In June’s Deep Green column I called for a home energy gateway combining Wi-Fi and ZigBee into an easier-to-use system so appliances, smart meters, and other devices could be integrated: “It won’t be long before we’ll be sitting on a couch with something that looks...
Lots of people are excited about Android, and with good reason. It’s finding homes in smartphones and all kinds of other devices, from set-top boxes to industrial control to defense applications. One critical item that folks should pay attention to is testing – not only being s...
One of the more interesting applications for multicore processors is audio, and XMOS has been breaking new ground using the XS1-L2 event-driven processor for this application. The company has recognized the shift away from IEEE 1394 toward USB Audio Class 2.0 and continues to launch refere...
Also needed for better audio are better Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs). Wolfson Microelectronics continues to improve its product offering tailored for the best sound possible in consumer electronics while keeping the package small at 16 pins and the power simple at a single 3.3 V inp...
Highly integrated ARM-based parts are pushing more and more performance into less and less power, and the new Marvell ARMADA 310 goes into the 1 W at 1 GHz fray with a vengeance. One of this CPU’s interesting features I found from my previous life was that this part contains the same...
We take Wi-Fi support for granted from a user perspective, but there’s a lot that goes into building it securely into a device. The wireless chipset is important, but it’s a paperweight without software support. As a great example of what can be done, Green Hills has recently e...
This one is an easy choice for me: Intel has rolled out their second generation Atom processor platform. While I’ve said that “Tunnel Creek” is a very interesting development, it’s still a ways off and for larger devices – tablets, medical, home, and more with...
Most people call this energy harvesting, but the name on the EnOcean STM 300 data sheet is “scavenger transceiver module,” which is really creative. Many wireless sensors sleep and wake up briefly to transmit data, and the STM 300 is designed to do that powered from a solar cel...
This month, we explore the idea that in order to save power in many applications, you now have to know a lot about making power in a variety of different situations – or you can borrow knowledge about digital power from someone else.
RNRA-N1 PCBA is an 802.11n b/g 1x1 AP/Router, which leverages the 802.11n 1–stream specification to provide the optimal upgrade path from legacy 802.11 solutions...
PCI software development kit (SDK) for developing software for PLX PCI/CompactPCI hot swap silicon including the PLX IOP 480, an I/O processor that integrates a PowerPC core, PLX's data pipe architecture technology, a memory controller, and integrated CPU support peripherals, and PLX PCI 9...
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In June’s Deep Green column I called for a home energy gateway combining Wi-Fi and ZigBee into an easier-to-use system so appliances, smart meters, and other devices could be integrated: “It won’t be long before we’ll be sitting on a couch with something that looks...
Lots of people are excited about Android, and with good reason. It’s finding homes in smartphones and all kinds of other devices, from set-top boxes to industrial control to defense applications. One critical item that folks should pay attention to is testing – not only being s...
One of the more interesting applications for multicore processors is audio, and XMOS has been breaking new ground using the XS1-L2 event-driven processor for this application. The company has recognized the shift away from IEEE 1394 toward USB Audio Class 2.0 and continues to launch refere...
Also needed for better audio are better Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs). Wolfson Microelectronics continues to improve its product offering tailored for the best sound possible in consumer electronics while keeping the package small at 16 pins and the power simple at a single 3.3 V inp...
Highly integrated ARM-based parts are pushing more and more performance into less and less power, and the new Marvell ARMADA 310 goes into the 1 W at 1 GHz fray with a vengeance. One of this CPU’s interesting features I found from my previous life was that this part contains the same...
We take Wi-Fi support for granted from a user perspective, but there’s a lot that goes into building it securely into a device. The wireless chipset is important, but it’s a paperweight without software support. As a great example of what can be done, Green Hills has recently e...
This one is an easy choice for me: Intel has rolled out their second generation Atom processor platform. While I’ve said that “Tunnel Creek” is a very interesting development, it’s still a ways off and for larger devices – tablets, medical, home, and more with...
Most people call this energy harvesting, but the name on the EnOcean STM 300 data sheet is “scavenger transceiver module,” which is really creative. Many wireless sensors sleep and wake up briefly to transmit data, and the STM 300 is designed to do that powered from a solar cel...
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Complete Digital Baseband design...
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A high-density multicore cable assembly...
A multicore cable assembly...
RNRA-N1 PCBA is an 802.11n b/g 1x1 AP/Router, which leverages the 802.11n 1–stream specification to provide the optimal upgrade path from legacy 802.11 solutions...
Proven MicroTCA hardware, card guides, EMC gasket, subrack assembly...
Family of packaging components based on IEEE 1101.10 and IEEE 1101.11...
3U Super VGA 64-bit accelerated graphics controller...
PCI software development kit (SDK) for developing software for PLX PCI/CompactPCI hot swap silicon including the PLX IOP 480, an I/O processor that integrates a PowerPC core, PLX's data pipe architecture technology, a memory controller, and integrated CPU support peripherals, and PLX PCI 9...
