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	Dedicated Systems e-Spotlight: Vol 8, Issue 43s published on December 13, 2007
	Welcome to this weekly issue of Dedicated Systems e-Spotlights. Each issue is compiled from the up-to-the-minute on-line resources of Dedicated Systems Magazine and promises to provide the latest news, editorial and new products in dedicated systems. We hope you enjoy! More complete information can be found by simply clicking on the "Full version" URL. Don't hesitate to forward this e-letter to interested colleagues. Free subscriptions are accepted at http://el.dedicated-systems.com The chief editor accepted these announcements, which have been put in our on-line system by a series of vendors. Vendors who are not yet taking advantage of this free on-line service should contact the chief editor.	Please note: If you decide at any time that the information you are receiving is no longer pertinent, you may remove yourself from the mailing list or adapt your information in our database. If you want to change your email address, you should first remove the old-one as described above and then re-subscribe.

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	TenAsys Corporation TenAsys adds enhanced Ethernet driver interface to INtime 3.1 for real-time Ethernet fieldbus applications The new high performance Ethernet interface for INtime RTOS applications improves real-time performance by reducing latency and eliminating jitter. .. Nürnberg, Germany - November 27, 2007 -- TenAsys Corp. (www.tenasys.com), a leading provider of real-time OS software and virtualization technology, today announced the addition of their high performance Ethernet (HPE) driver interface to version 3.1 of the company´s INtime real-time operating system. This unique API features a driver interface that allows Ethernet packet buffers to be directly managed within the real-time application´s memory space. By using the HPE interface, developers are able to bypass the TCP/IP stack and tailor the number, size, type, and scheduled delivery times of Ethernet packets to meet their specific application needs. Ethernet packets are accessed directly via a simple hardware-independent API. The new HPE interface eliminates packet copy o...	Full version Date : Nov 28, 2007


	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

	Concurrent Technologies CONCURRENT TECHNOLOGIES: AMC Processor, 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU, up to 8 Gbytes DRAM CONCURRENT TECHNOLOGIES is one of the first to market with a very high performance AdvancedMC (AMC) processor module. The AM 110/10x supports either the 2.16 GHz or 1.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor to provide high perf... Concurrent Technologies announce their latest, very high performance Advanced Mezzanine Card (AdvancedMC®) single width full height processor module suitable for AdvancedTCA®, MicroTCAT and proprietary platforms. The AM 110/10x supports either the 2.16 GHz or 1.5 GHz Intel® CoreT 2 Duo processor to provide high performance processing, and the Intel® 3100 chipset to support up to 8Gbytes of DDR2 ECC SDRAM. The AM 110/10x is designed for use in a variety of applications including wireless base stations, Voice over IP, media-servers, blade-servers within the communication market as well as projects within the defence, security, and industrial markets. For embedded types of applications there is an option for an onboard application flash disk (up to 8 Gbytes). Accordingly, the AM 110/10x s...	Full version Date: Dec 04, 2007
	Concurrent Technologies CONCURRENT TECHNOLOGIES: Commercial or Industrial Grade 3U CompactPCI SBC, Intel Core 2 Duo, optional PMC/XMC site CONCURRENT TECHNOLOGIES introduces their latest 3U single/dual slot CompactPCI single board computer (SBC), the TP 442/34x. Utilizing the 1.5 GHz or the 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, the board is suitable for low... Concurrent Technologies introduces their latest 3U single/dual slot CompactPCI® single board computer (SBC), the TP 442/34x. Using the latest mobile processors from the Intel® embedded roadmap, the 1.5 GHz or the 2.16 GHz Intel® CoreT 2 Duo processor, the board is suitable for low power data-intensive processing applications whereby the processor´s dual-cores can access up to 2 Gbytes DDR2-667 SDRAM. This versatile 3U SBC supports a variety of peripheral I/O ports, an optional PMC/XMC module and can operate in a system slot, peripheral slot or as a blade. In addition to the commercial grade version, two industrial grade options are also available for operating at temperatures over -40°C to +85°C or -25°C to +70°C. The TP 442/34x 3U CompactPCI SBC is well suited to applications wit...	Full version Date: Dec 04, 2007
	MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH New 2eSST VMEbus Single-Board Computer with PowerPC MPC8548 MEN Mikro Elektronik was introducing a new 6U VMEbus single-board computer at SPS/IPC/DRIVES 2007 in Nuremberg. The A17 is built around Freescale's new MPC8548 with clock frequencies of up to 1.5 GHz. Due to the 2eSS... Fast and powerful due to 2eSST and MPC8548 MEN's new PowerPC based A17 VMEbus SBC is based on an MPC8543 or MPC8548 with up to 1.5 GHz from Freescale. On the inside this PowerQUICC-III family processor consists of a highly integrated e500 core with an FPU, MMU and with L2 cache support. The A17 is a single-board computer specially designed for embedded applications and can act both as a master or slave in a legacy VMEbus environment. Using the new Tundra TSI148 bridge controller the A17 supports fast data throughput using 2eSST while also maintaining backwards compatibility with older standards such as VME64 and VME32. The 2eSST protocol is based on synchronous data transfer and thus doubles the theoretical VME transaction bandwidth to up to 320 MB/s. At its front the ...	Full version Date: Dec 04, 2007

