Comprehensive Software Radio Transceiver PMC/XMC Module

The Pentek 7140 PMC/XMC module is a dual digital upconverter/downconverter. It includes two 105 MHz 14-bit A/Ds, two 500 MSPS 16-bit D/As and a Xilinx Virtex-II Pro FPGA. More data acquisition, DSP and software radio VME, cPCI and PCI commercial and conduction-cooled modules available. Click here for more information.

Much-hyped PCI Express continues to advance into embedded systems. The PCI SIG announced PCI Express 1.1 & PCI Firmware 3.0 Technical Update to take place on Friday, February 25, 2005, in Milpitas, California. It's an opportunity for PCI Express vendors to verify and learn about compliance issues. PLX Technology announced sampling of their recently introduced PLX® ExpressLane PEX 8111 PCI Express-to-PCI bridge, here .

Finally, many of the electronics distributors offer low cost training events or evaluation kits. Memec , for instance, just announced the Xilinx X-Fest 2005 Workshops . Coming April through July, these technical workshops are ideal for programmable logic and system designers who want to try out Xilinx technologies. But the best program is undoubtedly that run by Avnet . Their Avnet Avenue Solutions offers design kits on technologies like AdvancedTCA to vendors like Xilinx, Freescale, Renesas and more.

Among interesting sites new to eg3.com in January, we located a great TCP/IP tutorial from Catalyst, An Introduction to TCP/IP Programming . The tutorial navigation is a bit confusing - pay attention to the right hand column as you navigate. Freescale announced their summer technology forum, here . This event combines previous Freescale Semiconductor developer events, including the Smart Networks Developer Forum and the Embedded Connectivity Summit.

( conference, 4 stars ) - 2/14/2005, San Francisco

RSA Security Conference
The annual RSA Conference is the largest crypto and data security conference in the world. At RSA Conference 2003 you'll learn from experts in fields such as: hacking and intrusion forensics, internet electronic commerce, wireless security, PKI, EDI, mathematics and cryptography, intellectual property protection and copyright, federal cryptography policy and standards, and privacy, civil rights and net law.

( conference, 5 stars ) - 2/15/2005, Houston

TI Developer Conference
The TI Developer Conference brings together top world-wide companies and leading-edge products. Providing hands-on labs, demonstrations of emerging technologies, presentations on the latest developments, and expert panels, the conference keep designers, engineers, developers, project managers, and educators abreast of recent advances and future demands.

( conference, 5 stars ) - 2/22/2005, Nurnberg

embedded world 2005 Conference
Word has got around: The embedded world Conference in Nuremberg - organized by DESIGN&ELEKTRONIK from WEKA Fachzeitschriften-Verlag - has become established as Europe's most important conference highlight for the embedded industry. The knowledge lead in new research findings and developments in the hardware and software sectors and their practical implementation is of vital importance in the era of embedded technologies.

( conference, 4 stars ) - 2/28/2005, Burlingame

EclipseCon
Experience EclipseCon 2005, a technical conference that brings together the Eclipse open source project, community, and ecosystem. The program features keynotes, tutorials, demos, poster sessions, exhibits, and Birds-of-a-Feather sessions. Learn and join in with the community and the members of the open source project.

( conference, 5 stars ) - 3/6/2005, San Francisco

Embedded Systems Conferences
The PREMIER real-world event for embedded systems developers. Held in the Spring on the West Coast (San Francisco), and Fall on the East Coast (Boston). If you are an embedded designers, this is the MECCA you must visit at least once!

( conference, 5 stars ) - 3/7/2005, San Jose

Voice On the Net - Internet Telephony
Host of Internet Telephony and Voice on The Net shows. The VON Conferences focus on the convergence of the Telecom and Internet Industries. We are the meeting place for the IP Communications Industry...and we are not just about voice.

( conference, 4 stars ) - 3/8/2005, Rome

ICC International CAN Conference Program
Once a year CiA organizes the international CAN Conference. CAN experts from all over the world and many different application areas meet at the conference to discuss the latest developments in CAN and exchange their experience. The conference language is English.

( conference, 4 stars ) - 3/11/2005, Paris

DATE 2004 - Design Automation and Test Europe
The Conference addresses all aspects of research and development of technologies for the design and test of electronics-based products. It encompasses therefore not only the whole food-chain of the electronics industry from integrated circuits through multi-chip modules and printed-circuit boards to complete systems, but it also covers design tools, design and test issues at all relevant levels of abstraction.