Raspberry Pi Foundation Launched a Computer Hardware Priced at just $5

Raspberry Pi Foundation,the makers of Raspberry Pi released a fully functioning computer- Raspberry Pi Zero ,which is just available for $5. Zero is cheaper for its small size. The Raspberry Pi Zero is about the size of a stick of chewing gum but comes with endless possibilities for everyone from programmers looking to create fun new projects to students learning about programming in the classroom.

Raspberry Pi Zero featurs:

• A Broadcom BCM2835 application processor
• 1GHz ARM11 core (40% faster than Raspberry Pi 1)
• 512MB of LPDDR2 SDRAM
• A micro-SD card slot
• A mini-HDMI socket for 1080p60 video output
• Micro-USB sockets for data and power
• An unpopulated 40-pin GPIO header
• Identical pinout to Model A+/B+/2B
• An unpopulated composite video header
• Our smallest ever form factor, at 65mm x 30mm x 5m

Compared with the firtst generation of raspberry pie , Zero’s speed improves 40%, and it can run Raspbian system (a Linux system for raspberry pie board). However,what you need to pay attention to is Zero hasn’t standard USB and Ethernet port, so you need to purchase a USB hub to connect peripherals, and network.

Self-driving Cars Has a Big Market According to a Report

According to a report from BI Intelligence,self-driving cars are no longer a futuristic idea. Self-driving car companies like BMW,Mercedes, and Tesla have already released, or are soon to release, self-driving features that give the car some ability to drive itself. Tech companies are also trying to pioneer the self-driving car. The reropt also provided an in-depth analysis for how we see the self-driving car progressing over the next five years after analyzing the current state of the self-driving cars.

estimated global installed base of cars with self-driving features

Here are some of the key takeaways from the report:

• We divide the self-driving car into two different types: semi-autonomous and fully autonomous. A fully autonomous vehicle can drive from point A to point B and encounter the entire range of on-road scenarios without needing any interaction from the driver. These will debut  in 2019.
• Self-driving cars are not some futuristic auto technology; in fact there are already cars with self-driving features on the road.  We define the self-driving car as any car with features that allow it to accelerate, brake, and steer a car's course with limited or no driver interaction.
• By the end of the forecast period, we expect there will be nearly 10 million cars with one of our defined self-driving car features. 
• Fully autonomous cars are further divided into user-operated and driverless vehicles. Because of regulatory and insurance questions, user-operated fully autonomous cars will come to market within the next five years, while driverless cars will remain a long ways off.
• The biggest benefits of self-driving cars are that they will help to make roads safer and people's lives easier. In the UK, KPMG estimates that self-driving cars will lead to 2,500 fewer deaths between 2014 and 2030.
• The barriers to self-driving cars remain significant. Costs need to come down and regulations need to be clarified around certain self-driving car features before the vehicles fully take off among mainstream consumers.  

IoT-Internet of Thing Will Take the World’s Most Massive Market And the Shipments will Get to in 2019

IoT(Internet of Things) is growing rapidly like embedded car monitor, self-driving car.Meanwhile,companys ,governments and consumers have got the help of connecting inert devices to the internet.Business Insider Intelligence unveiled a reported about LoP market development. The report presented the reason why the Internet of Things grew so quickly and how various sectors of the economy will embrace IoT innovations.

Here are a few of the key findings from the BI Intelligence report:

• The Internet of Things will be the largest device market in the world. We estimate that by 2019 it will be more than double the size of the smartphone, PC, tablet, connected car, and the wearable market combined. 
• The IoT will result in $1.7 trillion in value added to the global economy in 2019. This includes hardware, software, installation costs, management services, and economic value added from realized IoT efficiencies.
• Device shipments will reach 6.7 billion in 2019 for a five-year CAGR of 61%. Revenue from hardware sales will be only $50 billion or 8% of the total revenue from IoT-specific efforts, as software makers and infrastructure companies will earn the lion’s share.
• The enterprise sector will lead the IoT, accounting for 46% of device shipments this year, but that share will decline as the government and home sectors gain momentum. By 2019, government will be the leading sector for IoT device shipments.
• The main benefit of growth in the IoT will be increased efficiency and lower costs. The IoT promises increased efficiency within the home, city, and workplace by giving control to the user. However, many are hesitant to use devices as security problems are still an issue.
• The IoT lacks a common set of standards and technologies that would allow for compatibility and ease-of-use. There are currently few standards (or regulations) for what is needed to run an IoT device. Consortia that group together global industrial, tech, and electronics companies are involved in an effort to standardize the IoT and solve the most pressing security concerns. 

