Functional demonstration of ODP-OpenvSwitch (ODP-OVS) running on ThunderX. ODP-OVS to process the upd pkt in loopback way on 10G port. Pkt generator pumps 10G traffic to ODP-OVS port. ODP-OVS receives pkts, validates pkt hash from ovs flow_table and then loopback to same port at 10G line rate.
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Hisilicon D02 Virtualization
Running virtualization on the 16 or 32-core ARM Cortex-A57 Hisilicon D02 board.
64bit 16/32-core ARM Cortex-A57 Hisilicon D02: High Performance IPSEC gateway over ODP
Developed new ODP features to achieve high performance, optimize the memory management, uio dev management framework, support crypto accelerator dev, pmd driver.
Holst Centre Smart Clothing with flexible displays and sensors
Holst Centre at Printed Electronics USA, shows wearable technology applications of their products and prototypes. Holst Centre is an independent R&D center that develops technologies for wireless autonomous sensor technologies and flexible electronics. The Holst Centre’s business model is to partner with industry and academia based around roadmaps and programs. For more information see http://www.holstcentre.com and http://www.IDTechEx.com
Linaro Lead Projects explained by Mark Orvek, Linaro EVP Engineering
Linaro is a large engineering organization with many complex projects that map across various teams and groups, but there are a number of high-level projects that stand out and attract the most attention. These projects are highlighted in this section: ARMv8, Digital Home, Mobile & Android, Networking, Server, and Test & Validation. Each of these sections are linked at http://www.linaro.org/projects/
Coursera course about IoT using the 64bit Qualcomm Dragonboard 410c
This Coursera Specialization covers the development of Internet of Things (IoT) products and services—including devices for sensing, actuation, processing, and communication—to help you develop skills and experiences you can employ in designing novel systems. The Specialization has theory and lab sections. In the lab sections you will learn hands-on IoT concepts such as sensing, actuation and communication. In the final Capstone Project, developed in partnership with Qualcomm, you’ll apply the skills you learned on a project of your choice using the DragonBoard 410c platform.
Marcello Zuffo, Professor Embedded Computing at Sao Paulo University with Jon Maddog Hall
At Linaro Connect, talking with Professor Marcello Zuffo about how the Sao Paulo University in Brazil could work together with Linaro to advance the state of open source Linux on ARM.
Microsoft Playready DRM integrated with OPTEE, Linaro Digital Home Group
The Linaro Digital Home Group (LHG) has achieved a milestone in the delivery of an open source reference solution for the consumption of premium content on ARM powered devices.
The media solution ulitizes several open source components coupled with a commercial DRM that executes in a Trusted Execution Environment (TEE). The TEE used is the Open Portable TEE (OPTEE) from Linaro, running on ARM TrustZone.
The solution integrates the following key components:
– W3C EME Working Draft (31 March 2015)
– Microsoft PlayReady DRM Porting Kit v3.0
– OP-TEE
– OpenCDM/OpenCDMi
– Chromium v43
The solution is powered by a STMicroelectronics STiH410 ARM Cortex-A9 processor.
96Boards Team Amit Kuceria and Ricardo Salveti
The team at Linaro with focus on 96boards are working to make it upstream friendly, better Quality Assurance, Validation, making the software more stable.
NovaCentrix PulseForge Demo at IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA
Stan Farnsworth from NovaCentrix gives a tour of NovaCentrix’s PulseForge equipment at the IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA event. NovaCentrix is focused on technologies and materials to enable manufacturing in Printed Electronics. The PulseForge photonic curing tools process high-temperature materials on low-temperature substrates. Applications include drying, sintering, annealing, or reacting metallic, non-metallic, and semiconductor inks, without damaging temperature sensitive substrates such as foils and plastics. For more information see http://www.novacentrix.com and http://www.IDTechEx.com
Makeblock Headquarters Tour, Design House, Engineers
Makeblock is open-source platform to building robots, 3D printers, artwork or other devices. It can connect with aluminum mechanical parts, electronics modules and even compatible with Legos. Not only focus on Maker and Education market, Makeblock also want to entry Consumer Electronics market. Here is the design house and HQ tour we filmed in Makeblock office based in Nanshan, Shenzhen, with 130 employee most of them are engineers working on hardware and software every day.
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4K on Sony α7S II and Sony α7R II
These Sony full frame mirrorless 4K cameras with interchangeable lenses are Sony Alpha 7S Mark 2 and Sony Alpha 7R Mark 2. The Sony α7S II offers extra sensitivity, wide dynamic range, accurate focusing, and 5-axis optical image stabilization, while the Sony α7R II has a 42.4 megapixel photo sensor. Some video and photo enthusiasts and professionals are saying that these are the best cameras in the world at the moment of their market segment and price for 4K video shooting.
