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Experience shows that if a system isn't well designed and implemented, then testing cannot improve its quality ex post facto.

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The scale and complexity of integration is growing at an increasingly fast pace as more devices and systems are integrated into our networked world. Accordingly, existing methodologies and training for system software design that worked wonders for small-scale systems begin to break down in light of operational limits, especially on large-scale distributed systems, which are often a mix of subsystems created by independent parties using different middleware technologies with misaligned interfaces. An overview of some fundamental challenges of integrating such subsystems using object-oriented thinking is presented.

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There are numerous advantages of using CORBA with FPGA-based systems. CORBA support for partial reconfigurability, in particular, speeds development of embedded systems and promotes code reuse across multiple generations of products, to increase portability of applications.

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This paper describes a SysML-based process that systems engineers can use to capture requirements and specify architecture. The approach uses model execution as a means for requirements verification and validation.

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Because IEEE-1588 can provide precise synchronization using packets, it’s a logical option for synchronizing test equipment deployed on a packet network.

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Because IEEE-1588 can provide precise synchronization using packets, it’s a logical option for synchronizing test equipment deployed on a packet network.

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What is synthetic instrumentation, and where did it come from? This article will discuss the genesis of synthetic instrumentation, its unique modular architecture and its application to testing microwave systems for the U.S. armed services.

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Kaizen is the Japanese term that means continuous improvement and is taken from the words kai meaning continuous and zen meaning improvement. Some translate kai to mean change and zen to mean good, or for the better. In 1995, the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG) introduced CompactPCI, or PICMG 2.x. At the time, it represent... (continues)

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In this article, Shyam Chandra discusses a proposed architecture that would provide a low-cost, high-performance solution to the present-day market challenges of increasing sampling rates and reducing costs.... (continues)

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SBC suppliers must carefully select component suppliers that ensure long-term roadmaps for reliable, continuous supply of parts. Some silicon vendors offer embedded roadmaps and this is where SBC makers should focus their attention.... (continues)

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This article sets the record straight on the issue of bus performance before moving on to the real issue, which is the obsolescence of both busses and bussed interconnects in general.... (continues)

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A key questions being debated is when and how fast the much more widely deployed and established bus architectures will get replaced by point-to-point architectures.... (continues)

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An upsurge of intellectual activity and technology infusion will encompass VMEbus in the next few years. Motorola is referring to this period as the VME Renaissance - an era of innovation and performance improvement while maintaining backward compatibility and protecting existing customer investments.... (continues)

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This article addresses the changes in the board business and why many are staying with VMEbus for several reasons. Among them are reliability, longer life cycles, determinism, the software API, and legacy applications.... (continues)

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As RISC processors get faster and faster, it’s becoming more and more difficult to design single board computers that satisfy their voracious appetite for instructions and data, while still meeting the I/O needs of real-time applications. In this article Chau describes the problems encountered in designing such boards, and show how these pr... (continues)