Microsoft Embedded —

KUKA's vision of the digital factory is made possible by Windows Embedded technology, which provides an expandable, standards‐based operating system that is open to future development, easy and quick to localize for international markets, and connects to virtually any network.

www.intel.com/embedded —

Control devices equipped with the Intel Atom processor and the Windows Embedded CE 6.0 operating system can offer the bounded, deterministic response required by time-critical embedded applications. Customer reference boards, free BSP packages and downloadable operating systems are already available for device development managers looking to jumpstart their next real-time design.

McObject —

In-memory database systems (IMDSs) are held out as the ideal database solution for real-time and embedded applications. However, because they are relatively new, many misperceptions surround IMDSs' capabilities, performance characteristics, possible limitations (in areas including size and durability) and likely usage scenarios. In particular, IMDSs are sometimes confused with from other technologies that eliminate hard disk access in order to improve performance, including database caching, RAM-disks, solid state drives (SSDs) and "memory tables." This white paper replaces IMDS myths with critical facts, to help you decide whether this powerful new technology can play a role in your project.

McObject —

For embedded systems developers, the choice of database application programming interfaces (APIs) often boils down to the high-level SQL language and Call Level Interface, and navigational APIs integrated with C++ and other languages. Which API is best? This paper examines the familiarity and ease-of-use often cited as benefits of SQL. A sample application is implemented with SQL and then with a navigational API, to explore the issues of programming ease, maintainability, determinism and learning curve. Special attention is given to the significance of SQL optimizers in evaluating embedded database APIs.

Jason Tollefson —

As more electronic applications require low power or battery power, energy conservation becomes paramount. Today’s applications must consume little power, and in extreme cases, last for up to 15-20 years, while running from a single battery. To enable applications like these, Microchip has introduced nanoWatt XLP Technology. Extreme low power microcontrollers featuring nanoWatt XLP Technology offer the industry’s lowest currents for Sleep, where extreme low power applications spend 90%-99% of their time.

Microchip Technology Inc. —

PIC MCUs featuring nanoWatt technology implement a variety of important features, which have become standard in PIC microcontrollers. Since the release of nanoWatt technology, changes in MCU process technology and improvements in performance have resulted in new requirements for lower power. PIC MCUs with nanoWatt eXtreme Low Power (nanoWatt XLP(tm)) improve upon the original nanoWatt technology by dramatically reducing static power consumption and providing new flexibility for dynamic power management.

Gary Drossel —

A new methodology can help avert medical equipment failure by accurately predicting an SSD’s lifespan.

S. Tucker Taft and Robert B.K. Dewar —

Advanced static analysis tools can ease the difficulty of reviewing unfamiliar code.

C.C. Hung —

Developers can use a modular OS platform to handle the complexities of media player hardware.

Don Dingee —

In our Deep Green Editor's Choice section, we look at technology helping design green into today's new products.

Don Dingee —

This month, we take a look at alternative energy on a much different scale, embarking on a journey to change lives for the better.

Matt Diethelm (Senior Software Engineer) —

With mission critical software, development teams are tasked with looking for ways to accelerate innovation, improve product value, and lower software change costs. This white paper shows how Deos™, a time and space partitioned RTOS, allows this by providing the ability to decompose the software system into discrete, separately verified, binary re-useable components. In short, Deos provides tools and technologies to help a development team reduce the fear of post deployment changes and improvements that often grip mission critical projects.

Jens Wiegand —

The world of medical electronics is shifting fundamentally. The combination of multicore hardware, operating systems specialized for device certification, hypervisor software, and a consolidated but open development toolchain are key to providing the support medical system designers need.

Dr. Kelvin Nilsen, CTO —

With rising threats of terrorism and other forms of asymmetric warfare, an emphasis on the security of software systems has increased dramatically. The common desire is to take existing software capabilities and strengthen the security in order to deliver those capabilities in environments that represent significant risk if the security is compromised. Architects responsible for designing such systems must carefully weigh the benefits, costs, and risks associated with various design tradeoffs.

Robert Kaiser —

In this contribution, we look at the requirements for virtual machine monitors which result from supporting a mixture of hard real-time, soft real-time and best-effort applications. Also, an example of a scheduling infrastructure suitable to cover these requirements is presented.

Phil Brumby —

Nucleus Graphics embedded UI engine and designer enables the rapid creation and customization of visually rich, highly usable graphical user interfaces (GUIs). It can be used for all types of embedded device with a graphical display.

Todd Brian —

The selection of a real-time operating system for a medical device is critical. This white paper considers the RTOS functionality and specifications that influence the selection process, addressing performance, reliability, device usability, and compliance with standards and regulations when developing today's medical devices.

Stephen Olsen —

This paper covers the basics of reactive power management, as well as the more advanced topic of proactive or predictive power management. System integrators and developers well gain a better understanding of these power management techniques and how these techniques can reduce power consumption.

Geoff Kendall —

The success of any electronic device depends to a large extent on the appeal of the user interface (UI) and how easy the device is to use. This paper looks at a fresh new approach to designing a user interface (UI) and graphics for embedded systems. By identifying common UI functionality and implementing it in a reusable and customizable manner, we can make it far easier for embedded engineers to deliver visually engaging and easy-to-use products.

Asanka S. Dewaraja, Travis M. Rothlisberger, Robert S. Giansiracusa, Steven M. Swedenburg, Gene A. Saxon and Mark A. Moehring —

Advanced GPU processing can help calculate ultrasound data faster than state-of-the-art DSPs.

Jerry Gipper —

Companies should strive to innovate, not just survive during this global recession.

Hermann Strass —

Microbreweries ensure beer quality using embedded control electronics.

OpenSystems Media —

Spotlight on the Meld community and GENIVI Alliance

Colin Walls —

An RTOS product's technical features can determine how safe it will be when used in medical applications.

Luis Laranjeira —

Incorporating HDMI into SoC designs delivers significant power, space, and cost savings.

Eran Gureshnik —

HomePNA overcomes the technological challenges involved in delivering triple-play broadband services.

Don Dingee —

In our Deep Green Editor's Choice section, we look at technology helping design green into today's new products.

Don Dingee —

This month, we step back and take a look at the major problem of energy usage and examine how one trendy device can do something about it.

Lekun Lin, PhD —

MIMO promises high-speed data rates to the designers who use the correct techniques.

Eran Strod —

Automation provides the best of both worlds: support for robust policies and procedures without overloading developers in bureaucracy.

Marc Greenberg —

There are two types of DRAM chips commonly used in embedded systems. PC DRAM chips are the DDR1, DDR2 or DDR3 parts that are used in almost all PCs and servers. Low-Power DRAM chips are the LPDDR1 and LPDDR2 parts used most often in cellphones and portable applications.

Val Popescu, Gary Gibson —

VirtualMetrix has developed a new software technology to manage all performance resources of a processor-based system with the goal of minimizing the energy consumption, increasing the processor efficiency and providing performance isolation to enable a higher degree of hardware convergence while reducing software development costs.

Don Dingee —

In our Deep Green Editor's Choice section, we look at technology helping design green into today's new products.

Don Dingee —

Monitoring green roofs and facilities and building solar panels are the latest ideas where embedded electronics and software are making a difference in resource usage.

Bill Cronk —

Stop wasting valuable processing time using a rigid scheduling technique in your safety critical systems. Proven Deos slack scheduling technology allows you to harvest this wasted time providing maximum computing performance without compromising time partitioning guarantees.