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	UK Embedded Masterclass - May 6th & 11th Embedded Masterclass Explores Multicore Options and Challenges Presentation will outline some of the technical challenges associated with the design of multicore based embedded systems as well as the challenges i... At this year's UK Embedded Masterclass event, Engineer Paul Tingey from Wind River will give a presentation that will outline some of the technical challenges associated with the design of multicore based embedded systems as well as the challenges involved in migrating existing systems from current single core processing to multicore processing. The Embedded Masterclass takes place near Cambridge on the 6th May and in Reading on the 10th May. http://www.embedded-masterclass.com "Among the many advances in technology that have recently changed embedded technology, perhaps the most seismic for software developers is the move away from single-core and towards multicore processing," said Paul Tingey, System Architect with Wind River. "It's a move which has provided challenges and oppo...	Full version Date: April 7 2010

	TEWS TECHNOLOGIES GmbH TEWS TECHNOLOGIES introduces CompactPCI Module with High-Density User-Programmable FPGA TEWS TECHNOLOGIES announces the introduction of the TCP631, a user-programmable FPGA-based cPCI module with 1,500,000 or 5,000,000 system gates. Desi... TEWS TECHNOLOGIES announces the introduction of the TCP631, a user-programmable FPGA-based cPCI module with 1,500,000 or 5,000,000 system gates. Designed for industrial, COTS, and transportation applications, where specialized I/O or long-term availability is required, the TCP631 provides a number of advantages including a customizable interface for unique applications and a FPGA-based design to extend product lifecycle. For flexible front I/O solutions, the TCP631 provides a PIM Module slot that allows active and passive signal conditioning. With the TPIM003-10 all I/O signals are provided on a HD68 connector. The TCP631-2x also offers rear I/O via the J2 connector. The TCP631 offers 64 I/O lines to the front I/O and 64 I/O lines to the rear I/O. All I/O lines are directly connecte...	Full version Date: April 1 2010

	AdaCore BARCO selects ADACORE for advanced avionics applications Ada Language to be used for business jet display systems... AMSTERDAM, NEW YORK and PARIS, March 24, 2010 – Avionics Europe 2010 - AdaCore today announced that global display company Barco has developed an advanced business jet avionics display system using the AdaCore GNAT Pro Ada development environment. Barco selected the GNAT Pro High Integrity Edition, along with the Traceability Kit, running on Wind River’s VxWorks 653 RTOS in order to meet the highest levels of safety standard DO-178B. The display unit runs up to seven flight- and mission-critical applications, including pfd, mfd, maps, video, maintenance and charts. It is based on Barco’s open, modular MOSArt infrastructure with each application meeting different criticality levels within the DO-178B standard. AdaCore was selected due to its close relationship with Wind River and its a...	Full version Date: April 1 2010

	Tools
	AdaCore New SPARK Pro 9 Development Environment Delivers Increased Security Assurance for Critical Projects Latest version of open source tool suite upgraded to meet user needs... AMSTERDAM, NEW YORK and PARIS, March 24, 2010 – Avionics Europe 2010 – SPARK Pro 9, announced today by AdaCore and Altran Praxis, provides a major step forward for developers creating safety critical and high assurance systems. The advanced open source development environment now features increased security functionality, including the ability to verify and assure Multiple Independent Levels of Security (MILS) within the same application as well as support for the latest SPARK2005 language profile. SPARK Pro was created one year ago by Altran Praxis, international specialist in embedded and critical systems engineering, and AdaCore, the leading provider of commercial software solutions for the Ada language. SPARK Pro provides the foremost language, toolset and design discipline for eng...	Full version Date: April 1 2010

