Embedded Systems Conference features broad technical program

Embedded Systems Conference features broad technical program

The Embedded Systems Conference will be held at McEnery Center in San Jose, CA, April 14 to 18. One-hundred-and-seventy technical sessions will include topic such as Noise Issues and Solutions in MCU-Based Systems [ESC-120], Working with USB/Ethernet Software for Distributed Sensor Networks [ESC-223], Design Techniques for Power-Efficient Motor Control [ESC-245], and Programming Real-Time Linux Applications Using the POSIX.1b API [ESC-328].

The expo portion of the event gives you a chance to meet with more than 350 exhibitors and check out live demos of tomorrow’s embedded technology solutions. The exhibits are open on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday only. Here are a few interesting products that will be shown.

Ramtron (Booth 2501) will introduce an event data recorder an integrated event-monitoring solution that stores state changes in 24 Kbytes of nonvolatile F-RAM memory and alerts the system to those changes. The FM6124 features simple device settings and data retrieval for easy system integration. The device’s 12 digital event inputs can be individually configured to trigger event recordings. Ramtron will also showcase the FM25H20 2-Mbit serial F-RAM with a high-speed 40-MHz SPI interface. The low-power chip is available in a small 8-lead TDFN (5.0 x 6.0-mm) package.

Atmel (Booth 928) will demonstrate the AT91CAP7X-DK development kit that helps migrate ARM7-plus FPGA designs to Atmel’s CAP7 customizable microcontrollers. CAP7 MCUs have the equivalent of 28 K or 50 K FPGA LUTs. Atmel will also be showing their ultra-low-power 32-bit and 8-bit MCU families, the AT91SAM7L and XMega, respectively, and the UC3 performance-driven 32-bit MCU.

Okaya Electric (Booth 2328) will be introducing a line of AM OLED displays, available in 2.0-, 2.4-, 2.8-, and 4.3-in. sizes.

LynuxWorks (Booth 1520) will showcase its LynxSecure separation kernel for secure real-time operating systems. It provides an environment where multiple secure and nonsecure OSs and corresponding applications, can perform simultaneouslywithout compromising security or reliabilityusing hypervisor technology with multicore and virtualized processors.

Jim Harrison For more on the Embedded Systems Conference, to be held at McEnery Center in San Jose April 14 to 18, visit http://www.cmp-egevents.com/web/esv.