embedded AWARDS 2016 presented in a festive ceremony

The embedded AWARDS were presented in the traditional categories of hardware, software and tools. Professor Matthias Sturm, the chair of the jury, and Dr Roland Fleck, the managing director of NürnbergMesse, presented the prizes to the winners.

“For the 12^th year in a row, the embedded AWARD is recognising products that help in a special way to advance the entire sector of embedded systems and the IoT and that are expected to help significantly advance the development of new ideas. The prize expresses gratitude and recognises new opportunities which are opening up. The large number of highly qualified submissions demonstrates the embedded community’s innovative strength, activity and dynamism,” says Professor Matthias Sturm, chair of the Trade Fair Advisory Committee and the chair of the jury.

KEOLABS wins in the hardware category with IoTize

IoTize is a flexible communication solution that can contribute to the continued growth of the Internet of Things. This solution uses common communication interfaces (e.g. NFC, Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy and Wi-Fi), but also existing embedded solutions that do not currently have a network connection. Neither expert knowledge nor changes to current hardware and software are needed to connect IoTize. IoTize uses the system processor’s debugging interface to record relevant communication data. Even without the debugging interface, IoTize can be used to connect at serial interfaces to achieve the same functionality.

The jury awarded the prize in the hardware category in recognition of an innovative interface solution is well suited to strongly boost the development of the IoT.

QNX Software Systems impresses in the software category with QNX OS for Safety

Embedded systems that have to be developed and certified in accordance with functional safety standards are constantly growing. QNX has developed a special operating system that has been pre-certified up to IEC 61508:2010 SIL 3 in order to effectively support developers in this task. The system enables solutions to be rapidly developed for industrial systems, railway systems, robotics, medical diagnostics, surgical techniques and automotive applications.

The jury awarded the prize in the software category in recognition of an operating system solution that is suited to bringing a large number of embedded system developments to market more rapidly in applications where safety is critical. It can also reduce development risks by using pre-verified software solutions.

GÖPEL electronic triumphs in the tools category with JEDOS (JTAG Embedded Diagnostics OS)

GÖPEL is embarking on a completely new path to embedded system diagnostics with JEDOS. This specially developed test and diagnostics operating system is able to perform functional circuit tests on the native processor in real time. No special test software or flash-resident firmware is required. JEDOS features maximum fault coverage and comprehensive diagnostics for digital, analogue and mixed-signal components.

The jury awarded this prize in the tools category in recognition of new and innovative ways to perform testing and diagnostics for embedded systems.

The 2016 jury comprises:

• Professor Steve Furber, University of Manchester

• Professor Albert Heuberger, Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits (IIS)

• Dr Erich Biermann, Bosch-Automobilelektronik, Robert Bosch

• Professor Matthias Sturm, Leipzig University of Applied Sciences, Chair of the Advisory Committee of embedded world

• Joachim Kroll, deputy editor-in-chief electronics at technical publisher WEKA Fachmedien

• Bertold Brackemeier, Public Relations Manager, NürnbergMesse