	RTOS
	Green Hills Software Megger Selects INTEGRITY for Portable Electrical Testers Green Hills Software RTOS Delivers Best Technical and Commercial Solution... RTS Embedded Systems, Paris -- Green Hills Software, Inc., the largest independent vendor of embedded software solutions, today announced that Megger, a premier provider of electrical test equipment and measuring instruments for electrical power applications, is using Green Hills Software's INTEGRITY® real-time operating system (RTOS) and MULTI® integrated development environment (IDE), for its PAT300 series of portable appliance testers. “After conducting a comprehensive review of available operating systems, Green Hills Software’s INTEGRITY emerged as the most suitable OS overall, from both a technical and commercial perspective,” commented Tinku Halim, software development engineer at Megger. “The PAT300 is the first Megger series to incorporate INTEGRITY and, based on our extremely ...	Full version Date: March 30 2010

	Embest Info&Tech Co.,Ltd. Embest Appoints New Distributor for USA SHENZHEN, CHINA – March 30, 2010 – Embest Info & Tech Co., Ltd. from Guangdong, China today announced the appointment of Intelligent Embedded Soluti... SHENZHEN, CHINA – March 30, 2010 – Embest Info & Tech Co., Ltd. from Guangdong, China today announced the appointment of Intelligent Embedded Solutions (IES) Company as the exclusive distributor in California, USA. IES will be responsible for product distribution, sales and marketing of Embest products and design services. IES distribution will also bridge the cap between Embest technical support and initiate the In-House Design Services (IHD) representing Embest in North America as well as California. “As a part of our plan to extend product and services and introduce Embest In-House Design services capabilities in North America we have selected Intelligent Embedded Solutions (IES Distribution) to manage Embest product distribution, customer relations and support in order to better m...	Full version Date: March 30 2010

	Lauterbach / IAR Lauterbach and IAR Collaborate to Run Advanced Debugging Workshop at UK Embedded Masterclass Half-day workshop will explore the latest developments in debug technology and explain a number of debugging techniques and the technology behind the... Two of the world's leading software debug tool companies have agreed to collaborate on a half-day workshop at this year's hi-tech developers' event, The Embedded Masterclass. The workshop will explore the latest developments in debug technology and explain a number of debugging techniques and the technology behind the tools. The Embedded Masterclass will take place near Cambridge on 6th May and in Reading 11th May. The event is free to engineers and technology managers, but there is a small charge to attend a workshop. "Our objective is to provide an overview of the debug and trace technologies applicable to many of the most popular microprocessor families," said Barry Lock, UK Manager of Lauterbach. "Each workstation will be equipped with a laptop, set of debug tools and will...	Full version Date: March 25 2010

	Green Hills Software Freescale’s AUTOSAR Software Developed with Green Hills Software’s MULTI IDE Freescale uses leading Green Hills Software tools for embedded software penetration in automotive industry... Green Hills Software, Inc., the largest independent vendor of embedded software solutions, has announced that Freescale is using Green Hills Software’s MULTI® integrated development environment (IDE) to build AUTOSAR-compliant OS and 32-bit Microcontroller Abstraction Layer (MCAL) Software Packages. AUTOSAR is a growing standard requirement in all automotive body, chassis and safety software applications. The first in-car deployment is expected in 2010. “Green Hills’ strong market penetration in the automotive sector and its industry-leading compiler performance and small code size, make the MULTI IDE a natural choice for Freescale’s AUTOSAR software development projects,” noted Ray Cornyn, director of Automotive Microcontroller Products at Freescale. “Green Hills’ full solutions provi...	Full version Date: March 25 2010

	Phaedrus Systems Embedded Masterclass To Address 'Software Quality' in Embedded Systems One of the key presentations at this year's ‘Embedded Masterclass’ hi-tech developers’ event will explore the tools and methodology that are required... Chris Hills, founder and CTO of Phaedrus Systems, will discuss that from determining the initial requirements of a new development project to managing variants through the product life-cycle, a structured methodology will save development time, improve time to market and improve product quality, all of which will translate to the bottom line. "There is a general feeling that a rigorous methodology and a tool chain that goes beyond just a compiler and some test tools is only necessary if you are building safety-critical and high-integrity systems. This is not true, and the quality of some of the software in some consumer products often demonstrates this," said Chris. “This presentation will look at overall methodology, and discuss the tools that can improve it even further, using exampl...	Full version Date: March 23 2010

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