With the gaining popularity of PC - based control systems, plant engineers are turning to industrial PCs (IPCs) for control, HMI and data collection applications. Industrial PCs set themselves apart from office grade PCs by offering touchscreen operation, industrial grade mounting options and overall more rugged design....
Published: Jul 24, 2018
The Internet of Things (IoT) concept is the hottest Internet category today. Within the IoT, the largest segment in the near future will comprise “industrial” applications: everything from building automation, industrial automation, and lighting to commercial transportation, smart cards, test and measurement,...
Published: Jul 23, 2018
The more successful a gate driver is in reducing power-up and power-down times, the bigger the headache for accurate measurements. Both choosing the right probe and optimizing the probing technique are significant factors in improving measurement accuracy.
This whitepaper provides guidelines.
Published: Jun 04, 2020
The goals of this technical brief are to introduce the three basic ways monitoring can help achieve savings. It will conclude with some insight on system scaling and a few applications where monitoring saved customers money – these application examples are real-world solutions implemented by Phoenix Contact customers....
Published: Jul 17, 2018
While circular connectors have long been utilized in the harsh environments of off-road vehicles and industrial equipment, certain applications in these markets have limited space, such as narrow power-train compartments.
ITT Interconnect Solutions has expanded its APD Series circular connector family to include...
Published: Jul 25, 2018
The electronics industry never sleeps. Technical evolution drives the beating heart of the global industry and permeates everything. One example is wireless communication. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth ® , and cellular communications may be familiar and trusted methods but their specifications and performance capabilities today...
Published: May 21, 2021
In this joint webinar, we discuss the architecture and technology advancements driving the integration of graphics hardware into embedded real-time processors, along with the advantages.
We investigate how GPUs and display controllers enable rich graphics in IoT designs and how Crank Software removes the complexity...
Published: May 13, 2021
This white paper discusses the industry’s most commonly used interface standards, RS-232 and RS-485, reviews the functionality and features of a dual protocol transceiver, and discusses multi-protocol application examples, including the industrial PC.
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Published: Jul 17, 2018
For those following the development of 5G, it might be easy to say 5G development is over. For those following the marketing of various telecom companies, it might be easy to say 5G is already here. In reality, that is partially true. Yes, 3GPP Release 15 is complete. And yes, this release contains pieces...
Published: Nov 04, 2019
Connecting industrial devices, systems, and applications to provide plant and enterprise personnel with actionable information is not a new concept. Leading automation and software suppliers have been working diligently to address this requirement for decades.
These efforts have not always been entirely successful,...
Published: Jul 26, 2018
In the automotive market as in all industries, competition breeds innovation. Over the last 100 years, this truth has transformed the horseless carriage into one of the most useful and ubiquitous tools in the modern world. Automobiles have long been understood as mechanical devices, but recently, continuing innovation...
Published: Jul 19, 2018
Industrial automation exists within a broader technological framework and has benefitted from advances in industrial networking and mobile computing. The combination of these technologies is helping to make the vision of concepts like the “Connected Factory”, “Industry 4.0” and the Industrial Internet...
Published: Jul 19, 2018
When you think of temperature monitoring and critical components survey on a PCBA you may not think of Real-Time Clocks (RTC), but in addition to keep an updated track of the current time such device is able to provide much more information. Following the trend for product simplification pushing for functions...
Published: Apr 27, 2021
This application note created by the Test and measurement specialist Rohde & Schwarz and the University of New Hampshire Interoperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) describes methods of implementation (MOI) for precise, fast and error-free compliance testing of high-speed cables and backplanes according to InfiniBand standards...
Published: Apr 20, 2021
