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NetFPGA

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

NetFPGA is a FPGA based line-rate, flexible, and open platform for research, and classroom experimentation. I found the address of this page because one of the blog comments had link to this web site. Looks interesting.

The NetFPGA platform promises that it enables researchers and instructors to build working prototypes of high-speed, hardware-accelerated networking systems. The platform can be used in the classroom to teach students how to build Ethernet switches and Internet Protocol (IP) routers using hardware rather than software. The platform can be used by researchers to prototype advanced services for next-generation networks.

To get started it is possible to buy a NetFPGA PreBuilt Solution (server) or NetFPGA card.

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Posted in Computers, Linux, Products, Telecom and Networking | 2 Comments »

Cool thing from Assembly Summer 2010

Sunday, August 8th, 2010

I visited Assembly Summer 2010 computer festival this weekend. There were many interesting multimedia presentations shown there and some interesting seminars. Check the competition results and view the winners easily on Assembly Summer 2010 gallery and more on YouTube. Check also Future Crew documentary.

In the seminars Andreas Jakl from Nokia presented material on programming with Qt and Qt Quick. Interesting material I would say. It seems that JavaScript is becoming more and more important language, because the main language for implementing software logic in Qt Quick is JavaScript (also C++ is possible).

Qt_webkuva

After the seminar Nokia served some food and sauna to people who had participated the Qt seminar. It was nice event to meet many software developers. Some people from Nokia marketing “leaked” some information on the Meego Phone that is supposed to come out sometimes later, propably this year. I got information that this device would be something like a successor for N900 ans would be cool. That was all info on new device I could get. After that when anybody tried to ask on that the answer was “no comments”. It seems that some other web sites have managed to get some details of devices rumoured to be that Meego phone, so take a look at N9 pictures and RX-99 info.

Other interesting stuff was at Helsinki Hacklab stand. The were robots and 3D printers. The stand had RepRap (Mendel) and Cupcake CNC 3D printers. Check cool video of Cupcake CNC if you want to get idea what I saw.

hackclub_web

This is the main show control center at the event (I used to work there many years ago). At that time this place looked quite different. This year I was just wathing and meeting the friends rinning the show. Look at the cool monitor stand: a truss rigged from the roof with chain motors.

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Assembly TV broadcasted material from the event to cable TV and Internet. This year their prgram was also transmitted at HDTV resolution. The setup was otherwise very similar to one used last year. This year also some of my Quiz Show lights control hardware was in use. Lots of cable was needed to make everything work on the TV broadcast.

asmtv_wires

Thank you all for a cool event.

Posted in Audio and Video, Computers, Entertainment Technology, Mobile, Off topic fun, Products | 11 Comments »

Multimeter design fail

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

The monkeys got my multimeter article has an interesting video that shows a really crappy design aspect of this IDEAL multimeter.

Was this caused by a design or specification problem is hard to say. Very probably, for an economy DMM like this one, the ability to operate the buttons without rear support (i.e. your own hand) was not included in the product requirements document. Therefore, at the product design verification and validation phases, this stupid design seemed to be correct…

Posted in Electronics Design, Products | 4 Comments »

TDR circuit kit available

Saturday, July 17th, 2010

My Time Domain Reflectometer (TDR) circuit is now available in kit form. Far Circuits has made a TDR kit that consists of circuit board and components. The Far Circuits version is a slightly modified circuits, the modification is that the circuit board has a 5V regulator IC in it. With that regulator the circuit power supply can be in 8-15V DC range (maybe eve higher). I have received a sample kit but I have not yet built my kit.

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Posted in Electronics Design, Products, diy | 7 Comments »

iPhone 4 Teardown

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

iPhone 4 Teardown provide a look inside this new device. For more detailed technical information on the silicon inside the iPhone 4, be sure to check out Chipworks’ in-depth analysis of the iPhone 4’s components. Chipworks will take the reader inside what makes the iPhone 4 so amazingly cool to Apple fanboys. The reviewers of several magazines have already agreed that the iPhone 4’s hardware is state-of-the-art industrial design.

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The hardware includes: iPhone 4 is based on 1 GHz Apple A4 ARM (Cortex A8) processor, 512 megabytes of RAM, Texas Instruments touch display controller, Cirrus Logic sound, STMicro gyroscope, Broadcom 802.11n/Bluetooth, and some other ICs from Skyworks and TriQuintin.

