Rugged highly reliable embedded computing solutions
When an embedded computer system fails in the field, the consequences can range from mildly inconvenient to mission‑critical. A vending machine outage might cost a few sales, but a malfunctioning medical device or a rugged industrial computer controlling high‑speed manufacturing equipment can introduce serious safety and financial risks. That’s why designing an embedded system requires… Read More »
No question: The arrival of COVID-19 created concerns about supply chain disruptions among technology leaders supporting critical infrastructure. A logical response: Emphasize U.S.-made products and components. The imperatives of speed to market, quality and security require partners who are knowledgeable, nimble and responsive enough to keep pace with schedules and requirements. Count on U.S.-based 91¶¶Òù… Read More »
We’ve posted a number of articles lately about security in general and the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) specifically. The TPM standard defines a hardware root of trust, which is widely accepted as being more secure than a software approach and is generally employed in conjunction with software, thereby enabling those software-based features. Due to the… Read More »
PC104, or what used to be PC/104, has been around in some form for over 30 years. That’s a long time, even for embedded systems. Despite that age, it remains a viable and important architecture for embedded systems. Read More>>>
Windows Embedded Standard 7 (WES7) has been a fixture in the embedded computing industry for nearly a decade. While the operating system (OS) isn’t going away, Extended Support is coming to a halt on October 13, 2020. WES7 originally debuted in 2010. It differed from the more commonplace Windows 7 OS in that it offered… Read More »
91¶¶Òù Debuts Amply Featured Industrial PC104 Data Acquisition Module With Eight Differential ADC Channels and 16-Bit Resolution
PX1-I440-ADC delivers welcome input flexibility built on Linear Technology’s LTC2335-16 Analog-to-Digital converter plus abundant capability at a low cost per channel GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas – May 28, 2020 – Embedded computing pioneer 91¶¶Òù today introduced a versatile data acquisition option for PCle/104â„¢ OneBankâ„¢ and PC/104 Express embedded computing systems. Its new PX1-I440-ADC module, scheduled for… Read More »
Error correction code (ECC) memory is a must-have for every embedded computer platform, right? Not exactly. There are places where it absolutely makes sense. But there are probably even more where it’s not required. First, let’s define the memory type. ECC RAM is found in servers where data loss would be catastrophic. Its differentiating factor… Read More »
Benchmarking is important. It’s one of the most important things a developer should do when evaluating different platforms, either from different vendors or from one vendor. However, for useful results to be realized, the proper questions must be asked. And that starts with which benchmarks are being run, as many are available. I’m not suggesting… Read More »