To gaining boards conpetence

From the beginning, industrial board manufacturers architectures stressed lowest-cost, low-power hardware, with an emphasis on multimedia and graphics. This led the Raspberry Pi Foundation and BeagleBoard.org to adopt ARM architectures for the processing element in their embedded computer boards, resulting in similar architectures with comparable performance that catered to educational and hobbyist developers. Since then, variants have evolved to increase pin access and optimize performance for a range of development applications.

“All of the DIY ARM boards have broadly the same architecture – a System-on-Chip (SoC), which contains the processing, multimedia, and I/O in a networking appliance configuration, and one or two external chips to provide functionality that is missing from the core SoC,” says Eben Upton, Executive Director, Raspberry Pi Foundation. “There are a number of boards based on a couple of different SoCs that use Cortex-A8 cores at around 1 GHz; these can get ahead of the Raspberry Pi a little on integer and networking appliance, but lag behind on floating-point performance and multimedia, as A8s have a very weak Floating-Point Unit (FPU).”

refer to:
http://embedded-computing.com/articles/diy-pushes-open-hardware-kindergarten-kickstarter/

Fine positioning for the automation actuator market

In the "Drive to end position" duty, individual settings are available for technology end position. Depending on the settings, the motor either remains on or is switched off as soon as the actuator reaches its defined position and the brake is applied to stop the motor. With the help of the breakaway function, the embedded systems can make up to 200% of its rated torque or rated force available in the end position areas. This allows single board computer to be safely moved out of their end position. For most control loops, minimal valve movements near the end position make little sense from a technical perspective. If, however, process variables change at this actuating element position, the actuator will follow the resulting control commands and there is a danger that the single board computer will sustain permanent damage if it is approached too often. There is also a danger that valve positions very close to the end positions will cause technology cavitation.



refer to: http://www.power-eng.com/articles/print/volume-117/issue-8/features/opportunities-to-improve-efficiency.html

Automation service availability

JR Automation,  in business since 1980, is a rapidly expanding embedded system automation company with experience in creating a wide range of solutions, from stand-alone operator assist stations to highly automated assembly lines. JR will service and support customers in the US, Canada, and Mexico, and AWL will support customers in Europe and China. Both experts in the design and build of automated equipment  and industrial computer for the automotive and general industries, the pairing will now have the added ability to focus on their respective regions exclusively, giving the customer increased support and service availability.

refer to: http://www.automation.com/jr-automation-and-awl-techniek-join-forces

Barry Lock on the upcoming debug forum

Much of the content will be based around the embedded computers development and validation of Autosar compliant code and the development of code for specific devices such as the BOSCH GTM, the AURIX and Freescale's Nexus based Qorivva solutions. Some of the presentations will also touch on the debugging of code on multicore systems. Delegates will also have the opportunity to discuss their specific challenges and requirements. Furthermore, "For anyone working in the development of code for the automotive sector, this should prove a very useful day," said Barry Lock, UK Manager of Lauterbach. "There will be a lot of embedded computers expertise at this event, and the presenters will be discussing the very latest developments in chip technology, software solutions and debug tools."

refer to: http://embedded-computing.com/news/lauterbach-software-debugging-workshops/

WI-FI CERTIFIED Miracast in global in-vehicle market

The WI-FI CERTIFIED Miracast specification enables car manufacturers to wirelessly mirror smartphone screens to in-dash LCDs, creating an immediately personalized interface in the dashboard. Additionally, this in-vehicle standards-based technology allows consumers to safely control smartphones through the dashboard so they can answer calls and check text messages. Although NFC is often associated with cashless payments, its ability to deliver security features to IVI systems is instrumental in providing an optimal end-user experience. Digital Content Protection (HDCP) 2.0. Many of the device and in-vehicle discovery components of the protocol are built around the previously released Wi-Fi Direct specification. The WI-FI CERTIFIED Miracast specification enables car manufacturers to wirelessly mirror smartphone screens to in-dash LCDs, creating an immediately personalized interface in the dashboard. Additionally, this in-vehicle standards-based technology allows consumers to safely control smartphones through the dashboard so they can answer calls and check text messages.

refer to: http://embedded-computing.com/articles/wireless-accelerate-next-wave-in-vehicle-innovation/

The event (ESEC) will take place at the Tokyo International Exhibition Center in Tokyo

ACROSSER Technology announces our participation in 2013 the Embedded Systems Expo and Conference (ESEC) from May 8th to the 10th. The event will take place at the Tokyo International Exhibition Center in Tokyo, Japan. We warmly invite all customers to come and meet us at the west hall, booth number: WEST 10-61.





At the 2013 ESEC, Acrosser will highlight its latest endeavors on 2 major applications: networking and gaming. For networking, the latest Rackmount product from Acrosser, the ANR-IB75N1, will be on display during the entire event. As for gaming applications, Acrosser will exhibit its new All-in-One Gaming Board, AMB-A55EG1. The board features great computing and graphic performance, and high compatibility on multiple operation systems. In addition, Acrosser also stresses its focus on other product lines, including Single Board Computers and In Vehicle Computer AIV-HM76V0FL.

We look forward to turning your dreams into reality at the 2013 ESEC!
We cordially invite you to visit our booth and discover our outstanding products!

Static analysis...

When it comes to software development, the old adage is best spun in a slightly different way: better "early" than never. Accordingly, static analysis can help those developing in Java to stay one step ahead of potential coding problems.

Today’s software development teams are under immense pressure; the market demands high-quality, secure releases at a constantly increasing pace while security threats become more and more sophisticated. Considering the high cost of product failures and security breaches, it is more important than ever to address these risks throughout the software development process. Potential problems need to be spotted early to prevent release delays or, worse, post-release failures.
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refer to: http://embedded-computing.com/articles/static-helps-manage-risk-java/