News & Articles Archive 2007

"Multicore Processors Revolutionize Real-Time Embedded Systems"

Paul Fischer, TenAsys Corporation
Electronic Design, December 13, 2007
The proliferation of multicore processors has done more than provide a boost in processing power to server applications. Multicore chips also pose the opportunity to revolutionize how embedded systems are constructed. Developers now can host real-time operating systems (RTOSs) and general-purpose operating systems (GPOSs) on separate cores of a single multicore processor to create systems that once required multiple hardware platforms. The benefit is a reduction in cost, size, and complexity.
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"Cost-reduce your embedded system using multicore processors"

Paul Fischer, TenAsys Corporation
PC/104 and Small Form Factors, Fall, 2007
Embedded systems developers can reduce multiple embedded systems into a single hardware platform by allocating CPU cores in a multicore processor to dedicated real-time tasks.
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or download the PDF directly from smallformfactors.com ›

"When RTOS Really Is Needed"

Loren Shaum, Contributing Editor, Control Design
ControlDesign.com, August, 2007
Real Time Operating systems (RTOSs) require machine builders and integrators to make choices regarding their use.
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"Today's defense and aerospace system designers have a wide variety of choices when it comes to selecting their next DSP system architecture."

Paul Fischer, TenAsys Corporation
VME and Critical Systems, August, 2007
Embedded systems that incorporate a mix of dedicated subsystems, performing functions such as real-time control, data acquisition, and a Human Machine Interface (HMI), can be built to run on a single computing platform where each operating environment has a dedicated processor core.
read more at VME and Critical Systems magazine ›
or download the PDF directly from vmecritical.com ›

"Virtualization Brings Real Benefits"

Intel Corporation
Control Engineering, July, 2007
Intel® Virtualization Technology, or Intel® VT, enables the integration of two or more autonomous applications. Exploiting the company’s multi-core microprocessors, Intel VT offers industrial automation users the performance of multiple separate processors in a single chip. This multitasking brings some significant benefits.
read more at Intel.com ›
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"Asymmetric real-time multiprocessing on multi-core CPUs"

Paul Fischer, TenAsys Corporation
ECE Magazine, July, 2007
The latest multi-core processors are ideal for implementing multi-OS embedded applications. Virtualisation technology makes it possible for a multi-core system to easily support multiple operating systems on a single computer platform.
read more at Embedded Control Europe ›
or download the PDF directly from embedded-control-europe.com ›

"Multi-Core CPUs Help Embedded Systems Reduce Interrupt Latency, And Increase Software Reliability"

Paul Fischer, TenAsys Corporation
Embedded Intel® Solutions, June 12, 2007
Multi-core processors aren't just good for improving the performance of servers and office computers. They're delivering big system-level benefits for embedded computing applications as well. For example, multi-core Intel® processors are making it much easier to improve real-time Windows performance.
read more at embeddedintel.com ›

"Multi-core CPUs Help Multi-OS Applications Reduce Cost and Improve Responsiveness"

Paul Fischer, TenAsys Corporation
Embedded System Engineering, April 25, 2007
Running multiple OSs on a single hardware platform can pose difficult software design challenges, particularly in applications where multiple real-time processing subsystems are involved.
read more at ESE ›

"Modern IDEs bring new meaning to 'integrated'"

Paul Fischer, TenAsys Corporation
EETimes, Issue 1468, March 26, 2007
Faced with the increasing complexity of advanced embedded systems designs, developers are looking for ways to streamline their application development process. Multicore processors may be both a solution and a complication to the problem. Such processors promise to lower system costs by enabling the construction of highly integrated real-time systems that delegate competing elements of the application to different processor cores. But they require the developer to seek design tools that support multicore, multi-application embedded design.
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