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Technology In Context
RTC covers cutting-edge technology in real-world applications, including medicine, communications, aerospace, industrial automation, and control. The Technology in Context sections looks at the impact of embedded technology in these major application areas. Our editors strategically select key technologies where the solutions outlined and information provided are highly applicable and transferable.
CompactPCI in Control and Automation
High-Tech Control and Automation Apps—a Natural for CompactPCI
by David Pursley, Kontron
February 2010
Embedded design for industrial control and automation markets is characterized today by a great need for flexibility within computing systems. Small, highly integrated rugged systemsRead More...
FPGAs--Is Bigger Always Better?
Low-Cost PCI Express-Compliant FPGAs Enable a Plethora of Peripherals
by Greg Lara, Xilinx
January 2010
FPGAs play an important role in embedded processing by enabling customized hardware for protocol bridging, signal processing acceleration and real-time embedded control. Now, twoRead More...
New Directions for Mezzanines
New Generation of M-Modules and PMCs Saves Development Time and Money
Barbara Schmitz, MEN Mikro Elektronik
November 2009
Industrial embedded applications with small or medium volumes need tailor-made control solutions that can be implemented as much as possible on the basis of standard components. TheRead More...
Developments in VME
Air and Conduction Cooling for 3U COTS Cards: An Overview
by Ivan Straznicky, Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing
October 2009
There are many trends at the die level and circuit card level that can drive the decision of which cooling method to use for 3U COTS cards in rugged applications. One of these trendsRead More...
Developments in VME
OpenVPX Promises VPX Interoperability
by William Pilaud, Concurrent Technologies
October 2009
VPX has great promise. VPX leverages the Eurocard 3U and 6U form factors. MIL/Aero system integrators have used these types of modules, like VME and CompactPCI boards, in ruggedRead More...
New Mobile Platforms
Android Moves Beyond Mobile
Bill Weinberg, Linux Pundit.com
September 2009
In the fall of 2008, Google and its Open Handset Alliance (OHA) partners introduced Android into the mobile marketplace. After several years of engaging in very stealthy development,Read More...
ATCA: Telecom and Beyond
An Architect's Checklist: Designing a Carrier-Grade, Application-Ready ATCA Platform
Dr. Asif Naseem, GoAhead Software and Simon Stanley, Heavy Reading
August 2009
In this day of service-oriented architectures that offer converged data, voice, video and mobile services on the same IP-based network, continuous service is an increasingly importantRead More...
ATCA: Telecom and Beyond
Balancing Line Rate and Security: FPGA-Based MicroTCAs Enable 10-Gbits/s Network Traffic
Rob Kraft, AdvancedIO Systems
August 2009
The advance of 10 Gbit Ethernet networks and the increased data rates have provided both opportunities and challenges for developers of high-performance, real-time applications. TheRead More...
Low-Power Processors
The Key to Really Low Power: Fewer Interrupts
Kristian Saether, Atmel
July 2009
As embedded applications become more responsive to their environments, the number of peripherals needed to capture and process data is exploding. It is commonplace for microcontrollersRead More...
COM Modules
Toward a Unified Framework for Embedded Modules
Jonathan Miller and Rick Lehrbaum, Diamond Systems
June 2009
In April of 2008, the Small Form Factor Special Interest Group (SFF-SIG) unveiled a new modular standard for stackable expansion of single board computers. The SFF-SIG’s new standard,Read More...