| FMCs vs PMCs/XMCs for harsh environments (Part 1)
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2012-02-02 |
| Read about the FPGA mezzanine card standard and its differences from conventional PCI mezzanine cards in the context of military and aerospace applications. |
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Manage your embedded project efficiently
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2000-04-01 |
| As the embedded systems development effort shifts more towards software and schedules begin to slip, project management becomes key to increasing productivity |
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| BlueTrack mouse revealed
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2009-05-25 |
| With this mouse, new approaches to lighting and image processing are brought to bear. |
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Employing fastboot for ultra small Atom processor designs
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2009-10-15 |
| How can developers achieve a fast, BIOS-less boot on open x86 processors rather than on dedicated controllers? |
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Things to remember when selecting an embedded mobile SoC
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2006-12-23 |
| This article presents five things to consider when selecting SoC processors for your embedded systems |
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Get your motor running
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2003-05-02 |
| Step motors are used in many devices and appliances that are part of our everyday lives. Learn some basics to start designing products with them. |
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OCP SoC instrumentation solutions go beyond trace
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2007-11-04 |
| Rapid analysis at the systems level helps get your applications to market quickly. |
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| Programming the Cell Broadband Engine
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2006-06-01 |
| At long last, the wraps come off the mysterious Cell processor from IBM, Sony, and Toshiba, the heart of the PlayStation 3 and numerous upcoming consumer electronic devices. The Cell is as complex as it is fascinating. This article gives us a detailed insider's look at how to program it, written by one of Cell's own architects |
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| Easing embedded processing development (Part 2
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2011-08-22 |
| Here's a discussion on operating systems to help you understand whether one is needed for your system and which type (high-level or real-time) is best for your design. |
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Simulation reveals embedded-algorithm behavior
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2001-06-01 |
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RapidIO protocol: A technical overview
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2008-12-23 |
| RapidIO is an interconnect designed for high-speed embedded apps and and it can serve as a system-level fabric |
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Mobile devices' new roles need new tools
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2004-01-01 |
| Mobile devices' new roles need new tools |
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Decoding Data Matrix 2D barcode on a Blackfin processor
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2009-12-01 |
| The decoding of Data Matrix 2D barcode on the low footprint Blackfin processor is discussed. Different approaches to decode 2D barcode with and without high latency L2 memory are explained |
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Building prototype user interfaces on a PC
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2003-09-01 |
| Building prototype user interfaces on a PC |
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| Do-it-yourself MCU-based functional tester
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2012-01-30 |
| Learn how to build your own functional tester based on a low-cost microcontroller. |
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Optimise H.264 video decoder on a digital base band processor
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2008-09-08 |
| Get optimal code placement on a GSM/GPRS/EDGE digital base band processor |
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Learning the ROPES
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2001-09-01 |
| Learning the ROPES |
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Analysing multi-processing options, Part 2
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2008-11-06 |
| Learn how to address the power dissipation issues that processor designers face |
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| Prototype, debug targets ARC-based SoCs
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2001-05-01 |
| This article describes the Aptix and ARC Core team-up to configure a verification environment that enables developers to prototype full SoCs in near-real-time conditions. |
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Accelerate performance via hybrid multi-processing and FPGAs
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2007-08-03 |
| Multiprocessing is becoming a key differentiator for FPGA-based processor architectures |
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Simulating and debugging multi-core behaviour
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2006-03-04 |
| Debugging a single processor is hard enough. What can you do when there are multiple processors inside one chip? One answer is to simulate the system before the actual hardware is ready |
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| Diversity dictates in pervasive computing
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2001-04-01 |
| The emerging market for Net-centric pervasive computing devices is extremely diverse, including PDAs, set-top boxes and screen phones. As the market matures, this list of devices will continue to expand into areas that we cannot even imagine today. This article describes the salient requirements that must be addressed in order to build successful device software systems for network-connected gizmos. |
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How to calculate CPU utilisation
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2004-08-02 |
| Is your chip fast enough? Is it too fast? Systems engineers might be paying for more chip than they need, or they may be dangerously close to over-taxing their current processor. Take the guesswork out of measuring processor utilisation levels |
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| Handheld phone/PC offers full-size laptop features
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2007-09-10 |
| Advantage X7500 a PocketPC phone is much smaller than a laptop, more like a conventional PDA. But it offers much of the same functionality of the laptop. |
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| The science and art of pulse-CO oximeter
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2010-03-04 |
| Few disciplines can turn the cold science of metrology into pure art as quickly as medical diagnostics. Here's a teardown of the Masimo's Radical-7 Signal Extraction Pulse-CO Oximeter. |
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Basics of embedded video, Part 3
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2008-12-05 |
| Here's a review of data-management schemes such as double-buffering and DMA transfers and a discussion on audio algorithms basics. |
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Embedded ICs: Expanding the possibilities
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2000-11-06 |
| As designs start to proliferate in the more complex 16-, 32-, and 64-bit realms, the days of selecting a mild-mannered, off-the-shelf processor may be numbered. That's because semiconductor vendors are unleashing a new crop of heavy-duty cores, beefed up instruction sets that add DSP support, and system-on-chip options. This article will explore what's driving these trends and look at a few of the latest offerings |
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Scheduling sporadic events in real-time systems
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2003-10-01 |
| Scheduling sporadic events in real-time systems |
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A tools-centric view of embedded Linux
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2004-11-16 |
| A tools-centric view of embedded Linux |
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| Electronics off to the races
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2007-08-20 |
| Fresh off an electronics teardown of the popular Toyota Prius hybrid, we'll look here at a whole different animal—a Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR MotoGP race motorcycle. |
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