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This article will discuss the process of invention, and how the best inventors think outside the box.
AutoTRAX EDA is a multiplatform integrated Electronic Design Suite for electronic engineers. It has features which allow you to take your design from conception to production.
Are you trying to increase workplace efficiency? If so, read the following article to learn the benefits of robotic palletizers.
A look at Texas Instruments TMS320DM6467 chip. The device is designed for use in real-time-video transcoding and high-definition video, among other functions.
This article discusses the Komtrax training program. The product is designed to familiarize equipment owners with the data and reports available from Komatsu monitoring systems.
Simulation Tools Lead to Advancements in Quality and Safety
Ambarella's Les Kohn discusses CPU trends and compelling video applications, such as cameras and security.
Edited by Charles H Small and Fran Granville
A look at Analog Devices' AD7190 delta-sigma converter. The article offers a description of the products processing abilities.
A look at Analog Devices' new AD7626 ADC. The article describes the capabilities and cost of the product.
It was a dark and stormy night. It was dark because we had turned off all the lights in the lab as ...
An arc flash analysis (sometimes referred to as a flash hazard analysis) is a thorough and careful ...
The following article discusses new circuit productin systems from ASML. The article explores the products technical features and mentions upgrade packages.
A look at Rohm's new series of EEPROMs. The product aims to ensur reliable operation and a long life in the demanding automotive environment.
AutoTRAX EDA is a multiplatform integrated Electronic Design Suite for electronic engineers. It has features which allow you to take your design from conception to production.
To be a plant engineer is to realize the wonderful benefits of a well-automated production system ?...
As processor performance and data rates escalate, embedded-system designers are facing a crisis in power management.
A look at the battery operated Tektronix spectrum analyzer. The article describes the capabilities and specifications of the product.
This article offers a look at the BlueVox2 Headset, a product which features noise cancellation and dual-microphone channels.
Extensive use of plastic composites in the Boeing 787 Dreamliner reduces weight, allows new concepts in design, extends airplane life and allows for higher cabin pressurization
A look at Infineon Technologies BGA728L7 broadband low-noise amplifier. The product allows higher energy efficiency for portable devices and extends their battery-usage time.
Today?s brushless dc motors and gearmotors combine many of the best features of both ac and dc driv...
Selecting a level sensing technology, like any process instrumentation, begins with an analysis of the application to determine the best approach.
The following article discusses the CMOS 555, which is a drive that can run multiple LEDs from one NiHM.
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A delta-sigma converter uses many samples from the modulator to produce a stream of 1-bit codes. Th...
Reviewing past technologies, including heat density, water-cooled components, sustainability, energy efficiency and commissioning, can help forecast just where today's systems are headed.
Delta-sigma converters with sinc (sinx/x) digital filters change the signal chain?s complex antiali...
As the Common Platform technology alliance http://www.commonplatform.com/, IBM Corp.
The Harmon Kardon Consumer Group presents Digital Media Center 1000. The product provides dozens of media functions without the problems of a regular computer.
Embedded OPC can significantly enhance the CD linearity and proximity performance on photomasks by applying pre-patterning CD corrections to mask pattern data.
Embedded-system designers are once again emerging from their cubicles and laboratories to saunter u...
They thrive in washdown, other harsh environments
The Green Building Studio is a web-based service that enables building design teams to integrate whole-building energy analysis into the early stages of the design process.
Near the beginning and end of a total solar eclipse, the thin slice of the sun that?s visible appea...
Operating costs, service duty and power are but a few of the factors engineers need to consider when selecting a fan.
American Electric Power (AEP), Columbus, Ohio, as part of the company's comprehensive effort to integrate new technologies for reliability, renewable energy and energy efficiency, is expanding its use of large-scale battery technology on its electricity grid.
Edited by Martin Rowe and Fran Granville
A look at Freescale Semiconductor's multicore digital signal processors. The product aims to eliminate the need for multi-chip solutions car media players.
Engineered systems such as BAS and innovative HVAC are key sustainable ingredients for office buildings.
Economic value of engineered glass products
A review of speed control as it relates to effective production and engineering
More and better mentoring will raise engineering quality and improve the business performance of engineering firms.
This article introduces the 1Dplus encoder. The product offers two-axis measurements to help linear encoders fight thermal drift in production machines.
Research groups are stepping up efforts in heterogeneous semiconductors as a way of extending CMOS,...
With extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography expected to be the primary high-volume exposure method beyond the 32 nm node, development of a reliable, high-power EUV light source remains a key challenge. Our recent results demonstrate power output of 100 W in burst mode.
Engineers need to interface with the right sensors, actuators
Our two previous columns discussed USB-DAQ software, timing and triggering. This column wraps up th...
Hydraulic and traction elevators require machine rooms adjacent to the elevator hoistway and therefore take up leasable area in buildings, while requiring additional support services that include dedicated HVAC.
Designers have begun to apply dynamic image-processing algorithms in FPGAs to convert and map digital-video signals onto display panels. Multiple video-processing techniques and building blocks exist to handle, process, and display clean, smooth pictures on flat-panel HDTVs.
