Hermann Strass, European Representative, OpenSystems Media
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Fighting cancer - VME system to destroy cancer cells and repair DNA
A VMEbus-based irradiation and data acquisition system developed at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuernberg, Uni Erlangen, uses protons to detect DNA's repair mechanism to aid in the fight against cancer.
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Two decades of avionics testing
STANAG 3910 (EFAbus) is a data-block-transfer bus (20 Mbps) added to and controlled through a MIL-STD-1553B low-speed line (1 Mbps). EFAbus Express (EFEx) is a newer version that integrates STANAG 3838 into STANAG 3910. Development of STANAG 3910 started in 1987 in Germany to meet the requirements for a deterministic, very high data rate, low-risk avionics bus not subject to EMI.
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Collision at the speed of light
VME boards play an important role in helping scientists collect the Large Hadron Collider's millions of data points per second.
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FHS: First in its flight-control system's class
The Flying Helicopter Simulator (FHS) is an advanced airborne testbed funded by the German Ministry of Defense, the German Aerospace Centre (DLR), and industry. It is based on the widely deployed Eurocopter EC135 and refitted with fly-by-light technology, the first helicopter in the world with this type of flight control system.
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Navigating European roads
The European navigation system Galileo is intended to provide more precise measurements than those available through Global Positioning System (GPS) or Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS), including the altitude position.
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Testing diesel efficiency
The development of clean and power-efficient diesel engines is of great importance in the United States. Consequently, several North American OEMs are now using 3U VME board-based test boxes in an effort to develop, test, and implement these new auto technologies in the shortest possible time.
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Detecting the light above
Powered by VME technology, CANGAROO-III [Collaboration between Australia and Nippon for a GAmma Ray Observatory in the Outback] telescopes are located in Woomera, Australia and detect radiation (particles) emitted from supernovas and pulsars that lie outside the visible light spectrum.
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Reliability on two rails
Railway systems in Europe and Asia, logging billions of passenger miles and meeting stringent reliability and robustness requirements, are utilizing VME.
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RapidIO in Europe
RapidIO provides the increased bandwidth, reliability, and faster bus speeds demanded by the high-performance embedded industry. Accordingly, RapidIO Trade Association (RTA) executive director Tom Cox recently shared the RapidIO roadmap at the RTA's European Design Summit in Munich.
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Award-winning VMEbus equipment
Hermann explores various VMEbus equipment developments making headway – and headlines – in today's market, along with recent events held in Europe.
