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	Dedicated Systems e-Spotlight: Vol 10, Issue 19s published on May 14, 2009
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	Energi Technical MontaVista(tm) Fast Boot - Linux boots in 1 second or less at the Embedded Masterclass MontaVista to demonstrate Linux booting in 1 second or less at the UK Embedded Masterclass http://www.embedded-masterclass.com, Cambridge May 7th, Bristol May 12th. .. MontaVista Fast Boot is a Linux technology that allows you instantly display your real world critical data on the screen in 1 second or less. Why it is that so important? Because it is an imperative in most safety critical applications mainly found in Automotive, Industrial or Mil/Aero domains to have your vital system data available to the user instantly after the system is powered. It could be engine check or gear info in a car, temperature and pressure readings for power plant or sonar data on a plane.It means that you have appropriate interfaces enabled and functional within 1 second, and be able to supply real data to update your graphics within 1 second. For example this could be drivers like CAN/MOST bus for automotive or ARINC/MIL1533 in the aerospace case. Techn...	Full version Date : Apr 24, 2009


	SPOTLIGHT SELECTION

	This is the spotlight edition of our e-gazette. You can still find all submitted announcements on our website.	All submitted announcements

	Boards

	Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing Curtiss-Wright Controls announces 3U VPX Xilinx® FPGA processor board and Single Board Computer solution Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing has announced a flexible, multi-card 3U VPX solution for rugged deployed embedded FPGA processing applications. With the interoperability of its 3U VPX FPE320 FPGA processor car... Interoperability of 3U VPX FPGA and SBC modules provides a high performance, rugged platform for FPGA applications Leesburg, VA -May 11, 2009 -- Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing, a leading designer and manufacturer of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) VME, VPX, VXS, and CompactPCI products for the aerospace and defense (A&D) market has announced a flexible, multi-card 3U VPX solution for rugged deployed embedded FPGA processing applications. With the interoperability of its 3U VPX FPE320 FPGA processor card, 3U VPX VPX3-450 FPGA processor and 3U VPX VPX3-127 single board computer (SBC) running Wind River´s VxWorks, Curtiss-Wright Controls delivers an unmatched level of flexibility for addressing high-performance 3U VPX systems applications. "Space, weight an...	Full version Date: May 12, 2009
	Dynamic Engineering ccPMC-SpaceWire: SpaceWire with "Rad Hard" FLASH Option ccPMC-SpaceWire is the conduction cooled version of the popular Dynamic Engineering SpaceWire interface. The FLASH memory has an option to be populated with a Radiation Hardened device. The four independent channels ha... SpaceWire is available on multiple platforms with PMC, PCI, PC104p, PCI-104, and now ccPMC versions. Solutions for cPCI and VME are available using the PMC and ccPMC versions with a PMC carrier. CcPMC-SpaceWire utilizes internal cooling planes along with thermal pads to provide conduction paths to the thermal rib interface. Industrial temperature parts are standard. In some environments being "rad hard" is a plus. The FPGA FLASH has an option to be upgraded to a Rad Hard device to help in this area. While the entire board is not Rad Hard; the overall ability to handle radiation is greatly enhanced. NASA is currently doing testing with a Cyclotron to characterize the hybrid approach. ccPMC-SpaceWire retains the standard features of the Dynamic Engineering Sp...	Full version Date: May 08, 2009

	Industry News (Market)

	Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing Curtiss-Wright Controls unleashes performance of Freescale´s QorIQT P4080 device for military/aerospace applications Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing has announced plans to develop a family of rugged, single board computers (SBCs) based on Freescale´s QorIQT P4080 eight-core communications processor.... Freescale QorIQ technology gains market momentum as eight-core processor enables comprehensive solution from Curtiss-Wright Controls AUSTIN, Texas and LEESBURG, VA - May 12, 2009 - To meet stringent market requirements for high performance and low-power operation within space- and weight- constrained environments, Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing is announcing plans to develop a family of rugged, single board computers (SBCs) based on Freescale´s QorIQT P4080 eight-core communications processor. Curtiss-Wright Controls plans to use the advanced device based on Power Architecture® technology for a new line of SBCs based on open standards and designed for demanding military and aerospace markets. The family of SBCs is engineered to leverage the flexibility, ...	Full version Date: May 13, 2009
	Blunk Microsystems FAT File System Update from Blunk Blunk announces a new release of its high performance embedded FAT file system... Blunk Microsystems, a leading embedded software provider, announces the 2009 release of TargetFAT. Sublicensed to multiple handset providers and used worldwide in cell phones and other applications, the 2009 release of TargetFAT provides a long list of features specifically targeting embedded applications. - High performance: For reasonable cluster sizes, the TargetFAT read/write throughput is approximately the same as the underlying I/O speed of the backing media and heads the list in user benchmarks. - Full POSIX/Standard C API plus numerous user-requested additions: getpath(), readdir_open(), readdir_stat(), seekmark(), shred(), stat_set(), unlink_all(), vsync(), MBR read/write (including extended DOS partitions), volume label read/write. - RAM footprint cont...	Full version Date: May 08, 2009

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