While there are many ways to connect components in embedded systems, the most prominent are the high speed serial standards of Ethernet, PCI Express, and RapidIO. All of these standards leverage ...

RapidIO, PCIe, and Ethernet each offer unique benefits. We explain how each technology works, and examine its strengths and weaknesses. We also show why RapidIO is often the best choice for embedded ...

Why the need for PCI Express? As processor clock speeds increase, parallel buses such as PCI become harder to implement. Signal skew and fan-out restrictions restrict the bandwidth achievable on a ...

With the increasing number of surveillance cameras deployed around the world that are monitored via computer, transmitted via internet and recorded on hard drives, the trend among system designers is ...

The PCIe, or Peripheral Component Interconnect Express standard, has been around for nearly 20 years. It was an upgrade to the earlier PCI bus, developed by Intel and introduced in 1992. The bus ...