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Life in the Cloud (sans Harp and Halo)

Sometimes a minor observation can lead you to realize that the world around you is fundamentally changing. Last week I went in for my yearly physical, which of course always involvesRead More...

I/O Server with Built-in Carrier Card for Integrated I/O

I/O Server with Built-in Carrier Card for Integrated I/O  A new Industrial PC features an internal carrier card to interface a wide selection of related plug-in I/O modules.Read More...

Tiny Atom SBC Targets Power-over-Ethernet Apps

OEMs who build the tiniest, lowest-power devices tend to use RISC processors and microcontrollers at the heart of their systems. While the x86 architecture can reduce development costsRead More...

TCA Management Controller Solution Incorporates In-Shelf LAN Attachment

Integrated Industrial PC Line Based on Intel Atom

IEC 61850-3 -- The New Battle Cry for Power Substation Designers

LAN-Attached TCA Management Controllers: How to Build and Use Them

2U Acceleration Platform Supports Eight PCIe x16 Gen 2 I/O Cards in 21” Deep Chassis

A 2UPCI Express acceleration platform supports up to eight PCIe x16 Gen 2 I/O cards. There are three versions of acceleration platforms that include either one or two PCIe x16 Gen 2Read More...

Atom-Based Edge Controller with Java-Based Middleware Framework

A highly configurable edge controller platform offers data access and control on the edge of the cloud, to aggregate and deliver data from edge devices, pervasive sensors andRead More...

High Bandwidth and Small Form Factor MicroTCA for Flexible Embedded Design

Embedded systems must meet the growing demand for ruggedness, flexibility, mobility and high-end processing, and these attributes should be designed into standards-based solutions thatRead More...

Advancing Advances in Technology

Two innovative companies have different takes on what could be called “conventional advanced technologies”—graphics and wireless networks. Both highlight ways these slightly differentRead More...

Eurotech—from Sensors to Supercomputers

What kind of embedded computing company also produces Petascale supercomputers—computers running at over 1,000 Teraflops—and considers them integral to their embedded business? TheRead More...

Low Power Wireless Data Acquisition Brings Flexibility and Low Maintenance

  Installing sensors for data acquisition has traditionally been a labor-intensive process, involving analog or network wiring from sensor locations to aggregation points. The highRead More...

“Energy Optimizer” Lets Data Centers Conserve Energy While Meeting Efficiency Goals

A wireless monitoring system provides continually updated information on a data center's electrical usage and thermal status, giving users the precise knowledge to takeRead More...

Wireless Mezzanine Combines Wi-Fi, Zigbee, GPS and Cryptography

A multi-function mezzanine card combines wireless, GPS and cryptography to deliver portable, secure in-the-field wireless connectivity. The lightweight, small form factor XMC-660 fromRead More...

FPGA-Based Industrial Ethernet Module Integrates a High-Capacity Switch-IP

An industrial Ethernet module (IEM) implements a cost-efficient and flexible solution to adapt to various Industrial Ethernet technologies. The IEM from IXXAT is based on an AlteraRead More...

Robust Dual Gigabit Ethernet Mezzanine Board with Long-Term Availability

A new dual Gigabit Ethernet mezzanine board enables all VPX, VME, CompactPCI and custom boards offering a PMC or XMC slot to be extended by two Gigabit Ethernet interfaces, which canRead More...

Small Linux Networking Server Offers Low-Cost Edge Computing for OEMs

A new, extremely small network server provides customers with a powerful engine for deploying advanced applications at the network edge, all in an integrated, thumb-sized package. TheRead More...

Embedded Form Factors Harness Emerging Technologies to Enable Wireless Systems

Wireless connectivity is merging with technological advancements in silicon, signaling, mass storage and software to meet the high-performance, ultra-low-power requirements forRead More...

