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Andes Technology teams up with Green Hills Software for automotive RISC-V

Wed, Aug 17, 2022

RISC-V CPU IP vendor, Andes Technology, and Green Hills Software will collaborate to develop an integrated, secure hardware-software platform for automotive applications.

Andes Technology’s ASIL-certified AndesCore 25-Series RISC-V processor family will be integrated with Green Hills’ safety-certified µ-velOSity real time operating system (RTOS), the ASIL-certified MULTI development environment with advanced system-level debugging and analysis tools and C/C++ optimising compilers, along with the Green Hills probe for JTAG and trace target connections.

The combined hardware and software platform is designed for SoC companies and end customers to create market-leading 32bit / 64bit RISC-V-based SoCs targeting critical functions requiring ISO 26262 ASIL B to ASIL D. The offering will be used for vehicle electronics requiring compact and cost-sensitive SoCs that are still capable of ASIL certification, confirmed Green Hills Software.

The CPU IP cores are based on AndesStar V5 architecture incorporating RISC-V technology. Its five-stage pipeline is optimised for high operating frequency and high performance, with a small gate count. The 25-Series supports optional single- and double-precision floating point instructions. It also offers branch prediction for efficient branch execution, instruction and data caches, local memories for low-latency accesses, and ECC for L1 memory soft error protection.

Through design guidance and training, Green Hills Software’s services teams help customers achieve their own tailored levels of safety, security, and performance, with the highest developer productivity.
Andes Technology claims to be the first RISC-V processor IP vendor to receive ASIL D process certification for both hardware (ISO 26262-5) and software (ISO 26262-6). The functional safety-enabled Andes Technology and Green Hills Software offering is expected to be available for general licensing by the second half of 2022.

“AndesCore RISC-V processor IP with safety enhancement has already been adopted by several early customers,” said Dr Charlie Su, Andes technology president and CTO. “The . . . partnership with Green Hills Software enables us to further offer comprehensive and robust development support for our customers. We welcome the benefits that Green Hills Software’s mature functional safety solutions bring to the RISC-V community to speed up the adoption of RISC-V safety-related applications,” he added.

Expanding the Green Hills’ portfolio to include the latest advanced safety-certified RISC-V AndesCore IP in a combined hardware-software solution means “SoC providers using the AndesCore 25-Series family can immediately start developing their next generation vehicle ECUs with the highest performing, lowest power offerings, while reducing their customers’ time to market and development costs by offering integrated and optimised production-proven solutions,” said Dan Mender, vice president, business development, Green Hills Software.

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Aitech release three 3U VPX cybersecurity-enabled SOSA aligned SBCs

Tue, Aug 16, 2022

Rugged board provider, Aitech Systems offers three configurations of 3U VPX cybersecurity-enabled SBCs (single board computers) aligned to The Open Group Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA) technical standard.

The U-C8500, U-C8501 and U-C8502 use powerful Intel TigerLake SoCs with integrated general purpose graphics processor units (GPUs) to optimise SWaP-C for interconnectivity in military, aerospace and space applications.

The U-C850x series of SBCs combine modern data processing acceleration, CPU, iGPU and FPGA. It includes a high-performance CPU SoC with an internal GPU, combined with optional integrated large FPGA. As a result, the SBCs are suitable for rugged military and aerospace data-intensive applications, including AI and machine learning, while minimising SWaP-C and without sacrificing performance, said Aitech Systems.

The U-C850x series fully supports AiSecure, Aitech’s proprietary cybersecurity framework that increases survivability and level of confidence by detecting and preventing unexpected attacks. The inherent security features enable both firmware and data protection as well as prevents reverse engineering and tampering with system integrity, while allowing secure transmission and storage of sensitive data.

The U-C850x series of rugged 3U VPX SBCs features a multi-core Intel Architecture CPU processor, strong general purpose GPU AI processing and advanced cybersecurity protection. The Intel 11th generation TigerLake UP3 (TGL-UP3) SoC with four cores/ eight threads and a GPU with up to 96 execution units enables 12W, 15W and 28W TDP (thermal design performance) options.

The U-C8500 is a four PCIe Gen3/4 data plane with an XMC slot, the U-C8501 is a four PCIe Gen3 Data Plane, four PCIe Gen4 expansion plane with an XMC slot and the U-C8502 is a four PCIe Gen3 data plane, four PCIe Gen4 expansion plane with integrated Xilinx MPSoC FPGA.

According to Aitech, the U-C850x series has highly integrated functionality and excellent SWaP-C for use in harsh military and aerospace applications that need to reliably process significant amounts of data, for example, unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned ground vehicles (UAV/UGV), mission computers and digital signal and image processing as well as signal intelligence (SIGINT) and electronic warfare (EW).

The boards feature support for up to 64Gbyte LPDDR4X RAM to provide the performance required for graphics and AI/ML applications using the integrated general purpose GPU as well as PCIe Gen4 support for optimised interconnect to other boards in the system.

http://www.aitechsystems.com

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Neural graphics software development kits create metaverse content

Mon, Aug 15, 2022

To create the metaverse, a virtual reality, immersive world, internet developers will build 3D objects for building scenes for games. Engineers will also use 3D objects for product design or visual effects in gaming and film. When multiple objects and characters need to interact in a virtual world, simulating physics becomes critical. A robot in a virtual factory, for example, needs to look the same and have the same weight capacity and braking capability as its physical counterpart.

