Welcome to the Embedded Masterclass 2009 - May 7th and 12th - Cambridge and Bristol

Over the past 9 years, the Embedded Masterclass has established itself as an important UK event for engineers looking to explore the most recent tools and technologies for the development of embedded systems.

Whether you're an electronics engineer, an embedded computing engineer, a designer or a project manager, the Embedded Masterclass will give you the chance to meet with embedded systems engineers from many of the world's leading vendors. The Embedded Masterclass is recognised for the quality of its presentations and workshops, which are technical in content and presented by engineers, for engineers.

"Thanks to everyone that helped make this event another great success. We'll be planning the next event for May 2010, so let us know if you would like to be kept up to date on progress."

In the meantime - you may be interested to know about this Embedded Systems event :

10th November, 2009

The 3rd annual Military and Aerospace Electronics Conference and Exhibition (MAE09) - the UK's only dedicated event on embedded computing and integrated electronic systems for military, defence and aerospace applications, will take place on 10th November at the Royal Berkshire Conference Centre, Reading, UK.

This one-day technical conference and exhibition will focus on the design, development and procurement of electronic components and embedded systems covering both hardware and software technologies.  Design & development engineers, research organisations, solutions providers, academic institutions, industry/trade and lobbying bodies, policy makers and government are invited to submit technical papers for delivery at this unique industry event which will explore the key technological issues facing the land and air systems application environments. www.mae-show.com

Momentum is growing ahead of June's annual Code Generation conference in
Cambridge. The conference is Europe's leading practitioner event onModel-Driven Software Development.

This year's conference has attracted an international line-up of recognised speakers in the field including Markus Völter, Steven Kelly, Kathleen Dollard, Stuart Kent, Andrew Watson and Jos Warmer. Despite the current economic downturn, the focus of the event on practical applications and the strong peer networking element also ensure that
participants continue to the event come from around the world.

Mark Dalgarno, of Cambridge-based organisers Software Acumen, says "I'd personally been to many conferences in the past where I could have learned everything from the conference proceedings so we were determined to make this event different. Our focus for the event has always been on disseminating best practice of what is currently practically achievable, this is done partly through our formal programme of hands-on, case study and tutorial sessions but also through a strong informal programme element where participants can meet with others with
similar concerns and interests."

This year's conference runs from June 16th-18th 2009 at Murray Edwards college in Cambridge and places are available for 1, 2 or 3 day participation. Discounts are available for membership of a wide variety of partner organisations including Cambridge Wireless, BCS SPA, ACCU,OMG, IASA.

Visit the Code Generation 2009 http://www.codegeneration.net/cg2009/ web site for the full event programme and to book your place.

The Embedded Masterclass has been run in association with MicroTechnology Europe

and Automotive Electronics

View details of last year's embedded systems event

Exhibitor News

SolidWorks Design Days – Learn 3D CAD

Innova will be running a series of one-day events at locations around the UK, enabling engineers to come along to see SolidWorks in action. Each event will comprise two half-day workshops, presented by highly competent and experienced SolidWorks engineers and will give engineers and designers the chance to get hands-on-experience as well as the chance to ask questions and explore this new generation of engineering design technology. More...

MontaVista(tm) Fast Boot at the Embedded Masterclass - Linux boots in 1 second or less!

MontaVista Fast Boot is a Linux technology that allows you instantly display your real world critical data on the screen in 1 second or less.

Why it is that so important? Because it is an imperative in most safety critical applications mainly found in Automotive, Industrial or Mil/Aero domains to have your vital system data available to the user instantly
after the system is powered. It could be engine check or gear info in a car, temperature and pressure readings for power plant or sonar data on a plane. More...

Frontline Appoints Nohau To Service Protocol Analyzer Market In UK AND Ireland

Provider of PC-based protocol analyzers for special-purpose data communication networks, Frontline Test Equipment Inc, has appointed Nohau UK as a franchised distributor for the UK and Ireland.

Frontline, based in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA, pioneered portable troubleshooting software solutions for serial communication protocols over two decades ago. Since then it has expanded into the embedded developer tools market by building powerful test tools for Bluetooth, Bluetooth low energy, Wi-Fi, ZigBee wireless technologies and USB. As a result of collaborative work with the Bluetooth SIG and major developers, Frontline is firmly established as the global industry leader in Bluetooth technology protocol analysis. In addition to the developer market, Frontline also supports the industrial market with a robust family of protocol analyzers for serial, Ethernet, and field buses. More...

SDC Systems Appointed as UK Distributor for Birdstep Technology's Embedded Database Technology

Specialist embedded systems tools and software distributor, SDC Systems, has announced that it has been appointed as the UK distributor for the Raima ® embedded database solutions that are developed by Birdstep Technology. The Raima Database Manager (RDM), embedded database is found in a wide range of electronic products, from low cost consumer products to high performance, high-availability realtime applications. With over 20,000 developers enjoying the flexibility of the RDM database technology; this product is currently successfully deployed in over 25 million systems. More...

Innova to Present 3D Design Technology at Embedded Masterclass 2009

Cambridge based design and modeling software specialists, Innova Systems have agreed to present and exhibit their 'SolidWorks' technology at this year's Embedded Masterclass, an event for developers of electronic and computer based systems. Solidworks not only enables engineers to create a model of their product in a virtual world, but also enables them to assemble parts, test motion, generate production data, undertake heat flow analysis and even test enclosure strength and performance.More...

