Event
TRONSHOW2011 was held successfully.
TTRONSHOW2011 (organized by T-Engine Forum) was held at Tokyo Midtown in Roppongi, Tokyo from Wednesday, December 15 to Friday, December 17. In addition to T-Kernel2.0, the basics and application examples related to ucode and ubiquitous ID technology were introduced. Internet video streaming was provided for the keynote speech given by Chair Sakamura during the exhibition and TRON Enableware Symposium, “TEPS2011″ held on Saturday, December 18.
http://www.tronshow.org/index-e.html
TT-Engine Forum exhibited at Embedded Technology (ET) 2010.
T-Engine Forum exhibited at Embedded Technology (ET) 2010 which was held from Wednesday, December 1 to Friday, December 3, 2010 at PACIFICO YOKOHAMA in Minato Mirai, Yokohama, organized by Japan Embedded Systems Technology Association. In the booth of T-Engine Forum, TRONSHOW2011 was promoted and “Questionnaire Survey on Embedded Real-time OS Usage Trend” was conducted. Also, during the exhibition, Prof. Ken Sakamura of the University of Tokyo, Chair of T-Engine Forum gave a special speech titled “Embedded Systems Technology of a new era-Evolving TRON” to capacity audience. For details, please visit the following website at:
http://www.jasa.or.jp/et/ET2010/english/index.html
News
Personal Media Corporation has released “T-Kernel 2/x86 Evaluation Kit.”.
Personal Media Corporation (Shinagawa, Tokyo) announced that they would start to ship “T-Kernel2 /x86 Evaluation Kit,” real-time OS development evaluation package for x86 architecture which supports T-Kernel2.0 from January 2011. This product contains file management function, TCP/IP manager, device driver, development environment, etc. as well as the kernel of T-Kernel2.0. The standard price including tax is 94,500 yen, and the kit will be sold through the Personal Media Corporation web shop and distribution channel. For details, please visit the following website at:
Personal Media Corporation announced “Team 2.0.”
Personal Media Corporation (Shinagawa, Tokyo) announced that they would start accepting orders for “Team 2.0 – T-Kernel Embedded Applications and Middleware” which is middleware-related product for T-Kernel2.0 from January 2011. This product contains “PMC T-Extension 2.0″ which enhances the portability of open source software, and “Qt” which is an open source multi-platform application framework. Qt has been developed by NOKIA and offers functions such as GUI, etc. For details, please visit the following website at:
http://www.t-engine4u.com/en/index.html
eSOL Co., Ltd. announced the support of “T-Kernel 2.0.”
eSOL Co., Ltd. (Nakano, Tokyo) announced that they would support T-Kernel2.0. eSOL provides T-Kernel extended version, “eT-Kernel” which has been used for digital consumer devices, etc. as well as car navigation systems and satellites. After T-Kernel2.0 is officially released, the function of T-Kernel2.0 will be added to eT-Kernel. For details, please visit the following website at:
http://www.esol.co.jp/english/index.html
Hitachi ULSI Systems Co., Ltd. announced the development of T-Kernel2.0 on SuperH microcomputer.
Hitachi ULSI Systems Co., Ltd. (Kokubunji, Tokyo) announced that they would port T-Kernel2.0 to “SH-4″ and “SH-4A,” SuperH microprocessors from Renesas Electronics Corporation. Also, Hitachi ULSI Systems provides various middleware such as “HEW,” development environment manufactured by Renesas, “UltraFileZ,” file management system, “Ruby Talk,” voice synthesis middleware, etc. For details, please visit the following website at:
FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED employs TRON OS for their OMNIVIEW System for Automotive.
FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED (Yokohama, Kanagawa) announced at the TRONSHOW2011 press conference that they employ TRON OS for their “OMNIVIEW System for Automotive” which builds a composite 3D image model from cameras mounted on an vehicle that record images from four directions, and change the point of view in real time to obtain the bird窶冱 eye view of the car窶冱 surrounding. As high-performance real-time OS is essential for real-time display, TRON OS is employed as the kernel of this monitoring system. For details, please visit the following website:
http://jp.fujitsu.com/microelectronics/products/assp/gdc/3dmonitor.html
YRP Ubiquitous Networking Laboratory, etc. announced the launch of mass-production of multi protocol reader/writer LSI.
YRP Ubiquitous Networking Laboratory (YRP UNL, Shinagawa, Tokyo) announced that they have succeeded in mass-production of one-chip LSI of passive RFID reader-writer LSI which supports multi-frequency and multi-protocol, and will provide mass production from Ubiquitous Computing Technology Corporation (Shinagawa, Tokyo). The reader-writer module that mounts this LSI has been developed jointly by YRP UNL and Fujitsu Frontech Limited (Inagi, Tokyo). For details, please visit the following website:
YAMAHA exhibited “Sound Signage” using “INFOSOUND” at TRONSHOW2011.
