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Internet Appliance Design
Embedded Internet Tools
May, 2000
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Embedded
Linux
development platform
Linux Planet
is a software development platform integrating hardware and firmware with Hard Hat Linux. Linux Planet is comprised of computing engines, I/O modules, firmware, and peripheral products. The platform includes RPX Lite which features Motorola1s MPC823 microprocessor, a 10Mbps Ethernet port, PCMCIA, an RS-232 interface, and an on-board ambient temperature sensor. The I/O card provides an MP3 performance-capable CODEC, video out for NTSC/s-video, multiple serial ports, IrDA, and connections for
the touch screen. The CPU engine and the (H I/O X) expansion module are connected by the RPX Bus, composed of two standard 120-pin connectors. Linux Planet is available for $5,995 based on Hard Hat Linux subscription service. RPX Lite and the Multimedia I/O are available in quantities of 1,000 for $199 and $99, respectively.
Embedded Planet
Highland Heights, OH
(440) 646-0077
www.embeddedplanet.com
Real-time version of Linux
TimeSys Linux/RT
is a real-time version of the Linux operating system and extends the open-source Linux kernel, allowing the kernel and other processes to continue running even if a single real-time process crashes. TimeSys Linux/RT also allows users to incorporate a Real-Time Applications Interface (RTAI) layer. The TimeSys
Linux/RT operating system is scheduled for release in April and will be available for free from the Internet and for a fee on CD-ROM.
TimeSys Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA
(412) 681-6899
www.timesys.com
Networking stack for 8- and 16-bit chips
The
CMX-MicroNet
is a TCP/IP stack for 8- and 16-bit embedded processors. The CMX-MicroNet works with most 8- and 16-bit processors and uses between 2K and 12K of ROM, depending on the processor and the configuration. The CMX-MicroNet supports TCP, UDP, IP, SLIP, PPP, and HTTP protocols and allows for direct or dial-up connections. No proprietary protocols are required to run the stack and it can run stand-alone or with a real-time operating system. The CMX-MicroNet is available now. The base package costs $5,500.
CMX Systems Inc.
Framingham, MA
(508) 872-7675
www.cmx.com
Software tracks real-time CORBA standards
The
VisiBroker
builds Common Object Request Broker Architecture-compliant (CORBA) distributed real-time applications. VisiBroker supports the Object Management
Group1s (OMG) Real-Time CORBA specification. New features of the Real-Time CORBA standard include the ability to map CORBA operations to real-time priority models as supported by real-time operating systems and the ability to manage a CORBA implementation1s resource utilization. The Real-Time CORBA software implements functionality from the OMG Minimum CORBA and from the new real-time CORBA standards. The Real-Time CORBA first-seat development license is $8,000.
HighComm
Lakeland, FL
(941)
686-7767
www.highcomm.com
Java technology in embedded devices
The
JSTAR co-processor
is an accelerator for Java technology; its hardware accelerator can be added to any RISC or CISC microprocessor design. JSTAR interfaces with the native microprocessor core and its cache or
memory subsystem. It acts as a Java interpreter in silicon, retrieving byte code instructions from memory and executing them with the native processor. JSTAR operates on Java byte codes and is designed to be integrated into any Java Virtual Machine (JVM). Adding JSTAR requires no changes to the microprocessor1s instruction set or pipeline architecture. Operating systems, native applications, and software components and tools can run on a JSTAR-enabled processor. JSTAR provides a Java technology-based
extension that can be added to processor designs. The first implementation of the JSTAR accelerator technology is on an R3000-class processor supporting the MIPS I instruction set architecture and Sun1s PersonalJava 3.0 technology.
JEDI Technologies Inc.
Santa Clara, CA
(408) 654-8988
www.jeditech.com
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