NthDegree Nth Light, Flexible Printed LED Lights
NthDegree’s ultra-thin, flexible, lightweight LED lights are printed on either a flatbed screen press or a high speed roll-to-roll printing press. Filmed at the Printed Electronics USA event. For more information see http://www.ndeg.com/ and http://www.IDTechEx.com
Ohmatex world’s thinnest USB Cable and Astronaut Monitoring Kits
Interview with Ohmatex at IDTechEx Wearable USA. Ohmatex develops products and solutions for integrating electronics into textile. Ohmatex products include textile cabling and washable connectors which provide conductivity and connectivity for smart garments and wearable devices. Ohmatex currently has a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop a garment with NIRS (Near Infra-Red) and EMG sensors to monitor leg muscle activity during astronaut training. In 2012 Ohmatex developed a medical compression stocking that measures changes in leg volume for patients suffering from edema (fluid retention) of the lower limbs. For more information see http://www.ohmatex.dk and http://www.IDTechEx.com
Qualcomm CES 2016 booth tour: Snapdragon 820, 820A, 802.11ad, 802.11ac, Windows Continuum and more
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 is shown in a real phone in LeTV Le Max Pro, with Qualcomm saying that they have 80+ design wins for the Snapdragon 820 custom 64bit processor, now to be mass manufactured on Samsung’s 14nm process technology. Qualcomm also shows their Snapdragon 820 Adreno 530 GPU demos showing off high-end graphics, virtual reality and new display technologies, also Qualcomm WSA8815 audio technology for better sound coming out of built-in speakers for the Smartphones and Tablets market. Scanning people in realtime using Project Tango type structured scanner, IR camera. Qualcomm shows IoT technologies, Qualcomm Vive 802.11ac WiFi with multi-user mimo. Microsoft Windows 10 running on ultra-cheap Qualcomm 210, 410, and Windows continuum extending the Windows 10 desktop from the phone through to the external display using USB Type-C. Qualcomm Atheros Multi-Gigabit 60Ghz Wi-Fi 802.11ad included with the Snapdragon 820 LeTV Le Max Pro Smartphone! Matterport 360 degre camera supported by Qualcomm Ventures and other startups demonstrated. Qualcomm launches Qualcomm 820A for the automitive market and the modular system to upgrade the ARM Processor and PCB of the car to make it future proof.
Kodi Team Interview at CES 2016
Kodi, formerly XBMC, is probably one of the largest native code Android app projects, the largest open source multimedia project. Here’s an interview with 4 guys on the Kodi team, Software developer, Community Manager, Business developer working on the Kodi Open Source Home Theatre Software project. They estimate that over 10 million people are using Kodi regularly, 30-50 developers submit a lot of the code, hundreds of developers contribute to Kodi once in a while. Kodi on Android runs as a hard-core Native code app, utilizing the hardware performance of every modern ARM processor targetted at the Set-top-box market, utilizing the hardware decoding of each ARM SoC, utilizing the CPU and GPU a lot for a smooth Kodi user interface.
Energy Harvesting award: NASA Langley, Virginia Tech and National Institute of Aerospace
The Best Technical Development within Energy Harvesting and Storage Award went to NASA Langley Research Center, in collaboration with the National Institute of Aerospace, Virginia Tech, and North Carolina State University for the development of their multistage force amplification piezoelectric energy harvester, a device with such demonstrated increases in power output, that it is truly advancing piezoelectric energy harvesting power from milliWatts to the Watt level. Read more at: http://www.IDTechEx.com
Connected Yard pHin IoT Smart Pool Sensor
A part of Andy Rubin’s Playground Global incubator, Connected Yard presents their pHin Smart Swimming Pool sensor and maintenance service “Uber for Pools”, conceived and developed to simplify caring for swimming pools, pHin consists of a floating water sensor, a mobile app, unique chemical pods and access to an on-demand service network of qualified technicians. pHin simplifies pool maintenance with 24/7 water chemistry monitoring, mobile notifications and convenient chemical delivery. It is estimated that the U.S. market alone comprises more than 14 million residential pools and hot tubs. Connected Yard Phin won the Best IoT Technology Development award at http://www.IDTechEx.com
Ortiz Industry Smart Clothing
Claire Ortiz, CEO of Ortiz Industry talks at the IDTechEx Wearable USA event about their integration of advanced materials for performance apparel, including a performance sports shirt with zoned cooling and lactic acid control with incorporated printed electronics silver paste sensors working with DuPont and others to integrate smart functionalities into clothing. For more information see http://ortizindustry.com/ and http://www.IDTechEx.com
DuPont printed electronics for displays, photovoltaics, automotive and more
Interview with DuPont at the IDTechEx Show! DuPont Microcircuit Materials manufactures specialized inks for a variety of printed electronic applications in the display, photovoltaic, automotive, biomedical, telecommunication and consumer products markets. DuPont Microcircuit Materials’ stretchable/formable ink developments are also designed for use in wearable and in-mold electronics applications.
For more information see http://www.mcm.dupont.com and http://www.IDTechEx.com.