January 6, 2012
RTOS Smackdown
In this week’s Fish Fry, I investigate the battle brewing (in press releases at least) between Green Hills and QNX and why this may not be the first time this sort of thing has happened. I interview Jeff Jussel (element14) about their "knode" and how exactly element14 fits into the grand scheme of electronic design. As a precursor to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next week, I also check out one of the strangest pieces of embedded design for consumers that I have ever seen.
Channels
Fish Fry Links - January 6, 2012
More Information about QNX Neutrino RTOS
More Information about Green Hills INTEGRITY-178B RTOS
Dick Selwood's Editorial Blog - Certification Claims
More Information about element14
Fish Fry Executive Interviews
John Bruggeman, Former CMO - Cadence Design Systems
Darrin Billerbeck, CEO - Lattice Semiconductor
Lauro Rizzatti, Vice President of Marketing, EVE
Bill Neifert, CTO - Carbon Design Systems
Sean Dart, CEO - Forte Design Systems
Kapil Shankar, CEO - SiliconBlue
Paul Kocher, President - Cryptography Research Inc.
Comments:
Posted on January 06, 2012 at 6:53 PM
In this week's Fish Fry, I check out a seriously strange case of embedded design for consumers. What's your favorite example of odd embedded design?
Posted on January 08, 2012 at 3:09 AM
Thank you so much Amelia.I'll use it to buy these:
http://www.amazon.com/Black-Decker-AS6NG-Alkaline-Screwdriver/dp/B0...
http://www.amazon.com/KeyTronicEMS-2MOUSEP2L-Rohs-Optical-Mouse/dp/...
http://www.amazon.com/Gorilla-Glue-4200101-Epoxy-Syringe/dp/B001Z3C...
http://www.amazon.com/Aluminum-6061-T6-Rectangular-Thick-Length/dp/...
with the aluminium bar i'll build the frame of a cheap high torque servo rc .
The mouse , coupled with a cd mounted on the motor shaft , will be used to get the position control.
The glue will stick all together in the right shape....
Of course I'll need to pay the required attention to avoid to stick my fingers in the mess... but it will worth it.
With the addition of an H bridge and a cheap micro , the result will be very similar to one of these:
http://www.robot-italy.com/product_info.php?products_id=948...
http://www.robot-italy.com/product_info.php?cPath=85_131&products_i...
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:39 PM
Odd embedded design? Zigbee. A slow protocol for small devices. Really, your betting against Moore's Law?Sorry, one of those days.
I went to CES and toured the "adult" exhibit. Many interesting products and designs. There are things you can never unsee once seen. Still, very interesting.