What makes the Embedded Masterclass vendor exhibition so different ?
Firstly we ask the vendors to send along 'engineers, not salesmen', so that you can have your questions answered, and engage in a productive debate about a given technology or development challenge.
The next point is that all vendors have a simple tabletop - no big flashy stands. This way, we can keep the focus on the technology. Our objective is always to create a 'forum' for learning and productive discussion between engineers and the Embedded Systems vendor community.
Below are details of the vendors who have so far signed up for the 2010 event.
Lauterbach GmbH is the world's largest producer of hardware assisted debug tools. Their engineering team has more than 30 years experience in making world class debuggers and emulators.
Lauterbach will be running a live demonstration of debugging Linux running on ARM and PPC cores. They will be showing how to use a mixture of run mode and stop mode techniques to find even obscure bugs within the code. They will also show you how trace technology can reduce your debugging time by 75% (this percentage is from a major customer over many projects). With tools available to support most processor types in the embedded market please visit and discuss how we can help your project. www.lauterbach.co.uk
Phaedrus Systems is a specialist in supporting engineers at all stages of embedded safety-critical and high-integrity projects.
Through understanding the rigorous methodologies required to produce safety-critical and high-integrity products, through knowledge of the standards and through experience of the certification/validation requirements of the customers for these products, Phaedrus Systems has been able to assemble a unique product and services portfolio.
The product line-up covers the entire project life-cycle, from requirement specification and capture to integration testing and debugging, even variant management for products produced in multiple versions. Other tools cover code analysis and there is a range of safety-critical RTOS, compilers and software stacks to match precisely the requirements of the developer and the project. www.phaedsys.com
IAR Systems is one of the world's leading providers of software tools for embedded systems that enable large and small companies to develop premium products based on 8-, 16-, and 32-bit microcontrollers, mainly in the areas of industrial automation, medical devices, consumer electronics and automotive products.
IAR Systems has an extensive network of partners and cooperates with the world’s leading semiconductor vendors. Established in 1983, IAR Systems is a part of Intoi, formerly Nocom, since 2005. www.iar.com
SDC Systems is a leading European provider of development tools and platforms for embedded systems. With products ranging from hardware reference design boards to realtime operating systems and embedded data management technology, SDC has become an important resource to many of the UK's major technology companies
SDC also provides professional services to assist their customers in the development of embedded systems and the implementation of new technologies and software tools.
Amongst the technologies that SDC will be exhibiting at the Embedded Masterclass will be Graphical User Interface Development tools, Internet security solutions and Data Management solutions. www.sdcsystems.com
At TTE Systems, we help our customers to create reliable and cost-effective embedded systems very quickly and easily. Current applications for our products and technology range from simple consumer goods to industrial, aerospace and satellite systems.
Building on Time-Triggered (TT) technology, we develop and sell RapidiTTy® development tools and toolboxes, the InfiniTTy™ range of real-time operating systems, and TTE®32 “soft” processor cores and microcontrollers. We also provide a related suite of training services based around TT technology. www.tte-systems.com
With over 2,000 customers developing on MontaVista Linux across a wide range of industries, MontaVista is the undisputed leading provider of commercial-grade Linux development platforms for intelligent devices and communications infrastructure.
MontaVista is the centre of intellectual capital on Linux for intelligent devices. With world-class Linux OS offerings backed by a complete set of developer tools, best-in-class professional services and support, the broadest range of supported hardware platforms, and industry-leading test environments, MontaVista is the most complete provider of Linux solutions. www.mvista.com
Wind River enables companies to develop, run, and manage device software faster, better, at lower cost, and more reliably. Only Wind River can deliver on the full spectrum of Device Software Optimisation (DSO) requirements—from VxWorks- and Linux-based development platforms through deployment and management, from hardware optimisation through middleware and application integration—to accelerate time-to-market for highly differentiated, highly connected devices.
Wind River combines a proven commitment to standardisation with state-of-the-art tools, industry best practices, comprehensive global support, and a superior partner ecosystem to help you accomplish all your DSO goals across the entire development life cycle. www.windriver.com
Founded in 1982, Green Hills Software is the largest independent vendor of embedded development solutions. In 2008, the Green Hills INTEGRITY-178B RTOS was the first and only operating system to be certified by the NSA to EAL6+ High Robustness, the highest level of security ever achieved for any
software product.
