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Guidelines for Migrating to Intel® Atom™ Processor from Other Processor Architecture

Intel® Atom™ microarchitecture continues to find new applications ranging from industrial automation to in-vehicle infotainment. The Intel Atom Processor can be used in a low power high performance embedded device, such as a smartphone, similar to the way ARM architecture has been used in such devices in the past.

While there are many benefits to migrating from ARM architecture to Intel Atom microarchitecture, there are challenges to … Read More → "Guidelines for Migrating to Intel® Atom™ Processor from Other Processor Architecture"

Rugged Computing with Industrial Temperature Intel® Atom™ Processors

This article from Radisys describes how the industrial-temperature Intel® Atom™ processor Z5xx series helps manufacturers of industrial computing solutions meet the challenges of harsh environmental conditions, while addressing stringent requirements for performance, low power consumption, temperature and compact size.

Intel Atom processors are now being … Read More → "Rugged Computing with Industrial Temperature Intel® Atom™ Processors"

Shinhan Bank Projects 524% ROI in 6 Years and 43% Reduction in ATM Downtime via Embedded Intel® vPro™ Technology

Shinhan Bank headquartered in South Korea, has over 1,040 branches and employs over 11,000 personnel. The bank recently adopted the Intel® Core2 processor with vPro™ technology as an embedded controller in their new automated teller machines (ATMs). Embedded Intel® vPro™ technology allows better remote updates, patching, reimaging, and problem resolution of the … Read More → "Shinhan Bank Projects 524% ROI in 6 Years and 43% Reduction in ATM Downtime via Embedded Intel® vPro™ Technology"

Platform Software Optimization for Multi-Core Architecture Processors

Advances in semiconductor manufacturing technology enable the industry to deploy multi-core processors in all market segments including embedded and communications. To make a successful transition to multi-core architecture, software optimization is required.

Developers have two strategy options to migrate an existing application to multi-core architecture:

Technology in Digital Signage

Intel technology is pushing the boundaries of digital signage innovation and energy-efficient platforms. This short video describes how the embedded Intel® Core™2 Duo processor with Intel® Active Management Technology is taking digital signage to the next level. Intel® technology is helping the digital sign industry to evolve from standalone displays with looping media files to media engines consisting of integrated Networks of remotely managed intelligent displays.

New … Read More → "Technology in Digital Signage"

Unwiring the Patient: Using Intel® Technologies to Create a Wireless Sensor Platform for Hospitals

Medical equipment manufacturers face significant challenges, ranging from how to integrate new wireless technologies and satisfy emerging government regulations to protecting systems against security threats. This solution brief describes a proof of concept platform designed by LynuxWorks and Portwell that allows manufacturers to reduce development risk and shorten time to market.

The proof-of-concept design consists of a wireless sensor platform using a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) board. … Read More → "Unwiring the Patient: Using Intel® Technologies to Create a Wireless Sensor Platform for Hospitals"

Adapting to the Extremes of Rugged Design

Ruggedization and reliability are key requirements for industrial, medical, and aircraft applications. Reliable operation is especially important for critical devices used for avionics and railway control. This article by Barbara Schmitz, Chief Marketing Officer of MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH, describes how embedded developers can build rugged and reliable solutions with minimal cost and effort using a migration platform based on CompactPCI PlusIO standard and embedded Intel® processors. The article covers the essential steps of processor selection, evaluation of software configurations … Read More → "Adapting to the Extremes of Rugged Design"

Upgrading to an Intel® Multi-core Ecosystem Keeps a Car Simulator Running in the Fast Lane

The Pi Shurlok PiAutoSim is a bench-top simulator designed for hardware-in-the-loop testing of automotive electronic control modules (ECM). The unit is used by car manufacturers to test ECMs without having to fasten the ECM to an engine. Engine models are created in software and used to test and validate the behavior of the ECM.

The simulator is capable of mimicking the behavior of the engine under … Read More → "Upgrading to an Intel® Multi-core Ecosystem Keeps a Car Simulator Running in the Fast Lane"

Increasing Design Functionality with Partial and Dynamic Reconfiguration in 28nm FPGAs

The density of FPGAs has grown with each process node shrink. Compared to previous generations of FPGAs, the extra density, coupled with features such as reconfiguration, enables designers to add to or change the functionality of these devices. FPGAs provide the perfect platform for accommodating improvements and design changes in functionality because of the reconfiguration feature. However, for some applications such as the 100G-OTN … Read More → "Increasing Design Functionality with Partial and Dynamic Reconfiguration in 28nm FPGAs"

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