Users of the next generation of fixed function embedded devices expect the immediate response and rapid boot-up sequences similar to the “always on” features of today’s consumer electronics technology. However, to obtain needed fast start performance, designers must modify or eliminate the typical basic input/output system (BIOS) found on most x86 processor platforms. The normal tasks for the BIOS are to initialize and identify system devices and then locate and execute the bo...Read More
Who : Embedded systems designers looking for customizable option for creating optimized initialization firmware for Intel® Atom™ processor based platforms. What : Intel has officially released our first publicly available version of the Intel BLDK, which is a combination of reference source code, binary libraries, and development tools that allow creation of customized and optimized Intel® Atom™ processor firmware for fixed functioning embed...Read More
The Tech Report recently reviewed a Gigabyte motherboard using a " Hybrid EFI " BIOS. It's true that this Gigabyte implementation isn't UEFI from the ground up, which makes it different from most UEFI implementations in the market. I think we need to take a look at the Gigabyte Hybrid EFI implementation and understand exactly what it does. Gigabyte's " Hybrid EFI Technology " is pretty simple ... stick a UEFI layer on top of the existing legacy BIOS so users get support for 2TB+ hard...Read More
Did you see it? Tucked away in a quiet corner at IDF Beijing, amid the buzz about announcements of new products and exciting directions on the tablet and embedded markets, was a demonstration that was not particularly flashy or impressive, but could potentially be one of the biggest catalysts for major growth for Intel in the embedded space. The demo was for the Intel® Boot Loader Development Kit (Intel® BLDK - www.intel.com/go/bldk ), a product which will allow embedded ...Read More