  

  Estimated Number of Istalled IoT Devices by Sector

Compare the Mainstream Vehicle Intelligent System

With the rise of mobile Internet,vehicle embedded intelligent system also got rapid development. But with the growing popularity,various cars equipped with overwhelming variety of vehicle systems which make consumers are rather difficult to choose. There will introduce several common vehicle intelligent system briefly.
Audi multi Media
Audi multi Media Interface system has also been referred to as MMI system. All the relevant controller are concentrated at a convertible and controllable knob, or in the middle panel around four operations buttons. MMI system's main function (entertainment, communications, information and control driving system) can all be done by eight specific manipulation keys. And in the function menu, all actions of confirmation can be done by rotating or press the control knob. Every specific manipulation key represents different function. MMI system is also with memory function. The function used more frequent will appear automatically in the priority of the menu for convenient access.

Cadillac User Experience
Cadillac User Experience system is also called CUE which can distinguish voice. It has fewer buttons, larger ICONS, better customized service.
The CUE The central instrument panel is electronic panel, with tactile feedback and 8 inch touch multi-touch screen. Using the Linux operating system and ARM 11 three core processor, CUE can achieve 400 MIPS processing power which is 3.5 times faster than the other systems.
Up to 10 kinds of bluetooth, USB, SD card, and MP3 player can match with CUE. The driver can opera by personalized information,voice, buttons and graph. The ways of operation reduce the complexity of the in-car entertainment system. It cut down 20 buttons that luxury car entertainment systems have in common to four.

IntelliLink
IntelliLink intelligent vehicle interaction system is derived from general motors. This system is not only the secondary system of vehicle driving, but also linking the Internet platform with driver. The system combines the user-friendly and practical function. It contains both terminal device operation and display which greatly simplifies the traditional vehicle operation steps making the vehicle operation corresponding to digital lifestyle.8 inches HD touch screen located in the instrument panel, can complete setting and operation.
About 83 items 11 categories,including radio, music playback, vehicle navigation, and bluetooth phone entertainmen. At the same time, the system also provides four input modes. It also offer functions about touching, writing and voice commands to ensure the most convenient operation in different condition.

MyFordTouch
My Ford Touch system is the latest car multimedia interactive systems of Ford which mainly includes an 8 inch touch screen.Interface and image are supported by Ford's SYNC and take Microsoft Windows Embedded Auto as a platform. The main functions include voice recognition function. It also has more interfaces implemented by SD card slot.
My Ford Touch system equips with traditional centralized layout. Customers can get personalized information  through voice controller,touch screen or other five keys. It arranges he most important mutton at four corners.

InkaNet
InkaNet intelligent traffic network system has been developed to the third generation.The system has advanced product concepts, fast and accurate speech recognition ability, good man-machine interface and response speed, convenient and comprehensive services and rich powerful vehicle applications. This system covers navigation, radio, walkie-talkie, telephone, Internet, music and video and so on. Compared to other entertainment system,it is
more rich.

The Rapid Growth of Onboard Ethernet

Ethernet has been widely used in family, school and data centers, and became the most mainstream technical standards of cable transmission in the market. As the widely used of entertainment and other assistant vehicle embedded systems, the demand for on-board network transfer rate gets higher and higher. So vehicle-mounted Ethernet has very big market in the future which attracts many manufacturers,including semiconductor manufacturers.

According to Timothy Lau,car embedded network department director of Broadcom

Car networking development momentum has been overwhelming. There are two applications which havve the strongest demand. One is car infotainment systems, including audio ,video, and navigation.The other is advanced driving assistance systems, including cameras, infrared sensors, ultrasonic sensors. At the same time, growing number of mobile devices, such as mobile phones, tablet computers and cars also drive the car demand for network.　

Timothy Lau thinks the main reason why the onboard Ethernet is favored is that lower cost, lighter weight and higher wire network transmission rate.

Seven Cars Supporting Apple's CarPlay and Google's Android System

There are seven cars supporting Apple's CarPlay and Google's Android system-Vauxhall Astra,Ferrari FF,Citroen DS4,Benz A-Class,Porsche 911,Ferrari California,Audi A4. Apple's CarPlay and Google's Android are able to connect automotive embedded infotainment and navigation system with smart phone which allow drivers can use phone’s function on the bus,such as music,maps and information and many other third-party applications.

The development of these two vehicle system is not fast. Taking CarPlay as an example, last year's Geneva motor show only several models of Ferrari supported the systemin March. However,in this year's Frankfurt motor show , there have been many car manufacturers promised to support these two systems.

