RidgeRun Shows Streaming Video and Networking for Embedded Multimedia.Business Editors, High-Tech Writers LinuxWorld Conference & Expo (Booth No. 1359) SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 2001 Showing a new model of interacting with multimedia appliances, RidgeRun, Inc., is publicly demonstrating DSPLinux-based solutions harnessing the power of the DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive on Texas Instruments See TI. (company) Texas Instruments - (TI) A US electronics company. A TI engineer, Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit in 1958. Three TI employees left the company in 1982 to start Compaq. (TI) processors at Booth No. 1359 at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo LinuxWorld Conference and Expo is a conference and trade show that focuses on open source and Linux solutions in the information technology sector. The show is owned and managed by IDG World Expo, a business unit of International Data Group (IDG). in San Francisco's Moscone Center. At the three-day show, RidgeRun will exhibit a host of wireless and multimedia-centric applications that use its DSPLinux as a foundation. The demonstrations include streaming video from a network-connected web server running on a TI TMS TMS Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (alternative medicine for depression) TMS Test Match Special (sports - cricket) TMS Texas Motor Speedway TMS Transportation Management System TMS Toyota Motor Sales 320DSC (1) (Digital Signal Controller) A microcontroller and DSP combined on the same chip. It adds the interrupt-driven capabilities normally associated with a microcontroller to a DSP, which typically functions as a continuous process. See microcontroller and DSP. 21 processor, which combines DSP and ARM processors on a single chip. Demonstrations include converting the video camera input into JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. , MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). 4 or H.263 formats on the DSP and using a Quicktime viewer on a PC to display streaming video from a web server. The TMS320DSC21 processor is shipping in several digital cameras and multimedia devices today. RidgeRun is demonstrating the power of this processor in supporting both video encoding and advanced networking in a single dual-core processor. The demonstration camera uses a network connection to allow new ways of interacting with the device. Pictures, video clips or even a streaming video feed from the camera can be viewed on any web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. over the network. Of course, still pictures and video clips can be captured and viewed on the camera itself. "People can see today what we are doing to shape the next generation of networked products using streaming video," RidgeRun CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Rudy Prince said. "The benefits of RidgeRun's powerful software platform allow developers of PDAs, web/security cameras, and wireless phones to quickly bring multimedia capabilities to market using advanced dual-core DSPs." DSPLinux from RidgeRun is the industry's first embedded Linux distribution targeted exclusively toward devices built on DSPs. The new DSC processor family from TI combines an ARM core with a DSP on a single chip. With DSPLinux, the Linux kernel runs on the ARM, while a powerful bridge interface makes it easy to run real-time tasks on the DSP. In addition to integrating the Open Source kernel and applications, DSPLinux includes proprietary advancements in memory compression, power management, security, multimedia and imaging which further leverage the power of TI's DSP components and allows OEMs to meet their performance and cost targets. About RidgeRun, Inc. RidgeRun is exclusively focused on bringing the reliability and flexibility of Linux to embedded Internet appliances based on DSPs (digital signal processors). RidgeRun's DSPLinux(TM) leverages the power of Texas Instruments dual-core DSP architectures to deliver the performance-leading platform for wireless, broadband and multimedia appliances. RidgeRun can be reached at www.ridgerun.com or by e-mail to info@ridgerun.com. (c) 2001 RidgeRun, Inc. All rights reserved. RidgeRun and DSPLinux are trademarks of RidgeRun, Inc. Linux is the registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in many countries. It is used by RidgeRun under license. All other products and trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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