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IIRA? Or RAMI 4.0? Both Demand High Quality Software

Mark Richardson, working for LDRA, an expert in the development of real-time embedded software, is presenting a paper on Secure IIoT Applications and why they need Secure Application Code at the SC2 conference in Eindhoven, October 2, 2017.

Dediprog introduces a new programming solution at Productronica 2017

At one of the world's leading trade fair for electronics development and production- Productronica, Dediprog will release the latest programming solution for UFS & eMMC on the trade show; also, on our stand, we will demonstrate the universal type automated programming system, DP1000, and the repacking machine, DP900.

LDRA Provides Only Commercially Available Object Code Verification for Avionics Industry's Upgrade to Newest PowerPC chips

LDRA tool suite® Now Supports All PowerPC Assembler Family Platforms for Avionics and Other Safety-Critical Environments

Wirral, U.K. – 20 July2017 – LDRA, the leader in standards compliance, automated software verification,softwarecode analysis, and test tools, has updated the LDRA tool suite for the PowerPC assembler language to support all 32- and 64-bit PowerPC chips used in safety-critical environments such as communication terminals, commercial and military avionics, unmanned air vehicles, and missile and space flight applications. Such support enables LDRA customers, including those who have been using the LDRA tool suite for many years on traditional avionics platforms, to move to the latest versions of PowerPC chips and compilers, and confidently perform Object Code Verification (OCV) required for DO-178B/C compliance.

CFP8 – First Connector in the World for 400Gbps Ethernet

Munich, July 2017 - Yamaichi Electronics has developed a new connector for the recent CFP8 specification for 400 Gbps applications. It is compliant with the CFP MSA Multi-Source Agreement. This CFP8 connector is one of the few connectors on the world market able to achieve the transmission rate of 400 Gbps. The final CFP8 specification was officially released from CFP MSA in March 2017.

Insyde® Software Delivers BIOS and Systems Management Firmware for New Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors

InsydeH2O® UEFI BIOS and Supervyse® Systems Management Solutions Validated and Optimized for Intel’s Next Generation of Server Platforms

WESTBOROUGH, MA and TAIPEI, TAIWAN – July 11, 2017 – Insyde® Software, a leading provider of UEFI BIOS and systems management software, announced today that its BIOS and BMC firmware solutions offer full support for Intel’s latest Intel® Xeon® Skylake-SP processor-based platforms, previously codenamed “Purley.”

Your favorite ARM development tool – now on Linux

Atollic today released TrueSTUDIO 8.0.0, a stable version running on Linux host PCs. Atollic is a well-known company, its product TrueSTUDIO has during its eight years in the market established a position as one of the top 3 most commonly used development tools for ARM Cortex-M development. TrueSTUDIO stands out in the top 3 list by embracing open standards, by using a flexible business model and by now also being available on Linux host OS.

Insyde® Software Supports AMD’s Newly Launched Epyc™ Server Processor for Data Centers and High-Performance Computing

InsydeH2O® UEFI BIOS and Supervyse® Systems Management Solutions Optimized and Validated on AMD Zen-core Server Platforms

WESTBOROUGH, MA and TAIPEI, TAIWAN – June 20, 2017 – Insyde® Software, a leading provider of UEFI BIOS and systems management software, announced today its support for AMD’s “Epyc” server processer targeted at the modern data center and other dual-socket server markets.

Datalight Introduces NitroBoot – Fast Boot for Linux and Android

NitroBoot delivers the "instant-on" experience customers demand, with unmatched time to application-ready

BOTHELL, Wash. – June 15, 2017 – Datalight is excited to announce the release of NitroBoot, a software solution for improving boot times on Linux-based embedded systems. As OEMs have continued to move to Linux and Android, more are experiencing user frustration due to slow boot times. NitroBoot is unmatched in providing fast boot times for feature-rich Linux systems that can experience slow startup times.

Insyde® Software’s Newest BMC Firmware Version Jointly Developed with Intel® Corporation

Multi-Year Collaboration Results in the Industry’s Most Secure Systems Management Solution
Advanced Technology Support, Hardened Security and Comprehensive Validation Among the Key Benefits

COMPUTEX - TAIPEI, TAIWAN – May 30, 2017 – Insyde® Software, a leading provider of UEFI BIOS and systems management software, announced today that its Supervyse 3 family of systems management software was the result of a 3+ year joint development effort with Intel Corporation’s Data Center Group.

The collaboration with Intel included all facets of the product’s development lifecycle from architecture & design, firmware development, user-interface implementation and validation/testing.

Closing the Gap between Developers and Designers

The familiar and easy-to-use interface of the TouchGFX Designer allows designers to improve ideas and make fast changes. As the code is generated directly for the developer to pick up exactly where the designer left off, this process practically eliminates the gap between designers and developers – a gap which is often filled with hand-over documents, frustrations, and misunderstandings.

TouchGFX 4.8.0 - Adding New Features and TouchGFX Designer

TouchGFX 4.8.0 has been optimized with our new GUI builder, TouchGFX Designer, along with useful enhancements that help you create innovative GUI applications with stunning graphics fast and easy.

Datalight Releases FlashFX Tera 4.1

New Release Brings Industrial Grade Flash Memory Management Software to Industrial Internet of Things Devices; Expands Support for Cost- and Space-Efficient SPI Interface

Bothell, WA – March 28, 2017 – Datalight Inc., the developer of the most reliable file systems and comprehensive flash memory drivers for the Industrial Internet of Things, has released the latest version of its market-leading FlashFX Tera product. This release introduces support for FreeRTOS, the popular operating system for micro-controller-based IoT devices, and the most recent versions of Linux. Designers of resource-constrained devices will also benefit from enhanced support for SPI NAND and SPI NOR.

LDRA Debuts Embedded Industry’s First Comprehensive Requirements-Through-Verification Solution for Safe and Secure Automotive Applications

Wirral, U.K. – 13 March 2017 – LDRA, the leader in standards compliance, automated software verification, software code analysis, and test tools, today announced a new variant of its leading LDRA tool suite® specifically tuned for automotive software quality development, verification, and ISO 26262 compliance. The LDRA tool suite for Automotive helps embedded software developers achieve ISO 26262 compliance more cost effectively by enabling traceability, automated software quality analysis, and testing throughout the software lifecycle.

Extended MDK editions and ULINKplus

At Embedded World 2017 in Nuremberg, ARM announced new editions of the popular Keil MDK Microcontroller Development Kit and extensions to the ULINK Debug Adapter Series.

Test Your Ideas with a UI Prototype

Prototyping is a great way to test the look and feel of your project. It also provides you with a proof-of-concept that clearly demonstrates the quality of graphics and animations TouchGFX enables.

With a TouchGFX prototype, we help move your concept quickly to the next stage with a TouchGFX based prototype application that impresses your customers and persuade decision makers.

The Importance of Integrating User Experience into your GUI Development

Embedded technology is rapidly evolving and so are user demands. Today, it is almost expected that companies offer products that share the look, feel, and functionality of smart devices. It is almost a standard. Because of this, companies will need to raise the bar in the future to offer products that appeal to their users. This means including the latest tech trends that make products more advanced and valuable while still being easy to use.

