The pace of innovation has changed. Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) can no longer take years to introduce new products or update functionality in existing products. If your customers can’t get what they want, when they want it, they’re quick to go elsewhere.
OEMs in nearly every industry are becoming...
Published: Sep 25, 2020
This article details the common problems plaguing analog voltage mode control loops and shows how a digital control loop is able to provide bandwidth that was previously dismissed as unobtainable. By walking through the variables associated with stability and comparing it to an analog control system, it can be seen that...
Published: Jul 19, 2018
Utilizing embedded microcontrollers for industrial applications requires special attention given the harsh and noisy environment. Going from a supply voltage as low as +1.5V or +3.3V to the +24V industrial world requires careful design decisions and dedicated solutions to achieve safe and reliable operation.
The following...
Published: Jan 21, 2019
Versatile hybrid connectors provide a new level of flexibility when cabling highly automated systems. Along with the established application for cabling servo motors, M23 and M40 hybrid connectors are well suited for a variety of sophisticated tasks.
Download this whitepaper to find out more.
Published: Jul 17, 2018
Rail voltages are getting smaller, and tolerances are decreasing. As a result, making accurate power rail measurements has become much more difficult.
Industry dynamics are driving both a decrease in rail voltage values as well as tighter tolerances across a wide range of rails. Making an accurate ripple measurement...
Published: Jun 04, 2020
To create a successful application, manufacturer interchangeability can certainly be an important advantage. However, what is clear is that maintaining this advantage is linked to conditions that have to be met but are only defined when setting up an application.
By contrast, the development of machine vision components...
Published: Jan 18, 2019
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.
Download to find out more.
Published: Jul 17, 2018
While almost every power-supply engineer intimately knows and understands the lab setup for measuring efficiency, there are many important nuances that must be considered when measuring the efficiency of a device with ultralow quiescent current (IQ). For a device that consumes less than 1 µA, the circuit’s...
Published: Jul 23, 2018
Fiber-optic circular connectors optimize data transmission from the field to the control level. As the required data volumes and transmission speeds increase with the automation level, copper-based data cabling has its limits. New M12 Optic connectors meet the requirements of complex automation processes. Based on...
Published: Jul 18, 2018
Integrated Circuit Protection Device Helps Protect Industrial Equipment from Overcurrent, Overtemperature, Overvoltage and ESD Damage.
This paper describes new thermally enhanced MOVs that help protect a wide variety of low-power systems against damage caused by overcurrent, overtemperature and overvoltage faults,...
Published: Jul 25, 2018
For applications requiring high power density and high power, but not requiring electrical isolation, the buck converter has been the workhorse topology for many years. Improvements in buck converters over the past few years have been limited by the power MOSFET’s sedate switching speeds.
In this paperEPC...
Published: Jul 25, 2018
Along with compactness, higher functionality and density, as well as reliability, non- volatility, faster access speed, and lighter weight make AMC with flash a significant new technology.
Comparison between Hard Disk Drive (HDD), Solid State Drive (SSD), and Flash-on-board options to help the AdvancedTCA community...
Published: Jul 18, 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
Safety, availability, and cost considerations can make performing thorough tests of embedded control devices
using the complete system impractical.
Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation is a real-time test technique used to test these devices more efficiently.
During HIL test, the physical system that interfaces...
Published: May 01, 2019