Cadence PCB Design Software
Cadence and Arrow Electronics have collaborated to launch the OrCAD Entrepreneur package for OrCAD Capture Cloud on the Arrow.com design center. This software tool suite reduces the time that it takes to move from design to prototype when compared to the traditional process of manually designing and simulating across separate systems.
Users can employ OrCAD Entrepreneur to capture their system-level design in the OrCAD Capture Cloud design environment. They can then download the design onto their desktop for simulation and layout, moving from design through advanced circuit simulation and PCB layout, and all the way to manufacturing.
For more information, visit Arrow’s website.
Cruden Driving Simulator Design
Cruden has developed a simulation tool for automotive R&D that combines hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) setups and driver-in-the-loop (DIL) simulators. The company’s approach is to fuse its Panthera simulator software with the hardware interfacing capabilities of dSPACE hard real-time systems and the open and real-time-capable dSPACE ASM (Automotive Simulation Models) simulation tool suite.
The Panthera ePhyse HRT toolbox includes a Simulink block set optimized for use on the dSPACE system. It is a setup IO between the dSPACE platform and the simulator environment. The only hardware change required is the replacement of the conventional Windows-based computer (which sends output to the motion, audio and visual systems) in the soft real-time setup with a dSPACE system.
Additional technical specifications are available on Cruden’s website.
Dassault Systèmes Cloud-Based Design Marketplace
Dassault Systèmes has launched 3DEXPERIENCE Marketplace, a cloud-based trading platform for digital design, engineering and manufacturing transactions. Businesses seeking to identify manufacturing service providers (including 3D printing), insert specific components within their design environment or manage their ecosystem of selected service providers and in-house resources can now have access to manufacturing and part sourcing services.
3DEXPERIENCE Marketplace already includes 50 digital manufacturers with more than 500 machines and 30 million components from 600 suppliers. It will allow users to iterate on design and manufacturing specifications, ensure that a part or product can be manufactured and reduce risks and errors. The platform will also manage all aspects of a transaction between buyer and seller such as payments, currencies and billing and provide a record of each transaction for full traceability.
For more information, visit Dassault Systèmes’ website.
Imagination Technologies Neural Network SDK
Imagination Technologies has introduced a PowerVR CLDNN SDK for developing neural network applications on PowerVR GPUs. The neural network SDK allows developers to create convolutional neural networks (CNNs) using PowerVR hardware. Both an API and SDK are included, as well as an image for flashing on to an Acer Chromebook R13 for hardware development.
The PowerVR CLDNN API is Imagination’s first artificial intelligence–focused API. By using specialist OpenCL kernels, it enables developers to focus on their neural network creation with fewer overheads. The API also performs low-level, hardware-specific optimizations, creating better-optimized graphs than a custom user OpenCL implementation.
Information concerning pricing and availability can be found on Imagination’s website.
Mentor Graphics Nucleus RTOS System
Mentor Graphics has announced the update of its Nucleus real-time operating system (RTOS) targeting applications based on 32- and 64-bit processors on multicore SoCs for industrial, medical, automotive, airborne and Internet of Things devices. This Nucleus RTOS release extends the Nucleus Process Model to support asymmetric multiprocessing (AMP) and symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) on Arm Cortex v8-A processors and multicore SoCs.
The process model increases system reliability by isolating faults to individual software subsystems, preventing other software subsystems from being impacted. Support for 64-bit processors and multicore SoCs lets developers utilize the Nucleus Process Model for AMP and SMP designs on 64-bit silicon. In addition, this release includes support for the LWEXT 4 journaling file system with 64-bit, addressing maximum files sizes of 16 terabytes.
For more information, visit Mentor Graphics’ website.
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