Understanding the Transition from A Traditional RTOS to Linux

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SDC Systems Adds Device Security Expert Mocana To Its Embedded Systems Portfolio

SDC Systems, has announced that it has added the family of products that make up Mocana’s Device Security Framework™ to its range of software and development tools for embedded developers. Mocana’s NanoSSL™, NanoSSH™ and NanoSec™ IPSec/IKE solutions are among the fastest and smallest security protocol implementations on the market, offering performance multiples of up to 3x and memory footprints only 1/10th the size of comparable open source or commercial pc-based security implementation. More...

JTAG/Boundary Scan Platform SCANFLEX ® with world's first Controllers for Cabled PCI Express Standard

GOEPEL electronic introduces a new controller series compliant with PCI Express External Cabling specification, a new addition to the revolutionary JTAG/Boundary Scan hardware platform SCANFLEX ® . The new family of SCANFLEX ® Boundary Scan controllers (SFX Controllers) is named SFX/PEC1149 and includes three models in different performance classes. More...

New Embedded Database Release includes new features for Industrial Control

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Embedded Masterclass 2009 To Discuss The Increasing Use of Commercial Database Technologies in Embedded Systems.

Birdstep Technlogy, a leader in embedded databases, have agreed to present at this year's Embedded. Their presentation will introduce engineers to the concept of using commercial data management software within electronic devices and real-time computing systems.

"Whether it's an air traffic control system, a SATNAV, a medical scanner or a mobile phone; today's electronic systems often have to handle massive amounts of data," said Luca Pagni, Sales Manager EMEA for Birdstep. "Often the bigger issues can be such aspects as the speed of retrieval of the data or maybe even data security. Companies such as ourselves are focused on the development of software that can efficiently and effectively manage and protect this data. Our presentation will explain how this powerful and often essential technology is applied within embedded systems." More...

Wind River to Deliver Common Infrastructure, Tools, Testing and Integration Services for LiMo Platform

Wind River today announced that LiMo Foundation™ has selected Wind River as the systems integrator to deliver the common infrastructure, tools, testing and integration services for the LiMo platform™. A Board member of LiMo Foundation, Wind River will now be LiMo's chosen systems integrator providing technology and services to combine, harden and validate code contributions of LiMo members through a Common Working Environment (CWE). More...

Embedded Systems Event to Include MISRA C++ Workshop

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Nohau Introduce New Embedded Software Products for Mission Critical Applications

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Wind River Platforms Reduce Development Risk for Safety Critical Devices

New VxWorks Platforms Specialized for Stringent Certification Requirements of IEC 61508 and DO-178B

Wind River has announced the immediate availability of two new software platforms for customers requiring safety certification. The software platforms, called VxWorks 61508 Platform and VxWorks DO-178B Platform, allow customers to reduce development risk of safety certified systems by leveraging the portability of existing VxWorks 6 software components, development tools and partner ecosystem, while maintaining confidence in meeting critical business requirements for lower cost, faster time-to-market, higher quality and increased performance. More...

UK Embedded Masterclass to Include MISRA C++ Workshop

The organisers of Embedded Masterclass, an event that brings together developers of hi-tech systems with vendors of tools and software for the development of microprocessor based systems, have announced that this year’s event will include a MISRA C++ workshop. The workshop will enable delegates to understand the key features of MISRA C++, the rationale behind it, and finally why and when should we use it. More...

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The UK Embedded Systems event, the Embedded Masterclass, has announced that a key presentation will be an exploration of the use of ZigBee and similar low power wireless technologies. The Embedded Masterclass will be run at both Cambridge and Bristol on the 7th and 12th may. www.embedded-masterclass.com Zigbee and 802.15.4 have become increasingly popular due to their low power consumption and ease of use.

ZigBee is a specification for a suite of high level communication protocols using small, low-power digital radios based on the IEEE 802.15.4 standard for wireless personal area networks (WPANs). More...

Ada to C Conversion Tool Brings New Life to Legacy Code

SDC Systems Limited have announced the availability of AdaMagic®, an Ada to C conversion tool that gives developers the ability to automatically convert legacy software written in Ada to the C programming language. This automatic code conversion process eliminates the need for a costly and tedious code re-write which provides development companies with extensive cost and time savings.

In the past the Ada Programming language has been popular for use in high-reliability mission-critical embedded systems, such as avionics, and has been widely used for military applications. Today, more engineers are working with the C/C++ language and development companies face the challenge of converting older systems over to the more modern C/C++ code based software. More...

Choosing A Linux for the Development of Intelligent Devices

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Over the past 10 years, various commercial Embedded Linux solutions have evolved. Several are now highly refined operating systems that not only exhibit robust real-time performance but can also address the needs of mobile wireless devices. Whether to 'roll your own' Linux OS or buy off the shelf remains a common question in todays embedded space. This presentation will lift the lid off of commercial Linux and show engineers what is inside the very latest offering and why a commercial solution might offer both engineering and commercial benefits to your next project. More...

Aonix Announces PERC® Java Virtual Machine for VxWorks MILS Platform

Aonix® have announced the start of its integration efforts to Wind River’s VxWorks MILS Platform for multilevel secure (MLS) systems with its flagship product PERC Ultra. This integrated product will help customers address the growing requirement by industry and government for scalable, portable, and maintainable tools and execution environments that can handle the special needs and rigor associated with access to and protection of secure data
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