RTI DDS Selected for Upgrade of Grand Coulee Dam’s Control System

Real-Time Innovations has announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has selected RTI Data Distribution Service (DDS) for an upgrade of the Grand Coulee Dam’s control system.Read More...

“Tree Power”—Bio-Energy for Forest Service’s Climate Sensor Network

Voltree Power has announced its first contract with the USDA Forest Service, following a rigorous and successful test in June of its Climate Sensor Network. The Climate Sensor NetworkRead More...

Concept to Reality: An Application Architecture with MicroTCA

Much has been written about the virtues of MicroTCA platforms and AdvancedMC (AMC) modules. Both of these technologies have been maturing and there are now numerous options andRead More...

Multi-Channel Gigabit Ethernet Data Recorder Supports 500MByte/s

Multi-Channel Gigabit Ethernet Data Recorder Supports 500 Mbytes/s  A fixed-featured off-the-shelf multi-channel Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) streaming data recorder system is designedRead More...

3U OpenVPX Air-Cooled and Conduction-Cooled Module Development Systems

3U VPX / cPCI Air-Cooled and Conduction-Cooled Module Development Systems Two OpenVPX-compliant 3U development systems cover both air- and conduction-cooled projects. JustRead More...

MicroTCA Carrier Hub Family Supports Four Different High Speed Fabrics

MicroTCA Carrier Hub Family Supports Four Different High-Speed Fabrics A new line of modular carrier hubs (MCHs) in the AMC/MicroTCA form factor are aimed at fulfilling theRead More...

Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet XMC Mezzanine card for CompactPCI, VME or VPX systems

Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet XMC Mezzanine card for CompactPCI, VME or VPX systems A new dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet mezzanine board extends all CompactPCI, VME, VPX, and custom boardsRead More...

APIX Starter Kit for Development of Robust, Inexpensive Control Units

APIX Starter Kit for Development of Robust, Inexpensive Control Units Automotive Pixel Link (APIX) technology was originally developed for transferring image data in vehicles,Read More...

Multi-axis Motion Controller Executes G-code Applications

Multi-Axis Motion Controller Executes G-code Applications A multi-axis motion controller has been adapted to execute G-code commands. Today, a lot of industrial applications areRead More...

Multicore Networking Platform Provides 10 Gigabit LAN Performance

Multicore Networking Platform Provides 10 Gigabit LAN Performance A 2U server-grade platform uses Intel 5300 Series technology to provide 10 Gigabit Ethernet (2x) and support forRead More...

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Programmable Automation Controllers Bring Together the Best of PLCs and PCs

Implementing a modern industrial application can present a challenging and sometimes daunting mix of requirements. For example, it is well understood that a typical control system mustRead More...

Whither the Smart Grid?

Our present electrical grid—let’s just be honest—is based on technology from the 1920s that has been enhanced, expanded, improved and strengthened but not basically changed in itsRead More...

From Energy Visibility to Energy Savings in Commercial and Industrial Buildings

Most of the claims made about the value of energy visibility in realizing energy reductions are based on studies of consumer behavior in residential buildings. Are these claims equallyRead More...

Greg Nicoloso, CEO, Eurotech

Currently, there is still a large percentage of manufacturers within the “embedded” appliance product sector who are relying on the notion of “security by obscurity” strategy forRead More...

Joann Byres, CEO, Byres Security

Anyone who uses a computer today is all too aware of the numerous security vulnerabilities occurring in commercial operating system and office software. However, most of us don’tRead More...

Dan O'Dowd, CEO, Green Hills Software

The world’s commerce and critical infrastructure is increasingly dependent upon the security of embedded devices, their software content and their communications. Yet today’s securityRead More...

Desktop Network Appliance Based On Latest Atom N450

An ultra-low-voltage desktop network appliance utilizes the new Intel Atom processor N450 and measures approximately half the size of A4 paper, so its compact footprint means it canRead More...

