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Gateworks has posted before about their very valuable Gateworks System Controller (GSC) here. A new feature that has recentlybeen added is a GSC watchdog.A watchdog timer is a functionality that forces a reset of the system in response to a problem in the software. Watchdog timers are very important in embedded systems that are installed in remote, rugged, and hard to reach installations and environments.CPU’s typically have a watchdog timer but the GSC watchdog will completely power cycle the board removing any software dependencies in the shutdown process. The GSC watchdog isa more robust and reliable watchdogthan the standard CPU …
Read MoreThe Ventana Family of Single Board Computers has been a very popular offering with the HDMI HD video input and HDMI output, the CAN Bus port and high performance i.MX6 processor along with many more great features. To provide the widest range of options, variations of each family member was created to make ordering more simple. These variations along with their part numbers are listed on our Ventana ordering options Wiki page:http://trac.gateworks.com/wiki/ventana/orderoptions
Read MoreGateworks prides itself on support for it’s customers. Software is a constantly evolving element to the system and Gateworks is committed to continuously updating and stabilizing it’s Board Support Packages (operating systems supported). Customers can be notified via email through mailing lists about recent code commits to Gateworks repositories. This transparency allows customers to be notified of improvements, new features, and solutions for the software. There is typically a mailing list for each BSP (Board Support Package) to better match the development system being used. This blog post is to announce two new mailing lists for Android and OpenEmbedded. Follow …
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Read MoreGateworks is proud to announce JTAG programming support for the Ventana family of Single Board Computers. This support allows precompiled binaries that include the kernel, bootloader, and root filesystem to be flashed via Gateworks JTAG software onto any Ventana board. This is valuable as it is the most simple way to load new software and updates onto the board. The same JTAG software is also backwards compatible with all previous Gateworks boards. This release is limited to Linux and provides programming support and does not include upload or verify support. Ventana is unique in that it is the first family …
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Read MoreGateworks is proud to announce the release of Open Embedded Yocto Daisy Version 1.6 for its Ventana Family of Single Board Computers. The Yocto BSP is primarily used by customers utilizing the video features on the Ventana family. This release is a major improvement over the previous 3.0.35 kernel. Key Features of this release: 3.10.17 Freescale Vendor Kernel Featuring Device Tree Full VPU & GPU Support Latest and Improved Wireless Tools hostapd 2.2 wpa_supplicant 2.2 iw 3.15 compat-wireless 20140516 Hard Float support for i.MX6 To build from source and pre-complied images: http://trac.gateworks.com/wiki/Yocto/Building Please find our main Yocto Software Wiki page here:http://trac.gateworks.com/wiki/Yocto …
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Read MoreGateworks proudly announces the official release of the Ventana GW16083 Ethernet and Fiber-Optic expansion module. The product is shipping now with support on OpenWrt Linux. The expansion module can connect to any of the Ventana SBCs with an optional expansion connector (see website for specific models). The expansion module provides 6 copper GbE Ethernet ports of which two can be steered to SFP cages for Fiber-Optic module support. Four of the ports can additionally be configured with an optional PSE PoE module to allow the board to power PoE devices such as IP cameras. Over the last few years, fiber …
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Read MoreThe Ventana Family of Single Board Computers from Gateworks offers a multitude of video and audio interfaces to meet the demands of new multimedia embedded systems. The primary method of accessing these interfaces is through software by the name of GStreamer. GStreamer is an open-source library that makes the handling of multimedia data more simple usingpipelines of elements that operate on multimedia data buffers. GStreamer can be used directly on the command line of a Ventana Single Board computer for quick prototyping and development with the gst-launch test application. For example, to play a video file stored on a USB …
Video & Audio On Gateworks Ventana Single Board Computers with Linux GStreamer Read More »
Read MoreGateworks creates Single Board Computers (SBCs) that have very unique and powerful features that are not found in other SBCs. One of these features is the Gateworks System Controller (GSC). The GSC provides system health parameters to the user along with additional specialized peripheral functions. The GSC is battery backed allowing monitoring when the main board power is removed. Some features include: Tamper detection Encryption Key Support System Voltages Board Temperature Fan Controller Real time clock A programmable user push button An advanced power management with a programmable board shutdown and wakeup General purpose digital I/O To read more about …
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Read MoreCollect data, video, and audio anywhere with a powerful, low-power miniature Single Board Computer (SBC) made by Gateworks. This white paper discusses the use of a miniature, powerful, low-power single board computer (SBC) with multiple networking interfaces to collect data from a variety of sensors (such as temperature and voltage) and video images from a camera. Specific topics discussed include power management, network connectivity, and sensor interfacing. An example application is provided using batteries for power and a camera to take periodic snapshots which are uploaded using the FTP protocol to a website for monitoring. Gateworks has published a variety …
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