Our INTEGRITY® family of real-time operating systems, optimizing C/C++/EC++/Ada95 compilers, IPv6-ready TCP/IP networking stacks, GateD® Layer2 switching and Layer 3 routing, MULTI® and AdaMULTI
™ integrated development environments, DoubleCheck™ integrated static analyzer and TimeMachine
™ tool suite offer a complete development solution that addresses both deeply embedded and high-reliability applications. www.ghs.com
Parasoft Embedded, a division of Parasoft Corporation, develops and markets embedded development tools and solutions that leverage proven software verification methods to achieve greater productivity, shorter time to market, and significantly fewer software defects. We help developers code smarter and test faster by capturing human intelligence and converting it into repeatable processes.
Parasoft C++test helps development teams realize code quality throughout the development lifecycle. This integrated toolkit for C and C++ development automates a broad range of best practices proven to improve software development team productivity and software quality. Parasoft C++test automates C and C++ static analysis, peer code review, and unit and component testing on host and target with comprehensive code coverage supporting multiple levels of DO-178B. www.parasoft.com
LDRA is the world's longest established provider of automated testing and analysis tools for the embedded market place. LDRA provides a unique environment that helps teams accelerate the testing of embedded applications and deliver safety critical and mission critical software on time. LDRA is now expanding its offering to facilitate work between the development and management teams.
The LDRA tool suite is deployed throughout the software development lifecycle for Code Review, Quality Review, Design Review, Automated Unit Test, eXtreme Testing, Test Verification and Requirements Traceability. These are the key solutions that help embedded developers overcome the challenges of testing real-time software in circumstances where computer software is required to be reliable, rugged and as error free as possible. For more information please visit www.ldra.com
Barric is a world leader in the contract manufacturing of electronics. With over 30 years of experience, investment and success, Barric has enabled innovative companies across the world take successful products to market. Whether your technology is surface mount , Micro BGA or through hole , Barric has the technology and expertise to deliver an outstanding service.
Barric currently manufacture embedded systems for some of the world's most recognised embedded technology companies. If you wish to have the opportunity to meet with experts in the field of electronics manufacturing, or maybe the chance to discuss the recent transition to lead-free components, then this will be a good opportunity to meet the engineers from Barric. Other areas of expertise include BGA rework/reballing, smt production, cable harness production. www.barric.co.uk
Founded in 2000, IBASE is the brainchild of a group of experienced engineers who have been exposed to the industrial PC sector for many years. Given its specialization in the design, production, sales and marketing of IPCs, IBASE won ISO 9001 quality assurance in December 2001 and ISO 13485 medical certification in February 2009.
IBASE specializes in OEM/ODM services tailoring products to customers' requirements. Its product mix covers single board computers, industrial motherboards, CPU modules, barebone systems, network appliance and digital surveillance systems for different applications in the gaming, entertainment, digital signage, kiosk, automation, medical, networking and security markets.
Manufacturing and quality control are carried out in our own production facilities in Taiwan which are fully certified by ISO-9001 quality management systems. Headquartered in Taiwan with European sales office in Stevenage in the UK, we are here to support our customers locally and effectively. www.ibase-europe.com
WITTENSTEIN High Integrity Systems - we place the emphasis on integrity .
Our embedded software is based on 10 years' experience working with Aerospace, Medical and Industrial Control applications. It is robust, high quality and has been deployed in some of the toughest environments.
We have completely re-invented the way engineers buy embedded software. Use the completely free of charge, commercial quality FreeRTOS TM open-source kernel or upgrade to the the low cost, fully compatible, commercially supported OPEN RTOS TM. For mission critical applications, use SAFE RTOS TM certified for IEC61508, FDA 510K or DO-178B.
We are part of a global engineering organisation with a reputation for excellence. Choosing WITTENSTEIN software means we help you deliver on your promise to your customer. Always. www.HighIntegritySystems.com
Blue Chip Technology is a leading UK innovator and manufacturer of single board computers and industrial computer solutions. Over the last twenty years, Blue Chip Technology has built up a comprehensive range of resources and facilities which can be brought to bear on your embedded project. We offer UK design and manufacture at board and system level, meaning the customer gets the full technical support of the experts who designed, built, tested and programmed our products.
In addition to our OTS single board computer range of PC104, Computer on Modules, RISC engines and other SFF boards, Blue Chip excel in custom design. We retain design and manufacture in house so we’re flexible enough to accommodate a small adaptation or bottom up design project. We specialise in hi mix, high value, low to mid volume manufacture which means we can work with a 100 unit project and give them our full care and attention. We have the capability to take your requirement from design to distribution, - pre- installed, tested, configured and branded product delivered straight to your customer. www.bluechiptechnology.co.uk
Feabhas is a training and services company specialising in the field of real-time embedded development. We offer a wide portfolio of training courses, delivered on-site or as public courses (open enrolment), as well as service packages for process improvement and best engineering practices.
