, the low-power, high-performance advantages of the Intel architecture processor technology can be used for the first time to design DSP engines for the rugged deployed COTS signal processing sp...

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Deployed high-speed sensor systems pose different problems than in the lab. In deployed applications the data needs still to be sent to the DSP for processing in real-time. At the same time the high-speed sensor data needs to be recorded and archive...

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General purpose multi-core processing currently offers six to eight processing cores on a die. However, graphics processors offer many times this number of cores. This paper describes how General Purpose Computing on Graphics Processors (GPGPU) tec...

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With the launch of its Global Software Design Center, Kontron is centralizing its most experienced software experts to offer extensive software services of world-class high quality. It becomes the central service point for handling the increasingly ...



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