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System Design

Hardware processing blocks give highest video performance ... 10/04/2012

When digital signal processors first appeared commercially in the early 1980s, they took the electronics world by storm, eventually enabling the ...

Would you be better off using a modular oscilloscope? Some ... 13/03/2012

Many mid range oscilloscopes are essentially Windows pcs configured specifically for use in test and measurement. Embedding a pc within an ...

Breeding success: Embedded World 2012 preview 14/02/2012

This year's embedded world exhibition and conference takes place in Nuremberg from 28 February to 1 March. The tenth running of the event is set to ...

General purpose oscilloscope helps with low speed serial ... 22/11/2011

Using an oscilloscope to analyse and debug a low speed serial link is standard fare and today's general purpose digital oscilloscopes contain a ...

Real time operating system architectures are important for ... 09/08/2011

Medical device manufacturers understand the importance of the operating system (OS) and, contrary to common practice for embedded systems design, ...

The best route to avoiding counterfeit electronics 11/07/2011

It's been discussed and analysed for years, yet there does not seem to be an end in sight for the trade in counterfeit electronics.

Turning off the shelf components into application specific ... 14/06/2011

By definition, off the shelf modular instruments are designed to be general purpose, programmable and flexible enough to handle a variety of input ...

Clear force sensing material set to see touch screen ... 24/05/2011

Touch screens have proved to be a phenomenal success with smartphones and tablets, such as the iPad, changing the way that users interact with ...

PCB layouts and 3D designs move closer together 12/04/2011

For years, the worlds of electronic and mechanical computer aided design have evolved along very separate paths. It was never intended to happen this ...

Prototyping system designs on fpgas 22/03/2011

Software is a major – some might say the major – component of any system design and that software is often targeted at specialised hardware. Making ...

Is the hardware engineer becoming an ‘endangered species’? 07/02/2011

There is general agreement that software is now the dominant part of the embedded design process. There is also a trend towards platform based ...

Capacitive touchscreens – game changing technology 25/01/2011

Touchscreen technology has been one of the cornerstones in the rapid advancement in user interfaces of both portable and static electronics equipment.

Are mems based oscillators a viable alternative to the ... 10/01/2011

Traditionally, quartz crystal oscillators have been the preferred choice for clock generation in consumer, computing and communication applications. ...

Embedded instrumentation illuminates the future of ... 22/11/2010

Some of the challenges facing test and measurement may seem oppressive, but a few beacons – such as embedded instrumentation – are shining through ...

A different view 11/10/2010

High quality 3d displays are set to appear in portable devices.

Keeping the buses moving 11/10/2010

How embedded computing modules passenger information services are being used to keep passengers up to date.

How in the loop testing aids embedded system validation 28/09/2010

Embedded systems software can provide competitive advantage. For a vehicle, software can make a comfortable ride even more appealing; it can also ...

Beat the clock: System design and frequency management 09/08/2010

Clocks are the 'heart beat' of almost all electronic systems and clock management is an especially important part of the overall system design. Since ...

Far from dead - VME is still alive and kicking. 12/07/2010

When confronted with the question 'is VME dead?', what comes to mind is Mark Twain's famed response to his supposed demise – 'reports of its death ...