October 2014
51
P
RODUCT
N
EWS
Mouser releases free SPICE
simulation tool
Mouser Electronics announces the upcoming
release of MultiSIM BLUE, the NI Multisim
Component Evaluator – Mouser Edition. In
collaboration with NI, the new Mouser ver-
sion of the free tool will add features and
functionality to provide engineers with an
industry-standard SPICE simulation environ-
ment of electronic circuits using Mouser Elec-
tronics’ distributed components.
SEGGER: real time terminal with J-Link
SEGGER announces J-Link Real Time Ter-
minal which speeds up bidirectional commu-
nication between the target system and the
development computer by at least an order
of magnitude. This new technology brings
printf-style debugging and system verifica-
tion functionality to any application. The only
thing needed to use J-Link RTT is a CPU with
a debug interface that allows background
memory access; no extra pins are required.
DFI supports XP-based operating systems
for embedded solutions until 2019
DFI introduces great solutions to extend sup-
port and services for your Microsoft XP-based
embedded systems even though Window XP
security fixes from Microsoft have ended. As
Microsoft announced previously, there will be
no more security updates or technical sup-
port for Windows XP operating systems after
April 8, 2014. Hoping to allay concerns, Mic-
rosoft has clarified that some of its XP embed-
ded product line will have extended support
until 2019. As a Windows Embedded Partner,
DFI will be assisting customers in migrating
to other XP-based operating systems without
changing applications; as well as help those
who would like to adopt the latest OS and
technologies to stay secure.
SEGGER introduces J-Scope, data
visualization for J-Link
SEGGER announces J-Scope, their new data
visualization software for the industry stan-
dard J-Link family of debug probes. J-Scope is
an application to analyze and visualize data on
a microcontroller in real-time, while the tar-
get is running. It provides a real-time, accu-
rate representation of the sampled variables
enabling the engineer to better understand
the embedded application.
Vector announces support
for MISRA C: 2012
Vector Software announced that the Vector-
CAST software test solution now supports
the MISRA C: 2012 (MISRA C3) standard.
The new benchmark offers improvements to
earlier versions, and extends support for the
MISRA C: 2012 C99 version of the C language
(ISO/IEC 9899:1999). The VectorCAST soft-
ware test environment is widely deployed in
safety-critical applications that utilize the
MISRA C standard, and the regulation is the
most widely used set of coding guidelines for
C language development. VectorCAST/Lint
utilizes the powerful Lint source code analysis
engine from Gimpel Software, and is config-
ured for checking the MISRA C standard.
IEI: focus on remote data collection
and device management
IEI has held a seminar of Remote Data Collection
and Device Management in Enterprise Cloud.
This seminar was focusing on how to provide IoT
solutions in a smart way by applying Intel Quark
CPU, Moon Island gateway solution, SAP Afaria
and Amazon Web Services. IoT consists of sen-
sor layer, networking layer, cloud computing layer
and application layer. IEI provides the total solu-
tions to link and integrate each layer to achieve
real automation in the IoT chain.
PLS: automated software tests
directly on the target system
PLS Programmierbare Logik & Systeme and
Razorcat now present a whole range of opti-
mized, so-called Tool Qualification Packages
for the TESSY test platform for various archi-
tectures and cross compilers. These TQPs will
in future allow embedded system developers
even easier and more reliable automated test-
ing of application software written in the pro-
gramming language C.
Melexis: automotive ready wireless
charging & NFC reference design
Combining the automotive grade NFC trans-
ceiver of Melexis with Freescale Semiconduc-
tor’s wireless charging technology enables a
ready to use reference design solution that
could free us from the dreaded low battery
warning. In the recent times the NFC stan-
dard for secure, short range communica-
tion for point of purchase and access control
has gained a strong and growing position in
mobile handsets. Melexis has pioneered this
technology for Entry-and-Go and PKE (Pas-
sive Keyless Entry) solutions in cars with
introduction of its MLX90132 NFC trans-
ceiver IC.
FTDI: new software tools
and Arduino libraries
To provide further assistance to engineers
using its Embedded Video Engine technol-
ogy, FTDI Chip can now supply a compre-
hensive suite of additional support facilities.
These are designed to be utilised with both
the established FT800 graphic controller IC
and the newly announced FT801, with capac-
itive touch enabled interface and multi-touch
capabilities, which has now been ramped up
to full production levels and is available in
volume quantities forthwith.