With clients from all areas of the electronics industry, Feabhas consultants have a wealth of embedded software development expertise. Our core specialisations are C, C++, Java, Linux, UML, SysML and Microsoft Embedded.
We are running a half day, hands-on, Embedded Linux Training Session at the Embedded Masterclass. Program real-hardware with us, whilst getting a taste for Linux in the embedded environment. Click here for details
Please come and visit our stand for our latest course dates or to discuss your process improvement requirements. www.feabhas.com
Raima is a leading provider of high-performance embedded database solutions known as the Raima Database Manager product-line.
Since 1984, the company has been focused on solving data management problems in a wide variety of verticals such as Mil/Aero, Telecom, Financial, Consumer Electronics, Medical, Industrial Automation, Business Automation and more. With over 20,000 application developers, resulting in over 20,000,000 deployments, Birdstep continues to lead in the worldwide demand for embedded database technology. www.raima.com
For over 20 years Reflex Technology has been providing development tools for designers of Real-Time distributed and embedded systems. These have come from some of the worlds best known companies, including iSYSTEM, Unicoi and SCIOPTA Systems.
Our aim has been to provide Complete Solutions encompassing the whole development cycle. Our focus at the Embedded Masterclass will be on showing some of the new products from our suppliers: Software for safety-critical embedded applications. This includes real-time operating systems, network software, file systems, software for interface bus systems, board support packages and other system software. Certification by TÜV to IEC61508 at Safety Integrity Level 3 (SIL3) can be provided. www.reflex-tech.co.uk
Perforce, the /fast /Software Configuration Management (SCM) System, reduces time-to-market for new and existing embedded systems development projects.
Perforce tracks and manages all digital assets (including source code, documents, graphics and CAD drawings). It enables collaboration between hardware and software development teams.
Atomic transactions help to link collections of file revisions with work
orders, eCos, or program specifications. This means that bug fixing is quicker, allowing you to spend more time creating your product. Our Inter-File Branching and merging also helps manage multiple releases or variants, which can reduce your development effort.
More than 270,000 developers at 4,700 organisations worldwide use the Perforce SCM System. Perforce provides support for the concurrent development of hardware, firmware and software for leading edge companies. Some of our customers include nVidia, Harman/Becker, TTPCom, TomTom, Palm and National Instruments. www.perforce.com
Embedded module and processor solutions provider Solid State Supplies will be showing the latest and best in class products with a complete portfolio of devices for all applications ranging from market leading Ultra Low Power ARM Cortex M3 to IP enabled embedded ARM9 and ARM Cortex A8 based platforms.
These platforms run various operating systems that include Linux, ThreadX, and WinCE. Solid State Supplies has an outstanding offering for today’s embedded hardware and software engineer offering high performance, fast time to market and low cost. Solid State’s major advantage is the ability to understand the hardware requirements in both the digital and analogue domain and offer software support to enable complete solutions from concept to production.
This ability is coupled with a broad and comprehensive range of suppliers that include; The lowest power ARM Cortex M3 processor on the market, the ARM based EFM32G Gecko range at just 180uA/MHz; RF modules supporting ISM bands, 802.11abg and 802.15.4 from Digi; Processor modules from Rabbit Semiconductor supporting Ethernet, WiFi and many other interfaces; Marvell and Freescale modules that include PXA270, PXA320, i.MX25, i.MX27, i.MX37 and i.MX51 from Karo and Digi; Embedded ISM band RF modules from Radiotronix; Enfora embedded GSM platforms, box level and PCB mounting and Wireless Logic fixed IP GSM airtime services.
Please stop by and take a look, we look forward to discussing our solutions with you technically and commercially.
Nexus GB has been making data rugged, portable and secure for over 20 years. We're the exclusive UK and Ireland distributor for Datakey Electronics® reprogrammable Keys and Tokens. Our portable memory solutions will keep working in environments where heat, dust, moisture or accidental damage would cause conventional memory cards and USB devices to fail.
We don't simply sell keys or tokens but offer a range of portable memory
products with matching readers as well. That's one of the reasons millions of
our devices are being used across the UK and Ireland for data logging, cashless
vending, security, access controls and much more.www.nexusgb.co.uk
Pebble Bay: specialists in building and improving foundation embedded software.
We help businesses build and improve all kinds of products based on microprocessors.
