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News Release from: Logic Technology | Subject: Datalight Reliance and FlashFX Pro
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 10 August 2007
Flash software flies on latest Windows
CE
Datalight Reliance and FlashFX Pro can more than double performance on CE 6.0 when implemented together.
Datalight is providing support for the Microsoft Windows CE 6.0 platform within its patented data management software Datalight Reliance and FlashFX Pro can more than double performance on CE 6.0 when implemented together
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 28 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Datalight FlashFX Pro is a Flash media manager that offers drop-in support for over 200 different Flash parts.
Reliance is a file system that gives developers control over performance without risking data corruption.
When used together, Reliance and FlashFX Pro create a seamless Flash file system that vastly outperforms native and "home grown" solutions, with performance increases for some operations of over 200%.
FlashFX Pro is ideally suited for projects where performance cannot be sacrificed.
Test results have shown that when using FlashFX Pro in a Windows CE 6.0 environment, write performance on NAND Flash can be increased by more than 200%, and read performance improves by at least 20%.
"With CE 6.0, Windows Embedded has reached new milestones in ease-of-use and scalability", says Ken Whitaker, Datalight Director of Engineering.
"We are pleased to bring the increased sophistication in Flash memory support and performance of our software to this platform".
In addition to performance, OEMs using FlashFX Pro also gain the ability to use NOR, NAND, NAND controllers, and hybrid Flash parts within a single driver.
This flexibility ensures that OEMs can confidently second-source Flash parts without having to halt production to redevelop or retune Flash drivers.
Reliance uses Dynamic Transaction Point technology to give developers control over performance.
Given the complexity of embedded devices, the behaviour of the device in the field is impossible to predict.
Current file system methods waste resources like memory and disk space, and can lose critical data due to power loss.
With Dynamic Transaction Point technology, the file storage methods are optimised at run-time according to the complexity of the operation.
Reliance developers define triggers for file system behaviour, essentially creating a self-adjusting system.
Reliance and FlashFX Pro are available from Logic Technology.
Development kits for Windows CE 6.0 will be available this month.
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