Embedded Technology Integrated into an ECG Device

Embedded electronics have never been so popular within the design of new products, especially when operators require touch screen technology for interaction and quick start operation. Based on this "mobile phone" style approach, customers in the medical market have started requesting new features for their devices, including capacitive touch screens, modern Graphical User Interfaces and Wi-Fi capabilities for remote control and monitoring.

One of the key medical areas where this technology is being utilised is in the design of ECG machines. In this app note, we look at how DAVE Embedded Systems is using their specific knowledge in this industry to design and develop a system able to support a rich and modern user experience including Wi-Fi or 4G connectivity, which provides access to the cloud through secure certificates and secure boot.

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Embedded World 2017

Date: 14-16 March 2017
Location: Nuremberg, Germany
Visit: www.embedded-world.de

Whether your business is IT security for electronic systems, distributed intelligence, the Internet of Things or e-mobility and energy efficiency – the Embedded World Trade Fair in Nuremberg enables you to experience the whole world of embedded systems.

Over 930 exhibitors and numerous speakers from 42 countries will be presenting on a diverse selection of topics, ranging from construction elements through modules and full systems, operating systems, hard and software to services. The show is likely to welcome more than 30,000 trade visitors and approximately 1,700 conference participants from 73 countries.

Christos Flouris from Sarsen Technology will be at the show on 15th March, and will be supporting VersaLogic and DAVE Embedded Systems on their respective stands. Selwyn Henriques from EIZO Rugged Solutions will also be there throughout the show, and will be available to discuss your embedded video and graphics requirements.

DAVE Embedded Systems - Hall 4 - Stand 481: ARM Cortex, PowerPC and FPGA based embedded solutions for the future of industrial IoT.
VersaLogic - Hall 3 - Stand 259: State-of-the-art x86 COTS embedded computers based on PC/104 architecture.

If you'd like to meet with Christos, Selwyn or anyone from VersaLogic or DAVE Embedded Systems please get in touch to secure a time.

info@sarsen.net
+44 1672 511166

App Note: Dual Gigabit Ethernet support on Xilinx Zynq EVB

DAVE Embedded Systems has a whole library of interesting and useful application notes and white papers,  the latest of which centres around how to integrate a second Ethernet port on their Xilinx Zynq-based BORA EVB.

BORA EVB

BORA is a dual Cortex-A9 + FPGA CPU module based on the recent Xilinx "Zynq" XC7Z010 / XC7Z020 application processor. For evaluation purposes DAVE has designed a development kit, which includes the BORA EVB - a carrier board designed to host the BORA module. The aim of the app note is to describe how to integrate a second Ethernet port on the BORA EVB.

 Ethernet is becoming essential in many different business areas, thanks to the flexibility of Ethernet interfaces. Home automation applications use dual Ethernet where the multimedia data must be processed and transmitted through the building's networks for lighting control, IP video door, thermoregulation and safety. Industrial automation and factory-based systems have also adopted Ethernet where Industrial Process Control (IPC) is required; many motor drives within their inverters are used and all of them require control and supervision.

The availability of a second Ethernet port on the same product provides several of advantages. Dual Ethernet permits the handling of data exchange between different subnets.  The development of real-time industrial protocols in the last decade, like EtherCAT and AMP (Asymmetric Multi Processing) solutions, together with the availability of two Ethernet interfaces on the same SoC enables customers to have Real Time controllers, HMI supervision systems and data logging all on the same CPU.

Find out more by downloading the White Paper: Enabling dual Gigabit Ethernet support on Xilinx Zynq EVB.