Introducing feature rich HMI's in low cost devices with OpenVG
Mecel Populus now supports the cross-platform Graphics API OpenVG that provides low-level hardware acceleration.
Originally intended for small hand held devices we have found that this is is an excellent fit for small to medium complex clusters and infotainment systems. The VG stands for Vector graphics and this may actually be a bit misleading. It does of course support vector graphics but is also very capable at "traditional" raster graphics and maybe more importantly at 2.5 D effects, which can be used in e.g. coverflow effects (the Itunes style of presenting album information).
The support of 2.5D effects result in that systems with a low price tag can show a feature rich HMI.
OpenVG can also be combined with OpenGL ES in Mecel Populus to produce stunning HMIs not yet seen in the automotive domain.
Having built-in support in Mecel Populus for Open VG will enable our customers to move more quickly to new platforms as the existing proprietary low level graphics hardware API differs quite a lot. To learn more about OpenVG you can have a look here: http://www.khronos.org/openvg/ . To learn more about Mecel Populus look here or contact us directly.
The Mecel Populus suite is a complete tool chain for designing, developing and deploying user interfaces for distributed embedded systems. It minimizes the time and cost of producing eye-catching, full-featured HMIs (Human Machine Interfaces).