The Vauxhall Astra
A new Vauxhall Astra listed in 2016 will support CarPaly and Android Auto. The driver can undertake the operations on capacitive touch screen.7 inches display screen is the standard. But with additional payments, it can be upgraded to 8 inches, and equipped GPS system. In addition, this model will also provide OneStar system, which can provide emergency services for the driver and driving auxiliary functions like 4 g hot spot.

The Ferrari FF
Ferrari is the first to implement,while almost every carmaker said they would support CarPlay. However, Ferrari FF currently only support CarPlay. Drivers can control the system through the capacitive touch screen as well as the physical buttons on either side of the screen. All-wheel drive and other high-end configuration make the price for this model for more than 2.3 million yuan.

The Citroen DS4
Citroen DS4 listed in November supports CarPlay. Its standard edition will be equipped with a 7-inch touch screen. All the operations can be done through touch screen or Siri assistant, while Android Auto version  wil be listed until next year.

Benz A-Class
Benz A-Class supporting CarPlay will be on the market next year. Standard edition will pick up 7 inch touch screen, which can be upgraded to 8 inches. The user can choose different specifications of the engine.

The porsche 911
The new Porsche 911 will support CarPlay. But it still does not support Android Auto.Equipped with 7 inch capacitive touch screen, the proximity sensor,the driver can undertake the operations without actually touch the screen.

Ferrari California
Ferrari California also only support CarPlay system at present. The new California can control THE system through touch screen interface. Of course, it also can achieve the same effect by Siri. In addition, this model also joined the twin turbo V8 engine and scalable.

Audi A4
The new audi A4 carried a tandard touch 7 inch screen with resolution of 800 x 480 .At the same time it supports CarPlay and Android Auto. High-end models of touch screen specification upgraded to 8.3 inches. The resolution is 1024 x 480 pixels. The driver can be controlled by rotating button, multi-function steering wheel and voice to realize multiple operations.

Automotive Industry’s Demand for Chip Show the Strongest Growth Compared with Other Industry Branches

It is reported that automotive industry’s demand for chip show the strongest growth compared with other industry branches according to IC Insights(market research agency) while traditional demand like computer and consumer markets only show anaemic growth. And as its disproportionally high growth, Asia will surpass Europe as the largest automotive chip market and its CAGR（Compound Average Growth Rate) will get to 10.4%in 2015.

As IC Insights prediction,during the time from 2014to 2019, chip demand from the automotive industry is growing at an average pace of 6.7% per year, which is higher than the CAGR of the overall chip industry (4.3 %)with 2% .
IC Insights makes the entire chip industry into six segments:Consumer,Automotive, Communications, Computer, , government/military and industrial/medical.
The reason why automotive industry keep strong demand for chip is that this market is growing from a smaller base compared to all other market segments save government/military and industrial/medical. Other factors keeping chip demand from this industry high is the sharply rising semiconductor content of increasingly connected and automated. In addition, demand from the automotive industry is relatively steady compared to other industries as a consequence of the long design and production cycles for cars.
According to IC Insights, the computation load of next-generation advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) jumps very quickly with every attempt to widen the sensing range, boost detection precision, and execute more powerful algorithms to respond quickly and effectively to many different driving conditions.
As IC said,automotive IC sales will hold 7.3% in the overall IC sales in 287.1 billion in 2015.However, despite growing faster than any other terminal, is a rapidly growing application area,expectations of automotive IC sales in the proportion of the overall IC market will not increase too much. In 2019, the automotive IC market is forecast to represent 8.1% of the total $358.7 billion IC market.
The reason why bigger gains in autos share of the total IC market are limited is that ASP( average selling prices) of automotive IC keep falling,particularly among automotive analog, MCU, and special purpose logic devices.Other highlights about the automotive IC market revealed in the new 2016 IC Market Drivers Report include the following:
After registering a 1% decline in 2015, the automotive IC market is forecast to grow 7% to $22.2 billion in 2016, and continue increasing to $29.2 billion in 2019. IC Insights expects Asia-Pacific to surpass Europe as the largest market for automotive ICs in 2015 and is forecast to be the strongest region for automotive IC market growth through 2019 (10.4% CAGR). Analog ICs (44%) and MCUs (30%) are forecast to remain the two largest IC product categories within the 2015 automotive IC market. The automotive memory IC market is forecast to more than double from an estimated $1.6 billion in 2015 to $3.5 billion in 2018.

Embedded System Market Size Will grow fantastically and Reach $214.24 Billion by 2020

Increasing demand for embedded systems boost the market over the next five years. Technological advancement as well as declining prices of microcontroller units is also projected to positively impact the embedded systems market over the next six years.Embedded systems are used in several end-use industries including vehicle,consumer electronics and healthcare is expected to drive market growth over the forecast period.

