Altera showcases next gen embedded industrial networking, motor control, and safety solutions

SPS/IPC/DRIVES 2010, SAN JOSE, USA: Altera Corp. will demonstrate its next-generation embedded industrial solutions at SPS/IPC/DRIVES Electronic Automation Exhibition and Conference 2010. Visitors to Altera's booth will learn how FPGAs expand and enhance the capabilities of advanced embedded processors.

As part of its in-booth demonstrations, Altera will be unveiling its new I/O companion reference design that has been developed for Linux support on Kontron’s COM Express FPGA Baseboard using an Intel Atom processor with Altera’s Cyclone IV GX FPGA.

This approach simplifies implementation and maintenance of time-critical and hardware-specific I/O functions, enabling developers to quickly get an I/O companion system up and running.

With the addition of PCI Express (PCIe) interfaces to both FPGAs and an Intel Atom E600 processor-based Kontron Computer-on-Module nanoETXexpress-TT, Altera’s I/O companion solution enables a low-cost, easy-to-use and flexible development platform for custom industrial applications.