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New NI PXI Express Chassis Deliver Added Value and Performance to Automated Test and Control Applications

Dec. 13, 2010 – National Instruments today announced two new PXI Express chassis that deliver added value and performance to automated test and control applications at the same price as similar PXI chassis. Engineers can use the NI PXIe-1078 nine-slot and NI PXIe-1071 four-slot chassis to take advantage of the latest PXI Express modules and controllers with the flexibility of backward compatibility with existing PXI modules. </ … Read More → "New NI PXI Express Chassis Deliver Added Value and Performance to Automated Test and Control Applications"

Power Estimation and Management for MachXO2 Devices

A key requirement for many of today’s high volume FPGA applications is low power consumption. The MachXO2™ PLD provides many power-saving features including Power Controller, Bank Controller and Power Guard. This technical note provides users with detail for using the MachXO2 low power architectural features including power supply considerations and power estimations provided by the Power Calculator tool.

Power Modes

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MachXO2 Family

The MachXO2 family of ultra low power, instant-on, non-volatile PLDs has six devices with densities ranging from 256 to 6864 Look-Up Tables (LUTs). In addition to LUT-based, low-cost programmable logic these devices feature Embedded Block RAM (EBR), Distributed RAM, User Flash Memory (UFM), Phase Locked Loops (PLLs), pre-engineered source synchronous I/O support, advanced configuration support including dual-boot capability and hardened versions of commonly used functions such as SPI controller, I2C controller and timer/counter. These fea-tures allow these devices to be used in low cost, high volume consumer … Read More → "MachXO2 Family"

MachXO2 Infomercial

MachXO2 PLD: Low Cost, Low Power, All in a Tiny Package. The Do-it-All PLD.

This video spoof is on the lighter side of Lattice. If you haven’t seen this MachXO2 video yet, check it out. You might even chuckle a bit or at least learn a new way to keep warm and toasty in the lab.

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SymTA/S for Migration from Single-core to Multi-core ECU-Software on Infineon Microcontrollers

Braunschweig  –  20th November 2010.  Symtavision, one of the leading tool vendors for timing and scheduling analysis in the field of complex, safety and mission-critical embedded real-time systems, has announced that its scheduling analysis tool suite SymTA/S supports the systematic migration of hard real-time software from a single-core to a multi-core platform, in particular on microcontrollers of Infineon Technologies.  

The increasing performance requirements of embedded applications in the automotive domain often lead to multi-core approaches in order to … Read More → "SymTA/S for Migration from Single-core to Multi-core ECU-Software on Infineon Microcontrollers"

Saelig Debuts Universal USB Controller with 50 I/O Pins

Pittsford, NY, USA: Saelig Company, Inc. (Saelig) (www.saelig.com) has introduced IO-Warrior56 – a universal USB Controller that allows easy access to input or output functions via a USB bus. Featuring 50 generic I/O lines, IO-Warrior56 is also an I2C/SPI master, allowing interface with a wide range of available ICs.

IO-Warrior56 offers a simple access to the USB since it has been designed as a generic HID device – the protocol is all in the IO-Warrior56 chip. Only a few simple lines of code are needed to … Read More → "Saelig Debuts Universal USB Controller with 50 I/O Pins"

VIA EPIA-P830 Pico-ITX: Multimedia Prowess Meets Networking Versatility in the Smallest of Places

TAIPEI, TAIWAN, December 15, 2010 – VIA Technologies, Inc,a leading innovator of power efficient x86 processor platforms, today announced the VIA EPIA-P830 Pico-ITX board for advanced portable and network connected embedded applications. The VIA EPIA-P830 features the VIA Nano E-Series processor and the latest VIA VX900 media system processor with additional support for dual Mini-PCIe modules, bringing a wealth of 3G and wireless connectivity options.

“Modern enterprise environments in healthcare, logistics and fleet management require more connected and portable devices that don’t hold back on multimedia ability,” said Daniel Wu, Vice President, VIA Embedded … Read More → "VIA EPIA-P830 Pico-ITX: Multimedia Prowess Meets Networking Versatility in the Smallest of Places"

Head in the Clouds

Nick Martin, the founder of EDA’s most unconventional company, Altium, Ltd., is not afraid of being different.  Since 1985 when the company (formerly known as Protel) released its first EDA tool, Nick and his growing band of nerdy rebels have been challenging the status quo in electronic design automation.  The company has always had the philosophy of giving the individual engineer the tools he or she needs to get their job done, without the barriers of cost and access posed by traditional EDA.

Nick’s vision has always extended beyond the here and … Read More → "Head in the Clouds"

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