Design

QuickLogic has announced a UART (universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter) proven system block for use with its Customer Specific Standard Product (CSSP) platforms. The high-performance core supports the full 3Mbits/second data rates required for compatiblity with the Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) specification, and may be configured rapidly with other proven functions to provide a low-power, single-chip connectivity solution.

National Instruments has announced the newest version of the NI Vision Development Module, a comprehensive library of image processing and machine vision functions for multiple programming languages, including NI LabVIEW and LabWindows/CVI as well as Microsoft C, C++, Visual Basic and .NET. With features including an improved edge-detection algorithm and support for new 2-D codes, machine designers can more efficiently enhance images, check for p...

Infolytica Corporation has announced that the newest releases of MagNet, ElecNet, ThermNet and OptiNet are fully compatible with the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system. The updates also include the latest 3D ACIS modeler and enhancements to the demagnetization prediction field feature. The company will be hosting several free web-based seminars during the month of September for anyone interested in learning more about the newest release o...

Kanda.com has increased its portfolio of embedded design and development tools by including a range of Universal Programmers from Chinese manufacturer, Wellon, who has been producing programmers for 20 years.

Aonix, a provider of solutions for safety- and mission-critical applications, announced the release of ObjectAda for Windows V8.4. ObjectAda for Windows, the most popular commercial Ada development solution for Windows platforms, provides a complete enterprise-level environment for the development of Windows applications using the Ada programming language. This latest release now enables development on the Microsoft Windows Vista platform and let...

Express Logic has announced the availability of Express Logic’s new ThreadX Microcontroller Edition RTOS, “ThreadX/MCU,” for the 16-bit PIC24 microcontrollers (MCUs) and dsPIC digital signal controllers (DSCs) from Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP), a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors.

For use in embedded applications such as machine control panels, parking ticket machines, kiosks, mobile and marine applications and advertising displays, BVM has introduced the OPC-363-84, a cost-effective fanless PanelPC complete with an 8.4 touch screen and VGA display. The standard unit uses four-wire touch screen technology with an optional heavy duty capacitive touch-screen available for systems designed to be operated by the public.

The latest Digital Video Infrastructure Platform (DVIP) manufactured by Sundance Multiprocessor Technology Ltd now supports Simulink HDL Coder from The MathWorks. This integration will enable embedded software engineers to target field-programmable gate-arrays (FPGAs) without detailed knowledge of programming such devices.

QuickLogic has added a suite of digital rights management (DRM) security functions including AES encryption, to the library of IP available for its programmable connectivity platforms. The technology greatly enhances design flexibility for handheld electronics products. It allows developers to extend the capability of their chosen embedded systems processor with both the security and peripheral interfaces they need, via a single low power consu...

Green Hills Software, Inc and Allegro Software Development Corporation, the leading provider of commercial DLNA/UPnP solutions, have announced the availability of a complete media server reference solution running on the Freescale MPC8349E-mITX reference platform. Based on each company’s mature, widely deployed commercial software, this new reference solution accelerates the development process while reducing product time-to-market by supportin...