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ARM Cortex-M3 licensed for BLDC motor control ICs
Micronas has licensed the ARM Cortex-M3 32-bit RISC processor for its next-generation single chip brushless DC motor control solutions. High-voltage controllers with flexible peripherals and direct motor driving capabilities, the company's embedded controllers are suited for use in automotive and industrial applications.
How to handle the data explosion
Steve Rogerson, reporting from China, looks at how industry is gearing up to cope with the predicted explosion in data, by taking intelligence to the edge.
6 Channel RS-422 Driver with Encoder Link
iC-Haus has today unveiled the new iC-HF, which provides 6 RS-422 line drivers for 3V – 5.5V encoder applications. Featuring an integrated Encoder Link function, the line drivers can be deactivated and analog/digital signals directly accessed through the line driver output pins. For differential RS-422 line driver operation, six differential complementary drivers are implemented.
New DSCs enable efficient dual motor control
A new family of dsPIC33 Digital Signal Controllers has been announced today by Microchip. Designated the dsPIC33EP512GM710 family, the introduction of the new DSCs signal an expansion of Microchip’s dsPIC DSC portfolio that adds higher levels of integration for motor control applications. The dsPIC33EP512GM710 family features 12 motor control PWM channels (6 pairs), dual 12-bit ADCs, multiple 32-bit Quadrature Encoder Interfaces, and two CA...
AS-i modules provide easy PLC connections
Connecting Rockwell Logix control systems to an AS-interface network has never been simpler with the introduction of Molex's new Brad SST Actuator Sensor Interface Modules. The AS-i modules provide an open fieldbus solution enabling an easy connection between the PLC backplane and simple field I/O devices such as actuators, sensors, rotary encoders, analogue inputs and outputs, push buttons, and valve position sensors.
Dual channel camera link embedded vision system
ADLINK Technology unveil the industry’s first compact Camera Link embedded vision system which features two independent Power over Camera Link ports, rich I/O capability, and a powerful 3rd Generation Intel Core i7/i5 quad core processor. The EOS-4000 is perfectly suited for speedy and accurate high-resolution performance supporting industrial automation and medical imaging environments.
Industry’s first ARM Cortex-M4 with Ethernet MAC+PHY
Expanding its Tiva C Series microcontroller platform, Texas Instruments has today introduced the industry’s first ARM Cortex-M4-based MCUs with Ethernet MAC+PHY. The new Tiva TM4C129x MCUs enable customers to create a new class of sophisticated, highly connected products that bridge the cloud and amplify the ever-growing Internet of Things.
Embedding a mixed-signal twist
It may not look or act quite the way it used to, but the 8051 is far from gone. Tom David Principal Design Engineer, Microcontroller Products, Silicon Labs, discusses further in this ES Design magazine article.
NIU1 delivers significant advantages for mission computers
The Nano Interface Unit, an advancedrugged, nano-sized Intelligent I/O and communications subsystem from North Atlantic Industries, adds distributed network, sensor data interfaces to airborne mission computer without expensive chassis or backplane redesign.
Deterministic camera triggering over the Ethernet bus
National Instruments has announced the NICVS-1457RT, a rugged, compact device powered by a 1.66GHz Intel Atom processor and featuring two independent GigE Vision ports with Power over Ethernet (PoE) technology.