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January 7, 2009
[CES 2009] ARM Technology Invades Netbook Space
Targeting the netbook market, Freescale Semiconductor is presenting what it calls a comprehensive solution designed to enable netbooks with 8.9-in. displays; eight hours of battery life between charges; and a retail price below $200. Based on the latest i.MX515 processor featuring ARM Cortex-A8 technology, the package includes software, components, and resources for quickly developing and deploying unique netbook products.
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ED News Staff
December 11, 2008[Lab Bench] 2008 Was A Year Of Plenty For Processing And Storage
The economy may not be growing, but processing power and storage continue to climb. For example, the lab got a little crowded with the arrival of Intel’s software development platform (see the figure). Inside this massive rack-mount system are four of Intel’s latest hex-core Xeon “Dunnington” processors. That’s 24 high-performance cores in one box. Its care and feeding includes a RAID array of eight...
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William Wong
December 11, 2008[Engineering Essentials] Hypervisors And Separation Kernels
The key reason for using an RTOS is determinism, which typically means precise management or time and space resources. Unfortunately, many problems require more complex solutions, including virtual memory and virtual-machine support. Virtual-memory systems drive RTOS programmers nuts, because a single page fault can mess up timing. In most instances, the trick is to lock down applications that require real-time support. This sometimes means not using the...
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William Wong
December 11, 2008[Engineering Essentials] The RTOS Motto: On Time And On Budget
Real-time operating systems (RTOSs) tend to be a checkbox item for many embedded projects. But is an RTOS always necessary? The answer is application-specific, so understanding what one will deliver is key to determining whether it becomes a requirement or an extravagance. In general, an RTOS can be used anywhere a non-RTOS is employed. However, it’s rare to find an operating system with a matching RTOS that has exactly the same application programming ...
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William Wong
December 11, 2008[TechView: Embedded] Good Things Come In Round Packages
Lots of PIC programmers will want to get their hands on the MPLAB ICD 3 from Microchip (see the figure). It uses the faster USB 2.0 interface to improve chip programming times by a factor of 15. The higher-speed interface also moves data to and from memory quicker, providing a snappier debugging interface. This makes operations like single stepping faster. The MPLAB...
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William Wong
December 11, 2008[Engineering Feature] Controlling The Home
Multimedia is already part of home-automation systems. Take, for instance, Control4’s range of products from lighting and climate control to switched audio. Wallmount LCD panels provide a convenient portal to an array of controllable options within the home (see the figure). Home-automation system installers typically handle this class of product. In the past, these systems were...
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William Wong
December 11, 2008[Engineering Feature] The Real Universal Remote
One common element between home-automation and media systems are control points. These may be panels, radio or infrared remotes, and PCs. They could also be cell phones, wireless phones, or MP3 players. Unfortunately, the universal remote doesn’t exist yet. Infrared TV remote controls are a start, but they can be a pain to program. They also need to be pointed at the appropriate device or an action will not be recognized. Moreover, this type of remote is...
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William Wong
December 11, 2008[Engineering Feature] Standalone Playback
Players without recording capability are also emerging. Western Digital’s WD TV, for example, uses an external USB 2.0 hard drive like Western Digital’s own My Passport or My Book products to store its audio and video files (see the figure). It only handles non-encrypted multimedia, but there’s plenty of that available. An external drive can upgrade and move data to different players....
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William Wong
December 11, 2008[Engineering Feature] The Connected Home Remains Stuck On Pause
Multimedia nirvana is coming to the home... hopefully sometime in our lifetime. A flood of HDTVs, set-top boxes, home-theater PCs, and universal remotes (I have six, by the way) has poured into the market, yet getting them to play together is a challenge even a geek would like to avoid. Nonetheless, the climate is improving. Next year, we’ll likely see a convergence around standards such as UPnP (Universal Plug and Play), DLNA (Digital Living Network...
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William Wong
December 4, 2008
[Web Exclusive] 2008 BEST Electronic Design Winners
Need a rundown of the best technology of 2008? See company listings and the products that have been deemed the technologies-of-the-year by Electronic Design.
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Staff
December 4, 2008
[POV: Point Of View] Use DisplayPort In Your Next TV Application
DisplayPort, a new interface standard from the Video Electronic Standards Association (VESA), simplifies display design and its associated connections. It also supports higher resolutions with robust electrical characteristics. Although the immediate application of the DisplayPort interface is in notebooks and display monitors, it is designed to be robust for many embedded and internal applications, such as digital TVs.
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Bertan Tezcan
November 25, 2008
[TechView: Embedded] Parts Add Up To Home Theater PC
Home theater PCs aren’t new. But getting one that works, especially with HDTVs and HDMI, is now a lot easier with AMD’s Maui AMD Live! This platform is designed for Microsoft Vista Media Center and AMD Athlon processors.
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William Wong
November 25, 2008
[Mark David's Blog] Electronica 2008 Thrives Despite Economic Upheaval
With the infamous naked (painted) booth babes of 2006 Electronica replaced by a foosball table, Electronica 2008 seemed to have had a little less flash (or was that flesh?) and sizzle than some previous shows. Maybe this was a concession to the tough global economic times. But despite the steady stream of news about global recession, the mood at Electronica was one of “business as usual” with a look to the future. The show was a big success.
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Mark David
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