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Infineon's AURIX™ microcontroller family is equipped with many safety features and functionalities. Hitex, an AURIX™ Preferred Design House provides a white paper where you can learn how these powerful...
Published: Nov 25, 2020
When it comes to testing, a lot of effort is spent selecting the “right” testing tool. However, often this effort is expended for a second-class goal. Certainly, you need a tool that works for you, your development environment, your project, and your process. However, what is paramount for good testing is not...
Published: Nov 25, 2020
The networking industry requires dynamic embedded systems solutions with the flexibility of application specific designs, long-term durability, space constraint requirements, and data integrity.
A common embedded SSD usage in networking applications includes boot up applications in which load time, constant/redundant...
Published: Jul 23, 2018
When implementing technical protective measures (also referred to as “safeguards”) from the hierarchy of controls, as discussed in Part 3 of this series (The Risk Reduction Process Utilizing a Hierarchy of Controls), each risk reduction measure will be associated with a safety function or combination of safety...
Published: Jul 17, 2018
This paper reviews the state of the art of electric drives technology in three specific areas (a) technical requirements of high−performance ac machines control, (b) most popular electrical machines and (c) control techniques. Key development trends including the dominance of ac adjustable speed drives in new applications,...
Published: Feb 21, 2019
This paper discusses the usage of common sensor types and how sensors can be effectively combined in a complementary fashion. It introduces the state-ofthe-art InvenSense™ MotionProcessing™ technology through the integration of gyros from InvenSense and a reference design that enables developers to create advanced...
Published: Jul 19, 2018
Digital Signal Processing (DSP) technology continues to transform radar systems and wireless cellular Base Transceiver Station (BTS) systems. DSP technology has made possible the dramatic gains in radar sensitivity, range and image quality, as well as the gains in the cell phone radio performance, data bandwidth and power...
Published: Jul 24, 2018
Although it has been with us in some form and under different names for many years, the Internet of Things (IoT) is suddenly the next big thing. The ability to connect, communicate with, and remotely manage an incalculable number of networked, automated devices via the Internet is becoming pervasive, from the commercial...
Published: Jul 20, 2018
Modern vehicles can contain over 100 ECUs controlling everything from the drivetrain to the ADAS systems. Each ECU needs to be tested individually as well as in conjunction with other components.
This white paper discusses the five main tester design challenges and five common approaches to ECU production test to...
Published: Nov 04, 2019
The only system that’s safe from cyberthreats is one that’s never powered on. While this is an overstatement meant to highlight the seriousness of security threats that surround things like our computers and phones, it’s something to be considered as threats to embedded systems evolve.
Today...
Published: Aug 27, 2020
Rail voltages are getting smaller, and tolerances are decreasing. As a result, making accurate power rail measurements has become much more difficult.
Industry dynamics are driving both a decrease in rail voltage values as well as tighter tolerances across a wide range of rails. Making an accurate ripple measurement...
Published: Jun 04, 2020
Designers for electronic products are challenged by requests for customized and differentiated complex products in short time frames. In this environment two factors become crucial: flexibility and simplicity. For many years ASICS or FPGAs allowed engineers to meet very specific product design requirements. However, the...
Published: Jul 23, 2018
The embedded storage market is full of various solutions touted as “industrial grade” by their suppliers. But, not all of these SSDs are created equal. Many of the supposed “industrial” SSDs are actually originally built as consumer-grade devices. They are then repackaged and marketed as industrial...
Published: Jul 18, 2018
Most organizations do not consider production test a top priority, but it is a necessity to prevent major quality issues in the products that represent the company brand in the hands of customers.
The costs, however, can be significant and are often greatly misunderstood, especially when there’s no easy way...
Published: May 01, 2019