EB’s human machine interface (HMI) development tool EB GUIDE Studio works with Microsoft Expression Blend

Erlangen, Germany – EB (Elektrobit) has provided a new XAML (Extensible Application Markup Language) plug-in to connect the HMI development tool EB GUIDE Studio to Microsoft Expression BlendTM. This means that complex HMIs developed with Expression Blend and the description language XAML can now be easily specified and administered.

EB GUIDE Studio is used to develop graphical user interfaces and speech dialog solutions for the embedded market. Expression Blend is a design tool for the development of interactive user interfaces running on Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) or Microsoft Silverlight. Graphical elements are defined using XAML, a general description language developed by Microsoft Corp. for the interface design of applications.

Expression Blend works with EB GUIDE Studio using the new XAML plug-in, so that graphical XAML elements from Expression Blend can simply and easily be controlled by EB GUIDE Studio state charts.The integration of the tools is bidirectional, that is, Expression Blend also has access to system data and events from EB GUIDE Studio.In an on-the-fly simulation, developers can experience the menu selections modeled by EB GUIDE Studio and the graphical user interface from Expression Blend directly on their PC.

"With Microsoft Visual Studio and Expression Blend, developers can create applications and HMIs for embedded devices.With its illustrated UML state charts, EB GUIDE Studio is the tool of choice for the development of complex HMIs in the automobile.Together with Microsoft, we have created the XAML plug-in to provide the option of using EB GUIDE Studio for HMI development with Expression Blend.The focus is on system modeling on the PC," says Thomas Fleischmann, EB GUIDE product manager at EB.

“With EB GUIDE Studio and Expression Blend, developers will be able to build creative embedded solutions that can be easily specified and administered through EB’s new XAML plug-in,” said Jon Harris, senior product manager for Expression Blend at Microsoft. “EB GUIDE Studio takes advantage of the rich capabilities and features in Expression Blend to easily create and administer complex applications and HMIs.”

The XAML plug-in for EB GUIDE Studio will be available from EB in the first quarter of 2010.

Karin Haubner

Public Relations, Automotive Software Business

EB, Elektrobit

Am Wolfsmantel 46

91058 Erlangen

Germany

Phone    +49 9131 7701 6101

E-Mail:   karin.haubner@elektrobit.com

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EB GUIDE – Integrated tool for developing multimodal HMIs

EB’s software tool family EB GUIDE supports you from specification up to implementation of graphical user interfaces. It enables you to optimize your development costs significantly via modeling and automatic code generation for embedded systems, such as instrument clusters, infotainment and navigation systems and operator control & monitoring systems. Speech dialog functions are integrated straight from the beginning, so that graphical UI and speech interaction build a consistent unit. With the XAML plugin you can use graphic data from MS Expression BlendTM and combine it with EB GUIDE state machine management.

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EB’s Automotive Software Business

EB’s Automotive Software Business has established itself internationally as one of the most important suppliers of embedded software solutions for the automotive industry. In addition to the development of innovative products, it also specializes in services and consulting for the automotive industry, supplying implementations of serial software solutions for a broad range of AUTOSAR and FlexRay, Infotainment, Navigation, HMI and Driver Assistance systems.

EB, Elektrobit Corporation

EB develops advanced technology and transforms it into enriching end user experiences. EB specializes in demanding embedded software and hardware solutions for the automotive industry and wireless technologies. The company’s net sales for the year 2008 totaled EUR 172.3 million. Elektrobit Corporation is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. www.elektrobit.com

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