TECHNOLOGY IN CONTEXT

New Interconnect Fabric Trends Help Unlock Potential of High-Performance Embedded Computing

Marc Couture, Mercury Systems

Some of the current usage trends of fabric in some of the more sophisticated HPEC systems indicate the need to consider the pros and cons of fabric-oriented technical attributes along with the associated driving commercial technologies.

There is no shortage of compute engine types available to high-performance embedded computing (HPEC) systems. However, just as one wouldn’t use a single element from the periodic tableRead More...



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Serial Fabrics: Making the Connection

Peter Thompson, GE Intelligent Platforms

VPX does not dictate the choice of serial fabrics, but embraces many of them and leaves the choice up to the board vendor or system architect. There are many choices available, each with strengths and weaknesses, and the most appropriate will often be determined by the demands of the application.

Standardizing APIs across Fabric Interconnects Speeds Development and Performance in Multifabric Systems

Girish Shirasat, Concurrent Technologies

Commercial off-the-Shelf (COTS) board interconnect technology is currently in a state of transition, where the once dominant parallel bus form factors like CPCI and VME are giving way to new high-speed serial interconnect-based form factors like AMC, VPX and VXS.

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The Place for Industrial Mobile Handhelds in the Internet of Things

Brant Ku, ADLINK Technology

Handheld industrial grade terminals, similar in form and function to commercial tablets, are increasingly becoming the user interface of choice for a growing number of industrial applications where mobility and real-time data integrity are vital.

TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYED

Using OpenCL for Network Acceleration

Art Lee, Viosoft

Investigating the practicality of using OpenCL to accelerate AES and DES Encryption and Decryption by leveraging the GPU engines of the APU, reveals a realm of possibilities for exploiting parallelism on hybrid processors.

TECHNOLOGY IN SYSTEMS

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How Energy Harvesting Wireless Paves the Way to the Internet of Things

Jim O’Callaghan, President, EnOcean Inc.

Energy harvesting wireless technology is set to play an increasingly important role in realizing the Internet of Things more reliably, more conveniently, more economically and utilizing existing communication technologies.

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Wireless Network Devices Set to Accelerate Connectivity in the Internet of Things

Tom Williams, Editor-in-Chief

The introduction of increasing numbers of products and development support along with power savings, software and scales of integration are making the incorporation of wireless technology easier and more cost-effective.

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Increased Integration Brings on Multiple Decision Dynamics

Tom Williams, Editor-in-Chief




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S/W visibility without intruding on real-time execution – Is it feasibly? These two things (visibility, non-intrusion) areRead More...