Re-Inventing Wireless Building Automation for Smaller/Retrofit Jobs

A building automation system can save money by lowering labor, power and other costs. It can also enhance occupants’ enjoyment of the space through optimized climate control, a moreRead More...

Adrian Turner, CEO, Mocana

With millions of new electronic devices connecting to the Internet every day, and the rise of the “internet of things,” we are now encountering a third wave of hacking—one thatRead More...

Utilize Open Standards to Protect Control System Networks

It all started out innocently enough. The IT manager for a major food manufacturer hired a consultant to scan the company’s PCs, find out which ones were out of date, and then applyRead More...

Cyber-Vulnerability Sees the Light of Day

If anyone ever doubted that cyberspace is also a battlefield, that doubt should be permanently erased by the recent incident involving Google and China. What initially looked like aRead More...

Fibre Channel XMC Interface for Embedded Hits 8 Gbit/s

Fibre Channel XMC Interface for Embedded Hits 8 Gbit/s An 8 Gbit/s Fibre Channel XMC interface product allows embedded system applications to leverage ultra-high-speed FibreRead More...

AdvancedMC Processor Board with Core i7 and Integrated Graphics

AdvancedMC Processor Board with Core i7 and Integrated Graphics A single-width AdvancedMC processor module, designed with the new Intel Mobile Core i7 processor, offers aRead More...

Diagnostic Tool for Long-Term Monitoring of CAN Bus Systems

The new CANobserver from IXXAT enables the physical and logical long-term monitoring of CAN, CANopen and DeviceNet systems. For this, the device is permanently integrated into theRead More...

Data Loggers for FlexRay and CAN

A new data logger for automotive communication systems is available as a Basic or Plus version. The CARcorder from IXXAT Basic version provides fully six CAN interfaces (ISO 11898-2Read More...

ZigBee Energy Gateway Integrates Smart Energy Devices

Providing Data in Real Time: Machine to Machine Systems Smooth Transportation

In machine-to-machine (M2M) communications, a field-deployed wireless device gathers data and sends it to a back-end server through a wireless network. M2M is particularly useful inRead More...

Monitoring the Railway with Technology and Keeping Both Running

In the railroad industry, management by prevention is imperative. Faulty track and equipment causes half of all train derailments. The resulting cost to the global rail industry inRead More...

$149 Evaluation Kit invites energy harvesting and wireless exploration

$149 Evaluation Kit Invites Energy Harvesting and Wireless Exploration For only $149, an evaluation kit enables integrators and OEMs to explore the breadth and performance ofRead More...

AdvancedMC Sports Quad-Core Performance

AdvancedMC Sports Quad-Core Performance A double-wide, full-size AMC module features the new Intel Xeon processor LC5518, which is based on the latest Intel microarchitecture andRead More...

High-Speed, Real-Time Recording for Extremely Wide Bandwidth Signals

High-Speed, Real-Time Recording for Extremely Wide Bandwidth Signals A ready-to-run, PC-based recorder includes a complete PC workstation running Windows XP, housed in aRead More...

Industrial Automation Software Supports Controller Redundancy, User Interface, Reporting, Trending and Alerts

A full set of software applications and utilities for the Snap Pac System of automaton controllers from Opto22 provides control programming, HMI development, OPC connectivity,Read More...

10GbE OEM-Ready Appliance Fueled by 12 Cores

A new dual-processor network appliance features the Intel Xeon 5600 processor series to offer enhanced computing performance for high-speed modular I/O processing of multiple GbE andRead More...

1U Rackmount Appliance with New Generation Atom

A 1U rackmounted hardware platform is designed for network service applications. Built with Intel Embedded IA components with long-term availability, the PL-80120 from Win EnterprisesRead More...

Power, Processing and Communication

When we talk about embedded systems, the word “power” is commonly associated with two other words: heat and processing. Sometimes it is easy to confuse them, but both are central toRead More...

