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The Infiniium user interface delivers a number
of industry-firsts. First to offer separate dockable
windows for time, frequency and protocol meas-
urements for user-customizable views. First to
save composite files to enable file sharing across
multinational companies. First to migrate a
full-featured real-time oscilloscope user interface
to the PC for rapid navigation and powerful
viewing/analysis. First to offer smart markers
that dynamically update delta values coupled
with annotated axis values for faster debugging.
It is first user interface to offer transportable
and server-based licensing to facilitate sharing.
(Not only can users share data, they can also
lend application licenses.)
In addition, the N8900 Infiniium offline analysis
application is the first PC-based application to
support protocol decode for I²C; SPI; RS-232;
RS-422; RS-485; UART; JTAG; CAN; CAN sym-
bolic; LIN; FlexRay; USB; PCIe(r) gen 1, 2 and
3; MIPI D-PHY and M-PHY; DigRF; 8B/10B;
SATA/SAS; HDMI; DDR1, 2, 3 and 4; LPDDR
1, 2 and 3; and 64B/66B Ethernet for faster de-
bugging of designs that include serial buses.
Wind River announced at embedded world
2014 that it has reinvented its real-time oper-
ating system (RTOS) to address the new market
opportunities created by the Internet of Things
(IoT). The latest release, VxWorks 7, will
further reinforce its leadership in traditional
markets such as aerospace, defense, medical,
and industrial, and also enable the company
to extend its reach into emerging applications
enabled by IoT. Recognized as the industry-
leading RTOS, VxWorks has been re-architected
with a highly modular approach leading to
the separation of the VxWorks core operating
system from packages such as the file system
or networking stack. As a result, individual ap-
plications can now be updated at any time
without requiring a rework or retest of the en-
tire system, increasing scalability and the ability
to quickly adjust to market changes.
The latest release of VxWorks includes the fol-
lowing new features and enhancements. The
new modular approach allows customers to
apply targeted, efficient upgrades to packages
and protocols without changing the system
core which minimizes testing and recertification
efforts and allows customers to maintain their
systems on the cutting edge of technology.
The comprehensive set of built-in security fea-
tures includes secure data storage, tamper-
proof design, secure upgrade, root of trust,
and user and policy management. Enhanced
functionality was added to address the increas-
ing need for safety applications in medical, in-
dustrial, transportation, aerospace and defense.
A combination of the microkernel and the
standard kernel, built on the same VxWorks
platform, allows customers to reduce develop-
ment and maintenance costs by leveraging
one RTOS foundation across different classes
of connected devices, from small-footprint
consumer wearables to large networking equip-
ment and everything in between. Support is
provided for a broad range of industry-leading
standards and protocols such as USB, CAN,
Bluetooth, FireWire, and Continua, as well as
out-of-the-box, high-performance networking
capabilities. The graphics ready platform in-
cludes a new highly efficient stack based on
the published OpenVG API, hardware-assisted
graphics drivers and the Tilcon graphics
designer tool.
Kontron introduced its ultra low-power
SMARC Computer-on-Modules with Intel
Atom processor E3800 series. The SMARC-
sXBTi Computer-on-Modules offer excellent
graphics, high processor performance and x86
compatibility on the smallest SMARC footprint,
combined with very low power consumption
(5 to 10 watts). Both the flat profile of the
module and its mobile feature set are tailored
for smallest portable handheld devices. The
modules can, however, be deployed in any ap-
plication where power consumption has to be
kept at just a few watts but high-level comput-
ing and graphics performance are required.
The SMARC-sXBTi Computer-on-Modules
have been developed to comply with the SGET
specification and are equipped with Intel Atom
processor E3800 series and up to 8 GB RAM,
optional with ECC. They support the extended
temperature range of -40 to +85°C, measure
only 82 x 50mm and have an especially low-
profile design thanks to the use of edge card
connectors. Nevertheless, there is still enough
space for up a 64GB on-board SSD to store
OS and application data. A highlight of the
pin-out is the mobile feature set with 3 UARTs
with complete function range also for, e.g.,
GPS as well as support of the MIPI-compliant
serial camera interface. The powerful Intel
Gen 7 Graphics are carried out via HDMI 1.4
and LVDS (optional eDP) with up to
2560x1600 and 60 Hz to the display. Further
interfaces include 1x GbE LAN via Intel Ether-
net Controller I210, 1x USB 3.0 and 2x USB
2.0, amongst others. Customer-specific exten-
sions can be implemented via 2 SDIO and 3
PCIe x1 lanes with 5GT/s.
Congatec is now using the new Yocto project
BSP for more stability for a large variety of
customer requirements. The Yocto project was
launched at the end of 2010 by merging the
CE Linux Forum with the Linux Foundation.
Yocto project supports ARM, Intel, MIPS and
power architecture platforms on the hardware
side. Many drafts, templates, tools and methods
that may be used with the Linux-based system
are available for the developer, regardless of
the hardware architecture.
Congatec provides its BSP based on version
1.5.1 (Dora), so users may create their own
Yocto project according to the specific applica-
tion involved. From now on, the Yocto project
BSP is available for the conga-QMX6 module.
The Computer-On-Module (COM) is
equipped with the Freescale i.MX6 ARMCortex
A9 processor family, scalable from 1 to 4 ARM
cores. With its modern 3D-compatible high
end HD graphic interface, it is particularly
suitable for demanding multimedia applica-
tions. Primary target markets are manufacturers
of mobile and ultra mobile industrial devices,
as well as users in the fields of medical, auto-
motive and industrial automation technologies.
Equipped with an Intel Core i7 processor, the
CB70C COM module from MEN offers high
computing performance on a small form factor
Figure 6. The CB70C COM module offers
high computing performance on a small form
factor board and is based on the new Rugged
COM Express standard.
Figure 7. The TQMa6x module is optimized
for accelerated video-, graphics- and multi-
media applications.
Figure 5. SMARC modules with Intel Atom
processor E3800 series facilitate mini-com-
puters with extremely low-profile and high
graphics performance.
