In order to better understand the massive impact the VME (VITA) standard family has had in the electronics industry, it is helpful to review its past successes, its present values, and its plans for the future. A Brief History Lesson Since its conception in 1982, VITA has continued to focus on marketing, expansion, and integration within the connector world. Its primary focus was creating open standards for an open world. What’s an open standard you ask? An open … [Read more...]
BBC R+D Leverages FMC for Audio Codec Replacement
Our friends at Xilinx recently blogged about how the BBC R+D department replaced a 32-year old small rack-mount audio codec with low-cost off-the-shelf solutions customized to fit the BBC's needs. According to Justin Mitchell, principal engineer at BBC R+D, this project occurred since the original audio codec could no longer be supported due to component aging and a lack of parts. The heart of the new system is the Xilinx Zynq SoC found on the low-cost ZedBoard development kit available from … [Read more...]
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