	Industry News (Market)

	Dolomite Microfluidics Dolomite Agrees Distribution for Microfluidic Technology in Singapore Dolomite appoints Insta BioAnalytik Pte Ltd in Singapore as a distributor for their microfluidic services and capabilities.... Dolomite, a world leader in microfluidics, has appointed Insta BioAnalytik Pte Ltd in Singapore as a distributor for their microfluidic services and capabilities. Insta BioAnalytik will work with local clients helping secure new business opportunities and manage customer relations for Dolomite in the Singaporean region. `This is an exciting development for us,´ said Gillian Davis, Commercial Director of Dolomite. `This appointment reflects the increasing level of interest that we are experiencing around the world from customers interested in working with us to help develop a whole new generation of instruments based on microfluidic technology. Appointing a technical company as experienced and capable as Insta BioAnalytik will be key to helping secure good quality oppo...	Full version Date: Dec 12, 2007
	HCC-Embedded Bootloaders for USB Device MicroControllers HCC has announced a range of Bootloaders designed for microcontrollers with USB device functionality. .. HCC bootloaders are used to update and upgrade application code in a target device, either during product development or later on when field updates are necessary. At the heart of the system is HCC´s portable Bootloader, which can work in as a little as 4K code space on an ARM7 processor. The Bootloader is intended to be fixed in the product, allowing reliable upgrade of an embedded device without any risk of overwriting or destroying the bootloader. On the host application side developers have several options for downloading to a new device. Free sample code can be provided that operates with libusb or with HCC´s USB Embedded Pipe. Alternatively the user can develop the application using a generic USB interface such as WinUSB. Supported targets inclu...	Full version Date: Dec 10, 2007
	MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH XMC and Conduction-Cooled PMC - New Mezzanine Cards Based on FPGA Right on time for Embedded World 2008 in Nuremberg MEN Mikro Elektronik is coming up with another two mezzanine cards with FPGA functionality. The two FPGA based modules introduced one year ago - the P599 PMC and M199 M-... Flexible I/O Configuration Thanks to FPGA Technology The USMT concept allows to realize even unusual I/O combinations on very small space for moderate volumes and at low cost. For this purpose, the P699 main XMC comes with a CycloneT III FPGA with 24,624 LE, and the conduction-cooled P598 main PMC features a CycloneT II with 33,216 LE. P699 and P598 get their specific function through the choice of the desired IP cores. This function can be changed at any time through the use of different IP cores, without any hardware modifications to the main module. The corresponding line drivers are implemented on a submodule which must be designed individually for each application and which is plugged onto the main XMC or main PMC. The main module also has 32 MB of DDR2 SDRAM main memory and up to...	Full version Date: Dec 10, 2007

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