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LDRA and Konatus partner with Embraer to
accelerate launch of E2 Jet Aircraft family
LDRA and Konatus, LDRA’s engineering part-
ner in Brazil, unveiled the details of the flight
system control safety testing methodology
that contributed to the launch of Embraer’s
next-generation E2 jet aircraft months ahead
of schedule. Experts in aviation control sys-
tem safety requirements and certification
methodologies, the Konatus engineering team
deployed LDRA’s comprehensive safety verifi-
cation tool suite to optimize testing, mitigate
certification risks and dramatically reduce
Embraer’s safety verification schedule.
Silicon Labs acquires Micrium
Silicon Labs announced the acquisition of
Micrium, a leading supplier of real-time
operating system software for the Internet of
Things. This strategic acquisition helps sim-
plify IoT design for all developers by combin-
ing a leading, commercial-grade embedded
RTOS with Silicon Labs’ IoT expertise and
solutions. Micrium’s RTOS and software tools
will continue to be available to all silicon
partners worldwide, giving customers a wide
range of options, even when using non-Silicon
Labs hardware. Micrium will continue to fully
support existing as well as new customers.
Rohde & Schwarz: analyzing CXPI
interfaces for automotive applications
The new R&S RTx-K76 CXPI serial triggering
and decoding option from Rohde & Schwarz
allows users to analyze the clock extension
peripheral interface (CXPI) communications
bus with R&S RTE and R&S RTO oscillo-
scopes. Users can decode all protocol details
and isolate anomalies by triggering on the
corresponding details. This significantly accel-
erates design verification and implementation
of CXPI interfaces. CXPI was standardized in
2015 under SAE J3076 as a communications
bus for diverse automotive applications. The
bus uses pulse width modulation to transmit
data over a single wire at 20 kbit/s. The char-
acters used are based on UART.
Arrow adds LoRa development board to
long range IoT connectivity solutions
Arrow Electronics has extended its support
for developers of Internet of Things products
with the introduction of the SmartEverything
LION board. The LION board supports a
range of functions required in an IoT sensing
node and enables simple, low power connec-
tion to the Cloud via the LoRa protocol. It was
developed by Arrow Electronics in associa-
tion with Axel Elettronica and is designed to
simplify and speed the development processes
of companies producing nodes for the IoT.
Cadence announces general availability of
Tensilica Xtensa LX7 processor architecture
Cadence Design Systems announced general
availability of the 12th generation Tensil-
ica Xtensa base processor architecture. The
Xtensa LX7 architecture makes new technol-
ogies available for customization by Xtensa
customers and increases floating-point
choices from 2 to 64 FLOPS/cycle, meeting
the growing need for precision and portability
in today’s demanding DSP (digital signal pro-
cessing) applications.
ON Semi: software-less fan motor drivers
to simplify and accelerate appliance
design
ON Semiconductor has announced three new
devices for driving 3- phase BLDC motors via
180 degree sinusoidal waveforms. Designed
for use in cooling fans of household appli-
ances such as refrigerators, as well as games
consoles and computing equipment, the
LV8811, LV8813, and LV8814 have voltage
ranges of 3.6 volts to 16 V, 6 to 16 V, and 3.6 to
16 V respectively.
LieberLieber: LemonTree – fresh model
versioning
LemonTree is the ultimate solution for the dif-
fing and merging of different model versions.
Based on scientific work and several years
of practical experience with pilot customers,
LieberLieber has now officially released this
fresh, new approach to solving all-too-famil-
iar challenges associated with the parallel edit-
ing of models in teams.Stefan Mueller, HIMA
Paul Hildebrandt, Safety-Related Automation
Solutions: “In general, standards such as IEC
61508 demand the application of configu-
ration management. This applies to all arti-
facts, including UML models. LemonTree
from LieberLieber is our key to revealing the
changes that have been made to a revision.”
Cadence: fast implementation and
signoff of ARM Cortex-R52 CPU with
Rapid Adoption Kit
Cadence Design Systems announced the
availability of a Cadence Rapid Adoption Kit
(RAK) for the new ARM Cortex-R52 CPU,
which targets complex embedded designs
for safety applications in markets includ-
ing automotive, medical and industrial. The
Cadence RAK, which consists of a complete
digital implementation and signoff flow, is
optimized to work with ARM Artisan phys-
ical IP and helps designers reach the highest
frequency or lowest power during imple-
mentation or create a balance between power,
performance and area—all with reduced
turnaround times.
