Elsevier has just published Embedded Systems Architecture, by Tammy Noergaard. The 656-page book provides a broad and in-depth overview of embedded systems architecture, and is suitable for undergraduate embedded systems courses in electronics/electrical engineering and engineering technology, and for corporate training, according to the publisher. (more…)

Two new miniature computers from Gumstix Inc. enhance the company's Linux-based family of single-board computers (SBCs) with expanded memory and communications capabilities. The new models add a 92-pin expansion-bus connector to the gumstick-sized 80 x 20 x 6.3 mm Connex family, enabling memory and I/O expansion. (more…)

Foreword: Economic pressures are driving telecom equipment manufacturers to abandon proprietary platforms in favor of modular, standardized architectures that reduces costs and development time, according to a new Intel whitepaper. The paper reviews Intel's efforts to standardize multiple levels of telecom infrastructure, with technologies such as AdvancedTCA and Carrier Grade Linux. (more…)

National Scientific has integrated real-time streaming video into a modular security system based on Linux 2.6 and tailored for school bus applications. The “location aware” Travado IBUS system, equipped with global positioning capabilities, logs students onto and off of the bus by using a card reader (more…)

Linux is achieving critical mass in a number of segments in the telecommunications market, particularly in telecom infrastructure equipment. Pointing toward an even more successful future, the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) today released version 3.0 of the Carrier Grade Linux Requirements Definition (CGL 3.0) for developer evaluation. (more…)

This whitepaper by a marketing manager in Intel's Infrastructure Processor Division introduces COM Express, a new “computer on module” (COM) standard from the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG). COMs are tiny single-board computers (SBCs) that are used as macrocomponent-like building blocks in embedded systems, (more…)

Sky MobileMedia Inc. has announced the integration of its SKY-MAP software platform with MontaVista's embedded Linux operating system, in an effort to provide wireless phone manufacturers with a complete applications software platform for multimedia handsets and smartphones. (more…)

Parvus will soon release two PC/104-Plus CPU modules based on Intel's 400 MHz ULV (ultra low voltage) Celeron processor. The SpacePC 1451 and 1453 will target applications with high data transfer bandwidth requirements, and will support “generic” Linux. (more…)

LynuxWorks has added a BSP supporting AMCC's PowerPC 440GX embedded processor to its BlueCat Linux 5.1 embedded Linux distribution based on the 2.6 Linux kernel. The 440GX is aimed at high performance embedded applications such as networking control plane applications, RAID controllers, iSCSI processing, and storage area networking (SAN) equipment. (more…)

Renesas Technology and Arcturus Networks have teamed up on a pair of reference platforms aimed at companies developing “VoIP end-point devices.” The reference designs are based on the Renesas SH7710 SuperH processor, along with an Arcturus Linux-based session initiation protocol (SIP) based VoIP (voice-over-IP) telephony middleware (more…)

IBM, Sony, and Toshiba disclosed the architectural design of a jointly developed, multi-core “Cell” processor claimed to feature supercomputer-like floating-point performance and clock speeds in excess of 4 GHz, at the International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) today. Examples of anticipated applications include digital televisions, home servers, and supercomputers. (more…)

Viosoft is shipping a Linux-based hardware/software development kit intended to help developers create Internet-enabled devices or add Internet access to existing equipment. The kit bundles the company's Arriba Embedded Linux Edition development/debug tools and software with Intrinsyc's tiny PXA255-based CerfCube (pictured), and includes embedded Linux preinstalled. (more…)

MontaVista will broaden its focus on the burgeoning mobile phone market, with the announcement Tuesday of a program to rally chipmakers, software providers, and wireless carriers around its embedded Linux operating system as an open, extensible software platform. Dubbed the Mobilinux Open Framework, the initiative aims to produce a plug-and-play (more…)

LinuxDevices.com today launches its fifth annual Embedded Linux Market Survey, and invites all readers to participate. The brief survey — just 20 questions — probes developer preferences and industry trends. Over the last five years, the survey has become an important resource for industry analysts and (more…)

IBM has published the following technical articles, tutorials, and downloads on its developerWorks Website. They cover a range of interesting (though not necessarily embedded) technical topics, primarily related to Linux and open source system development. Some require free registration. Enjoy . . . ! (more…)