Our aim is to help you get the best out of your design, by focusing on the software building blocks that support your application. This leaves you free to concentrate on what makes your product unique, while we make sure it’s built on a solid foundation. Getting these building blocks exactly right can give you big performance gains, reliability improvements or cost savings.www.pebblebay.com
Originally part of the Nohau Group, founded in Sweden in 1981, Nohau UK is now an independent, privately owned company which has taken over the
group's business interests in the UK and Ireland.
The company distributes a wide range of embedded systems related hardware and software, including Real-Time Operating Systems, development tools, protocol stacks, protocol analyzers and traffic generators. In addition it supplies WLAN and Bluetooth communication modules and other wireless
connectivity solutions. Major principals include global players such as Frontline, LeCroy, Klocwork, ConnectBlue, Phytec, Keil, HCC-Embedded, IAR Systems, Quadros Systems, Hi-Tech, and IXXAT. www.nohau.co.uk
Enea is a leading supplier of real-time operating systems (RTOS) , high a vailability middleware, database technology and professional services. Enea's products are deployed in applications such as telecommunications infrastructure, mobile handsets, medical instrumentation, automotive and industrial control systems.
Enea's flagship operating system (RTOS), OSE is deployed in approximately half of the worlds 3G mobile phones and base stations. Polyhedra is a standards based, in memory database with support for most RTOS ' s as well as Linux and Windows. Element is a middleware product aimed at Telecom equipment manufacturers. It helps them to build reliable systems quicker and allows them to focus on the applications that differentiate them from their competitors.
At the 2008 Embedded Masterclass , Enea will be presenting a new product ; DSPEED is a software platform for controlling, monitoring and debugging DSP farms . It is aim ed at applications where reliable signal processing is required such as telecom base stations, media gateways or military r adar or sonar www.enea.com
Knowledge management and effective document collaboration is critical for R&D companies, and CogniDox is the ideal proven solution for the Semiconductor, Consumer Electronics and Embedded Systems sector.
It enables you to maintain an easy-to-use, web-based document respository for all your projects. Our state-of-the-art enterprise search facility based on Lucene/Solr will save you time and help you see what others have contributed. Design reviews are easier to manage with our configurable review and approval workflow process. A document control procedure based on CogniDox satsifies Quality acceditation requirements such as ISO 9001 and ISO 13485.
We offer plug-ins for tools such as CVS, Subversion and Perforce SCM to improve Product release managment. Our plug-ins for SugarCRM and Salesforce enables end-to-end management of customers from Prospect to Licensee, and our "instant Extranet" web template offers a quick and effective way to support customer downloads and problem tracking. Last but not least, our commercial open source business model gives peace of mind that you won't be locked-in to proprietary formats and makes the cost of our solution affordable for even startups and small companies.
Express Logic is a leading provider of royalty-free RTOS and Middleware for small memory footprint, high performance embedded devices. Over 700 million devices have been deployed using ThreadX.
Express Logic’s products include:
ThreadX® - Small, fast, real-time operating system (RTOS).
NetX™ - Full TCP/IP networking stack.
FileX® - Full MS-DOS compatible file system.
USBX™ - Full implementation of the Universal Serial Bus (USB) for Host and Device.
PEGX™ - Embedded GUI development kit.
TraceX™ - Event trace
BenchX™ - Eclipse based IDE
StackX™ - New tool analyzes application code and identifies maximum stack usage
Express Logic’s royalty-free, full source code, professional support combination makes us an attractive business partner for companies producing SoCs and electronic devices in today’s competitive market for consumer electronics, industrial automation, medical equipment, networking applications and military and aerospace solutions.
Kontron UK offers a range of Intel based rack mount platforms around two core architectures: passive backplane (SBC) and motherboard.
Kontron UK offers a range of Intel based rack mount platforms around two core architectures: passive backplane (SBC) and motherboard. The benefits of the passive backplane are its ability to support a greater number and combination of ISA / PCI expansion slots (up to 20) and to offer longer life cycles, which can be up to 4 years. This architecture, therefore, offers huge advantages for customers requiring lifecycle management and revision control. In comparison motherboards generally offer a lower cost alternative at the expense of slots and continuity, hence they are generally suited for applications where the latest processing technologies are required, at the keenest price.
The Kontron UK server range offers base platforms ranging from 1U through to 6U and has a variety of options for fault tolerance and storage. Simply call us with a definition of what you are trying to achieve and our sales engineers will work with you to specify a suitable configuration. In addition the Omnix and C4000 platforms are designed to allow custom paint and logo finishes making them ideal for customers wishing to OEM our platforms. Remember all platforms are available with our specialist integration services www.kontron.co.uk
The QNX® Neutrino® RTOS offers a components-based architecture to deliver the utmost in reliability, and the QNX Momentics® development suite delivers the utmost in integrated development tools — over a choice of development hosts, processor architectures, and programming languages. Our customers find QNX RTOS based products are quicker to develop, perform better in the field, and last longer in the market.