To achieve such innovative user-friendly products, we find it essential to include user experience designers in the development process. Lucky for us, we are able to do just that.

Software Archaeology in Practice; Recovering lost behaviour from legacy code

A presentation at Embedded World 2017 – by Robert C. Howe, CEO Verum Software Tools BV.
Reengineering legacy software is risky, undesirable but nevertheless occasionally unavoidable. The core challenge is to efficiently and effectively uncover the behaviour of a legacy system. At Embedded World 2017, Verum will present a paper entitled “Software Archaeology: Recovering lost behaviour from legacy code”. We will explain how the behaviour of entire legacy (sub) systems can be systematically rediscovered and captured in verifiably complete and correct Dezyne models, which then provide a basis for further reengineering. We will also be demonstrating this technique at our stand. Facing challenges with your legacy code base? Read more about our presentation..

Reliance Edge 2.0 Improves Performance and Flexibility

New Release introduces discards in the commercial version, and additional support for Linux in the GPLv2 version

BOTHELL, Wash. – January 30, 2017 – Datalight Inc., the leading developer of file systems and flash memory drivers for the Industrial Internet of Things, released Reliance Edge 2.0 this month. This release delivers improved performance for flash-based devices with the introduction of discards in the commercial version, and gives more flexibility with the addition of support for Linux as a host environment.

TouchGFX at EW2017: Watch This!

Meet the TouchGFX team and see their latest tools and lots of innovative embedded TouchGFX applications on a number of high performance microcontrollers:

TouchGFX Designer: Drag, Drop, Create
Wearables: Settle for Nothing Less Than High-End
STM32H7x3 and TouchGFX Bring UIs on MCUs to the Next Level
And much more…

What's new in MDK

ARM® Keil® MDK is the industry-leading standard software development solution for ARM Cortex® microcontrollers. In the latest release, MDK v5.22 several significant features are added that are summarized with useful information in this news article.

Updated Keil Device Family Packs for Atmel, NXP, and ST

For MDK Version 5 additional software components and support for microcontroller devices is provided by Software Packs. DFP (Device Family Pack) indicates that a Software Pack contains support for microcontroller devices. The Software Packs have been updated with latest software and device support.

Keil MCB54110 Evaluation Board for NXP LCP54000 series

ARM today announced the availability of the Keil MCB54110 Evaluation Board for the NXP LPC54000 microcontroller series that is based on the high-performance ARM® Cortex®-M4 core, with optional Cortex-M0+ co-processor for efficient software partitioning.

Reliance Nitro Improves Support for Linux, VxWorks with 4.2 Release

BOTHELL, Wash. – December 21, 2016 – In January, Datalight will release Reliance Nitro 4.2, the latest version of its fault-tolerant embedded file system for a variety of operating systems.
This new release includes support for a range of Linux kernels, from 2.6.31 through kernel 4.9. Datalight is committed to supporting Long-term Support (LTS) kernel versions and validates each product release with these kernel versions.

TouchGFX 4.7.0

TouchGFX is all about utilizing resources to the max while giving you freedom to create anything. TouchGFX 4.7.0 makes it easier for you to do just that! Optimized performance and brand new features help you create innovative and unique products with a high-end look and feel.

Eldes: Secure Control for Safe Households with TouchGFX

Eldes is a respected global manufacturer of home security and automation solutions. With an innovative and user-centric approach, the company creates revolutionizing products that set new standards for home security systems worldwide. In 2015, Eldes began development of what would be the first touch based wireless and battery driven control pad on the market.

The Dezyne Developer Challenge

We invite you to take part on Verum's Dezyne Challenge 2016. Everyone who completes the Challenge will receive a Raspberry PI 3B as thanks for participating. Two lucky winners will each receive a 3D Printer for their efforts. The Dezyne Challenge runs from the 1st of December 2016 – 31st January 2017. It requires participants to develop a small, illustrative example of the use of Dezyne and to provide Verum with ideas on how Dezyne could be made easier and more fun to use. The submitter of the best example will win a 3D Printer. The participant who provides us with the most ideas on how to make Dezyne better will also be rewarded with a 3D Printer.

OneBreath: Advancing Health Care with TouchGFX

OneBreath is an international medical device company with a mission to advance healthcare in emerging countries. The company aims to deliver high precision, high reliability mechanical ventilation at an affordable cost. In their development of a ventilator intended for use in ICUs, emergency rooms, and ambulances, we teamed up with OneBreath and their development partner, Nuvation, to help create their touch-based UI application.

Video: TouchGFX Designer version 3

The third version of TouchGFX is soon ready to be released. The new version includes custom container, image picker and image management, and lots of other cool features. Watch the video of TouchGFX Designer Beta 3.

Excessive Flash Wear Caused by Popular Music Application

By Thom Denholm, Datalight Inc.
An interesting article in Ars Technica reported and then confirmed a major bug in the desktop version of Spotify. This application has been writing tens to hundreds of gigabytes per hour to user’s hard drives, which can greatly reduce the life of SSDs. One solution is better caching, or flexibility of the file system, and we go over those details in the white paper linked below.

Richland Technologies And LDRA Collaborate To Standardize Embedded Software Verification Across Industries

DECEMBER 6, 2016 --- Lawrenceville, GA and Wirral, U.K. --- Richland Technologies (RTL), a worldwide leader in embedded computing solutions for safety-critical systems, and LDRA, the leader in standards compliance, automated software verification, source code analysis and test tools, today announced a close working relationship resulting in standard methodologies across multiple industries. The cooperative relationship leverages LDRA’s software verification tool suite for requirements traceability, static analysis, unit-testing, and structural coverage analysis to enable high assurance embedded software for safety- and security-critical systems.

LDRA Integration with ARM DS-5 Development Studio Provides First Ever “Road to Certification” Solution

Ability to Test Applications Before Target Hardware is Available Reduces Design Time, Lowers Development Cost for Safety- and Security-Critical Applications

Wirral, U.K. – October 25, 2016 –LDRA, the leader in standards compliance, automated software verification, source code analysis and test tools, today announced further integration of the industry-leading LDRA tool suite® with ARM® DS-5 Development Studio (DS-5). The integrated LDRA and ARM Fixed Virtual Platform (FVP) “Road to Certification” solution enables embedded systems designers to test applications before target hardware is available, significantly reducing design time and development cost of systems for safety- and security-critical markets, such as automotive, medical devices, and industrial controls.

Logic Technology awarded for “Most Forward Thinking Distributor 2016” by ARM

Panningen - October 12, 2016 - Logic Technology receives the 2016 ARM innovation award for “Most Forward Thinking Distributor” by reaching beyond traditional markets.

LDRA and Konatus Partner with Embraer to Accelerate Launch of New E2 Jet Aircraft Family

Wirral, U.K. – 4 October 2016 –LDRA, the leader in standards compliance, automated software verification, source code analysis and test tools, and Konatus, LDRA’s engineering partner in Brazil, today unveiled the details of the flight system control safety testing methodology that contributed to the launch of Embraer’s next-generation E2 jet aircraft months ahead of schedule.

