Japan%20Embedded%20Linux%20Consortium

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Japan Embedded Linux Consortium
John Cheuck Vice Chairman, EMBLIX Associate
Partner, Apax-Globis Partners
Co. http//www.emblix.org/
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Business and Technology Trends

• Linux has surfaced in the main stream of the
  embedded systems industry
• Linux World Expo since 1999
• Designs from server to PDA, and internet
  appliances
• Business Technical Focus/Adoption differences
  exists between the US and Japan
• OSS/GPL may be a barrier, lack of understanding
• Linux still maturing for small devices and real
  time applications

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Embedded Linux Products
IBM LinuxWatch
Compaq iPAQ
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Embedded Linux Products
NOKIA
ATT Laboratories, Cambridge Broadband Phone
System
iRobot
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EMBEDDED TRENDS

• Embedded Devices becoming more
• connected and more networked
• Growing demands for skilled
• embedded engineering resources
• for the new connected and
• networked world

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Japan Embedded Systems Technology Survey

• Method of Survey
• mail-in questionnaire sheet and on-site responses
  at Exhibition (No Web)
• Period of Survey
• Nov.99Feb.00 (survey taken every year)
• Results Available on
• http//www.itron.gr.jp/home-j.html

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Occupations of the Respondents
Other
Sales engineering and Support
Planning and Management
Design and Development
Valid Answers 945
Source TRON Association 99
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Application Areas of Recently Developed
Embedded Systems
Home appliance
Other
Misc. instruments
Audio/Visual equipment
Entertainment, education
Misc. commercial systems
Personal information appliance
Medical equipment
Personal computer peripheral Office equipment
Electrical equipment
Communication equipment (Terminal)
Industrial control, Factory automation
Communication equipment (Network equipment)
Transportation-related
Source TRON Association 99
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APIs Used in Recently Developed Embedded Systems
Source TRON Association 99
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Processors Used in Recently Developed Embedded
Systems
4-bit
DSP,etc
8-bit
64-bit
32-bit
16-bit
Source TRON Association 99
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Program Size in Recently Developed Embedded
Systems
More than 16MB
4MB16MB
64kB
1MB4MB
64kB256kB
256kB1MB
Source TRON Association 99
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Programming Languages Used for Recently Developed
Systems
Other
Java
ASM
C
C
Source TRON Association 99
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OS Embedded in Recently Developed Embedded Systems
Source Tron Association 1999
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Characteristics of the Japanese RTOS
Market(excluded non-RTOS designs)

• Around 50 designs use ITRON spec. RTOS
• for deep embedded systems
• 25 use in-house RTOS
• potential users for embedded Linux
• 25 uses off the shelf RTOS
• potential users for embedded Linux

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Market Demands for OS
Arena
Deep Embedded
High End Embedded
Application
VCR FAX -----
PDA, STB D-TV---------
Small RTOS
Semi-GP OS
OS Class
Linux on ITRON
OS instance
ITRON
Full Embedded Linux
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Why Embedded Linux?
Source linuxdevices 2000
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Expectations for Embedded Linux

• Cost Royalty Free
• Open Open Source Development Model
• Not only for the Kernel but for Tools and
• related technologies -
  interoperability
• Scalability From small devices to large
  servers
• Issues Education, Standards (API, QA),
  Tools, SI/Solutions, Community, Legal

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Purpose of EMBLIX

• Promotion of Embedded Linux in Japan
  (Industry/Academia)
• Education (OpenSource, Legal Licensing,
  Liabilities)
• Standardization of Embedded Linux related
  Technologies for Interoperation
• Development Tools
• Systems Integration/Solutions
• Real Time capabilities
• Hybrid Architectures e.g. Linux on ITRON
• To Exchange information with W.W. Linux
  Organizations

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Organization
Dr. T. Nakajima, Waseda University
Legal Committee International Advisors
Chairman
Advisory
Vice Chairmen
University
Distribution
Tools
Sys. Integration
International
Auditors
Steering Committee
Working Group
Working Group
Working Group
Development Tools
RealTime
Hybrid Architectures
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Working Groups Committees

• Development Tools Environment WG
• Tool Chain interoperability for multiple
  architectures
• Gnu/Non-Gnu Tool issues
• Libraries and Middleware
• Real Time WG
• Real time features for Embedded Linux
• ( Research, Definition, Specifications)
• Hybrid Architectures WG
• Interfaces and co-existance between Embedded
  Linux
• and existing/legacy RTOS
• Legal Sub-Committee
• International Advisory Committee

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EMBLIX Founding Members
July, 2000
Toyohashi University of Science and
Technology MITSUBISHI erectric Corporation NEC
Corporation / NEC Electronic Devices Hitachi,
Ltd. Fujitsu Ltd. Metrowerks Co.,
Ltd. Montavista Software Japan Co., Ltd. Lineo
Japan, Inc. Linux-Koubou Red Hat Inc. YDC
Corporation. Waseda University
No. of EMBLIX Founding members 24
Access Co., Ltd. Advanced Data Controls
Corporation FDS Embedded Systems Co. ERG Co.,
Ltd. Elmic Systems Inc. Gaio Technology Co.,
Ltd. CATS Inc. Canon Inc. Centura Embedded
Systems Co., Ltd. Turbolinux Japan K.K. Densan
Co., Ltd. Toshiba Corporation
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EMBLIX Current Membership
102 Members as of 2/20/02 Academic
5 Technology Vendors 30 Solutions
Providers/SIs 20 Semiconductor 15 Users 30

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EMBLIX Challenges Ahead

• Success Stories from the Embedded Linux
  community
• Emergence of standards to ensure
  interoperability and quality
• Japan Global Embedded Linux Community
  Development

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Japan Embedded Linux Consortium
http//www.emblix.org/