The Pentek 7150 high-speed data converter stands apart from competing products on the market because of its unique architecture. This module combines the faster and higher precision DSP slices, in the two Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGAs, with four 200 MHz, 16-bit A/D converters offering increased resolution a...

Are you behind or ahead of the curve on MicroTCA cost issues? Join us for a timely Embedded Computing Knowledge E-cast where leading innovators in this arena Alliance Systems, Elma Electronic, CorEdge Networks, and Emerson Network Power detail the steps being taken to lower costs and increase adopti...

Historically when embedded platforms needed improved performance they moved to processors with higher clock speeds. This approach was always accompanied with power and thermal challenges for bladed environments such as CompactPCI®. Today the semiconductor industry is transitioning away from this clo...

“It’s a “given” that defense systems are getting more complex and increasingly relying on software to add new capabilities through technology insertion. However, with software complexity also comes an acute requirement for operating systems – often “real-time” operating systems – plus dramatically...

New form factors and expansion interfaces are needed to enable the next generation of low power, small form factor boards and systems. Leading the development of advanced technologies and solutions for the low power segment are VIA Technologies, WinSystems, and Samtec. The webinar will explain the...

Until recently, the vast majority of embedded systems employed uniprocessor designs. The situation is changing quickly, with many systems migrating to multiprocessor designs. However, with the availability of Intel multi-core processors that offer greater processing capacity while reducing overall p...

The mythical 5 nines are the benchmark to which network equipment providers and communications carriers aspire - requiring great expense and risk - attaining varying degrees of success. Up until now, the focus of commercial middleware providers has been on meeting this goal through improved fault m...

The latest technical advancements made by the Linux community have set the stage for Linux distributions to play an important role in emerging equipment for next-generation networking. But not just any Linux distribution can satisfy the specific needs of carrier-grade systems. In the rapidly growing...

The latest technical advancements made by the Linux community have set the stage for Linux distributions to play an important role in emerging equipment for next-generation networking. Tune into this second video in this series to learn more about the specifications that qualify a distro as CGL-co...

In this webinar, you’ll learn how to disentangle all the information out there; Emerson Network Power will show how new multicore processor boards differ from the uniprocessors, using as an example the newest multicore Power Architecture VME processor board. Wind River Systems will discuss how takin...

John Dixon, TI’s TMS320DM355 DaVinci™ Technology Marketing Manager provides an overview of one of the latest DaVinci based solutions: the TMS320DM355. This device is ideal for products that need low power consumption whether portable or plugged. At a price of less than $10, this device provides...

Well into its third decade of widespread deployment, the recent adoption of gigabit serial interfaces for VME clearly represents the most significant leap of performance throughout it's entire history. Mark will discuss' how Pentek's Model 4207 unique fabric-transparent crossbar switch bridges a we...

Real-time computing for sophisticated industrial equipment must deal with hard, deterministic real-time constraints. Breaking the input-to-output latency can result in machine failure, unacceptable performance, and down-time. Existing bus-based computing systems are running out of bandwidth and intr...

SIGINT and ELINT systems rely on multi-processor embedded systems that often need to be deployed in front-line applications. Coupled with extreme processor demands are massive bandwidth requirements for moving data inter- and intra-system…from sensors to processor modules to storage.

What are the best strategies for using Serial RapidIO and Gigabit Ethernet with maximum ability to mix and match modules? How can multicore and middleware performance be fully realized? During this ecast you will learn how the converged network meshes with reduced time to market, more capability per...

Telelogic, AdaCore, and LynuxWorks are utilizing the power of the open Eclipse framework to help integrate and streamline the process from design to deployment. Hear Telelogic, AdaCore, LynuxSys explain how they are using Eclipse tools for development.

FPGAs are increasingly replacing standalone DSP devices. This E-cast looks at the pros, cons, and development tools needed to implement digital signal processing using FPGAs.

Wind River offers Lab Diagnostics to streamline workflows during system integration, software verification and product validation for Linux. Sensorpoints enable engineers to dynamically instrument running applications without modification to the application source code, rebuilding the application bi...

RapidIO is one of the premiere choices for systems interconnect fabrics. Join this E-cast to learn about the latest in RapidIO technology and how it can be used in your embedded applications.

Join us to learn more about this exciting new open platform standard that is creating opportunities in markets including telecom, defenses, Homeland Security and Industrial control.

From quad-band programmable cellular basestations, to interoperable civilian radios, to the military's vision of the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS), we look at hardware, software and system solutions for SDRs.

Executives and marketing professionals learn what the editors are planning for 2008 for the following list of publications including the unveiling of the 2008 editorial calendars, new E-cast features, and new media products.