XJTAG Delivers Fast ISP Flash Configuration for ARM-Based FPGA SoCs

Cambridge, England, October 4, 2016 — XJTAG®, a world leading supplier of boundary scan technology, announces extended capability to its high-speed In-System Programming (ISP) technology, XJFlash. For the first time, this brings the benefits of XJFlash to memory devices connected to the processor sub-system of dual ARM-Cortex-A9 based FPGAs.

New UFS/eMMC Solutions: Fully Support UFS chips from Toshiba, Samsung, and Hynix

Other than eMMC, which has been widely used in the storage application, the demand of UFS (Universal Flash Storage) is increasing gradually, and UFS has been adopted in various applications. Therefore, DediProg has developed programmers for UFS and eMMC. We are offering three kinds of UFS/eMMC programming solutions, which can fully support the UFS chips from Toshiba, Samsung, and Hynix.

Reliance Edge File System Pre-Ported to ARM mbed OS

Power Failsafe File System Brings Improved Data Integrity for IoT Designs without Sacrificing Performance

BOTHELL, Wash., – September 28, 2016 – Datalight Inc., the leading developer of file systems and flash memory drivers for the Industrial Internet of Things, announced today that its Reliance EdgeTM power failsafe file system is now available pre-ported to ARM® mbed™.

TouchGFX expands market reach through Logic Technology

Draupner Graphics appoints Logic Technology as distributor for the successful TouchGFX GUI framework in Central Europe.

Aarhus N / Denmark – September 29, 2016 – Today, Draupner Graphics announced that it has appointed Logic Technology as distributor for its advanced TouchGFX Graphical User Interface framework. Logic Technology will help to further establish TouchGFX as the industry standard in Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Increase Performance, Power Efficiency, and Reliability

Seize the opportunity for system and embedded applications. The new Intel® System Studio 2017 has all you need to quickly build, debug, and optimize your embedded solutions so you can get them to market faster.

Embedded GUIs Seminar: Create High-End Graphics with TouchGFX on STM32 Hardware

Upcoming seminars focus on the challenges of doing modern looking graphical user interfaces on microcontroller hardware and how to overcome these challenges by using the TouchGFX framework on top of STM32 hardware.

Kelvin Test Contactor for QFN, SOP and QFP

Yamaichi Electronics presents Kelvin test contactors in QFN, SOP and QFP housings for use in the lab and on the test floor.

Insyde® Software Readies New Version of BlinkBoot® UEFI Boot Loader for the Next-Generation Intel® Atom™ Platform for the Internet-of-Things

Insyde Software and Intel Jointly Publish White Paper on the Benefits of FSP-based BlinkBoot

INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM – SAN FRANCISCO, CA – August 16, 2016– Insyde® Software, a leading provider of UEFI BIOS and systems management software, announced today that its new version of BlinkBoot® UEFI Boot Loader now supports the Intel® Atom™ “Apollo Lake” platform. Intel unveiled this new low-cost System-on-Chip (SOC) platform during the Intel Developer Forum in Shenzhen, China earlier this year.

Insyde® Software implements the DMTF Redfish™ standard

DEVELOPER FORUM – SAN FRANCISCO, CA – August 16, 2016 – Insyde® Software, a leading provider of UEFI BIOS and systems management software, has demonstrated the Supervyse® systems manageability products that implement the DMTF Redfish™ open industry standard specification at the Intel Developer Forum in San Fransisco.

J-Testr now supports popular FEASA LED Analysers

The universal J-Testr platform now supports the versatile FEASA LED Analysers via a simple & easy to use 4 wire UART connection (5V, GND, TX and RX).

ARM DS-5 v5.25 available now

DS-5 v5.25 includes overlay support for ARM Cortex-R processors and enhanced support for CoreSight ELA-500 with DS-5 use-case scripts. DS-5 v5.25 also adds additional FVPs, core support and the Mali Graphics Debugger.

Datalight Provides Support for Android Certification

Developers who build devices that run Android must pass the Android Compatibility Test Suite (CTS) in order to claim full compatibility. As application complexity and storage capacity has increased, Google has recently revised the CTS to include new requirements, such as a larger path structure and support for the fallocate() file system command. Datalight implemented a design that enables Reliance Nitro to support the command for Linux- and Android-based devices.

File Systems in IoT: Best Practices for Dealing with the 500 Zettabyte Deluge

This webinar recording shows you the benefits of using a file system in your IoT edge device and learn about off-the-shelf solutions that can streamline your development and testing. Suggestions for tying reliability into the application are also examined, providing attendees with the knowledge that will result in superior embedded product design tailored for Internet of Things.

Datalight Long-Term Partnership with Leading Automotive Tier 1 Supplier Creates a Differentiated Driving Experience

The leader in automotive infotainment systems is working to make driving safer, cleaner, more economical, and more enjoyable for drivers around the world. Information plays an increasingly important role for drivers, and the reduction of fuel consumption and emissions are integral to these systems. Services like navigation, telematics, driver assistance and entertainment are evolving into fully networked systems. Read the story why this global automotive systems supplier keeps coming back to Datalight.

MDK-Professional supports heterogeneous systems

ARM today released DS-MDK, the software development solution for heterogeneous systems that combine an ARM® Cortex®-A based computer system and a Cortex-M microcontroller. DS-MDK is part of the MDK-Professional edition and provides support for the NXP i.MX6 and i.MX7 series. CMSIS-Pack technology is used for device support, which provides Software Packs for device awareness, software frameworks, board support, and example projects.

Getting Your Python Code to Run Faster Using Intel® VTune™ Amplifier

In the latest version of Intel® VTune™ Amplifier XE 2017 (currently available free in the Intel® Parallel Studio XE Beta program), we now have the ability to analyze Python* scripts and find exactly where time is being spent in an application. In this article, we show how to use this new Intel VTune Amplifier Python functionality.

Which Linux Flash File System is Best for Your Device?

By Thom Denholm
Raw flash memory, that is, memory that isn’t part of a package (like SD, eMMC, SSD, and the like) requires software to manage it. On Linux, this software is the Memory Technology Device (MTD) layer, with a flash file system above that to handle wear-leveling, bad block management, and all regular file system duties. There are several options for Linux, but some of them present advantages.

Utilizing a file system which controls the secure erase and trim commands

Secure operations are designed to remove the data from the physical device immediately, and this security is a necessary component of an increasing number of embedded designs. Utilizing a file system which controls the Secure Erase and Trim commands is required for the best performance of a secure delete operation. Take a deeper look at flash data security, and learn about secure NAND erase methods in our whitepaper.

Putting Developers in Control with New FreeRTOS Version 9

By Aaron Campbell
As a partner of FreeRTOS in designing quality open source software for IoT, Datalight is excited for the recent release of FreeRTOS version 9.0.0. FreeRTOS V9 adds several features and improvements to the real-time operating system. Most significantly, FreeRTOS now supports completely statically allocated systems, giving developers precise control over the RAM footprint and even the memory locations of specific RTOS components (such as each individual task’s stack).

