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IST: touchpanel PC solves
complex visualization tasks
IST Group introduces its new HMI solution
ECS-S7, intended for visualization appli-
cations with S7 PLCs. The license-free and
open system is especially suited for applica-
tions which are cost critical, e.g. because of
volume production requirements, or com-
plex to implement. The product is based on
IST’s proven ECS6 family of touchpanel PCs,
making available 7” and 10” solutions, with
resistive or capacitive touches, in standard or
high-bright (sunlight-readable) versions
Wind River introduces Security
Profile for VxWorks RTOS
Wind River has introduced a security profile
for the next generation version of its VxWorks
real-time operating system. The profile adds
advanced security capabilities to VxWorks
7 to protect Internet of Things devices, data,
and intellectual property.
Vector offers integration
with Jama software
Vector Software announced integration with
Jama. This collaboration helps engineering
and QA professionals boost software quality
by using the VectorCAST test tool and Jama
Test Management to link test cases to require-
ments, run test plans, and log related defects
to ensure complete test coverage. Jama Soft-
ware’s test management solution is tightly
integrated with its requirements management
and collaboration capabilities for seamless
workflows between product planning and
quality assurance professionals.
Express Logic: ThreadX RTOS supports
ADSP-BF70x processor family
Express Logic announced that its ThreadX
RTOS now supports Analog Devices’
ADSP-BF70x Blackfin Digital Signal Pro-
cessor product family. Deployed in over 2
billion electronic products in consumer, med-
ical, and industrial applications worldwide,
Express Logic’s small-footprint, high-perfor-
mance ThreadX RTOS is well matched to the
new Analog Devices ADSP-BF70x processor
family as well as to ADI’s other 32-bit micro-
processors. To maximize developer efficiency,
ThreadX is configured for ADI’s CrossCore
Embedded Studio IDE and is available in full
source code.
LDRA partners with Microchip
for functional safety platform
LDRA has become a partner to Microchip
Technology. The partnership offers seam-
less integration of the LDRA tool suite with
Microchip’s MPLAB X Integrated Develop-
ment Environment andMPLAB XC compilers.
The LDRA tools focus on compliance while
leveraging the MPLAB tools for comprehen-
sive support of Microchip’s line of more than
1000 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit microcontrollers
and DSCs.
HCC: Encryption Manager improves
data security and reliability in the IoT
HCC Embedded has released a new Embed-
ded Encryption Manager that allows devel-
opers to secure IoT systems using multiple
encryption or hash algorithms through a uni-
form interface. Using a well-defined interface
shortens development time as developers can
now simply drop-in the Manager and encrypt
data stored on flash or transmitted across a
network. Such security is necessary to block
potential hackers looking for a backdoor into
the microcontroller-based system.
Wind River: Embedded Linux to
enable faster project starts
Wind River introduced the latest version of
Wind River Linux. For maximum flexibility
and speedier development, customers can
now access Wind River Linux as binary code,
in addition to source code format. The new
version is also updated with the current Linux
kernel, toolchain, and user space based on the
upcoming Yocto Project release.
ICOP Technology opens European
headquarters in Frankfurt
ICOP Technology celebrates the recent grand
opening of its European headquarters in
Frankfurt – Germany with greatly discounted
evaluation boards. ICOP Technology starts a
product fireworks and offers exclusively for its
German, Austrian and Swiss industrial cus-
tomers* a fifty/fifty deal: 50% discount on 50
pieces of each selected evaluation board. The
offer runs for one month from October 15th
through November 12th, 2014.
Green Hills announces support
for ARM Cortex-M7 core
Green Hills Software has announced early
access availability of its complete develop-
ment tool suite and μ-velOSity real-time
operating system for the new ARM Cor-
tex-M7 processor, ARM’s latest and high-
est performance Cortex-M processor. The
Green Hills Software development solution
for the Cortex-M7 core includes the Green
Hills ARM C/C++ compilers, which gener-
ate the fastest and smallest code in the indus-
try; the Green Hills Probe and SuperTrace
Probe, and the MULTI integrated software
development environment.
ADLINK: alliance with Intel for integrated
networking and communications
ADLINK announced the opening of demo
room developed in collaboration with Intel
at ADLINK‘s Shanghai Operations Center
as the kick-off event for a newly-signed col-
laborative technology strategy. Combining
Intel‘s latest development technologies with
ADLINK‘s established design capabilities, this
new era of cooperation promises to deliver
advanced, cutting-edge switching, transcod-
ing, and deep packet inspection solutions for
the next iteration of the intelligent edge cloud
computing platform.
SEGGER announces support
for ARM Cortex-M7
SEGGER announce their support for the new
ARM Cortex-M7 architecture. SEGGER’s
industry standard J-Link debug probes and
middleware products, including embOS and
the new emSecure Digital Signature Library
are Cortex-M7 ready, ensuring innovators
and early adopters the quickest way to suc-
cessful product development.
MathWorks: major new
release of MATLAB
MathWorks announced a major new release
of MATLAB as part of its Release 2014b that
includes a new graphics system, big data
capabilities and improved collaboration fea-
tures for packaging and sharing code, and
for source control integration. With these
new capabilities, engineers and scientists in
all major industries can more easily analyze
and visualize their data. The updated default
colors, fonts, and styles in the new graphics
system in MATLAB make it easier to interpret
and gain insight from your data. New syntax
for changing properties of graphics objects
makes it simpler to customize visualizations.
Additional new features include rotatable tick
labels, support for multilingual text and sym-
bols, and automatic updating of date and time
tick labels.
powerBridge presents new
MicroTCA catalogue
The new comprehensive powerBridge Com-
puter AdvancedMC and MicroTCA bro-
chure presents a wide range of AMC modules,
MTCA and MTCA.4 systems and gives a
detailed introduction into this technology. A
product portfolio from many manufactur-
ers provides a unique reference for project
developers, purchasers and even beginners in
MicroTCA technology. It enables engineers to
create own solutions in automation, commu-
nication, defence technology, image process-
ing and traffic engineering applications.
