Birdstep Technology Announces Raima Database Manager Embedded 9.0
Birdstep Technology (OSE: BIRD) announced the upcoming release of version 9.0 of its Raima Database Manager Embedded also known as RDM Embedded. This is the latest release from the Raima Database Management Family providing exciting new capabilities and functionality for embedded systems application developers, and topping the list is a micro HTTP server. General availability of this new version of the popular embedded database is targeted for mid December 2008.
Unicoi Systems Ports Fusion Embedded Software to Micrium uC/OS-II
Unicoi Systems, providers of Fusion Embedded Software, proudly announce full support for Micrium’s µC/OS-II real-time operating system (RTOS). As the result of Unicoi porting all Fusion Embedded Software to µC/OS-II, developers now have access to some of the industry’s most prolific and advanced embedded protocol suites, empowered by expansive chip support from one of the most pervasive and reliable real-time operating systems on the market.
iSuppli to Host Panels at electronica 2008 World of MEMS Conference
Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) are hotter than ever, with the technology being integrated into consumer electronics applications, automotive applications and alternative energy products. At the electronica 2008 World of MEMS event, held on Nov. 11-13 in Munich, Germany, Jérémie Bouchaud, director and principal analyst for MEMS at iSuppli, and Richard Dixon, Senior Analyst, MEMS, will be hosting five panel discussions covering the changing shape of the MEMS market and analyzing how influential these devices are becoming in the electronics industry.
Pentek Rolls Out Model 7153 Software Radio PMC Module
Pentek, Inc. has introduced its Model 7153, a 4-channel, high-speed digitizer PMC module designed for processing baseband RF or IF signals from a communications receiver. This is the only product of its kind in the market that employs the new ADS5485 A/D Converter just released by Texas Instruments. Four of these 200 MHz, 16-bit monolithic A/Ds in the front end of the Model 7153 deliver a previously unattainable combination of speed and resolution. What’s more, these new A/Ds exhibit a signal-to-noise ratio of 75 dBFS and a spurious-free dynamic range of 87 dBc at a 70 MHz input frequency.
Adeneo Ports .NET Micro Framework 3.0 to Atmel AT91SAM9261-EK ARM9
Adeneo, a Microsoft Windows Embedded Gold Partner with facilities in Europe and the USA, announced at the Embedded System Conference Boston 2008 the release of a .NET Micro Framework 3.0 port for the Atmel AT91SAM9261-EK ARM9-based Evaluation Kit. The .NET Micro Framework is a Microsoft platform for small, resource-constrained devices that enables fast development of embedded systems that are smart, securely connected, and easier to manage. With version 3.0, the.NET Micro Framework now includes features such as native code interoperability, as well as support for block storage devices, file systems, and touch screens.
Teradyne, JTAG Technologies Team on Advanced Digital Networks Test
Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE: TER) and JTAG Technologies have jointly demonstrated the ability to test and diagnose advanced digital networks with an integrated boundary-scan solution running on the Teradyne(R) TestStation(TM). This means that TestStation users can expand the test coverage achieved via boundary-scan on their boards to include such networks as LVDS, AC-coupled, and others.
General Motors Selects Freescale Microcontrollers for Engine Control
Freescale Semiconductor, the leading supplier of semiconductors to the automotive industry, is providing advanced microcontroller (MCU) technology to help General Motors drive breakthroughs in green engine design. According to an agreement reached by both companies, GM will use Freescale dual-core Power Architecture[tm] MCUs to manage sophisticated powertrain systems in future GM vehicle models.
MathWorks Announces Simulink Fixed Point 6
The MathWorks announced the availability of Simulink Fixed Point 6. A major upgrade within the Simulink product family, Simulink Fixed Point 6 delivers capabilities for designing and simulating fixed-point systems and generating optimized code for implementation, while creating more efficient workflows. Simulink Fixed Point 6 enables engineers to quickly turn a floating-point design built in Simulink, Stateflow, Embedded MATLAB functions, Signal Processing Blockset, and Video and Image Processing Blockset into a fixed-point design based on input data ranges and target hardware characteristics.
Analog Devices, AxiomFount Announce.NET Micro Framework on Blackfin
Analog Devices Inc., and AxiomFount Inc. announced the availability of the Microsoft .NET Micro Framework on Analog Devices’ popular Blackfin processors. The move brings the popular managed-code application environment to the world’s only convergent processor family via AxiomFount’s AxiDotNet and integrated .NET Micro Framework solutions. This gives a broad community of application developers easy access to high-performance signal processing resources for the first time through Microsoft Corp.’s widely adopted Visual Studio development tools. The move to host .NET applications on Blackfin processors supports Microsoft’s focus on application development for media-rich embedded products applications.
Agilent Introduces Electromagnetic Professional EM Design Platform
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) introduced Electromagnetic Professional (EMPro), a new design platform for analyzing the electromagnetic (EM) effects of RF and microwave components such as high-speed IC packages, antennas, on-chip embedded passives and PCB interconnects. The software features the most modern design, simulation and analysis environment, highest-capacity simulation technology. It integrates with the industry’s leading RF and microwave circuit design environment, Agilent’s Advanced Design System (ADS), for fast and efficient RF and microwave circuit design.
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