NEWSLETTER INFINITY - EMBEDDED WORLD SHOW ISSUE February 2008 A product & technology update from Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe INFINITY FME IN THE DRIVING SEAT at Embedded World The Embedded World Exhibition and Conference is one of the most important events on the calendar of the international embedded community. Fujitsu has exhibited at ‘Embedded’ since it began in 1994. The show’s popularity has continued to grow and today is firmly established as the location to meet industry experts, to experience cutting-edge technology, make new contacts and further develop existing business relationships. 2007 was the most successful year ever for Embedded World with 13,675 visitors and 590 exhibitors. Forecasts for the 2008 event Fujitsu’s stand at Embedded World 2008, which will stage numerous live product demonstrations. indicate that it will certainly beat those figures. This year’s event takes place February 26-28, and will be the stage for FME to show a wide range of products and 2008 solutions in action. Working demonstrations will be a feature of FME’s stand and these will encompass the company’s key target markets: automotive, industrial, graphics and networking/ASSPs. CONTENTS ‘Jade’ GDC enables hi-tech dashboard in futuristic Automotive microcontrollers Artega GT sports car 3-4 FME’s solutions for FlexRay™ and AUTOSAR will feature in Ethos, CES & WiMAX devices make technology several demonstrations at Embedded World. convergence child’s play 5-6 An interactive FlexRay Cockpit demonstrator will be located 16FX & 3-phase motor control MCUs in the main entrance to the exhibition. This merges several are put through their paces 7-8 functions typically found in the driver’s cockpit onto a single Automotive MCU demos show FlexRay & FlexRay network, and features the MB91F465XA series AUTOSAR in action 9-10 microcontroller. Fitted out as a standard vehicle interior with ‘Jade’ & ‘Mint’ GDCs Demonstrate their Automotive a fully-functional instrument cluster, visitors will be able to ‘drive’ the demonstrator to see the technology at work. & Industrial features 11-12 1 NEWSLETTER INFINITY - EMBEDDED WORLD SHOW ISSUE February 2008 However, FlexRay can also be used beyond its intended Networking & ASSPs time-triggered applications. Video-via-FlexRay and Networks, which were previously dominated by classic telecom Navigation-via-FlexRay are two possibilities that will be technology, are now converging around standards like demonstrated on the FME stand. In these examples Fujitsu’s Ethernet although old and new technologies will need to MB86276 ‘Lime’ graphics controller is used, together with a operate side-by-side in the Metro area. FME has therefore FlexRay starter kit for the MB91F467D and a standalone developed products to enable this and at Embedded World will FlexRay communications controller – the FlexRay ASSP – feature a live on-line gaming demonstration using Sony MB88121B. PlayStations to show its Ethos (Ethernet over SDH/SONET) and WiMAX devices in action. Making software visible is often a challenge, which is why the AUTOSAR Roadster has been developed. The Roadster Graphics controllers shows Fujitsu’s capability as a system supplier of automotive Fujitsu’s MB86R01 ‘Jade’ and MB86277 ‘Mint’ will be shown, microcontrollers and state-of-the-art software – the in both industrial and automotive applications. AUTOSAR package. This demonstrator incorporates the MB91F467BA and visitors will be able to see how this device Several demonstrations will showcase the sophisticated 3D can be configured to change some of the car’s functionality. graphics capability of the recently launched ‘Jade’ SoC including one that will utilise Tara Systems’ Embedded Industrial microcontrollers Wizard software designed to simplify the code generation New additions to the 16FX family of microcontrollers will be needed for HMI development. introduced at Embedded World, including the MB96338U series featuring both CAN and USB Mini Host functionality The MB86277 ‘Mint’, the very latest graphics controller together on one chip – a first for Fujitsu, as well as a brand new introduced by FME, will demonstrate a point of interest (POI) ADA-16FX-Ethernet extension board. This board enables all application targeting the industrial market on an XVGA 16FX devices with an external bus interface to communicate resolution display. via Ethernet. See you there! A demonstration of multi-axis servo control like those found in So, to experience all this – and more, visit Fujitsu on Stand robotics will also take place. At the heart of the demo will be Number 314, in Hall 12. the MB91470/480 series microcontrollers. Visitors can control the movement of the motors using an integrated control panel or via an Ethernet connection realised by the new ADA-16FX-Ethernet extension board. 