Yamaichi Electronics CFP2 transmits 56Gbps per Channel

Munich, June 2016 – Yamaichi Electronics is a market leader for CFP high-speed connectors for hot-pluggable optical transceiver form factors to enable 100Gbps applications. As a result Yamaichi Electronics has developed a new CFP2 56Gbps host and plug connector system. It is mainly used for Analogue Coherent Optics Modules or CFP2 modules requiring reliable high-speed performance. This connector system is able to support applications using 25Gbps x 10 channels or 50Gbps x 4 channels etc.

Insyde® Software Rolls Out New Systems Management Solutions

COMPUTEX - TAIPEI, TAIWAN – May 31, 2016 – Insyde® Software, a leading provider of UEFI BIOS and systems management software, announced today that it is delivering critical new features and component solutions to its Supervyse® product family that improve platform manageability, security and reliability for enterprise, data center and cloud computing server manufacturers worldwide.

FlashFX Tera Release: Updated Support for Freescale i.MX6, Linux

Bothell, WA – May 25, 2016 – Datalight Inc., the developer of the most reliable file systems and flash memory drivers for the Industrial Internet of Things, has released the latest version of its market-leading FlashFX Tera product. This release provides updated support for Freescale i.MX6 processors, Linux kernels up through 4.1 and an expanded set of NAND Technology Modules (NTMs) to support a wider range of NAND parts.

Accurately measure True RMS of signals up to 300KHz, even with JTAG tools!

Even in an ever increasing digital world, functional testers will always be required to measure analogue voltages and currents. Often these measurements are simply DC, and easily measured, but AC signals also need measurement in many applications, especially when audio is involved (e.g. set-top box, voice systems, etc).
The industry standard way to measure these signals is with a True RMS type measurement, but why?

Intel System Studio 2016 Update 3 is now available

Intel® System Studio 2016 helps system and embedded developers to deliver great products on Intel® architecture-based platforms. This comprehensive suite includes advanced tools and technologies to help speed delivery of energy-efficient, high-performance, smart, connected devices across wide-ranging system and embedded platforms. Intel System Studio 2016 Update 3 packages are now ready for download.

Datalight Driver Available for Microsoft Windows 7 & 8.1

Bothell, WA – May 5, 2016 – Today, Datalight released a new version of Reliance Nitro Windows Driver (RNWD), a set of installable drivers which make data from devices using its acclaimed Reliance Nitro file systems exchangeable with computers running 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. Early tests have shown this release to be compatible with Windows 10 also, but full support is planned for later this year.

ARM Introduces MDK-Plus Edition

ARM® Keil® MDK Version 5.20 is the industry-leading standard software development solution for ARM Cortex® microcontrollers. For Cortex-M devices, the new MDK-Plus edition adds comprehensive middleware for applications that require File System, Graphics, TCP/IP Networking, or USB Device interfaces.

Automating product development - from design through to manufacture and test

Electronic Specifier, May 2016, Increasing design automation requires an appreciation for the challenges incurred and complexities involved at every stage of product development. EDA tools targeting complete product design offer many benefits, including the ability to increase functionality through extensions and plug-ins. Robert Huxel, Technical Marketing Manager, Altium and Philip Ling, Technical Marketing Manager, XJTAG explain.

Responding to Increased Software Security Requirements, LDRA Delivers Most Comprehensive MISRA Coding Standards Compliance

Wirral, UK. – April 27, 2016 – With increased connectivity of applications and devices,OEMS in the automotive,aerospace, defense, medical, industrial automation, energy, and rail transportation sectors are demanding new assurance that software has been developed to the highest security standards. To help customers guard against new risks and create safe and secure code, LDRA has integrated comprehensive support of the new security-focused rules announced today by MISRA into LDRA’s MISRA coding standards compliance offerings. With this immediate availability, LDRA continues to lead the industry in standards compliance, automated software verification, source code analysis, and test tools.

Myth Busting for Iot Devices - The File System

By Thom Denholm, Datalight.
Recently, William Lamie published a mythbusting piece that examined the use of an RTOS in IoT devices on Electronic Design. His insightful comments apply to most device designs complex enough to use a microprocessor. Which, these days, is pretty much all of them. We’ve run into a lot of the same myths around one crucial component of the RTOS – the file system.

The HDMI Connector Family from Yamaichi Electronics

Yamaichi Electronics presents its portfolio of HDMI interfaces. The HDMI interface (High Definition Multimedia Interface) is a well-known product on the market. Developed first in 2004, it has already moved up to specification 2.0a and is available in a total of five different versions/types.

Important Changes for Keil MDK-ARM Users !

In May 2016, ARM Ltd. will release MDK v.5.20. With this release, the ARM MDK-Standard edition will be replaced by its successor: MDK-Plus edition. MDK-Plus extends the features of MDK-Standard by including the following middleware components of the Professional edition; IPv4 Networking, US Device, Flash File System and GUI Library. To ease the transition and let you profit from these extra middleware components, we are giving you the opportunity to upgrade to MDK-Plus at no extra cost until May 2nd, 2016.

Yes, you can develop embedded software using agile methodology

By Ken Whitaker, March 29, 2016 on embedded.com.
With the development of embedded hardware, careful attention is given to the design and creation of highly detailed specifications that can be used to source board components. This is usually followed by a phased delivery set of milestones including: prototype, implementation, test supplier qualification and final release to production. This regimen offers the advantage of ensuring quality and functional requirements being met by the time manufacturing. Taking a waterfall approach to hardware development can minimize any risk of downstream issues once hardware goes into volume production.

Video introduction LDRA Tool Suit - V10.0 and LDRAlite for ARM DS-5 software

LDRA introduces it’s latest release of the LDRA Tool Suite – V10.0 and LDRAlite™ for ARM® DS-5 software.

Universal IC Test Socket Series for different package Types

Munich, March 2016 – Yamaichi Electronics introduces the test solution socket series IC561, IC564 and NP584. The test sockets are suitable for different package types and thus a versatile, flexible and universal solution.

Reliance Edge video demonstration

This demonstration shows how Datalight’s power failsafe file system, Reliance Edge protects critical system and user data from corruption, while the FAT file system does not.

Making design-for-test a push-button process

March 02, 2016 // By Philip Ling
Implementing a Design for Test approach when designing PCBs at the schematic capture stage can now be significantly assisted using an innovative and free software extension that adds design verification to Altium Designer.

3 Intel® Software Updates available

Your Development tools just got better with 3 software updates.

ARM DS-5 version 5.24 Development Studio supports Functional Safety with LDRA’s MISRA Compliance Tools

ARM has integrated the industry-leading MISRA (Motor Industry Software Reliability Association) conformance tools into the ARM® DS-5 Development Studio tool suite. The addition of a MISRA-checking capability to its TÜV-certified ARM Compiler and safety qualification kit makes DS-5 the ideal software development platform for ARM-based products in use in safety-critical markets such as automotive, healthcare and industrial automation.

Yamaichi Electronics extends its M12 and Push-Pull Connector Series with CAT6A Versions

Munich, February 2016 – Yamaichi Electronics is expanding its M12 and push-pull connector series with a CAT6A version in each series. Yamaichi Electronics in Europe continues to work on building out its M12 product series Y-Circ® M and the push-pull circular connector series Y-Circ® P.