Making the right trade-offs during IC prototyping can minimize risk and ultimately save time and money.
MEMS-based sensing opens up a new breed of applications
Edited by Charles H Small and Fran Granville
This article will discuss the process of invention, and how the best inventors think outside the box.
Commissioning has been a formally recognized practice in project delivery for about a decade.
Behind the data walls and executive dashboards, metrics increasingly link to real-time, plant-floor data. Do you know enough about key performance indicators (KPIs) and manufacturing execution systems (MES) to invest in efficient process improvements?
Load bank testing during the commissioning process ensures that standby power systems operate as designed.
Laser System Speeds New Molded Interconnect Devices.
Mechatronic informational.
In past columns, we've discussed the essential role of modeling in mechatronics. Now, let's look at...
As CMOS image sensors have migrated from low-end applications to multimegapixel cameras, emphasis has shifted from integrating digital circuits to the fundamental design of the pixel itself.
A hands on look at Summit Microelectronics SMM151 Power-Supervisor. The product monitors input currents which it regulates so there is no added impedance to the output rail.
Learn how to analyze a traditional algorithm to drastically reduce the memory footprint and generate processor-friendly machine code for a typical automotive application.
Linear Technology has released the latest in its series of dc/dc converters. The company?s µModules...
New applications debut for thermoplastic elastomer and PEEK
National Instruments applies off-the-shelf technology to serve test, control, data-acquisition, and even design applications.
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This article introduces three new products from National Instruments. It offers a brief description the products, including prices and technical specifications.
Software that simulates PCBs, modules, and systems can uncover EMC hot spots before you build a prototype.
Most computer numerical control (CNC) systems are closed for users. Engineers typically can only pr...
Such processors provide manufacturers with unprecedented flexibility in HMI design, deployment and functionality. The end result for the engineer: reduced costs, robust security and the freedom to push the envelope of what can be done using HMI technologies.
We're flooded with all things green. How to decide what to read? Two articles bring the point home to MEP engineers.
What consulting engineers need to know about overcurrent protection of low-voltage electrical systems.
Control and instrumentation techniques for CIP systems consistent with process analytical technologies practices can improve product quality while reducing costs.
Few proactive maintenance strategies have gained as much ground in plants across industries than Op...
If you work at a refinery or chemical plant, chances are its processes are under direct control of a distributed control system.
A how to guide to power integrity engineering.
Edited by Charles H Small and Fran Granville
Mechanical circuit breaker technology.
All Tensilica configurable processor cores now support an optional nonintrusive real-time-trace blo...
Edited by Charles H Small and Fran Granville
Variable frequency drives are great for energy efficiency, and new technologies can be deployed to limit the negative effects on electrical motors.
What benefits are associated with each, which is most appropriate?
Power management solutions ? hardware metering devices, protective relays, communications component...
Flexibility and changeover time is key goal of new robotic systems
Are you trying to increase workplace efficiency? If so, read the following article to learn the benefits of robotic palletizers.
Today's circuit breakers are equipped with new technologies to meet safety and reliability goals. Arc flash can be mitigated, ground fault protection is possible, interrupting and current limiting capabilities have increased and communication options are now available.
Sensors add new features and functionality to consumer products
Are you worried about equipment failure in your plant? If so, the Accelerometer vibration sensor may offer the forewarning you need.
The following article discusses the new Smart Camera from National Instruments. The product is targeted towards industrial vision applications such as packaging inspection and code reading.
SolidWorks 2008 SWIFT technology fosters CAD user productivity, and the program reduces the overhead of learning CAD.
The bio-safety suite is an interdependent system of components, each of which must be verified to operate correctly.
Technologies for supercritical boilers bring new efficiencies to coal-fired power plants, but require specialized control strategies.
Targeted at applications in automotive, consumer electronics
There are seven keys to green marketing, such as choosing competitive markets. In this article, they are explained in full.
Edited by Charles H Small and Fran Granville
Texas Instruments introduces new boards that work with MCU to create an RF lighting network. It allows designers to easily create a lighting network of radio-controlled LED lamps.
A look at Texas Instruments TMS320DM6467 chip. The device is designed for use in real-time-video transcoding and high-definition video, among other functions.
A look at a steer-by-wire system that provides unique torque feedback to the driver. The device simulates the feeling of conventional steering.
A look at the new slider control with buttons from Amtel. The cotroller is designed to interface with as many as 16 touch keys with a slider.
A look at the new Turck Diagnostic Power Conditioner system (DPC) for FOUNDATION fieldbus. The product offers diagnostic tools to detect problems and offers information to help solve them.
A hands on look at TwinSafe safety I/O technology. The product hopes to make safety technology more efficient and cost effective.
Are you striving for better energy efficiency with VFDs'? If so, read the following article for the latest product by Siemens Energy & Automation.
In industrial applications across the board, pneumatic cylinders and components are gaining wider acceptance as being rugged enough to withstand harsh environments while providing top performance at a competitive cost.
This article discusses the Komtrax training program. The product is designed to familiarize equipment owners with the data and reports available from Komatsu monitoring systems.