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What’s needed is a modular embedded computing architecture that addresses these cost and downtime issues. Perhaps the most compelling of the modular architectures available today is COM Express. COM Express provides the requisite computing power for today’s increasingly connected world … Continue reading →

With the FAA and EASA adopting aviation standards such as DO-178C and ARP4754A, UAV software developers should familiarize themselves with these standards, particularly when transitioning to model-based design. Few applications place more importance on verification, or prescribe more process guidance, … Continue reading →

A recent report by IHS has shown that in 2012, capital expenditure on industrial automation equipment in Asia reached a total of $76.6bn, representing 46% of global investments in the sector. Despite this established and rising trend, selling industrial automation … Continue reading →

Based on the survey results, this job satisfaction is tied to a number of factors. While salary is a leading factor, it is not the only factor. Like previous years, the feeling of accomplishment rated the highest, with solutions challenge, benefits, … Continue reading →

A good cellular automation solution based on TCP/IP networking provides anywhere/anytime connectivity and also offers security features that meet the most stringent requirements of industrial standards associations. Cellular automation is a cost-effective solution to customer problems, which integrating cellular data … Continue reading →

Color machine vision has its challenges. Systems can produce three times the data (or less than one-third the resolution) of a monochrome camera solution. Color can introduce more potential sources for imaging errors, more complexity, more cost, and require careful … Continue reading →

The Situation: One of the world’s largest energy producerswith diverse operations across the globe employed remote well monitoring technology. This enabled project personnel to not only integrate and access information from the field to the desktop, but also integrate workflows … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →