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Legato development tools and included APIs
to build a smart meter that connects to a cus-
tomer-facing energy application over a home
network. In both cases, developers benefit
from the ability to use pre-existing, pre-val-
idated building blocks and industry-specific
protocols to build their applications. They
also can securely manage and update appli-
cations over the air with pre-integrated cloud
connectivity. In both energy and automotive,
where solutions need long operational life-
times, developers benefit by building applica-
tions on an open-source Linux kernel that will
be supported by the industry for many years.
M2M has come a long way. But to support
the explosive growth analysts anticipate over
the next several years, the industry needs to
evolve faster. As enterprises embrace more
advanced M2M applications, developers need
tools to simplify the process of developing
embedded applications, and make them easier
to design, deploy, and port. Legato provides
these critical capabilities in a standardized,
open-source platform right now. As a pioneer
in M2M software development and creator of
the Open AT application framework, Sierra
Wireless is leading this industry transforma-
tion. With Legato, the company provides an
end-to-end solution to accelerate the develop-
ment of connected applications, encompass-
ing powerful multicore hardware with ARM
processors, pre-tested and validated software,
and a cloud platform capable of managing
millions of devices over the air. By build-
ing these capabilities into a standards-based,
open-source platform, Legato gives develop-
ers the flexibility to build embedded applica-
tions how they choose, independent of the
underlying hardware. Developers can turn
their skills and energy away from tedious inte-
gration tasks, and toward creating innovative
new applications.
TES opens competence center
for Physical ASIC Design
TES Electronic Solutions announces the
opening of a dedicated Competence Center
for Physical ASIC Design, focusing on Digital-
and Mixed-Signal devices. The new group has
lately been established within TES’ existing
ASIC Design Center in Düsseldorf. The Com-
petence Center consists of a dedicated team
of experts, experienced with CMOS technol-
ogies ranging from 0.35 μm down to 40 nm.
Swissbit extends security series
with two MICRO SD cards
Swissbit presents two new members of the
Security Series PS-100u: the secure MICRO
SD storage cards PS-100u PE and PS-100u DP
include new security functions, the PS-100u
PE with an integrated smart card, the PS-100u
DP without. The new products will make it
easier for solution providers to create secure
applications.
DFI: COM Express Mini type 10
powered by Atom E3800 with ECC
DFI unveils a new Type 10 COM Express Mini
module. BT9A3 uses the low-power Intel Atom
processor E3800 SoC product family which
primarily aimed at 24-hour operating intel-
ligent systems, such as ATMs, POS terminals,
and smart gird. The Mini module comes with a
choice of Intel Atom E3800 SoCs ranging from
single core (5 watts TDP), dual core (6~8 watts
TDP), up to quad core (10 watts TDP).
EKH: additional DRAM training
“Open the Black Box of Memory”
EKH adds an additional event for the DRAM
Training “Open the Black Box of Memory”.
In order to keep the quality of the event high
the number of participants is limited. As the
maximum number is reached we decided to
setup an alternative on Sept. 22./23. 2014. The
training covers in depth technical informa-
tion on DRAM Memory that engineers need
for Design, Layout, Verification and Failure
analysis on DRAM interfaces from DDR1 up
to DDR4. The training is done in cooperation
with ee-training. Make sure to use the promo-
tion Code EK3232 when registering for the
event to get a discount! EyeKnowHow will be
present at Embedded World 2015.
ERNI: high density ERmet ZDHD
connector available in 4-pair versions
With the ERmet ZDHD family ERNI electron-
ics has developed a high density high-speed
connector system which support data rates of
up to 25 Gbps. Based on ERmet ZDHD con-
nectors demanding 100 Gbps systems ( with
four 25 Gbps channels according to the IEEE
802.3bj standard) can be built. In addition to
the existing 6-pair version ERNI now also
offers compact 4-pair male and female parts
of the ERmet ZDHD connectors.
MSC: COM Express type 2
modules with Intel Core CPUs
MSC Technologies presents the powerful
MSC CXB-8S COM Express Type 2 module
family based on 4th generation Intel Core
processors. The high-end platform for sophis-
ticated applications complements MSC Tech-
nologies’ MSC CXC-BT COM Express Type 2
module family which integrates the latest Intel
Atom E3800 processor technology known as
Bay Trail. With Type 2.0 pin-out compliant
to the COM Express specification, both prod-
ucts offer „legacy“ interfaces like PATA and
PCI bus.
EBV: new website for EBVchips Program
EBV Elektronik now also offers customers
comprehensive online information on its EBV-
chips program. Under the name EBVchips,
EBV defines its own semiconductor solutions,
which are developed with and for its custom-
ers! They are manufactured by EBV’s supplier
partners, fulfilling special requirements not
covered by products already available. This
makes EBV the first semiconductor specialist
to offer such a service.
Syslogic: projected capacitive touch
panel series for vehicle control systems
Syslogic touch panel computers from the Pro-
jective Capacitive Touch Panel Series comprise
a scratch-proof and wear-free touchscreen,
thereby meeting the high requirements from
industry in terms of robustness and durability.
The touch panel computers are designed for
an extended temperature range of between -25
and +65° C and suitable for continuous oper-
ation (24/7) and are therefore able to stand up
to extreme environmental conditions
MEN: MVB-functionality for
railway computers
MEN have entered into a partnership with
train control and monitoring company
duagon, and is thereby continuing to com-
plete its product range in the field of sys-
tem solutions for railways. duagon’s MVB
(multifunctional vehicle bus) interfaces will
be integrated into MEN’s modular 19-inch
CompactPCI systems, as well as its full line of
robust box and panel PCs to enhance railway
communication systems.
Avalue: Atom E3800 and Celeron
J1900 based embedded systems
Avalue is unveiling a new Intel Atom proces-
sor E3800 and Celeron J1900 product fam-
ily embedded systems, including EMS-BYT,
EPC-BYT, ASM-BYT, EPS-BYT-2PCI and
ERS-BYTE-10COM. The Intel Atom processor
E3800 is a system-on-chip. Based on the 22nm
Silvermont microarchitecture, these new pro-
cessors are designed for intelligent systems and
applications with low power consumption and
high performance requirements.
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