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Fast, Flexible Fan-less Design (ARTICLE)

What is the fastest and easiest way to build a small, fan-less embedded system? This article by Wolfgang Eisenbarth, Director of Marketing at Embedded Computer Technology, MSC Vertriebs GmbH, explains how computer-on-module (COM) solutions based on the Intel® Atom™ processor provide a full embedded computer on a standardized, prefabricated module. Paired with customized carrier boards that implement application-specific I/O, COM solutions can simplify and accelerate the design process.

Debugging Machine check exceptions on Embedded IA platforms (WHITE PAPER)

Embedded systems must be able to detect, recover from and report errors. This is a critical feature during debugging and also for quality control after product manufacturing has commenced. Advanced error handling is especially important for embedded systems. This white paper presents a step-by-step approach to debugging machine check exceptions and understanding their causes are resolving errors in embedded Intel® architecture platforms.

Designing Real-Time Solutions on Embedded Intel® Architecture Processors (WHITE PAPER)

One of the major challenges in embedded designs is the ability to exhibit “real-time” determinism. This paper focuses on some of the key design considerations associated with real-time embedded solutions. This paper defines a real-time system and distinguishes between “soft” and “hard” real-time systems. It introduces a number of the advanced features in Intel® architecture processors and describes real-time considerations and recommendations.

Minimal Intel® Architecture Boot Loader: Bare Bones Functionality Required for Booting an Intel® Architecture Platform (WHITE PAPER)

When you want to write your own BIOS on Intel® architecture, you must first gather the appropriate documents and determine the order in which the listed items must be performed. Until now there has not been a single document that describes all the basic steps in the correct order of initialization. This white paper by Intel firmware architects Jenny M. Pelner and James A. Pelner describes the minimal initialization steps that are necessary in order to boot to an Intel architecture platform.

Intel® Connected Services Gateway Reference Design (SOLUTIONS BRIEF)

For consumers and small businesses, managing media and communications services can be a challenge. Households can benefit from a simple single access point to control the range of services, and small businesses can use a single-box Plug and Play solution to access, manage and store their media and communications. This Intel product brief describes the connected services gateway reference design, a broadband-enabled wireless device that can help minimize development cost and time to market.

Touch-Screen Automation, Simplified (ARTICLE)

New consumer devices with continuous connectivity, rich graphics, and touch screen interfaces are also raising customer expectations in automation market segments for factories, buildings and homes. Developers face the challenges of minimizing cost and time to market while meeting the requirements of specialized automation markets. This article by Fabio d’ASlessi, CTO of M31 subsidiary Si14, shows how modular solutions based on the Intel® Atom™ processor can help meet customer expectations.

Upgrading Intel® AMT 5.0 Linux Drivers to Kernel v2.6.31for Intel Q45 and Intel GM45 based Embedded Platforms (WHITE PAPER)

Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT) is a hardware-based solution that provides Out of Band (OOB) remote manageability functions that are independent of the system’s power and operating system (OS) state. This white paper outlines the steps to upgrade the Intel® AMT 5.0 MEI and LMS drivers to build and run on Linux kernel 2.6.31.

Adapting to the Extremes of Rugged Design (ARTICLE)

Ruggedization and reliability are key requirements for industrial, medical and aircraft applications. Reliable operation is especially important for critical devices used for avionics and railway control. This article by Barbara Schmitz, Chief Marketing Officer of MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH, tells how embedded developers can build rugged and reliable solutions with minimal cost and effort using a migration platform based on CompactPCI standard and embedded Intel® processors.

Processing Multiple Buffers in Parallel to Increase Performance (WHITE PAPER)

SIMD, or Single Instruction Multiple Data, is an established technique for boosting performance on processors that handle identical workloads. On Intel® processors, multiple independent data buffers can be processed simultaneously using SIMD instructions and registers. This paper describes how a scheduler can be used for efficient processing of multi-buffer routines in applications where the workloads are not identical and where buffer sizes vary.

An Energy-Efficient Platform for In-vehicle Infotainment Solutions (APP NOTE)

Automakers must balance consumer demand for fuel-efficient cars with customer preferences for value-added electronics like infotainment systems. Electrical components draw power and use fuel, so an important task for car makers is finding ways to add high levels of compute performance for interactive applications without straining the power budget of the vehicle. This application note describes the fuel savings that can be achieved with an ultra-low power platform based on Intel® architecture.

Optimized FIR Filter Implementation Using SSE Instructions (WHITE PAPER)

Intel® software products take advantage of the performance potential of the Intel® Atom™ processor. When compiler technologies or optimized off-the-shelf libraries are not sufficient to meet extreme performance requirements, hand-optimized routines are justified to maximize performance. This paper describes step-by-step development of an ultra-fast impulse response (FIR) filter for digital signal processing using Streaming SIMD Extensions (SSE) and other Intel Atom processor features.

Shinhan Bank Projects 524% ROI in 6 Years and 43% Reduction in ATM Downtime via Embedded Intel® vPro™ Technology (WHITE PAPER and ROI STUDY)

Shinhan Bank headquartered in South Korea, has implemented the Intel® Core™2 processor with vPro™ technology as an embedded controller in their automated teller machines (ATMs). Embedded Intel® vPro™ technology allows better remote updates, patching, reimaging, and problem resolution of the machines. This paper details results of a Shinan ROI study that shows a projected break-even point in year 2, savings of over $608,000 across 6 years, and a positive ROI of 524 percent in year 6.3.

Rugged Computing with Industrial Temperature Intel® Atom™ Processors (WHITE PAPER)

This article from Radisys describes how the industrial-temperature Intel® Atom™ processor Z5xx series helps industrial equipment manufacturers address the challenges of harsh environmental conditions, while meeting requirements for application performance, low power consumption, temperature and compact size.

Upgrading to an Intel® Multi-core Ecosystem Keeps a Car Simulator Running in the Fast Lane (WHITE PAPER)

The Pi Shurlok PiAutoSim is a bench-top simulator designed for hardware-in-the-loop testing of automotive electronic control modules (ECM). The unit is used by car manufacturers to test ECMs without having to fasten the ECM to an engine. Engine models are created in software and used to test and validate the behavior of the ECM. This paper describes how upgrading to the latest multi-core Intel® architecture using the latest Intel® software tools results in a significant performance gain.

Optimizing H.264 Software Codec on Intel® Atom™ and Intel® Core™2 Processors Targeting Intel® Digital Security Surveillance (Intel® DSS) Applications (WHITE PAPER)

H.264/AVC is the latest video coding standard from ISO/IEC Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG). Due to its high compression efficiency and superior video quality, H.264/AVC is becoming the most preferred and common video codec in digital security surveillance (DSS) applications, despite increasing encoding complexity. This paper shows how H.264 encoding performance increases using processor-specific Intel® Supplemental Streaming SIMD Extension (SSSE3) and SSE4 instructions.

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