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i7 processor powers PC extension for prototyping system
The Embedded PC extension, designed for dSPACE's MicroAutoBox II prototyping system, is now powered by an Intel Core i7 processor. While the real-time component of a control system under development is calculated on the real-time processor of the MicroAutoBox II, the non-real-time component is processed on the Embedded PC.
Low power wireless MCU integrates Bluetooth Smart
A highly-reliable, low power wireless MCU, the SimpleLink Bluetooth low energy CC2540T, has been unveiled by Texas Instruments. Operating over an extended temperature range of -40 to +125°C with USB connectivity for industrial applications, the MCU is a complete solution for easier development with TI’s BLE-Stack software and sample applications.
HEVC-enabled SoCs chosen for 4K media players
For its line of 4K media players, BrightSign has chosen Broadcom's Ultra HD SoC technology. Utilising the BCM7444 and BCM7252 SoCs, the digital signage media players deliver native 4K, 60fps video and 10-bit colour for a variety of commercial applications. The SoCs integrate HEVC technology, reducing bandwidth usage by 50% and allowing Ultra HD content to be delivered in half the time.
19" touch panel PC withstands tough industrial environments
Expanding the company's heavy industrial touch panel PC product line, DFI has announced the TPC190-SB. This 19" panel PC is powered by 3rd/2nd-gen Intel Core processors and is suited for embedded applications such as HMI systems, kiosks, medical equipment and ATMs. The PC supports a 5-wire resistive, 1280x1024 TFT LCD touch screen panel that has a brightness of 350nits.
Platform used to analyse World Cup social media traffic
To analyse social media traffic during the FIFA World Cup finals, Orange Silicon Valley used a processing platform manufactured by IDT. The processing platform, which comprised of IDT's scalable x86 compute cluster and RapidIO interconnect switches and bridges, was developed to test the viability of real-time analysis of network traffic.
MiniBridge connectors with Koshiri security are very robust
Expanding the company's 1.27mm pitch MiniBridge cable connector family, ERNI Electronics has announced variants which are very robust. Featuring a compact design, the connectors are suited for space saving connections between PCBs and decentralised function units, especially in the automotive market.
VideoFlow incorporates an ASI interface into its products
Due to the way in which video over IP is becoming the new standard for video delivery, VideoFlow is incorporating an ASI interface into its products. For the company, incorporating an ASI interface into its products is less costly than replacing existing equipment with ASI interfaces.
WLAN-Bluetooth filters are suitable for smartphones
Enabling the coexistence of cellular, WLAN, Bluetooth and satellite navigation services on the same antenna, TDK has claimed that the B8831 WLAN-Bluetooth filter offers best-in-class performance and size. The device achieves a much better Q factor than existing components and features a significantly lower insertion loss of only 1.1dB and high out-of-band selectivity.
CPU IP cores combine virtualisation and scalable performance
Combining a 64-bit architecture and hardware virtualisation with scalable performance, a family of MIPS CPU IP cores has been released by Imagination Technologies (IMG). The I6400 family, which provides multi-threading, multi-core and multi-cluster coherent processing, enables customers to implement a smaller core at the same performance, or a faster core in the same area.
Controlled Adaptive Rate technology recovers packets
To recover the packets lost during the delivery of video over unmanaged networks, VideoFlow has developed Controlled Adaptive Rate (CAR) technology. As in Adaptive Bit Rate (ABR) technology, the CAR receiver monitors the network's capacity and the video stream health in real time, however, it sends statistics to the transmitter rather than the encoder.