be based on the 4.41”, 7.4” and 10.2” displays.
This will be a packaged solution where the
customer will purchase a number of units de-
pending on their requirement and download
the application software from the internet.
When Densitron started to market e-paper
displays the company had a lot of interest
from organisations just wanting a plug-and-
play solution that they could immediately im-
plement. The Densipaper units based on WiFi
allow just such a solution, which can be
plugged in and working in a matter of hours.
This solution can be used in museums to up-
date information on exhibits and allow the
visitor to change the language on the display
by using a provided NFC device. The units
would be attached to the wall beside exhibits,
and require no wires for power or communi-
cation as they would be powered by battery
and use WiFi for communications. Another
application is in conference centres, universities
and hotel suites. Again the units would be at-
tached beside the door of each room, and be
updated by a central control area to provide
information to people using the room with a
welcoming message.
Of course a major application for these devices
would be for shelf labelling. This is a great fit
for e-paper displays. For major supermarket
chains this will be implemented by their IT
department or system integrator. However the
Densipaper units provide a plug-and-play so-
lution to the smaller retailer wanting a system
that can be implemented quickly and efficiently.
The software will allow them to send labelling
information via the in-store WiFi to all their
shelf displays. Densitron provides the e-paper
displays and their driving boards plus of course
the full display units with WiFi boards.
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Figure 2. Principle of operation of an e-ink capsule
Product News
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Wibu-Systems: integrated security
concept for intelligent production
With a mission to develop an integrated secu-
rity concept for the protection requirements
of industrial enterprises, the German compa-
nies “German Research Center for Artificial
Intelligence (DFKI)” and WIBU-SYSTEMS
have launched an intensive co-operation strat-
egy. Together they are researching suitable
protection mechanisms against a number of
different threats, and developing adequate de-
fense solutions to be implemented in a system
prototype for the production line of the Smart-
FactoryKL of DFKI. Industrial companies will
then be facilitated in the adoption of intelligent
production technologies, fully embracing the
“INDUSTRIE 4.0” era in a secure way.
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Green Hills: Samsung KNOX hypervisor
powered by INTEGRITY
Samsung Electronics and Green Hills Software
announced that the INTEGRITY Multivisor
hypervisor is now available as a certified se-
curity option in the Samsung KNOX mobile
enterprise family. Targeting government and
regulated enterprise certified security require-
ments, the new solution offers an industry-
first in ultra-security. Informally referred to
as ‘KNOX INTEGRITY,’ Samsung KNOX Hy-
pervisor powered by INTEGRITY integrates
Samsung’s advanced device management and
Android hardening capabilities with INTEGRI-
TY Multivisor, enabling multiple, strongly
isolated instances of Android as well as addi-
tional security-critical functions that run di-
rectly on INTEGRITY Multivisor to meet the
most demanding industry requirements for
certification and accreditation.
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TI: customize and simulate analog
designs with WEBENCH Schematic Editor
Texas Instruments unveiled WEBENCH
Schematic Editor, a new editing and simulation
feature that enables engineers to customize
power management designs and simulate the
circuit created within the WEBENCH envi-
ronment. TI’s cost-free WEBENCH tools have
dramatically simplified and accelerated the
design process. A complete design can be
quickly created, optimized and simulated online
with the powerful calculation algorithms and
SPICE simulator provided by WEBENCH
Power Designer.
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Tektronix: identical pricing for RF-
capable and mixed signal oscilloscopes
Tektronix announced that its MDO4000B Se-
ries of Mixed Domain Oscilloscopes are now
available at the same price point as MSO4000B
Mixed Signal Oscilloscopes. The Tektronix
Mixed Domain Oscilloscopes include a built-
in spectrum analyzer along with 4 analog
channels and 16 digital signal inputs — with
the MDO4000B Series enabling engineers to
capture synchronized analog, digital and RF
signals for a complete, time-correlated system
view, saving days or even weeks of debug
time.
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ETAS: fail-safe software for networked
vehicles
The functional safety of an embedded system
depends on reliable basic software. Over a period
of more than 20 years, the ETAS RTA real-time
operating system has proved its worth in more
than a billion ECUs–without a single error in op-
eration. What’s more, its speed and efficient use
of resources has made it into one of the leading
systems, capable of implementing AUTOSAR 4.x
safety concepts at the operating system and basic
software level. Clear and easy to use, ASCET
model-based software development offers the
possibility of early validation so that errors can
be flagged very early on in development.
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AdaCore releases GNAT Pro 7.2 for
ARM/Linux
AdaCore announced the release of its latest Ada
cross-development environment, GNAT Pro 7.2,
for ARM processors running Linux. This GNAT
Pro ARM product provides a complete Ada de-
velopment environment oriented towards em-
bedded systems that require the flexibility and
extensive services provided by Linux. Developers
of such systems can now exploit the software
engineering benefits of the Ada language, in-
cluding reliability,maintainability, and portability.
Incorporating more than 120 new features, this
latest GNAT Pro tool suite implements the Ada
2012 language standard by default, and extends
its coverage of ARM configurations to comple-
ment GNAT Pro products for VxWorks 6 ARM
and bare-board ARM.