New eXtremeDB 7.0 DBMS release at Embedded World 2016; Adding Powerful Features for IoT

Federal Way, WA — February 1, 2015 — McObject® announced it has released eXtremeDB® 7.0, an upgrade to its embedded database management system (DBMS) product family for the Internet of Things (IoT). eXtremeDB was an early IoT enabling technology, and its usage has grown with today’s explosion in smart, connected electronics. Version 7 extends this track record, enabling devices and servers within the IoT to function more efficiently, securely and autonomously, while giving developers and architects more flexibility in building the technology that comprises this vast network.

BIOS Tools for Every Major Stage of the IoT System Development Cycle at Embedded World 2016

Insyde Software to Exhibit the Latest in UEFI Firmware for IoT and Embedded, BIOS Tools for More Efficient Development, and Systems Management Solutions for Enterprise and Cloud Computing Servers at Embedded World 2016.

ARM DS-5 v.5.23.1; New Cortex-A35, ARMv8-M Models and Video and more..

To start off 2016, ARM has added Juno r2 support in DS-5 debugger and new Cortex®-A35 and ARMv8-M models. In this update we also look forward to the latest ARMv8-M architecture and get ready to take advantage of improved performance and security.

Security Options to prevent Data Breaches in Embedded Designs

The definition of a data breach is “a security incident in which sensitive, protected or confidential data is copied, transmitted, viewed, stolen or used by an individual unauthorized to do so.” ˡ Avoiding this means controlling network traffic, access to the device and applications, and protecting the data in storage.

The fail-safe transactional embedded file system for FreeRTOS - Embedded World 2016

“Reliance Edge™ is Datalight's portable, MISRA compliant and fail safe transactional file system. It protects critical data from corruption, even when power failures occur.” A showcase by FreeRTOS.

New ProgMaster Programmer Series Integrated with LCD and Keypad

Dediprog releases new ProgMaster Series with integrated LCD and keypad. The LCD and keypad function was previously detached from the programmer as optional item. Now, we have integrated LCD Keypad with the programmer, which helps user to realize "ease of use", improve production efficiency and save space. This configuration enables a fully and truly standalone function without connecting to a computer.

New 2016 features for the J-Testr Functional Test System

The J-Testr is a configurable, easy-to-setup & use test system, either for R&D hardware verification or manufacturing test of circuit boards. It replaces large and costly ATE and PXI-based systems, by reducing costs, (compact) size and the ability to easy re-use the system for different target boards.

Yamaichi's Industrial Display Port Connectors

Munich, January 2016 - The Display Port interface is the next consistent development of connectors that permit higher transmission rates for devices like high-resolution displays. In the consumer market segment, this interface has already become established as standard for the loss-free transmission of high-resolution video and sound. Its primary application is to connect screens and televisions to computers, DVD players and similar devices.

Datalight Releases Reliance Nitro 4.0, Boosting Power Failsafe Performance for Windows CE & Wind River VxWorks

BOTHELL, Wash. – January 6, 2015 – Today Datalight released Reliance Nitro™ 4.0, the latest version of its fault-tolerant embedded file system for Wind River VxWorks and Microsoft Embedded Compact (Windows CE) operating systems. This new version adds power failsafe write caching, enabling even better performance while maintaining the high level of data integrity demanded by market-leading OEMs.

Cost Effective Functional Test Solutions with ATEasy

Test engineers are looking for more time efficient & cost effective functional test solutions for modern electronics. To achieve this, many are exploring the use of low cost equipment and/or alternative test strategies, such as eliminating ICT/Flying-probe test and instead, using simpler test methods including AOI and functional test work-flows. True time and cost savings however, do not come from just using low cost equipment or eliminating tests, there are many considerations to realize a cost effective test solution.

Tools and Tips for Building Better Code, Better with Intel®

Get a roadmap to increase your application’s performance by using the correct tool at each phase of performance tuning, plus lots more. Logic Technology is an authorized Intel Software Reseller with in-depth knowledge on Intel’s System Studio Integrated Development Environment which includes many tools and features that help you to be more productive and get better performance.

Smart meters are critical components for water utilities

A recent study on smart metering by ABI Research, shows that smart water meters and data analytics are more critical components for water utilities. Not only long battery life and signal propagation to reach meters that are often underground are critical. A reliable file-system that protects captured data from unexpected loss due to power failure or other system interruption is needed to make sure smart water meters remain active for years, capturing and reporting data.

Myth Busting video: Caches are unreliable

Perhaps the most widely held belief about write caching is that it makes a system unreliable. Something along the lines of "Data written to a cache instead of to the media will be lost on an unexpected power interruption, leaving the system in a damaged state and rendering data useless." There are a variety of options busting this myth.

5 Intel® Software Updates Available

Your development tools just got better.

Give free ARM tools to your friends and colleagues!

The Christmas season is approaching fast, and this may be a good time to give free tools to your friends or colleagues interested in ARM Cortex development. Thus, we invite you to share our free TrueSTUDIO Lite C/C++ IDE as much as you like.

ARM DS-5 v5.23 has arrived

DS-5 v5.23 brings to you support for the new ARMv8-M architecture in ARM Compiler 6.3, pre-configured Streamline templates and performance improvements across the board.

Datalight Reliance Edge Now Available for Micrium’s µC/OS-II, µC/OS-III

BOTHELL, Wash., – November 24, 2015 – Datalight Inc., leading developer of file systems and flash memory drivers for the Industrial Internet of Things, today announced that its Reliance EdgeTM power failsafe file system is now available pre-ported to Micrium µC/OS-II® and µC/OS-III® real time operating system (RTOS) kernels.

Ka-Ro launches Secure Computer-on-Module

Aachen, 24 November 2015 - Ka-Ro announces an upcoming addition to its TXCOM family. The new TX6UL Computer-on-Module Development Kit is available now. Freescale’s new energyefficient processor features a single ARM Cortex-A7 core delivering speeds up to 528 MHz with low-power operation and industrial temperature ranges. Ka-Ro’s new module integrates 256MB DDR3 RAM and 128MB SLC NAND, alternatively the TX6UL can be equipped with 4GB eMMC. On their latest low-cost module Ka-Ro has extended the connectivity options to include a camera interface and 8 UARTs.

Intel® Software Update Available

Intel® System Debugger 2016, version: U1545

XJTAG Introduces Live Signal View with Improved Multi-Core Support and Increased Productivity

Cambridge, UK, November 19, 2015 — XJTAG, a world leading supplier of boundary scan technology, announces the release of Version 3.4 of its Development System, which introduces major improvements in the visibility into complex systems during all phases of electronic product development and manufacture.

Yamaichi's Industrial RJ45 in CAT6A with IP20 Lock

The new model in the Y-Con® line of industrial RJ45 connectors from Yamaichi Electronics provides a special IP20 locking for the CAT6A version of the series. This CAT6A version is called Y-ConProfix. The plug and jack are both available. The stainless steel locking mechanism can easily be assembled to the Y-ConProfix without the use of tools.