The QNX Neutrino RTOS provides advanced graphics features for rich visual applications. Featuring a powerful, embeddable windowing system, scalable web browsers, multi-layering, 3D (industry standard OpenGL ES) and support for popular multimedia formats, QNX Neutrino lets you cost-effectively add sophisticated graphics capability to your embedded device. QNX Neutrino RTOS also uniquely offers a new design solution for embedded products in the form of support for Adobe Flash Lite 3. This speeds the creation of graphical user interfaces and promotes designer creativity for a brand new class of animated HMIs
A commitment to standards, clean intellectual property, and performance excellence: these qualities make QNX stand out from its competition. That's why global leaders like Cisco, Alstom, General Electric, Thales, and Siemens depend on QNX technology to build mission- and life-critical applications. Founded in 1980, QNX Software Systems is headquartered in Ottawa. www.qnx.com
IPL is an IT services company specialising in the delivery of intelligent business solutions to both private and public sector organisations. It helps its clients exploit corporate information to yield tangible business benefits.
Bridging the gap between business and technology, IPL applies world-class consultancy and unrivalled engineering skills to deliver innovative and dependable ICT solutions that address real business needs. These exceptional services, executed to the highest standards, are delivered to high profile clients in Financial Services, Government, Transport, Aerospace & Defence, Emergency Services, and Telecommunications. Based in the city of Bath, IPL employs a staff of 260 and has a turnover of ca. £29M p.a.
Part of IPL’s portfolio is the provision of specialist software testing tools – Cantata++ (for C and C++) and AdaTEST (for Ada 83/95). These products have been in use in the software high-integrity sector since 1992, and have earned a reputation for excellent functionality and high reliability.www.ipl.com
BitWise is an ISO9001 accredited design and development services company specialising in product development assistance.
BitWise is an ISO9001 accredited design and development services company specialising in product development assistance.
For over twenty years we have successfully delivered complex projects to some of the world’s leading technology companies. Using our wealth of skills, experience and management expertise we de-risk our client’s development to ensure products reach their market faster.
Specialising in embedded software, hardware and associated applications we operate across many different markets that are linked by a consistent demand for very high quality and reliability. Our solutions are efficient, delivered quickly and are maintainable to maximise the return on investment. Our clients use our services to help solve a number of business challenges including:
Accelerating execution of the product roadmap
Developing strategies for new technology or architectures
Increasing R&D flexibility to handle development peaks with confidence
Scoping and capturing product requirements
Prolonging existing product life by adding new features and improving performance
Providing fully independent validation and verification
Improving test coverage and through-put via automation
A recent development in industrial production technology has been the ability to print onto plastic and metal surfaces using digital flat bed printers such as the Copytrax PrintMaster that uses advanced inkjet technology and solvent based inks.
This new technology enables companies to achieve high quality print at the press of a button on a broad range of materials, without the requirement for the creation of films and screens. Recent applications have included printing on PCB's, dial gauges and control panels.
This new 'digital approach' to screen-printing offers engineers a number of important new advantages. At the development and prototype stage, this gives engineers the freedom to quickly create prototypes in-house, therefore reducing costs and accelerating the design cycle. This freedom to experiment also means that engineers can be more innovative and maybe even create multiple versions for approval by the client or manager. www.copytrax.com
Future Exhibition Information
> Explore New Technologies
- The Latest Debug Tools
- RTOS's and COTS software
- Hardware and Module
- Training Services/Consultants
> Key Industry Vendors
- Lauterbach, Phaedrus, IAR
- Wind River, TTE-Systems
- SDC Systems, Feabhas,
- LDRA, Parasoft, Green Hills
> Engineers not Salesmen
- Tabletop Exhibition
- Tabletops Hosted by Engineers
Companies Exhibiting
Lauterbach
Phaedrus Systems
IAR Systems
SDC Systems
TTE Systems
MontaVista
Wind River
Green Hills Software
Parasoft
LDRA
Barric
iBASE
Wittenstein BlueChip Technology
Feabhas
Raima
Reflex
Perforce Solid Sate Supplies
Nexus
Pebble Bay
Nohau
Enea
Cognidox
Express Logic
Kontron UK Ltd
QNX Software Systems IPL BitWise
Copytrax
