Monthly Archives: September 2013

From kindergarten to Kickstarter

Resurgence of the Do It Yourself (DIY) community has driven a range of open networking platforms, giving aspiring technologists cheap and easy access to embedded development. Outside of hobbyist toys and educational devices, however, “hacker” boards are increasing performance and I/O flexibility, and … Continue reading

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Leveraging IT Technology for industrial controls applications

It is the author’s opinion that integration of the controls networking and the IT networking is inevitable. It became inevitable the moment the controls industry chose to use Ethernet as the medium with which to communicate data. The controls industry may choose … Continue reading

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Quick quiz for your in-house engineer

If the company has someone responsible for this ongoing embedded computer task, solutions managers should be able to answer the following questions: How well is the engineer doing their job? How much time are they spending doing it? How do … Continue reading

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