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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.
 

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.
 

Flash memory diagnostic tool for Compact Flash Cards

This White Paper is presented by MSC

Particularly industry, CF (Compact Flash) cards are widely used storage media as in industrial PCs and PLCs. But life-time of flash memories depends on specific physical conditions and principal effects. Therefore MSC has developed the FMDT (Flash Memory Diagnostic Tool), which easily allows an estimation of CF card lifetime with given conditions inside a particular specific user application.

CF storage cards are in spite of HDD, SD, MMC and other media very common in both, end consumer products such as digital cameras, handheld devices and in various industrial areas. Particularly in industry, CF cards are widely used storage media as in industrial PCs and PLCs. Main criteria for storage devices are reliability, availability, data integrity, insensitivity and undisturbed usage.

Storage media, based on flash technology, depend on specific physical conditions and principal effects. The result is the wearout of storage cells and at least reduction of lifetime. Significant conditions, among others are the principle construction of flash cells, manufacturing processes, environmental conditions like temperature, supply voltage, amount of data, file size, number of read/write cycles and of course the operation in the respective application...

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