Fiber Optics Is the Path to Reliability in Wind Turbine Generators and Wind Farms

Electricity generation by wind turbine generators, or WTGs, is a proven green energy technology in both land and offshore environments. However, wind farms located either onshore orRead More...

Energy Harvesting and Power Balance in Wireless Sensor Networks

Wireless, energy-harvesting technologies are making waves in terms of sustaining building automation and energy conservation controls. By becoming versed in energy-harvesting andRead More...

6.5 Inch and 15 Inch Touch Screen Panel PCs for Next Generation HMI Applications

Two new fanless touch screen panel PCs feature durability with IP65-compliant LED backlit panels that can withstand temperatures of -200° to 600°C. Device interactivity is assured withRead More...

Cyber War—Coming to a Nightmare near You

Never mind the “living dead” movies, reconstituted gruesome remakes of H.P. Lovecraft or endless iterations of Freddy Krueger. If you want to be scared, pick up a copy of Cyber War byRead More...

IEC60601-1 Compliant PCIe Medical LAN Card

An IEC60601-1-compliant PCIe Gigabit Ethernet card can be used for the direct network connection of conventional IT equipment to medical devices. With this card, expensive medicalRead More...

1U Networking Platform Supports Core2 Processors, Expands to 14 x RJ45 GbE LAN

A 1U rackmount platform is designed to support network services with flexible processor choices. Built with Intel Embedded IA components to enable OEM product longevity, the PL-80230Read More...

DDS Component Links Incompatible Network System Interfaces to Build Multisystem Applications

By now, the world is familiar with machine-to-machine (M2M) systems in which autonomous or semi-autonomous nodes communicate and share data over a dedicated network to operate as anRead More...

NASPI: Building the Foundation for New Opportunities for Embedded

There has long been a story (which, alas, turns out to be a myth) that in 1899 the head of the U.S. Patent Office sent his resignation to President McKinley because “everything thatRead More...

Full Implementation of an OFDM Physical Layer on an FPGA, Reduces Time-to-Market

An FPGA IP core has been designed as a complete implementation of an orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) physical layer, based on 802.11a/g/n.  The core, code namedRead More...

Dial-Up Modem Supports Ademco and SIA Contact-ID Protocols for Security Systems

An Embedded Modem Module designed for Home and Business Security Alarm Systems  supports Ademco’s DTMF and SIA's FSK alarm protocol. The V92HM4-RC from Radicom Research providesRead More...

In-Home Wireless: The Next Frontier for Industrial Engineers

Inside almost every home you will find some flavor of wireless used for connecting devices. This includes Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) and related technologiesRead More...

Overcoming Concerns about Wireless PACs and I/O in Industrial Automation

For several reasons, the automation industry has increasingly begun to examine and evaluate wireless interfaces and communication for projects both large and small. Among otherRead More...

Extended Temperature, High-Density Serial Communications cPCI Module

An extended temperature and high-density 3U CompactPCI Serial Communications Controller is suitable for applications in transportation, communications, process control and COTS.Read More...

New Front I/O Systems for Rugged Enterprise Server Family

Two new high-performance servers for mission-critical applications in harsh environments are offered as 2RU and 3RU systems in a 17-inch (431.8mm) depth chassis with all I/ORead More...

Digital Medical Devices Fueling a Quiet Revolution in Health Care

With all the attention that health care has gotten in the media in recent months, there appears to be a development that has largely escaped widespread notice. That is the migration ofRead More...

Industrial-Strength Computerized Machine Management

Sometime soon the computer system in an industrial machine responsible for capping a popular cola, or welding the frame on an automobile, or controlling the operation of a city’s powerRead More...

1U Network Appliance Based On The Quad-Core Intel Xeon 3400 Series

Certified Modules Ease Adding WiFi to Device Designs

Upgrade Existing Industrial Networks with Fiber Optics

2U Rackmount Network System Supports Xeon, Core i7 and up to 32 x GbE LAN