Technical editor Warren Webb comments on board-level embedded hardware, development tools, and software. No chips! en-us http://www.edn.com/blog/1710000171.html?nid=3081 Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information. Subject to its Terms of Use Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:44:30 PST http://www.edn.com/blog/1710000171/post/1760043176.html?nid=3081 Taking advantage of the latest small form factor announcements, ADLINK Technology just introduced the CoreModule 730 single board computer combinin... http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;219509080;12103198;y?http://digital.ni.com/express.nsf/bycode/exkpnt?opendocument&metc=mtxzsk National Instruments introduces PXI Semiconductor Suite, a collection of 10 new software-defined modular instruments for mixed signal chip test. View white paper to learn more. http://www.edn.com/blog/1710000171/post/1130043113.html?nid=3081 With the proliferation of Wi-Fi networks embedded designers are turning to wireless interfaces to eliminate the expensive wiring and installation c... http://www.edn.com/blog/1710000171/post/500043050.html?nid=3081 Although FPGAs have taken center stage in the fight on obsolescence, another approach to extending the expected life of an embedded product is to a... http://www.edn.com/blog/1710000171/post/1830042983.html?nid=3081 Targeting updates to legacy applications, CyberResearch recently introduced a new line of motherboards that provide one PCI Express x16 slot, four ... http://www.edn.com/blog/1710000171/post/250042825.html?nid=3081 While system manufacturers strive to deliver a steady stream of reliable products in the mist of constantly changing technology, there is always a ... http://www.edn.com/blog/1710000171/post/1610042561.html?nid=3081 As embedded designers confront the latest transportation, avionics, industrial automation, and medical instrumentation applications, the main chall... http://www.edn.com/blog/1710000171/post/650042065.html?nid=3081 To cope with constantly shrinking design schedules and to simplify the inevitable product updates a growing number of embedded systems designers ar... http://www.edn.com/blog/1710000171/post/440041644.html?nid=3081 To meet the higher performance and density requirements for many of the newer defense applications, embedded system designers are turning to VMEbus... http://www.edn.com/blog/1710000171/post/390041239.html?nid=3081 Predicting a new era in wireless connectivity, ZeroG Wireless recently announced a series of “Wi-Fi I/O” development kits for Microchip... http://www.edn.com/blog/1710000171/post/760040876.html?nid=3081 With economic conditions shrinking development budgets, system designers are turning to reconfigurable technology to minimize custom hardware and e... http://www.edn.com/blog/1710000171/post/1860040586.html?nid=3081 With major parts of the industry in an economic slowdown, a growing number of embedded system suppliers are focusing their new product development ... http://www.edn.com/blog/1710000171/post/1490039949.html?nid=3081 Targeting the rugged, communication-intensive applications found in transportation and other mobile environments, MEN Micro recently introduced a n... http://www.edn.com/blog/1710000171/post/160039616.html?nid=3081 Robot technology is appealing to embedded designers not only because of the mechanical control aspect but also because of the potential it has to s... http://www.edn.com/blog/1710000171/post/1600038960.html?nid=3081 Targeting high performance applications in medical imaging, gaming, test, and industrial automation, ADLINK Technology recently announced the ETX-A... http://www.edn.com/blog/1710000171/post/240038224.html?nid=3081 A new Piccolo family of microcontrollers from Texas Instruments (TI) offers real-time embedded designers a higher level of integration by combining... http://www.edn.com/blog/1710000171/post/170037817.html?nid=3081 Internet traffic is growing exponentially as more and more users employ high-bandwidth applications such as on-demand, real-time video. As the netw... http://www.edn.com/blog/1710000171/post/940037494.html?nid=3081 A prime requirement for products used in embedded applications is long term availability. This means that designers must select components and arch... http://www.edn.com/blog/1710000171/post/1130037113.html?nid=3081 In applications where shock and vibration are a concern, the industry’s transition from rotating storage to solid state drives is on the fast... http://www.edn.com/blog/1710000171/post/1260036926.html?nid=3081 Unique I/O requirements are often difficult to incorporate into a COTS-based design. Many times designers are forced to modify an existing module o... http://www.edn.com/blog/1710000171/post/1360036736.html?nid=3081 Real time software is the heart of most complex, safety-critical embedded systems in military and aerospace applications. Many of these systems req... http://www.edn.com/blog/1710000171/post/1610036561.html?nid=3081 A growing number of commercial board manufacturing companies are exploiting FPGA technology to satisfy complex design requirements while allowing f... http://www.edn.com/blog/1710000171/post/1670036367.html?nid=3081 PC/104 architecture offers designers a wide variety of low-cost, off-the-shelf modules for reduced budget or short turn-around projects. For exampl... http://www.edn.com/blog/1710000171/post/400036040.html?nid=3081 One of the most unusual and interesting embedded projects that I have run across lately comes from Boston Dynamics. They are working with Defense A... http://www.edn.com/blog/1710000171/post/1650035965.html?nid=3081 One of the principal challenges in managing a large industrial or manufacturing facility is continuously monitoring the condition of remote sensors... http://www.edn.com/blog/1710000171/post/1480035748.html?nid=3081 Embedded systems destined for mission-critical military, avionics, medical, and industrial applications must often operate in extreme environmental...