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The global embedded systems market was esteemed at USD 140.56 billion in 2013. And embedded systems market is anticipated to achieve USD 214.24 billion by 2020, rising at a CAGR (Compound Average Growth Rate)of 6.3% from 2014 to 2020 according to Hexa Research( a market research and consulting organization, offering industry reports, custom research and consulting services to a host of key industries across the globe )
Product Insights
Embedded hardware covered over 93% of the market share in 2013, and is projected to dominate the market over the estimated period. Product includes,Window Embedded Compact， microcontrollers, Digital Signal Processors (DSP), microprocessors and others. Embedded software includes middleware tool and operating system (OS).

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Embedded systems have real-time restraints since they are used for a variety of safety vital purposes. This has led to the requirement for proficient software modified for the target purpose. This sector is likely to rise at a CAGR of 8.2% from 2014 to 2020.
Application Insights
Automotive applications covered over 20.5% of the overall market in 2013 and are projected to remain the largest sector over the forecast period. In automotive industry, embedded systems are used for safety, infotainment, and engine control among others. Growing demand for vehicles outfitted with car-to-road communication facilities and efficient navigation is estimated to drive the market. Furthermore, shifting focus towards hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) and electric vehicles (EV) to control emission is estimated to fuel embedded system market growth. Healthcare is anticipated to be the fastest rising application, at a CAGR of 7.41% from 2014 to 2020.

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Handheld and Portable medical equipment and devices such as essential signs monitoring systems make wide use of embedded systems. Consumer electronics including HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning), microwave ovens and mobile phones, uses embedded software and hardware is projected to nurture the market over the next five years. Industrial applications include infrastructure, energy, and process control among others. Data feedback and acquisition control systems for automation are anticipated to provide positive avenues to market growth for industrial applications

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Artesyn Embedded Technologies Release the Latest Embedded Board - MVME8105 with Built-in Freescale Processor

Artesyn Embedded Technologies announced a new high performance VME MVME8105 single embedded board. The embedded board can not only make full use of its computing performance in high-end products,such as industrial equipment control system, vehicle embedded system, automatic command system (C4ISR), but also support higher data bandwidth, and enjoy a long life cycle.

The Artesyn Embedded Technologies MVME8105 is a high performance 6U VME SBC featuring the Freescale QorIQ TM P5020 2.0 GHz processor supporting high speed DDR3-1333 MHz with ECC. It offers expanded IO and memory features with multiple USB, Serial and Ethernet ports.Memory includes up to 4 GB DDR3, 512 K MRAM non-volatile memory, and 8 GB eMMC NAND Flash. The MVME8105 provides technology insertion to prolong current programs while providing more computing performance and data throughput. Compared to other variants of the MVME8100 series, the MVME8105 is designed to match the highest computing power with a reduction of VXS interface. In addition, it increases the number of Gigabit Ethernet ports to two (2) on the front panel, which is suitable for applications requiring higher Ethernet connection capacities.

Supporting a full range of BSPs including Wind River VxWorks, Linux and Green Hills Integrity, the MVME8105 is suitable for a range of high end industrial control such as SPE and photo lithography, and C4ISR (including Radar/Sonar) and it is also an ideal SBC solution for the high performance mission/safety critical applications.

ZOTYE AUTO 2700 Remote Control System

The news that ZOTYE AUTO will be launched lagship sedan Z700 at the end of the year from ZOTYE AUTO website .ZOTYE AUTO 2700 adds up "car networking" function. As reported, this function make controlling the vehicle remotely come to realize.　

According to the official news, the Z700 is equipped with car networking named "Tye - net intelligence control system",which covers six big functions :remote diagnosis, remote control, navigation, security protection, information, value-added services. It also covers more than 20 small service.By downloading the iOS and android App Tye - net intelligence control system, the user can lock / unlock the vehicle,turn on/ turn off the light and air conditioning,open /close the boot on mobile phone without being limited by the distance.

Fingerprint Could Be Your Key to Unlock the Car

There are more and more embedded car system. And cars is becoming high-tech.But maybe you haven’t thought about fingerprint could be your key to unlock the car. When you open the door, the car will automatically be ready for everything, even the ignition has been completed. Synaptics,a famous manufacture which devotes to HCI(Human Computer Interaction) development ,show a range of equipment based on touch technology on November 11 ,according to a technology website. They can apply biometric trackpad and fingerprint reader into the door handle, and can make the car automatic. And joining the fingerprint recognition to the car, the car will automatically identify the owner, and implement to adjust the car configuration automatically, such as seats, rear-view mirror, etc.

