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Keysight moves Open RAN architect tests to the cloud

Mon, Aug 22, 2022

To accelerate deployment and increase flexibility, the Keysight Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN or O-RAN) Architect test suite, or KORA, is moving to cloud-based deployment.

The KORA suite verifies the functionality and performance of an end-to-end O-RAN wireless infrastructure. A component of KORA is Keysight’s LoadCore 5G core (5GC) testing software. This is now available as a metered, pay as you go model in AWS Marketplace. This will allow users to scale costs with usage, explained the company.

AWS Marketplace is a digital catalogue that enables customers to find, buy, deploy and manage third-party software, data and services to business solutions and run businesses on Amazon Web Services (AWS).

The LoadCore software enables customers to perform network capacity tests, measure device data throughput and model a variety of end user behaviours and mobility scenarios. LoadCore is scalable and can verify that delivered connectivity service remains stable under various demanding conditions such as sudden spikes in network usage caused by disasters or other major events.

“As a cloud-based pay-as-you-go offering, users can purchase and provision KORA test solutions immediately to fit their testing needs,” said Kalyan Sundhar, vice president and general manager of 5G edge to core solutions at Keysight. “This is an exciting new delivery model that offers customers the flexibility and scalability to use Keysight’s test solutions in the environment they want, in the cloud,” he said.

The cloud-based deployment offers customers on-demand scalability to meet changing requirements with a wide range of configurations for different test environments, confirmed Keysight. There is an annual subscription option for customers with high usage of LoadCore for an extended period. LoadCore 5GC testing software with a flexible pay as you go business model will be available to enterprise customers looking to verify their private 5G networks, start ups that need flexibility with specific testing requirements, customers with shorter duration project needs, such as test houses and organisations that want to purchase and test solutions primarily on the cloud.

Keysight Technologies delivers design and validation products that help accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world with software-driven insights and analytics that bring tomorrow’s technology products to market faster across the development lifecycle, in design simulation, prototype validation, automated software testing, manufacturing analysis, and network performance optimisation and visibility in enterprise, service provider and cloud environments. Customers span the worldwide communications and industrial ecosystems, aerospace and defence, automotive, energy, semiconductor and general electronics markets.

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Acromag expands OpenVPX carrier card offering with XMC host modules

Thu, Aug 18, 2022

VPX carriers introduced by Acromag route power and bus signals to two plug-in XMC mezzanine modules with a 16-lane Gen 3 PCIe interface. The VPX4840 and VPX4850 enable a range of FPGA, GPU, I/O and CPU combinations when interfacing XMC modules to a VPX computer system.

The VPX4840 and VPX4850 feature two XMC slots with support for front or rear panel I/O. They are available with VITA 42, VITA 61, or VITA 88 connectors to route power and interface bus signals to the plug-in mezzanine modules. Both models support a choice of direct PCIe connection to the VPX backplane via the data or expansion plane.

The XMC sites have a 16-lane PCIe bus Gen A3 interface enabling rapid data throughput. By inserting XMC mezzanine modules on the carrier, including XMC processor (prXMC) modules, developers can leverage hundreds of available function modules currently unavailable in a VPX platform, said Acromag.

“With two XMC sites, system integrators can combine FPGA, GPU, I/O, avionics, communication, and even prXMC modules to create custom computing boards in a single slot” said Robert Greenfield, Acromag’s bsiness development manager.

Air-cooled models with a 0 to +55 degrees C temperature range, versions with extended temperature ranges or conduction cooling support are also available.

Designed and manufactured in the USA the carriers are suitable for high-performance aerospace, defence, scientific research and industrial systems requiring high-speed I/O.

Founded in 1957, Acromag designs and manufactures hi-tech industrial electronics. The international corporation’s headquarters are near Detroit, Michigan and the company has a global network of sales representatives and distributors.

Acromag offers embedded computing including general purpose I/O boards, single-board computers, FPGA modules, embedded computers, COM Express products, mezzanine modules, wiring accessories, and software. Industries served include military, aerospace, manufacturing, transportation, utilities, and scientific research laboratories.

http://www.acromag.com

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SoMs are pin-compatible with Intel Agilex I- and F- FPGA SoCs

Wed, Aug 17, 2022

System on modules (SoMs) that support Intel Agilex FPGA SoCs have been released by iWave. The iW-RainboW-G43 and iW-RainboW-G51 Agilex SoC based SoMs are designed for data centre, networking and edge applications which can exploit the SoCs customised acceleration and connectivity characteristics.

According to iWave, they provide an improvement in performance with 40 per cent lower power consumption while delivering two times the fabric performance per Watt. The SoCs integrate the Arm Cortex A53 Core application processor.

The SoMs are available in a 120 x 90mm form factor and are claimed to be the first SoMs to be pin compatible for the majority of the F-Series and the I-Series.

The Agilex SoM has up to 2.7M programmable logic elements for processing large amounts of, or complex, data algorithms. The SoM supports primary interface and components, such as Gigabit Ethernet, USB2.0 port, JTAG, UART, onboard DDR4 and eMMC flash for storage, high-speed transceivers.

Complementing the Agilex SoC on-chip resources, the SoM provides up to 64 FGT transceiver channels (up to 32G NRZ / 58G PAM4), up to eight FHT transceiver channels (up to 58G NRZ / 116G PAM4), on SoM PTP and SyncE network synchronisers, SmartVID to adjust voltage as per the temperature and performance requirements and up to 138 LVDS/276 SE I/Os.

To enable quick prototyping and speed up development, iWave supports customers by providing reference designs in the form of development kits and software packages.

http://www.iwavesystems.com

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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.

http://www.ghs.com

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Keysight moves Open RAN architect tests to the cloud

Acromag expands OpenVPX carrier card offering with XMC host modules

SoMs are pin-compatible with Intel Agilex I- and F- FPGA SoCs

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

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