Electronic Design UPDATE: July 14, 2004

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Today's Table Of Contents:
1. Editor's View
  * InfiniBand Vendors Gather 'Round APIs
2. Focus On Test & Measurement
  * Power Supply Features High Output, Low Noise
3. News From The Editors
  * Adapter Connects Compact Flash Drives To IDE
  * 32-Channel PC/104 Card Features Optically Isolated I/O
  * Light, Strong PXI Chassis Suits High-Power Applications
4. Upcoming Industry Events
  * Aug. 2-6, International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology
  * Aug. 9-13, IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society Symposium
  * Aug. 13-15, IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society Symposium
  * Aug. 17-19, Embedded Software Development Conference
5. Magazine Highlights: July 5, 2004
  * Cover Story: Technology Report -- The Future Of Sensors
  * Leapfrog: Industry First -- Compiler Leverages Automation Power Of 
    CPU Core
  * Design View / Design Solution -- Taking A Peek Under The Hood Of 
    Your Spice Circuit-Simulation Engine

Electronic Design UPDATE edited by John Novellino, Executive Editor

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1. Editor's View -- Exclusive to Electronic Design UPDATE
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InfiniBand Vendors Gather 'Round APIs

By William Wong, Embedded/Systems/Software Technology Editor

InfiniBand has taken some hammering in the past as a new technology that 
must take on the likes of Ethernet and Fibre Channel. While there is 
some overlap, InfiniBand has its own niche. InfiniBand is found in a 
number of high-performance computing (HPC) deployments, including many 
supercomputer applications. Earlier this year, the InfiniBand Trade 
Association (IBTA) announced that InfiniBand will now support 
bidirectional transfer rates up to 30 Gbits/s.
   Many vendors like Intel initially supported InfiniBand and then 
trained their sights on other targets. They are back now. The IBTA 
has helped, along with diehard InfiniBand supporters like Mellanox. 
But the IBTA left one thing out of its charter, creation of an 
InfiniBand application programming interface (API). Open InfiniBand 
takes on the API task with the support of a wide range of vendors, 
including Intel and TopSpin Communications.
   The Open InfiniBand organization is charged with developing an open 
API along with a basic protocol stack implementation. The 
organization will develop an open-source implementation on Linux that 
can be migrated to other operating systems.
   The licensing terms are very interesting, as they apply on a per 
module basis. Open InfiniBand has chosen to support both a BSD and 
GPL licensing scheme, enabling developers to choose which license to 
distribute their version under. BSD allows the source code to remain 
closed, while GPL forces it to be available. Contributors to the Open 
InfiniBand specification must provide any contributions with this 
stipulation. On the plus side, it makes vendors more amenable to 
using and contributing their source code via the more liberal BSD 
license.
   A number of items are in the works. A protocol stack is currently 
available for examination, although it is not designated as version 
1.0 yet. The delivery schedule for version 1.0 will be announced by 
the end of the current quarter, and a release is expected in the 
third or fourth quarter, since much of the work has been done 
already. The modular nature of the stack permits developers to select 
services that may be required, from fabric management via OpenSM 
(subnet manager) to IP over InfiniBand (IPoIB).
   Having a single stack as the basis for InfiniBand should spur 
InfiniBand's growth and make it easier to expand the number of 
vendors delivering an InfiniBand solution.

Open InfiniBand ==> http://lists.planetee.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/eggf0Gl4E70EmQ0BJtb0Ah 

InfiniBand Trade Association ==> http://lists.planetee.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/eggf0Gl4E70EmQ0BJtc0Ai 

Intel ==> http://lists.planetee.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/eggf0Gl4E70EmQ01x80AY 

Topspin Communications ==> http://lists.planetee.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/eggf0Gl4E70EmQ0BJtd0Aj 

To comment on this Editor's View, go to Reader Comments at the foot of 
the Web page:  

Electronic Design UPDATE ==> 
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2. Focus On Test & Measurement
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***Power Supply Features High Output, Low Noise
A 19-in. rack-mount power supply uses new switch-mode technology to 
provide up to 1.2 kW of low-noise power in a 1U (1.75-in.) high chassis. 
The Model VSP6020 outputs 0 to 60 V dc at 0 to 20 A, and up to nine 
supplies can be cascaded to produce more than 10 kW. Energy conversion 
efficiency is 80%, and noise is less than 20 mV (5 mV typical at full 
load). The first member of the series can be PC-controlled through an 
RS-232 interface. Future members will include GPIB (IEEE 488) 
capability. Users can manually control the supply via front-panel 
potentiometers and three-digit meters. Analog remote sensing 
automatically maintains the desired voltage at the load level of the 
power cable. For cooling purposes, the supply incorporates front-to-back 
airflow for full-power operation without space between the supplies. The 
Model VSP6020 costs $1725 and is available for immediate delivery.
     B&K Precision Corp. ==> http://lists.planetee.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/eggf0Gl4E70EmQ07mb0AB 