Nvidia has released software development kits (SDKs) to shorten the development process of 3D modelling for use in transportation, healthcare, telecommunications and entertainment, as well as product design.

The SDKs include NeuralVDB, an update to the OpenVDB library and Kaolin Wisp, a Pytorch library. For 3D creation, Kaolin Wisp is an addition to Kaolin, a PyTorch library. It enables faster 3D deep learning research by reducing the time needed to test and implement new techniques from weeks to days. Kaolin Wisp is a research-oriented library for neural fields, establishing a common suite of tools and a framework to accelerate new research in neural fields.

They also include instant neural graphics primitives. This captures real-world objects and inspired Nvidia’s Instant ReRF, an inverse rendering model that turns a collection of still images into a digital 3D scene. This technique and associated GitHub code accelerate the process by up to 1,000 times, said Nvidia.

A new inverse rendering pipeline is 3D MoMa. It allows users to quickly import a 2D object into a graphics engine to create a 3D object that can be modified with realistic materials, lighting and physics.

Progressing the GauGAN AI model, GauGAN360 turns rough doodles into “photorealistic masterpieces” said Nvidia. It generates 8K, 360 degree panoramas that can be ported into Omniverse (Nvidia’s version of the metaverse) scenes.

The Omniverse Avatar Cloud Engine (ACE) is a new collection of cloud APIs, micro services and tools to create, customise and deploy digital human applications. ACE is built on Nvidia’s Unified Compute Framework, allowing developers to seamlessly integrate core Nvidia AI technologies into their avatar applications.

In addition to the introduction of NeuralVDB, a version of OpenVDB for volumetric data storage and higher resolution 3D data, Nvidia has also introduced Omniverse Audio2Face, an AI technology that generates expressive facial animation from a single audio source. This is useful for interactive real-time applications and as a traditional facial animation authoring tool.

Further work on avatars is via ASE: Animation Skills Embedding. This uses deep learning learning to teach characters how to respond to new tasks and actions. The result is physically simulated characters are able to act in a more responsive and life-like manner in unfamiliar situations.

The TAO toolkit is a framework to enable users to create an accurate, high-performance pose estimation model, which can evaluate what a person might be doing in a scene using computer vision much more quickly than current methods.

For experiences representation, Nvidia has introduced image features eye tracking, a research model linking the quality of pixel rendering to a user’s reaction time. By predicting the best combination of rendering quality, display properties and viewing conditions for the least latency, it will allow for better performance in fast-paced, interactive computer graphics applications such as competitive gaming.

Following a collaboration with Stanford University, there are also holographic glasses for virtual reality. They are claimed to deliver full colour, 3D holographic images in a 2.5mm thick optical stack.

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Low-cost trackers are compatible with Abeeway LoRaWAN tags

Fri, Aug 12, 2022

An inexpensive tracking device has been developed by Troverlo, Actility, and its subsidiary Abeeway. The Troverlo host powered tag can be read by Abeeway LoRaWAN(long range wide area network) trackers.

The integrated tag, powered by location tracking and data collection service provider, Troverlo, enables customers track assets that may not have been feasible to track due to cost, said the company.

The Troverlo tags use a standard Wi-Fi chip to send out a beacon, similar to a Wi-Fi access point, that can be picked up by any device looking for a Wi-Fi connection. Due to built-in Wi-Fi sniffing capabilities, they work seamlessly with Abeeway LoRaWAN trackers. The Abeeway tracker “sees” Troverlo tags and reports their location and sensor data through the connected LoRaWAN gateway and ThinkParkX Location Engine. Troverlo tags only require a standard off-the-shelf Wi-Fi chip to be effective, said Actility, and are therefore available in different form factors, from standalone battery powered tags to embedded tags built into equipment or products.

The Troverlo tags are automatically tracked outside of LoRaWAN connectivity through the Troverlo Global Observation Network. This means if a tracked asset leaves the LoRaWAN area, it will be tracked anywhere on the globe without any additional connectivity required. Troverlo’s Global Observation Network consists of connected devices like cell phones, Wi-Fi access points, and telematic nodes. Compared to other connection methods, like LTE, Troverlo tags can be tracked for one tenth the price, said Agility.

The Troverlo / Abeeway tracking tag can be applied across any Actility implementation, including livestock management, where it is used to monitor abnormal behaviour or locations. However, with relatively low margins not all ranchers can afford to track each animal. Troverlo tags allow farmers or ranchers to track each animal and use the existing Abeeway trackers to backhaul the data.

Other application areas are in logistics and transportation. The inexpensive Troverlo tags can be attached to every pallet or product being shipped for it to be tracked as it moves from the warehouse, to the truck, to the customer site. Troverlo tags enable Abeeway fleet management to scale into more granular tracking of product movement, added Actility.

https://www.actility.com

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Andes Technology teams up with Green Hills Software for automotive RISC-V

Aitech release three 3U VPX cybersecurity-enabled SOSA aligned SBCs

Neural graphics software development kits create metaverse content

Low-cost trackers are compatible with Abeeway LoRaWAN tags

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