YAMAHA CORPORATION (Hamamatsu, Shizuoka) announced that they would exhibit “Sound Signage” which is the combination of “INFOSOUND” certified as “Audio tag” which is a new category of the ucode tag that has been created by Ubiquitous ID Center recently and “TLF-SP” which is a newly-developed thin lightweight flexible speaker at TRONSHOW2011. “INFOSOUND” can send data to the area within 10 m or longer using high frequency sound which can be played on an ordinary speaker, but human beings can hardly hear. By embedding ucode to this audio data from “TLF-SP,” many types of information can be distributed on the dedicated browser of mobile terminal which receives the ucodes. For details on “Sound Signage,” please visit the following website:
Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. announced “Quality Management Information System of Fresh Concrete” utilizing “Cyber Concrete (R).”
Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. (Chiyoda, Tokyo) announced that they would exhibit ” Quality Management Information System of Fresh Concrete” utilizing “Cyber Concrete (R)” at TRONSHOW2011. This advanced management system can trace overall process including manufacturing, shipping and delivery of fresh concrete utilizing ucode. With this system, information can be shared between fresh concrete factories, offices on site, sites of concrete casting and construction companies in real time. For details, please visit the following website:
TRONWARE VOL.126 – Here comes T-Kernel2.0! – is now on sale.
“TRONWARE” is a T-Engine and ubiquitous ID/technical information magazine edited by Ken Sakamura, Chair of T-Engine Forum/Professor of 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. 126 is an expectation for T-Kernel2.0 and overview of its new functions by Chair Sakamura, under the title, “Here comes T-Kernel2.0!” and a preview of the new functions by T-Kernel2.0 WG, “Here are the changes! T-Kernel2.0.” You can take an early bird peek at T-Kernel2.0. In “Expanding use of ucode in 2010,” ucode tag which has been newly certified in 2010 and many practical services using uID technologies which has been developed across the country are introduced. The second topic of the running story, “Strategy for the next generation embedded systems explored by TRON and ARM” is the talk between Amane Inoue, Vice General Manager of FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED and Ken Sakamura. In addition, this magazine covers Ubiquitous Location Information Portal Site, “kokosil” which is coordinated with “Tokyo Ubiquitous Technology Project,” the report on “The Second Workshop on TRON/Ubiquitous Computing Technology” under the theme of “Ubiquitous computing and RFID front line” and “The First Japan-China Ubiquitous Networking Technology Cooperation Meeting,” the questions and answers of the previous TRON Engineer Certification Examination, etc. For details, please visit the following website:
http://www.personal-media.co.jp/book/tw/tw_index/267.html
“Guide to migration from ﾂｵITRON to ﾂｵT-Kernel/T-Kernel” has been released.
T-Engine Forum has released the “Guide to migration from ﾂｵITRON to ﾂｵT-Kernel/T-Kernel” which targets developers who are considering the migration from ﾂｵITRON to ﾂｵT-Kernel and system construction on ﾂｵT-Kernel. In this guide, basic migration procedures are explained using the following as examples: task management function, synchronization function attached to the task, semaphore and mailbox. For details, please visit the following website:
http://www.t-engine.org/japanese/text/TEF022-W001-01.00.00_ja.pdf
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.
http://www.t-engine.org/
http://www.t-engine.org/english/product.html
Certification Examinations
You can apply for the 11th TRON Engineer Certification Examination now.
The 11th TRON Engineer Certification Examination will be held in the Tokyo metropolitan area on Saturday, January 15, 2011. 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:
Let’s Try
FY2010 “Tokyo Ubiquitous Technology Project” is conducted in Ginzas.
FY2010 feasibility study experiment for the “Tokyo Ubiquitous Technology Project” which has been implemented by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is conducted in Ginza. Ubiquitous Communicator (UC) automatically reads the ucodes installed in the streets and buildings along Ginza Avenue and Harumi Avenue, and provides the information on stores, tourist spots and the history of Ginza with audio and images in Chinese (Chinese and simplified Chinese ), English, Japanese and Korean. UC is lent for free by reserving at the website of Tokyo Ubiquitous Technology Project or showing your ID at the dedicated lending counter on site. For details, please visit the following website:
http://www.tokyo-ubinavi.jp/index_en.html
Seminar
Hands-on practice: ITRON Specification OS seminars by T-Engine Forum
“Hands-on Practice: Embedded Real-time Programming (Intermediate Course: ITRON specification OS,” will be held on Thursday, January 13 to Friday, January 14, 2011 as FY2010 seminars. The time for these seminars is 10:00 am to 4:30 pm, and the venue is YRP Ubiquitous Networking Laboratory in Gotanda, Tokyo. The members of T-Engine Forum can participate in them for free within the limit of the number of participants depending on the membership types, so please register as soon as possible not to miss the opportunity. Registration for non-members can be accepted when the number of member participants does not reach the limit. For details, please visit the following website:
http://www.t-engine.org/index.html
T-Engine seminars by Personal Media Corporation
Personal Media Corporation (Shinagawa, Tokyo) holds seminars related to T-Engine on a regular basis. In addition to “Introduction hands-on practice seminar” where you can try kernel-based program development on T-Engine using open development environment, “Eclipse,” “Expert seminar” where you can experience the development flow of drivers and sub-systems and “Custom seminar” where you can freely customize the lecture content. 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: Chiyoda, Tokyo) 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:
