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Using a GUI in an Embedded System
Introducing a new product requires the designer to think about the product differentiators.
Designing a user-friendly product, considering all other features are equivalent, will help increase the product acceptance and sales.
A good User Interface is definitively one of these differentiators.
In many instances, a Graphical User Interface (GUI) is the best approach.
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http://www.micrium.com
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Creating a Multi-Lingual User Interface From a Commercial GUI Toolkit
Embedded devices and control systems used by the military and deployed worldwide can be enhanced by multilingual GUIs so that they may be operated using different native languages.
Developing a multilingual GUI can be difficult, especially when the languages use extensive alphabets, but there are commercial tools available to simplify the tasks.
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http://www.swellsoftware.comdate: 7/1/2001
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OpenGL ES SC Open Standard Embedded Graphics API for Safety Critical Applications
The avionics community has been crying out for several years for a true Open embedded graphics standard that is architected not only to provide them the functionality they need but to address their safety requirements also.
OpenGL has become the standard of choice in terms of providing functionality and ubiquitous support across a number of platforms.
This choice is not without its pitfalls however, especially as safety and security become...
preview:
http://www.seaweed.com
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OpenGL
OpenGL is the premier environment for developing portable, interactive 2D and 3D graphics applications.
Since its introduction in 1992, OpenGL has become the industry’s most widely used and supported 2D and 3D graphics application programming interface (API), bringing thousands of applications to a wide variety of computer platforms.
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http://www.opengl.org
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The Khronos Group
A new Khronos initiative announced at NAB 2001 is an open project to standardize subsets of both OpenML and OpenGL to create small-footprint APIs to bring dynamic media capabilities to a wide variety of appliances and embedded devices.
Khronos will focus on producing API profiles to meet the requirements of a range of market segments such as safety-critical automotive and avionics displays.
preview:
http://www.khronos.org
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User Interface Markup Language
UIML embodies a radically new way to build user interfaces: you describe the interface once, no matter what kind of hardware or software you want to run it on.
preview:
http://www.uiml.org
NetX® and NetX Duo are Express Logic's high-performance implementation of IPv4 and IPv6 TCP/IP protocol standards.
Both are fully integrated with the ThreadX® RTOS (real-time operating system) and are available for all supported processors.
NetX and NetX Duo have a unique Piconet™ architecture.
Combined with a zero-copy API, it makes them a perfect fit for today's deeply embedded applications that require network connectivity.