LDRA Chosen as Express Logic’s Preferred Partner for Functional Safety

LDRA tool suite® verifies ThreadX™ compliance for Automotive ISO 26262 and Rail Transportation EN 50128 industry standards

LDRA Extends TÜV Certification of Compliance Tools, Further Solidifying Leadership Role in Safety and Security Markets

Santa Clara, CA, and Wirral, U.K. – 10 November 2015 –LDRA, the leader in standards compliance, automated software verification, source code analysis and test tools, has been awarded TÜV certification for all major safety-critical standards, further securing LDRA’s leadership in the software compliance and certification space. The TÜV certification assures LDRA customers and partners that the LDRA tools fulfil the requirements for support tools and are qualified to be used in safety-related software development. The TÜV certification confirms LDRA’s compliance with industrial safety (IEC 61508), automotive (ISO 26262), and rail transportation (EN 50128) for the LDRA tool suite®, LDRAunit®, LDRAcover®, and LDRArules® and adds compliance for medical devices (IEC 62304) and nuclear (IEC 60880) for these LDRA products.

PLS UDE available for STMicroelectronics Cortex-M7 core-based STM32F7 series MCU

PLS Programmierbare Logik & Systeme presents Version 4.5 of its Universal Debug Engine (UDE). The UDE 4.5 provides developers with an optimized testing and debugging environment for the first Cortex-M7 core-based MCU of STMicroelectronics new STM32F7 series.

How to use emtrion's hardware as PLC?

The question to ask is, are there any reason why you are not using emtrion's hardware as PLC. Not really. On the one hand it's dependent on the use case and its requirements such as real-time, certification etc. and the other hand on the effort needed to transform it to a PLC. It is possible to transform an emtrion hardware into a PLC in less than one work day.

MDK supports ARM Cortex-M0 DesignStart

ARM® recently announced the ARM Cortex®-M0 DesignStart™ which provides fast and easy access to industry leading ARM IP. The offer includes a free-of-charge Cortex-M0 processor as a downloadable package to enable chip designers to create proof-of-concept systems and a fast track $40K license to use the Cortex-M0 in production devices.

Myth Busting: SSDs are Faster than SDs – or Are They?

At the request of a customer in the banking machines segment, Datalight recently completed an investigation of some performance differences they were seeing between SD and SSD on their embedded target. The findings left us scratching our head a bit. On the surface, SSDs and SDs have some things in common (beyond having S and D in their names) but many differences as well.

How to choose File Systems, go Big or rely on Small?

The embedded systems market is extraordinarily diverse. Virtually any electronic device that is not a desktop computer or an enterprise data center behemoth is under the “embedded system” umbrella. With such variation in form factor, use case, price point and processing need it should come as no surprise that data storage needs differ as well.

DATALIGHT and AIRBUS DEFENCE & SPACE stream video from International Space Station

Panningen – October 26th 2015 - Logic Technology is proud to announce that Airbus Defence and Space, Europe’s leading defence and space company, has selected Datalight products for use in civil spaceflight equipment. Sven Rakers, Project manager COL DMS Enhancements, Airbus Defence and Space GmbH is describing the challenges and experiences that convinced him to choose for the Datalight solution.

Renew your Keil license and save money!

Santa comes early this year and he brings gifts for all loyal Keil customers who have licenses with maintenance that has long since expired! Now is your chance to upgrade to the latest version of MDK for your microcontroller(s) and restart your maintenance without paying any penalties.

Free of Charge Multicore debugger for ARM Cortex based SoC’s

This ULINKpro D is the debug probe for DS-5 that supports download and debug of code on a wide selection of devices*, and is even capable of collecting processor trace from the Embedded Trace Buffer (ETB).
Value € 695,--

LDRA Tool Suite Features Industry’s Most Advanced Code Checker for CERT C Compliance

The TBsecure module within the LDRA tool suite provides the industry’s most comprehensive automated support for the CERT C Secure Coding Standard. With checks for more than 200 CERT C rules, TBsecure helps developers identify more software safety and security vulnerabilities than any other static analysis tool available today. TBsecure specifically addresses the security concerns in the increasingly complex and growing Internet of Things (IoT) market.

Yamaichi's 0.35mm Ultra Fine Pitch Test Contactor for Semiconductor Evaluation, HAST, HTOL and Failure Analysis

Yamaichi Electronics presents Test Contactors for lab and reliability applications of ultra fine pitch semiconductor devices.

Y-Circ P Series now includes a Crimp Version

After the successful launch of the Push-Pull circular connector series Y-Circ® P this product family is growing more and more. Now also crimp contacts are available for this Push-Pull connector series.

Topic Products has released Dyplo1.2, the new version of their Dynamic Process Loader

With this release, Topic Products improved the way logic can be moved between CPU and FPGA by adding C/C++ support. The 1.2 release of Dyplo introduces an automatic task infrastructure for C/C++. This allows C/C++ files to be directly imported and automatically converted to VHDL. Direct of your C/C++ code for the FPGA allows you to have one common code base for both CPU and FPGA.

New! Intel® Parallel Studio XE 2016

Your software needs to run faster. It performs tasks that need to get done sooner, not later including big data analytics, image analysis, time-critical financial analysis, and simulations. Intel® Parallel Studio XE 2016 is a software development suite that helps boost application performance.

Updated! Intel® System Studio 2016

Smart, connected devices are growing in complexity—and are everywhere. Fifty billion connected devices are expected by 2020. Intel® System Studio addresses the challenges facing system and embedded developers.

UHSII High-Speed SD Card Readers FPS017T

Yamaichi Electronics has extended their core competences to include a new series UHSII SD card reader. UHS-II is the version 2 of the Ultra High Speed (UHS) bus classification for the SD Flash memory cards.

Insyde® Software Collaborates with Intel® China to Bring Android™ 5.0 to the Latest Intel® Core™ M Platform

Android-based Humanos® Operating System Speeds Time to Market for China Technology Ecosystem (CTE) Companies

Dediprog Linux Software Release

Dediprog has just released Linux software for SF100, SF600 and SF600 Plus to support the Linux users.

J-Testr Video; Ethernet Quick Introduction to Advanced JTAG Debugging

Quick video introduction to the Ethernet version of the J-Testr.

Creating a Software Pack to Share with Developers

ARM Video Tutorial on creating a Software Pack based on the Jansson C library used for encoding, decoding and manipulating JSON data. A great example to be shared with your fellow engineers.

A Comparative Study of Flash Storage Technologies for Embedded Devices

By Ken Whitaker, Vice President Engineering, Datalight
How do you choose between different storage technologies for your embedded project? And what impact do other system components (operating system, device driver, and even applications) have on the end user experience?

LDRA Receives VDC Research Embeddy Award at ESC Silicon Valley

Award honors new tool suite that enhances usability and scalability to speed analysis across larger teams and more complex systems

Updates to LDRA Tool Suite Enhance Usability and Scalability, Expand Functionality

Version 9.5 provides more visibility into software life cycle to speed analysis across larger teams and more complex systems.

ARM DS-5 v5.22 has arrived!

