Reving up VPX for 10Gbaud operation
By Bob Sullivan, Michael Rose, and Jason Boh, Hybricon Corp.
Exactly when do you need an RTOS?
By Paul N. Leroux, QNX Software Systems Ltd.
SECTION: Crosshairs Editorial, by Chris Ciufo
OpenVPX eases next-gen system development
OpenVPX solves VPX interoperability challenges; plans for future features
Says OpenVPX's founder Mercury Computer Systems: "interoperability – as planned."
SECTION: Technology Trends
Mil embedded trends and bends
Daily Briefing: News Snippets
By Sharon Schnakenburg-Hess, Asst. Managing Editor
A look at the latest mil tech happenings including:
  • U.S. DoD entity turns to social media
  • “Mighty Mo” returns home
  • Secure Internet: Impossible dream or pending reality?
  • And more
NEW Intel Core i3/i5/i7 product roundup
Intel recently introduced its 2010 Intel Core Processor Family, including the i3, i5, and i7 processors, and many in the embedded industry are already jumping onboard. Click here to go to the Military Embedded Systems website and view our expanding list of Intel Core i3/i5/i7-based embedded products.
Compilers alone overlook important errors
How good is your compiler (at finding coding defects)?
By Wojciech Basalaj, Ph.D., PRQA
Many believe that if source code compiles cleanly, with all warnings activated, then it is ready to move on to a verification stage such as test or code review. However, it is dangerous to assume that if the code has compiled cleanly, then any errors present must have resulted from interpretation and not implementation.
Keeping cool in harsh environments
Advanced cooling techniques beat the heat for rugged embedded COTS systems
By Ivan Straznicky, Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing
The ability of modern military electronics to meet the widest range of ruggedization and operating temperature requirements is an absolute must. And, when traditional cooling techniques are insufficient, designers are turning to more advanced approaches. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Walter J. Pels)
Lock down sensitive information
Protecting embedded systems from unauthorized software modifications
By Andre Weimerskirch, Ph.D., and Kai Schramm, Ph.D., escrypt Inc.
Today's embedded avionics and other security-critical systems increasingly face the requirement for heightened security. Hence, a software downloading/flashing scheme utilizing digital signatures and the Rivest Shamir Adleman (RSA) and Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) algorithms is helping to prevent unauthorized access and counterfeiting. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Robertson)
SECTION: Sister Publication Article
Sister publication article: VME and Critical Systems
IP tag technology identifies stolen FPGA designs, tracks the security leak
By Paul Dillien, High Tech Marketing
Theft of sensitive military designs is not a new problem, but new technology development is providing a novel way to identify IP ownership and trace FPGA design theft with a noninvasive, nondestructive test.
 
SECTION: New Products
Esterel Technologies
Certified Solutions for Critical Embedded Systems and Software
LCR Electronics
AdvancedTCA (ATCA) Rugged Military Enclosures
White Electronic Designs
WEDC Secure SSD BGA Provides Fast Data Erase
Extreme Engineering Solutions
Intel Core i7 processor solutions optimized for embedded computing applications: 3U VPX, 6U VPX, VME, 3U cPCI, 6U cPCI, XMC, PrPMC
Innovative Integration
X5-GSPS is an XMC I/O module featuring two 8-bit, National Semiconductor 1.5 GSPS ADC08D1500 A/Ds
VPT
New VME Power Supply
ACCES I/O
PC/104-Plus Watchdog Timer Board Protects Against Mission-Critical System Failures
Schroff
Calmark Torque-Limiting Card-Lok Retainers Prevent Board Damage
Annapolis Micro Systems
Dual Twelve Bit 2.3 or 1.5 GSps DAC I/O Card
GE Intelligent Platforms
Board Computers from GE Intelligent Platforms
TEWS TECHNOLOGIES
Conduction Cooled PMC Module for CAN Bus Applications

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