Leopard Imaging Leopardboard 355 and 365 Development Boards
Leopard Imaging introduced the Leopard Board family of low cost development boards with a free software development kit (SDK) from RidgeRun. The SDKs provide an integrated configuration and build environment as well as the GStreamer audio and video streaming library. The Leopardboard family includes codecs, peripherals, video input and output, software, and support. Both the [...]
AMC Boards Market
According to VDC Research Group, merchant AMC boards revenues will almost double during the next three years. Growth of the merchant AMC board market is projected to be relatively flat through 2010, before significant growth is expected in 2011 and 2012. According to VDC, AMC board shipments have been driven mainly by the use of [...]
Extensible Host Controller Interface Draft Specification
Intel Corporation recently unveiled the Extensible Host Controller Interface (xHCI) draft specification revision 0.9 in support of the USB 3.0 architecture, also known as SuperSpeed USB. The xHCI draft specification provides a standardized method for USB 3.0 host controllers to communicate with the USB 3.0 software stack. Interoperability among devices from multiple manufacturers is important [...]
1394 CU Copper Automotive Standard
The 1394 Trade Association recently announced the new 1394 Automotive specification for copper cabling media, designed to optimize the use of the 1394 (FireWire) standard in entertainment, environmental control, camera, and other in-vehicle applications. The new specification extends the original IDB-1394 Automotive Specification to include operation over cost-effective automotive-grade, high-performance copper cabling media. All of [...]
Universal Graphics Module Standard 1.1
Kontron recently released version 1.1 of the Universal Graphics Module (UGM) standard for shigh-end PEG graphics. The latest revision optimizes system design and reduces costs by defining the height of UGM Graphic-on-Modules in accordance with the PICMG-defined COM Express[tm] specification. This enables designers working with COM Express[tm] modules and UGM Graphic-on-Modules to use a single [...]
1394-2008 High Performance Serial Bus Standard
The IEEE Standards Board recently approved the 1394-2008 specification. 1394-2008 combines all IEEE-1394 specifications developed since the audio-video multimedia standard was founded in 1994. The 1394-2008 High Performance Serial Bus Standard updates and revises all prior 1394 standards dating back to the original 1394-1995 version, and including 1394a, 1394b, 1394c, enhanced UTP, and the 1394 [...]
Qseven COM Specification 1.1
The Qseven consortium recently published version 1.1 of the Qseven specification for embedded computer modules. Qseven is unlike other Computer-On-Modules (COM) standards because its primary focus is mobile and ultra mobile applications. It defines fast serial differential interfaces such as PCI Express and Serial ATA but omits support for legacy interfaces like EIDE and PCI. [...]
Slot Single Board Computers Report
VDC recently published the 2008 edition of its research on Slot Single Board Computers in Volume 1 of VDC’s Merchant Computer Boards for Embedded/Real-Time Applications Intelligence Program, 2008. The base year data for 2007 from this research indicates that the actual 2007 dollar volume shipments of ATCA CPU blades exceeded VDC’s previous forecast for 2007, [...]
Merchant Embedded COTS Board Market
According to a VDC research report, the market for merchant embedded COTS computer boards in military/aerospace/defense applications will grow in North America and Europe over the next two years. The market totaled US$ 766.8 million in 2006, with North America responsible for a 75% share of this and Europe the remaining 25%. The market is [...]
GE Fanuc VP11, VR11 Single Board Computers
GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms’ VP11 and VR11 6U VMEbus single board computers feature a choice of Intel dual core processors (including the Intel Core2 Duo processor). The SBCs are designed for automation, simulation/training, telecommunications, test and measurement markets. The VR11 is a single slot solution that can optionally be ruggedized (including conduction cooling), while the [...]
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