Design
Controlling technical debt in a software driven world
There’s no avoiding the fact that we live in a software driven world. Most companies are feeling the pressure to adapt from simply manufacturing physical products to building software controlled devices.
Gain a solid foundation in real-time embedded multithreading
Express Logic has announced the publication of the third edition of Real-Time Embedded Multithreading, a developers’ textbook on real-time software development by Dr. Edward L. Lamie. The latest release of Real-Time Embedded Multithreading contains the fundamentals of developing RTOSes and multithreading with all the functionality of ThreadX Version 5.
A training collaboration for Renesas Synergy
Renesas Electronics Europe has agreed to collaborate with MicroConsult on the provision of customer training courses for the Renesas Synergy Platform.
Kinetis software supports HomeKit for home automation applications
NXP Semiconductors has announced that its Software Development Kit (SDK) for Kinetis MCUs offers support for home automation applications using Apple HomeKit technology. Leveraging the outstanding performance and advanced Bluetooth Smart connectivity of NXP’s Kinetis products, the solution streamlines development for a wide range of HomeKit compatible products.
IO Manager software enables integration with factory control systems
AMETEK Land has introduced the Input Output (IO) Manager product, a software solution which enables complete integration of its measurement instrumentation with a factory’s existing control systems. The IO Manager software allows users to easily configure hardware system interfaces to AMETEK Land software using commercially available I/O modules through a simple tag to IO channel pairing system.
Azul Systems enhances Zulu Embedded to support 32-bit ARM processors
Azul Systems has announced that Zulu Embedded, Azul’s open source Java Virtual Machine (JVM) based on OpenJDK, now supports 32-bit ARM processors, the dominant processor architecture for embedded designs. For manufacturers in the embedded, mobile and IoT markets, Zulu Embedded provides a proven Java platform that is 100% open source, Java SE standards compliant, fully certified by Azul, and requires no licensing fees.
Evaluation Kit designed to get up & running with sub-GHz radio design
AMIHO Technology and ROHM Semiconductor announce the launch of their latest Evaluation Kit, designed to get customers up and running rapidly with sub-GHz radio design. The kit contains two nodes based on AMIHO’s AM060 868MHz Wireless M-Bus radio modem module. This design features the ROHM LAPIS ML7345 radio transceiver.
Obsolescence challenges for the automotive industry
As the industry that introduced the traditional six-axis robotic arm to its production lines in the early 1960s, the automotive sector has, in some cases, stayed surprisingly stagnant when it comes to innovation. However, in the past few years the race to design and build self-driving cars, augmented reality windscreens and additive manufactured parts has started to gain speed.
Virtuoso platform features analogue verification technologies
Cadence Design Systems has announced the delivery of the next-gen Virtuoso platform which offers designers an average of 10x performance and capacity improvement across the platform. The platform includes new technologies within the Cadence Virtuoso Analog Design Environment (ADE) and enhancements to the Cadence Virtuoso Layout Suite to address requirements for automotive safety, medical device and IoT applications.
Vision64 map provides industry-standard analyses in 11 languages
Bruker Corporation and Digital Surf have announced that Bruker Nano Surfaces is offering Vision64 Mapdata analysis and reporting software with its entire line of 3D optical microscope systems. Vision64 Mapis an extension to Bruker’s industry-leading Vision64 instrument control and analysis software and is based on Digital Surf’s Mountains Technology software platform.