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3. News -- From The Editors
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***Adapter Connects Compact Flash Drives To IDE
The CFADPT7 adapter lets users connect one or two compact flash (CF) 
drives to any system that has an integrated development environment 
(IDE) port. The card fits a standard 2.5-in. hard drive footprint to 
allow easy retrofit to existing products. In addition to the standard 
44-pin, 2-mm IDE connector, the CFADPT7 can have a 40-pin IDE connector. 
The unit comes in both single- and dual-drive versions. It accepts both 
type 1 and type 2 CF cards and works with the newer DMA-capable CF 
cards. The single-drive version costs $17, and the dual-drive version is 
$25.
     Mesa Electronics ==> http://lists.planetee.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/eggf0Gl4E70EmQ0BJtg0Am 

***32-Channel PC/104 Card Features Optically Isolated I/O
The Model 104-IDIO-16 32-channel PC/104 board features 16 optically 
isolated inputs and 16 optically isolated solid-state outputs. The 
nonpolarized inputs handle dc voltages from 3 to 31 V and ac frequencies 
from 40 Hz to 10 kHz. Each input includes a jumper-selectable slow/fast 
filter to handle ac inputs. The board operates from -40 degrees C to 85 
degrees C. Pricing starts at $279. A 16-channel version is available for 
$159.
     Acces I/O Products Inc. ==> http://lists.planetee.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/eggf0Gl4E70EmQ0BCJU0Af 

***Light, Strong PXI Chassis Suits High-Power Applications
Rugged construction, plug-in power and cooling modules, and RS-485 
monitoring are key features in a PXI high-performance instrumentation 
chassis, the 14-slot, high-power, low-weight SR32-RH. The low-profile 4U 
system includes removable rack flanges and integral rear shock pin 
receivers to provide secure mounting within a transit case or a 19-in. 
rack backplane. It contains a controller and star-trigger slots, and it 
supports both 3U and 6U modules. An 800-W module that supports a wide 
range of ac inputs powers the chassis. Included is a 120-cu. ft/min. 
tube-axial cooling fan. Prices start at $7900, with a lead time of eight 
weeks.
     Tracewell Systems Inc. ==> http://lists.planetee.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/eggf0Gl4E70EmQ0BJth0An 

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4. Upcoming Industry Events
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Aug. 2-6, International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology
Denver, Colo.
http://lists.planetee.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/eggf0Gl4E70EmQ0BIoe0Ae 

Aug. 9-13, IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society Symposium 
(EMC2004)
Santa Clara, Calif.
http://lists.planetee.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/eggf0Gl4E70EmQ0BJGN0Ac 

Aug. 13-15, IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society Symposium
Santa Clara, Calif.
http://lists.planetee.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/eggf0Gl4E70EmQ0BJWH0Am 

Aug. 17-19, Embedded Software Development Conference
San Jose, Calif.
http://lists.planetee.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/eggf0Gl4E70EmQ0BIPX0Au 

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5. Magazine Highlights
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In case you missed them, here are some of the high points of our most 
recent issue.

July 5, 2004:

* Cover Story: Technology Report -- The Future Of Sensors
Besides greater penetration in the automotive, medical, and industrial 
arenas, sensor manufacturers also anticipate a multitude of applications 
in wireless communications and consumer electronics.
http://lists.planetee.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/eggf0Gl4E70EmQ0BJti0Ao

* Leapfrog: Industry First -- Compiler Leverages Automation Power Of CPU 
  Core
The XPRES compiler automates architectural exploration and acceleration 
directly from the C/C+ source code -- without altering the source.
http://lists.planetee.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/eggf0Gl4E70EmQ0BJtj0Ap

* Design View / Design Solution -- Taking A Peek Under The Hood Of Your 
  Spice Circuit-Simulation Engine
http://lists.planetee.com/cgi-bin3/DM/y/eggf0Gl4E70EmQ0BJtk0Aq

For the complete Table of Contents, go to 
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