DS-5 v5.22 brings Streamline support for Android trace events, updated C++ libraries in ARM Compiler 6.02, as well as documentation to make System on Chip (SoC) bring-up quicker and easier. We’ve also added a range of new example code and support for multiple DS-5 installations.

Keil MDK supports new Cortex-M7 Devices

ARM today announced complete device support in Keil MDK Version 5 for the new ARM Cortex-M7 based devices from Atmel and STMicroelectronics. MDK Version 5 is the most comprehensive software development solution for Cortex-M processor based microcontrollers. MDK includes IDE, C/C++ compiler, debugger, Software Pack management, and CMSIS software components. The MDK Professional Edition also includes the MDK-Professional Middleware with software components for TCP/IP networking, USB Host and Device, File System, and Graphical User Interfaces.

Datalight Reliance Edge version 1.0 has been officially released

This means first release of the commercial kit and MISRA C:2012 Design Assurance Package. The commercial kit includes many new tools and tests which were not previously available.

(EFL) Enlightenment Foundation Libraries on SBC-SAMA5D36

Products for consumer market, industrial control systems and other embedded devices often require a touch screen display to offer both, visual feedback to the user, as well as an input method to interact with the system. In order to achieve a nicely designed and responsive user interface, developers can either write their own graphical library providing widgets like drop-down menus and buttons or take ready to use libraries like Qt or EFL.

New J-Testr version 2 Firmware introduces J-Safe Technology for ultimate UUT protection

The new J-Testr version 2 Firmware will introduce "J-Safe technology" which expands further on existing 'high speed' protection features designed to keep the UUT 'safe' in cases of major faults that would normally be harmful to the UUT.

New member in the Fakra/HSD family

Munich, July 2015 - Yamaichi Electronics has announced the HF109P, a standard HSD connector, further reinforcing its position as a competent partner for the automobile industry.

LDRA Tool Suite Selected for Industry-Leading Structural Coverage and Standards Compliance

100 percent structural coverage drives Wind River choice of LDRA to meet DO‑178 compliance and certification needs.

Attach to running target using SEGGER J-Link

Atollic technical support team are often asked how to make Atollic TrueSTUDIO connect to a running target in order to troubleshoot a crashed CPU. This article shows, step-by-step, how to connect to a running target without resetting it.

Logic Technology introduces J-Testr Functional Test System

Panningen / The Netherlands – June 25th, 2015 – Logic Technology introduces the J-Testr from Swiss-based Eiger Design GmbH to the Benelux, German, Swiss and Austrian markets. The J-Testr is a highly compact ‘all-in-one’ universal & modular Functional Test System for hardware systems. The J-Testr provides a complete mechanical, power, thermal, and stimulation environment to the users’ Unit Under Test (UUT).

Mainline Linux for emtrions SBC-SAMA5D36

June 24th 2015 - Available now!
The new Software release for emtrions SBC- SAMA5D36 is based on mainline Linux kernel 4.0. It includes an updated Debian root file system based on the stable Debian version ‘Jessie’.

Dediprog USB driver Installation Guide for Win 8 / 8.1

This guide can be used in EE100 / EM100Pro / SF100 / SF600 / SF600Plus / ProgMaster and StarProg Series.

Ka-Ro extends TX family with Atmel SAMA5D4 processor-based Computer-on-Module

Aachen, 26th May 2015 - Ka-Ro electronics today announces the TXA5 Computer-on-Module, extending Ka-Ro’s TX family of CoMs to include a new ARM Cortex A5-based CoM for cost-sensitive industrial applications as well as devices requiring low-power or battery operation.

Insyde® Software Expands Application Development Expertise

COMPUTEX - TAIPEI, TAIWAN – JUNE 4, 2015 – Insyde® Software, a leading provider of Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) BIOS and Android™ system-level software, today announced an expansion of its Application Development personnel, investment, product offerings and strategies, resulting in expanded market opportunities and enhancements to its existing BIOS and systems management businesses.

MDK-ARM Version 5.15 Product Update

The MDK-ARM Version 5.15 product update replaces components of your current Tool Set with the latest versions.

New Circular Connector with Push-Pull Locking Y-Circ® P

Munich, May 2015 - Yamaichi Electronics is expanding the Y-Circ P series with a new back wall-mounted socket. After the successful introduction of the new circular connector series Y-Circ^® P with push-pull interlocking, the product range will now be successively expanded.

USB 3.1 connectors from Yamaichi Electronics

Munich, May 2015 - The success story of the USB interface is still ongoing – Yamaichi Electronics introduces the first products in the USB 3.1 series.

Android KitKat- available NOW!

emtrion’s DIMM-MX6x Android developer kit now features the latest Android Kernel KitKat.

The Logic Academy days 2015 - Embedded Technology Workshops in Eindhoven, Hannover and Munich

Panningen / The Netherlands - May 19th, 2015 – Today the Logic Academy has released the Logic Academy days 2015. The Logic Academy days 2015 are educational events for professional embedded hard- and software developers, system architects and test-, validation and certification engineers. In one day, Logic Technology and selected partners present a variety of parallel full-day technical workshops and seminars in a single location.

Datalight Releases Open Source Version of Reliance Edge, a Tiny, Power Fail-safe File System for FreeRTOS

New Product Provides Decision-quality Data for Internet of Things Edge Devices
BOTHELL, WA – May 5, 2015 – Today Datalight released a preview version of Reliance Edge™, a power fail-safe file system for FreeRTOS which allows developers building Internet of Things (IoT) devices to reliably store and quickly access data. Reliance Edge is the only file system designed to capture and preserve decision-quality data with the deterministic behavior required by today’s autonomous systems. It is a configurable transactional file system specifically for systems where power loss may occur.

Top reasons why the embedded industry standardize on ARM processors, the GNU compiler and the Eclipse IDE

By Magnus Unemyr, April 2015
It is currently a very strong trend in the embedded industry to standardize on ARM Cortex devices, the GNU gcc compiler (with its accompanying gdb debugger), and the Eclipse IDE. I call the ARM, GNU and ECLIPSE combo “AGE”.

What are the driving factors for this strong trend? And what are the benefits for embedded developers to jump on the ARM Cortex, GNU gcc/gdb and Eclipse train? In my opinion, there are many benefits that provide embedded developers with great advantages.

Datalight Reliance Nitro Transaction Explorer

By Thom Denholm, April 2015
One of the key differentiators for Datalight’s Reliance Nitro file system is the runtime flexibility. Not only does this file system provide more reliability options than any other file system on the market, they can all be changed on the fly through a simple API. To demonstrate just how easy this was, we created an intern project to do just that.

New Video; JTAG testing with XJTAG Boundary Scan

Find out how JTAG boundary scan tools from XJTAG can help you test, debug and program complex digital circuit boards. Works with devices such as BGA, FPGA, DDR, DSP, Flash, SPI, I2C or processors.

XJTAG goes dynamic in latest release

Cambridge, UK, April 2015 — XJTAG, a world leading supplier of boundary scan technology, today announced the release of the latest update to its software suite. The focus of this release is on increasing the flexibility of JTAG chain control to make it easier for engineers to access the full JTAG capabilities of their boards and so achieve maximum test coverage.

