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On the cover
“Open source software and open standards are now broadly
accepted in the embedded systems industry and should be
considered on each new project,” argues new Embedded
Computing Design Editorial Director Warren Webb in his inaugural
“Tracking Trends in Embedded Technology” column. Page 5.
February 2011 | Volume 9 • Number 1
5 Tracking Trends in
Embedded Technology
30 Left2MyOwnDevices
Connected devices change everything
By Don Dingee
Software and standards:
Keep ‘em open
By Warren Webb
Silicon
Microcontrollers
Software
Android and MeeGo
Strategies
Mobile technologies
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24
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Embedded microcontroller
IBM Rational
Nuance
update
Communications
The return of the “talking car”
By Ed Chrumka
The benefits of developing
Android applications using commercial
Eclipse-based solutions
By Warren Webb
By Leigh Williamson
16
Mentor Embedded
Challenges of porting Android
to non-handset applications
28
By Vlad Buzov
20
TimeSys
Editor’s Choice
Corporation
Menu expands at
the OS diner
By Maciej Halasz
2011 OpenSystems Media ® © 2011 Embedded Computing Design
All registered brands and trademarks within Embedded Computing Design magazine are the property of their respective owners.
ISSN: Print 1542-6408, Online: 1542-6459
4 | February 2011 Embedded Computing Design
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Tracking Trends
in Embedded Technology
By Warren Webb
Software and standards: Keep ‘em open
As embedded system performance expectations and data rates
skyrocket, embedded design teams are turning to open source
software and open standards to lower development costs and
shorten the time to market. With potential cost savings on
licensing fees, source code, development tools, and recurring
royalties, designers and managers alike have become staunch
open source fans. Even the often cited “lack of support” com-
plaint has dwindled as in-house experience grows and a host of
third-party experts offer their services. In fact, a growing industry
has evolved around each new open source project to provide
development teams with technical support, system integration,
software training, documentation, and custom enhancements.
Along with the software, embedded designers also rely on open
standards to ensure an ample selection of pre-engineered, off-
the-shelf hardware components to satisfy at least some of the
requirements of each new project. These standards not only
guarantee that hardware from multiple vendors will operate
together, but also make it possible for designers to second source
critical system components. Open source software and open
standards are now broadly accepted in the embedded systems
industry and should be considered on each new project.
these articles offer plenty of insight and tips that you can use as
you tackle open source software development.
Although open source is a large part of this issue, we could not
pass up the opportunity to present the latest mobile technology
trends in our strategies section. Ed Chrumka, senior product
manager at Nuance Communications, describes the multitude
of communications, navigation, and infotainment services
already available in the connected car and hints at the future. As
states roll out laws banning driver distractions, Nuance speech
recognition software has become popular in applications allow-
ing drivers to verbally search the Web, dictate e-mail messages,
update social networking sites, and navigate to street addresses
or points of interest.
None of these software sensations would be of any use in a devel-
opment project without the right embedded processor in place. To
track the latest in microcontrollers, we covered an OpenSystems
Media E-cast entitled “Take your Design to the Next Level
with Intel Atom,” where experts presented details on the irst
Intel architecture created speciically for embedded designs.
Charlie Wu of Advantech explained the E6xx features such as low
power, scalable performance, and lexible I/O, while Joe Broxson
of Adeneo Embedded demonstrated the startup and customization
options available with Windows Embedded Standard.
In this issue of Embedded Computing Design , we present a
close-up look at some widely used open source software and the
associated development tools that may come in handy on your
next project. For example, Vlad Buzov, a software architect at
Mentor Embedded Professional Services, leads us through the
steps necessary to port the popular Android operating system
to applications other than mobile handsets. He covers all the
details required to remove the phone software stack and add new
device drivers dedicated to custom hardware. Continuing with
the open software theme, Leigh Williamson of IBM Rational
delves into the software development tools available for Android
along with their features and limitations. Leigh describes how
to combine the free Google Android Software Development
Kit with a commercial product such as the IBM Rational Team
Concert to enable collaborative development with task man-
agement and source control. Although Android is currently
all the rage, Maciej Halasz, director of product management
at Timesys Corporation, leads us through the relatively new
MeeGo operating system for consumer electronics devices.
MeeGo is Linux-based and targets portable or small form factor
devices such as netbooks, handsets, in-vehicle infotainment, and
connected TVs. Whether you are a irst-time user or a veteran,
While the articles presented in this issue are timely and educa-
tional, they are only a small tip of a huge and growing iceberg
called the embedded systems industry. I am very excited and
honored to be the editorial director and work with the great team
here at Embedded Computing Design. Our job will be to track
the trends in this enormous industry and deliver timely news and
information that may affect your design. However, in order to
get this done, we need your help. Please give us your feedback
on the information that we deliver and offer your suggestions.
If you have an idea for a technical article that would be of inter-
est to our community, please do not hesitate to send me a short
article abstract.
Warren Webb, Editorial Director
wwebb@opensystemsmedia.com
5 | February 2011 Embedded Computing Design
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