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The great debate: Slip control versus field-oriented control
Two leading motor control technologies campaign for their competing approaches.
FPGAs enable energy-efficient motor control
Designers can modify their motor control systems and increase performance using FPGAs.
OPC UA, seen through the eyes of users
With the new OPC UA industrial communication standard, plant floor data will finally find its way to ... (more)
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We’ve been covering MEMS accelerometers for quite a while, and we’ve been looking for companies to do something interesting by embedding processing directly on the sensor module. Kionix has introduced the KXTF9 with an integrated feature called Directional Tap/Double-Tap detectio...
Put together an Imsys Java processor, Cypress PSoC mixed-signal array, and connection options including a wide selection of cellular, Bluetooth, ZigBee, 900 MHz, and other wireless radio technologies, and you get a powerful Machine-to-Machine (M2M) interface platform.
Designing a dynamic digital signage system or a Point-Of-Service (POS) kiosk? The Green Calliope Engine from LocoLabs is based on a Marvell PXA310 application processor coupled with a Marvell 88DE2710 1080p HD video processor and the Marvell 88W8688 Wi-Fi/Bluetooth combo chip. Other I/O in...
Amulet Technologies is putting its LCD driver chip and Graphical OS in Silicon firmware expertise into next-generation IP running on an Atmel ARM-based CAP7 microcontroller.
Onboard battery power can be a headache – or worse. In addition to disposal problems, conventional batteries can leak or even explode. SNAPHAT packages are relatively bulky and a hassle to replace. Super caps lose storage life because of leakage currents.
Video over IP is all the rage, but handling MPEG-4 streams requires special processing power. Intellivisions and Cradle Technologies have partnered to create a new solution for streaming video in surveillance networks.
Sealed enclosures are subject to strong pressure differentials as temperatures vary widely. But letting air in and out opens the enclosure to possible dust, moisture, or worse contamination.
Programmable Automation Controllers (PACs) continue to improve. United Electronic Industries’ UEIPAC runs Linux with two Ethernet ports, a serial port, an SD card interface, and an inter-PAC sync interface. It provides either three or six slots for I/O boards, including analog input,...
Bigger monitors are the trend, and this one is really big. The CPPM-8U23 from Chassis Plans is an 8U 23" TFT LCD display with native WUXGA 1920 x 1200 resolution at 60 Hz – 75 percent more pixels than a 1280 x 1024 19" display. Viewability is great with 400 nit brightness, 700:1 contr...
Vision systems used to mean expensive hardware and complicated software. Today, designers can get a camera on their Ethernet network in minutes. Prosilica’s GE-Series Gigabit Ethernet cameras offer high-performance digital imaging for applications in machine vision, industrial inspe...
Sometimes, the job calls for data logging in a remote location. Setting up big data loggers, power supplies, and sophisticated software is painful - it’d be much easier to just plug something simple into a laptop and go. But accuracy and proven measurement technology are still requi...
BACnet devices have become extremely popular in building automation networks, connecting systems such as heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning control; lighting control; access control; and fire detection systems. But managing a wide array of devices from different manufacturers on a...
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags will soon be ubiquitous on items in your friendly big-box retail store where conditions are fairly benign. In industrial environments, however, conditions may be much more hostile. For example, on food processing applications, tags may be partia...
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