How STM32 developers can speed-up development with a mouse-click

By Magnus Unemyr, April 14th 2015.
Computers today are fast, and I suspect yours is no exception. However, embedded projects tend to be larger and larger, now often comprising hundreds of C/C++ source code files. With the new STM32 F7 (the Cortex-M7 based STM32 family with 512KB or 1MB of Flash) for example, you have a lot of memory to fill with code. The same goes for the smaller STM32F3 and STM32F4 families too for that matter. And so, also with the most powerful PC’s, compilation time can be lengthy, which adds to development time if you develop incrementally with a lot of re-compilations of your application.

New Yamaichi SMARC Module Test Adapter

April 2015, Yamaichi Electronics has developed a new test adapter for the SMARC computer-on-module standard. It realises the perfect alignment of the contacts and allows for 100% contacting reliablity. Due to the use of spring probe pins very high contact cycles can be reached.

Double your PC performance with much less power!

Nowadays, anticipating the ever increasing demands of data processing, your standard PC computational capabilities are often not enough. When extending the computational power of your PC using faster and more cores processors and/or graphical processor units, you typically also increase the power consumption of your PC dramatically. FPGA based acceleration platforms are a much better choice for this. The power-per-GigaFlop is orders of magnitude lower, and the accelerator implementation is much more optimized to meet the algorithm processing structure.

What happens if you combine your PC with an FPGA? We did the test!

Keil MDK-Middleware 6.3.0 Software Pack Update

The Keil MDK-ARM Professional Middleware 6.3.0 Software Pack contains several corrections and enhancements such as USB Device MSC media ownership control to enable file access for an embedded application while connected via USB. File System I/O retargeting is now part of the software component Compiler to provide more flexibility. Keil::MDK-Middleware 6.3.0 requires ARM::CMSIS 4.3.0 and Keil::ARM_Compiler 1.0.0.

ARM CMSIS 4.3.0 Software Pack Update

The CMSIS 4.3.0 Software Pack adds CMSIS-Driver for Serial Audio Interface (SAI) and improves CMSIS-RTOS RTX with Stack Watermark and IRQ timing statistics. Included are also several other enhancements such as cache control functions for Cortex-M7.

Keil ARM Compiler 1.0.0 Software Pack Update

The Keil ARM Compiler Extensions 1.0.0 Software Pack contains the new software component Compiler that expands MicroLib with assert and enables I/O retargeting via File System, UART, ITM debug channel, or user-defined functions.

Learning Platform for Cortex-M Users

ARM launched a learning platform for software developers working with Cortex-M microcontrollers. It contains comprehensive information that spans from processor fundamentals to high-level software topics.

MDK Version 5 - Data Logger with USB Interface

The USB Data Logger application template implements a composite USB Device with HID and MSC that records data on a memory card. An Infineon XMC4500 Relax Kit is used but CMSIS-Driver allow easy hardware retargeting.

Logic Technology introduces TOPIC embedded products

TOPIC Embedded Products is part of the TOPIC Embedded Systems consisting of a team of 150 highly skilled engineers. Building on 18 years of experience in design services, project execution and product development, TOPIC is respected for its extensive knowledge of embedded hardware, -software and FPGA’s.

TOPIC embedded product Dyplo patent granted!

Dyplo is as of 23rd February 2015 a patented solution. This is the first ever patent granted to Topic. Rieny Rijnen, founder of Topic and CEO is well proud of this achievement: “This is the first important step for Topic in a roadmap vision we are working towards. By having proven the uniqueness of Dyplo, we differentiate ourselves as a highly innovative company always aiming to accelerate our customers developments. I am furthermore very proud of the inventors of the patent: Dirk van den Heuvel and René Zenden.”

New Tools and Compilers in Intel System Studio 2015

Intel® System Studio 2015 Ultimate Edition provides a comprehensive JTAG-based debug solution with OS awareness. If you want to learn more about Intel® System Debugger OS awareness please consult the product announcements and developer tutorials.

emtrion features Real-time Linux out of the box

Available NOW!
emtrion’s DIMM-AM335x Debian developer kit now features Real-time kernel packages based on mainline version 3.14.

PLS - UDE 4.4 simplifies testing and debugging highly complex heterogeneous multicore SoCs

The UDE 4.4 features significantly enhanced debugging procedures for complex system-on-chips (SoCs) with heterogeneous controller cores, optimized data visualization in system-level debugging as well as dedicated support of a wide range of state-of-the-art 32-bit multicore SoCs of different manufacturers.

Reliance Nitro 3.2.4 for Linux / Android

New Feature: Mount option added to enable previous file append behavior

Safety Support Opens up Automotive, Health and Industrial Markets for ARM Cortex-R5 Processor

Cambridge, U.K., Jan. 22, 2015 - ARM has delivered a comprehensive safety document set for the ARM® Cortex®-R5 processor to drive its adoption in safety-critical applications. This is a vital step toward the cost-effective deployment of more technically advanced systems across multiple sectors including automotive, health and industrial. The Cortex-R5 is the first in a range of ARM processors to come with a safety document set that semiconductor companies can use to demonstrate compliance with new functional safety standards.

Yamaichi Electronics - Industrial Y-Con RJ45 Jack in CAT. 6A

January 2015 - A new highlight component for industrial RJ45 connectivity is the Y-ConJack-6* series. This new category 6A (Cat 6A) jack enhances the Y-ConRJ45 product range from Yamaichi Electronics.

Yamaichi Electronics - Y-ConProfix RJ45 Plug in CAT. 6A

January 2015 - Our new product member within the enhanced Y-ConRJ45 series is called Y-ConProfixPlug. One of Yamaichi Electronics´ goals during the development was to create a RJ45 connector which is able to transmit 10G Base-T, easy to handle and fulfils the stringent Category 6A according to the ISO/ IEC 11801 standard.

Insyde® Software to Exhibit at Embedded World 2015, Nuremberg, Germany, February 24-26

Insyde® Software will demonstrate how leading embedded and IoT systems makers are taking advantage of InsydeH2O®, Insyde’s flagship UEFI firmware solution, to deliver innovative and powerful intelligent, connected systems to the market. In addition to providing platform readiness for the latest x86 embedded and IoT platforms from Intel® and AMD, InsydeH2O® brings high reliability, security, advanced firmware features, and dedicated engineering support. Insyde will also show its innovative boot loader solutions for IoTG devices and how developers can take advantage of Insyde’s tools set to speed up development and debug throughout the entire embedded product development cycle. Insyde® Software will co-exhibit with Logic Technology.

Datalight to Exhibit at Embedded World 2015, Nuremburg, Germany, February 24-26

Bothell, WA, – January 5th 2015 – Visit us in Nuremburg, Germany for Embedded World 2015. Once again we will be exhibiting with our partner, Logic Technology in booth 4-108. Come see a side by side comparison of the astounding performance improvements we have achieved with FlashFXe, software accelerator for Reliance Nitro. We will also showcase a new Android application to easily determine your optimal Reliance Nitro configuration. And of course, we’re happy to answer any questions you might have about any Datalight products or technologies (and we just might let you in on a new product that’s in the works! Shhh)