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Technology In Systems
Data Acquisition with Small Modules
MicroTCA / AMC Solutions for Real-Time Data Acquisition
Rodger Hosking, Pentek, Inc.
May 2013
Originally designed for high-availability, cost-effective telecom systems, the ATCA architecture using AdvancedMC (AMC) modules has evolved to MicroTCA, an evolving standard nowRead More...
Windows Embedded
The Windows Embedded Legacy Continues with Windows Embedded 8 Standard
John R. Malin and Sean D. Liming, Annabooks
April 2013
In the past we would have been referring to Windows 8 as the latest desktop version of the popular Microsoft Windows operating system. However, this release of Windows has beenRead More...
High-End Graphics for Small Devices
Enabling Consistent HMI Experiences from Portable, Handheld to High-Performance Panels
Cameron Swen, AMD Embedded Solutions
March 2013
In the industrial control and automation domain, continued advancements in human machine interface (HMI) technology are driving huge gains in productivity and usability. With eachRead More...
M2M: How Much Autonomy?
Integrated Panel PC Technologies Make Industrial HMIs Intuitively Easier to Use and More Cost-Effective
Max Scholz, Kontron
February 2013
Industrial automation has witnessed amazing advancements in the last decade due in large part to equipment integration that has brought new capabilities from computing performance,Read More...
M2M: How Much Autonomy?
How Much Autonomy? Achieving Efficiency via M2M without Losing Control
Christine Van De Graaf, Lilee Systems
February 2013
M2M can be machine-to-machine or mobile-to-mobile or machine-to-mobile among other alternative definitions. However, all definitions beg the question: Where does M2M autonomy endRead More...
Smartphones and Tablets as User Interfaces for Embedded
BYOD for Industrial Control and Automation
tDavid Kleidermacher, CTO, Green Hills Software
January 2013
The enterprise world is going mobile, driven by distributed workforces, the need to stay connected, and the sheer productive horsepower of modern handheld devices. However, unlike PCsRead More...
Smartphones and Tablets as User Interfaces for Embedded
BYOD – Bring Your Own Display
by Bill Weinberg, Olliance Consulting
January 2013
Today, BYOD—Bring Your Own Device—allows or even encourages corporate users to leverage personal mobile phones and tablets to gain remote access to company assets and enterprise apps. Read More...
Small Boards in Rugged Systems
COM Express Makes its Way into Rugged and Reliable Applications
Dave Barker and Jeff Porter, Extreme Engineering Solutions
December 2012
The COM Express form factor has been very successful as a low-cost processor mezzanine in a variety of commercial, industrial and communication applications. But without ruggedizationRead More...
Small Boards in Rugged Systems
Rugged Enough? Commercial Embedded Boards Offer Reliability and Survivability
by Cliff Moon, VIA Technologies
December 2012
As you read this, embedded processing boards are operating on the surface of Mars after surviving interplanetary travel and an amazing landing onto an inhospitable Martian world thatRead More...
Distribute Data in the Cloud
Security in the Cloud
Robert Day, LynuxWorks
November 2012
As more enterprises look to the cloud as a mechanism for both data sharing and data streaming, key concerns of security of the cloud continue to emerge, even for private andRead More...
Distribute Data in the Cloud
Speed Communications for Selected Applications with UDP
John Carbone, Express Logic
November 2012
In today’s world of connected devices, smartphones upload photos to servers in the cloud, car rental agencies check in your rental upon your return, you can purchase in-flight mealsRead More...
I2C in Small Systems
The Old-Timer in the Background – I2C Bus as a Cost Cutter on Small Form Factors
Ross Watanabe, congatec
October 2012
I²C is capable of assigning up to 1136 addresses configured as master or slave. While it is not the be all and end all in communications, it interfaces proprietary functional unitsRead More...