Event
T-Engine Forum Annual Schedule
T-Engine Forum FY2010 Annual Schedule is as follows. Only T-Engine Forum members qualified for each of General meeting, Executive Committee, and Committee can participate in these meetings. The seminar schedule for the members will be published later. If there is any change in the schedule, it will be posted on the T-Engine Forum website.
| FY2010 | General Meeting | Executive Committee Meeting | Committee Meeting | Exhibition | Certification Exam |
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May
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19
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19
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ESEC2010
(May 12 – 14) |
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June
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16
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16
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5(Tokyo)
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July
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14
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14
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August
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September
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15
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15
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G-spatial EXPO
(Sep. 19 – 21) |
4(Tokyo)
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October
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13
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13
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November
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17
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17
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December
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16
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22
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ET2010
(Dec. 1 – 3) TRONSHOW2011 (Dec. 15 – 17) TEPS2011(Dec. 18) |
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January
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19
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19
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15(Tokyo)
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February
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16
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16
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March
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16
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16
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5(Tokyo)
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T-Engine Forum will participate in ESEC2010.
T-Engine Forum will support the 13th Embedded Systems Expo (ESEC2010, organized by Reed Exhibitions Japan Ltd.) which will be held at Tokyo Big Sight in Ariake from Wednesday, May 12 to Friday, May 14 and exhibit there. We will introduce the TRON Engineer Certification Examination and the roadmap of T-Kernel at the booth of East 40-3. In addition, Ken Sakamra, Chair of T-Engine Forum, will give a speech on Friday, May 14. For details, please visit the following website:
News
Business Support Center has been opened.
T-Engine Forum has opened “T-Engine Forum Business Support Center” to stimulate the business between its members and accelerate the business using T-Kernel and uID technologies by the members. This center serves as the “contact of consultation service for general matters” to assist business deployment using T-Kernel and uID technologies by business match-making among members and consultation for commercialization, etc. For details, please visit the T-Engine Forum members-only website. (To access this website, the ID and password sent from T-Engine Forum to the members are required.)
http://www.t-engine.org/membersonly/
The Survey Report on FY2009 Embedded Real-time OS Usage Trend has been released.
T-Engine Forum has released the survey report on FY2009 embedded real-time OS usage trend on its website. This report is based on the survey conducted at Embedded Technology 2009 by TRON Association that was integrated into T-Engine Forum in January 2010. Similar reports have been issued for 14 times so far. The FY2009 survey report shows that the number of T-Kernel specification API and ITRON specification API account for 50 percent or more for the transition of API of the embedded system OSs. It also shows that the number of POSIX or UNIX system API which had been increasing before the survey turned into downward trend. T-Engine Forum plans to continue this annual survey and provide the information to the public. For details, please visit the following website:
http://www.t-engine.org/japanese.html
TRONWARE VOL.122 – Introduction to TRON and Open Source is now on sale.
“TRONWARE” is a T-Engine and ubiquitous ID/Internet real-time collaborating magazine edited by Ken Sakamura, Chair of T-Engine Forum/Professor at the University of Tokyo. “TRONWARE” is on sale at main bookstores across the country and on the Personal Media Corporation web shop, and new issue appears on the 5th of even-numbered months. The feature in the current issue VOL. 122 is “Introduction to TRON and Open Source” from a point of view of TRON project with “Open × Open = ∞” (Infinity)” concept. This magazine introduce the fundamental concept of open source, an explanation of TRON Charter, and open software and communities which collaborate with T-Kernel. A talk between the person in charge of TRON-related development from Microsoft Corporation which has taken a big step forward Open source and Ken Sakamura, Chair of T-Engine Forum is covered as well. It also carries the articles about “u-Item” which is a web service for equipment management using ucode and “Reading the ‘art’ for coding.” In addition, “Ubiquitous Garden Guidance” in Hama-rikyu Onshi Teien Gardens which has started in January 2010 is also introduced. For details, please visit the following website:
http://www.personal-media.co.jp/book/tw/tw_index/263.html
Personal Media Corporation has released Teamacaron.
Personal Media Corporation (Shinagawa City, Tokyo) has started accepting orders for “macaron type” control computer, “Teamacaron.” This computer has ARM11 core CPU and various interfaces such as RGB monitor output, LAN, USB, microSD card, serial, etc. in its 50 mm square semi-open package. Also, it comes with OS and middleware such as T-Kernel, T-Kernel Extension, TCP/IP, and PMC T-Shell. Currently, Personal Media accepts orders at its web shop and will make shipment from April 30. They provide “Teamacaron Development Kit” that can be used for prototyping embedded devices and “Teamacaron Execution Kit” that can be embedded into end products without change. For details including product specification, price, etc, please visit the following website:
TOSHIN ELECTRIC CO., LTD. uses µITRON on the drive recorder “CPiRe.”
TOSHIN ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Kawasaki City, Kanagawa) has been developing and selling drive recorder implemented with µITRON, “CPiRe”. “CPiRe” has an image compensation function that can record clear images even at dusk when many accidents occur for the first time as drive recorder. The two models, DR-2G and DR-2GM, are eligible for the subsidy provided by Japan Trucking Association. For details, please visit the following website:
http://www.toshin-et.co.jp/driverecorder/index.html
Please let us know about products and services related to T-Engine, T-Kernel, ITRON Specification OS, and ubiquitous ID technology.
T-Engine Forum solicits you to provide information on products and services related to T-Engine, T-Kernel, ITRON Specification OS, and ubiquitous ID technology. The gathered information will be introduced through the T-Engine Forum website at http://www.t-engine.org/ or the e-mail magazine. If you wish to contribute such information, please make inquiries at the T-Engine Forum Secretariat.
Certification Examinations
You can apply for the 9th TRON Engineer Certification Examination now.
The 9th TRON Engineer Certification Examination will be held in the Tokyo metropolitan area on Saturday, June 5, 2010. You can apply for it at the official website of the TRON Engineer Certification Examination now. The members of T-Engine Forum can take the exam at a discount by using the available access key at the members-only website. We are looking forward to many applications from the readers. For details, please visit the following website:
Seminar
Ken Sakamura, Chair of T-Engine Forum, will give a speech at ESEC2010.
Ken Sakamura, Chair of T-Engine Forum will give a speech “New Trend of Ubiquitous Computing and Embedded Systems Technologies” at ESEC2010 on Friday, May 14. For details, please visit the following website:
http://www.esec.jp/jp/conference/
T-Engine seminars by Personal Media Corporation
Personal Media Corporation (Shinagawa City, Tokyo) holds seminars related to T-Engine on a regular basis. For details, please visit the following website:
http://www.t-engine4u.com/seminar/index.html
Real-time OS seminars by Renesas Electronics Corporation
Renesas Electronics Corporation (HQ: Kawasaki City, Kanagawa) has been holding real-time OS seminars covering µITRON as part of regularly held semiconductor seminars. Basic course or advanced course can be selected depending on the participants’ skill. For details including seminar schedule, content, participation fee, how to apply, etc., please refer to “Semiconductor Seminar” from “FAQ/Support” on the following website:
