TRON SHOW 2006 Gallery 2

The iBox was the most visible of the new developments based on TRON technologies at TRON SHOW 2006, and it is being developed and tested by multiple companies in Japan. The above example was the one on display at the Oki Electric Industry Co. booth. It is aimed at applications in train stations, bus stops, etc., where information has to be provided to the public.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is also planning to get in on iBox development. The iBox concept model in the photo above is planned for use in times of calamities with the ETS-VIII communications satellite, which has huge antennas that can pick up signals from even small terminals on the surface of the earth. In addition, JAXA exhibited a mockup of a Ubiquitous Communicator that would also be satellite communications capable.

KDDI Corporation exhibited two cell-phones capable of reading IC tags (RFIDs) at TRON SHOW 2006. The one on the left is capable of reading passive-type µ-chips, which operate on the 2.45 GHz frequency; and the one on the right is capable of reading independently developed active-type tags that operate on the 315 MHz frequency. The read-in ranges for the two cell-phones are five centimeters for the one on the left, and 10 centimeters for the one on the right.

Japan Novel Corporation exhibited a more traditional embedded application called Quality Commander 2. Among other things, this is used for repetitive work, such as pushing the buttons of cell-phones to test them after they have been manufactured. The company also offers a µITRON4.0 test suite called "µITRON4.0 Evaluation System."