2 Enabling our partners’ ideas to become reality ‘JADE’ GDC enables hi-tech dashboard in futuristic Artega® GT Sports car Automotive innovation, utilising Fujitsu’s multitalent MB86R01 ‘Jade’ SOC. FME’s MB86R01 ‘Jade’ graphics controller is playing a crucial role in enabling a state-of-the-art instrument panel in the futuristic Artega GT sports car. Designed by the renowned Henrik Fisker whose other credits include the BMW Z8 and Aston Martin DB9, the Artega GT is the brain-child of Klaus Dieter Frers, CEO of paragon - a successful direct supplier of cutting-edge electronics to Trained as a mechanical engineer specialising in motor virtually all leading automotive manufacturers. vehicles, Frers is a successful entrepreneur and an ambitious racing driver. He knows paragon’s competence range, and Artega is not only the name of the car but also of the seeks out expert external advice and help to complement his company, set up by Frers as a spin-off of paragon, for its company’s core skills: the Artega GT’s engine and development. The idea was to design a sports car for the transmission come from the Volkswagen Group for example, future that is able to take advantage of the latest technologies and Bosch provides the latest active driving dynamics controls. without any of the brand expectations and history that can restrict well-known and established manufacturers. This While the entire car is crammed with technological advances, concept has allowed Frers to explore new possibilities and the cockpit of the Artega GT in particular contains a showcase his company’s capability as a development partner comprehensive range of innovations for operation and driver in the automotive industry. information. Principal elements include a unique double pointer instrument, a navigation system in the rear-view From the start Frers knew what he wanted to achieve: a high- mirror, a multimedia entertainment, communication and performance sports car, rear engine, light and strong with operating system as well as a reconfigurable LCD instrument exciting forms but suitable for everyday use. In addition he panel. It is this last feature that utilises FME’s ‘Jade’ wanted to include innovative instruments and control systems. graphics controller. 3 NEWSLETTER INFINITY - EMBEDDED WORLD SHOW ISSUE February 2008 The paragon instrument panel consists appreciating the benefits that this new technology has to offer, of a high-resolution, illuminated 10.2- drivers still prefer a traditional look and familiar layout. inch colour display with 800 x 480 pixels and a digitally controlled dual-pointer analogue In the Artega GT, the instrument panel has one large central instrument with a high-quality metal clock face acquired from mechanical gauge with all the other instruments rendered the luxury watch segment. This displays engine speed and graphically by ‘Jade’ and projected onto the LCD. This road speed on one axis and is a patented world first. requires a controller able to produce sophisticated 3D graphics – right down to the shading around instruments – to make The standard specification paragon dashboard comes with them look like mechanical gauges. This is a typical application displays of speed, RPM, water temperature, oil temperature, for ‘Jade’. As a SoC, ‘Jade’ is not just a graphics controller, fuel gauge, gear, outside temperature, trip/total mileage and it also contains an ARM9 CPU. In reality this makes it a warning signals. Optional specifications include additional, single-chip graphical sub-system, which can be controlled individually configurable displays for oil externally just by sending it pressure, ampere meter, volt meter and information, for example, display G-Force (longitudinal and the oil gauge with lateral acceleration). value x, y, z. When paragon decided to incorporate a large graphical This single-chip unit can calculate all the necessary element in the dashboard they turned to a company called information, produce the graphics and feed the display. The mycable to create some concepts. mycable is a highly result is an impressively realistic ‘mechanical-look’ instrument experienced and skilled panel that can be configured to meet individual customer R&D company focussed on specifications. embedded multimedia system development based Hailed as a sports car for all who believe in automotive on high-end RISC microprocessors, graphic accelerators and innovation, the Artega GT will be found on FME’s stand at MPEG codecs that FME also works closely with for the Embedded World. production of reference and evaluation boards. At this time mycable was in the process of creating concepts for FME’s newest graphics controller, ‘Jade’, and thought that it would be the ideal solution for the Artega GT instrument panel. There is a trend developing in the automotive industry to move away from the mechanical pointers and gauges that we are all accustomed to in favour of graphical representations of these shown on LCDs. It has been found, however, that while 4 Enabling our partners’ ideas to become reality ETHOS, CES & WiMAX devices make technology convergence child’s play Over the past 20 years, convergence in electronic technologies speed and reliability advantages enable it to meet the last-mile is a topic that has generated many debates and enthusiastic bandwidth challenge cost-effectively, which means that forecasts – but arguably, has yet to really deliver on its promise.