Huibert Verhoeven is in carinterface system charge of Synaptics. According to his introduction, at present,there have been several automobile manufacturers who are interested in their man-machine interface installed on the mobile device in the worldwide.
In the near future, Synaptics will bring more creative design to automobile industry. The company will apply many techniques,such as fingerprint recognizer,and biological sensors, multiple touch technology,touch screen and so on.And Synaptics also claims all the techniques they use in the car won’t distract the driver attention, and will not bring up more dangerous about the vehicle.
As long as carmakers saw working effect on cars of the touch,and think that they are feasible, then, these technologies must shine brilliantly in auto field.

The World's First Car by 3D Printer Will Launch Next Spring

The LM3D Swim model has been built on September 18. LOCAL MOTORS are looking for manufacturers which can offer the power motors and embedded systems. LOCAL MOTORS held a car race. In the end,the first 3D printed car in the world-LM3D Swim won. The 3D printed car will be launched in the next spring at the price of $53000.

The spokesman of LOCAL MOTORS said:

LM3D Swim can provide highly customized product solutions for the user, and the aesthetic design of car body can realized only by DDM and 3D printing technology. Traditional craft of making cars can't do it easily. LM3D Swim console will use removable design patterns.

According to the market demand,the annual output number of LM3D Swim is about 2400.

The following raspberry tablets is also made by 3D printing technology,and equipped with a 7-inch touch. The cost of the whole machine for 49 pounds.

However compared with the car and raspberry tablets,while are both printed by 3D technology,I think the car is much beautiful than the raspberry tablets. Do you think so?

All Kinds of Emedded Systems Will Be in the Car

All kinds of emedded systems will be in the car. A self-driving cars boom was aroused. After Tesla launched the autopilot system,a self-driving cars boom was aroused.The major automobile manufacturers have launched their own autopilot system products.Part of them has been undertaking test on the actual road.

 

According to Engadget, Nissan plan will launch vehicle with automatic driving system in late 2016. The vehicle system equipes with a laser scanner. Its 3D measurement will carried out on the road to determine the surrounding roads.Car body will install a 360 °on multiple cameras helping system judging the road more carefully.

At present,Nissan has put the Leaf into urban road or the road test.In 2018,they say, is the function of the system to change lanes, by the year 2020 will be realized in urban road completely autonomous unmanned.

In 2015 Honda China media conference, Honda issued the latest Funtec technology, including Honda SENSING safe driving assistant system and Honda car CONNECT Internet navigation interconnected system.

Next year,the two systems will be embedded into the new intermediate car, including collision mitigation brake system, lane migration inhibition, follow with low speed mode, and lane keep assist system and Honda CONNECT remote vehicle diagnostic system.

In addition, the Volkswagen also launched long distance test of an autopilot system. Toyota is also planning to launch self-driving cars in 2020.

As tesa CEO Elon Musk predicted:

That will be the case at some point in the future. Like maybe five or six years from now I think we'll be able to achieve true autonomous driving where you could literally get in the car, go to sleep and wake up at your destination.He added that it may take a few years beyond the point when the technology is ready for regulators to sign off on it.

The Latest Patents -Nikon Cars Embedded System

After the smart bottle, Nikon has another weird patent for a device like camera as cars embedded system. The vehicle embedded patent is for a "crime preventing" device - in case of an emergency.

When facing the emergency,The car will send photos to the police,  and display a warning message, lock the doors and seatbelt and self-drive itself to the nearest police station.

Many people,including me, think maybe Nikon is thinking to get into the self-driving/autopilot car revolution that has been making headlines lately? But some people don’t thiink so. There is a a net friend saying:

Nikon is getting into the self-driving car business? I don't think so. If they can't get AF to work half the time, I don't think I want them designing anything that's going to self-drive the car, even to a police station. Besides, if you lock a car thief in the car, they are going to do anything to get out and they'll destroy your car. But Nikon should have gotten into the car "vision" business. These are the devices that newer cars are using to avoid accidents and also to facilitate future self-driving cars. One of the biggest providers of these is Mobileye, which has already locked up GM, Mitsubishi, Honda, Mini Cooper, Nissan, Jaguar Range Rover, Volvo, Opel, Hyundai, Ford, Chrysler, BMW and others.

And while it doesn't have much to do with DLSR photographers, I think Nikon has also missed the boat on the equivalent of GoPro and of drones. Certainly there has been a lot more innovation in those areas than Nikon has ever accomplished in the Coolpix or Nikon1 lines, with the possible exception of the AW. Having said that, GoPro's stock fell 16% this past Thursday because they don't expect any growth in the Christmas quarter.
 
So,what character will Nikonbe be in the future of self-drive car business? Let us wait and see.