Posted in Mobile, Products | 37 Comments »

That Lost 4G Phone

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

It has been hard to miss the story of the Apple engineer who left a rumored prototype of 4G iPhone at a beer garden. Some time later Gizmodo got hold of that 4G iPhone and posted a report on it on-line (interesting stuff). Scott Adams, the man behind Dilbert comic has made a two comic strips on this incident to his blog. That Lost 4G Phone posting contains those first drafts of those comics. Note that there was no need to add anything to the story as it has been told in the media (media’s speculation of events) and it is funny. Brilliant!

Posted in Electronics Design, Products, Telecom and Networking, Uncategorized | 13 Comments »

Look inside iPad

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

The iPad The iPad is a tablet computer developed by Apple Inc. Since the announcement of it in January 2010 it has been one of the most talked about technology gadget. Understanding the iPad’s Industrial Design article tells that iPad is the culmination of Jon Ive’s quest for the ultimate industrial design, a search for the minimal minimalism, reducing an entire mobile computer to just a screen with no keyboard. What’s inside the iPad and what it can do article give you an idea what kind of computer hardware iPad has inside it. Inside the iPad: Apple’s new ‘A4′ chip article tells about the CPU used in iPad. iPad’s A4 CPU chip (souped-up ARM Cortex A-8 processor) runs iPhone OS at 1GHz, compared to the estimated 600MHz of the iPhone 3GS.

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If you are a hardware hacker, you might want to see what is inside iPad and not just read about it. When looking for information on new mobile devices, the information on FCC site is usually has information about any new gadget, you just have to find it. The problem in finding the information is that the name used on FCC documents is often very different from the marketing name for the device. FCC ID ‘BCG-E2381A’ documents give you some detailed information on iPad hardware, including some inside hardware pictures and EMC test results. The iPad’s Not So Revolutionary Inside article contains an interesting video that point out some interesting design choices that Apple has made, and shows off all the insides.

ipadinside

Image sources: Apple iPad page and video

Posted in Computers, Electronics Design, Mobile, Products | 101 Comments »

About THX certification

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

THX began life as part of LucasFilm. The initial goals for THX was to ensure that movie audiences in theaters heard the same audio that sound engineers heard in the listening booth after the final audio mix. Eventually, that goal has mutated.

The new THX idea was to ensure that home theater buffs heard the same quality and levels of audio as those sound engineers. Most people now about THX through logos on certified hardware. The implication of buying THX certified gear is that you get that sound mixing room environment. Any home theater enthusiast will know this simply isn’t the case. Simply buying THX certified equipment does not guarantee good sound, there are many other much much more important things that need to be right than the certification on equipment (for example room acoustics). THX certification brings to the table hardware that meets a consistent, minimum set of standards. To get good sound you need to use them in the right way and have good room acoustics.

According to AnandTech article THX Certified HDTVs – Useful or Just Marketing? the THX goal has mutated again. The article tells how the THX certification business works and what it means for TVs. THX tries to define a listening (or, in the case of HDTVs, viewing) experience, rather than just a set of hardware specs. The very act of doing that makes the company somewhat controversial. Since the logo program is a major part of THX’s revenue stream, obvious potential conflicts can occur. What does it mean when THX certifies an HDTV and does it matter anyway? What does the THX mode in an certified HDTV do? Read the article and make your own conclusions. The implications of a THX logo are perhaps stronger than the actual end result.

Posted in Audio and Video, Products | 14 Comments »

Look inside Logitech Squeezebox Boom

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

White paper: Logitech Squeezebox Boom audio design is an interesting in-depth look behind the design of an all-in-one network music player from one of its lead designers. This device includes amplifier and speakers and other music player electronics in one box. One of its lead designers tells the story.

boom

Image source:

http://www.logitechsqueezebox.com/product_matrix.html

Posted in Audio and Video, Electronics Design, Products | 13 Comments »

LackRack

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

This is a really neat trick I just read about. LackRack is the ultimate, low-cost, high shininess solution for your modular datacenter-in-the-living-room. Its low-cost and perfect fit are great for mounting up to 8 U of 19″ hardware, such as switches (see below), or perhaps other 19″ gear. Featuring the LACK (side table) from Ikea, the LackRack is an easy-to-implement, exact-fit datacenter building block. Installing hardware in your LackRack is easy! Screw all the screws that fit in the rack mount in the left and right leg. The table legs have just right dimensions for almost 9U of rack space for 19″ hardware.

Earlier some hifi people have built hi-fi stand made out of IKEA Lack side tables, but now the world is ready for 19″ networking equipment racks. Check LackRack home page for more information on how to build your own very cheap 19″ rack system. The page also tells that also Ikea LACK coffee table and Ikea ODDA night table have right dimensions and can be easily converted to cheap 19″ racks.

400px-LackRack

Image source: http://wiki.eth-0.nl/index.php/LackRack

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