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XFdtd Analysis of Combined 860 MHz 4G and 28 GHz 5G Antenna Configurations in a Smartphone Design
From: Remcom (USA)Description: A proposed smartphone design that includes a 4G antenna operating at 860 MHz and a 5G array at 28 GHz is analyzed in XFdtd to determine operating characteristics and any mutual coupling. A brief study ...
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Beamforming for an 8x8 Planar Phased Patch Antenna Array for 5G at 28 GHz
From: Remcom (USA)Description: An 8x8 planar antenna array creates narrow beams capable of scanning large sectors in front of the antenna. This example focuses on displaying typical simulation results for beams and possible plots ...
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EM Simulation of 28 GHz Series-Fed Patch Antenna Array for 5G
From: Remcom (USA)Description: Series-fed patch elements forming an array are simulated to demonstrate antenna performance and beamforming including S-parameters, gain, and effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) at 28 GHz. Beam ...
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Instant Messaging using MSRP for Next Generation 911 (NG9-1-1)
From: GL Communications, Inc.Description: General NG9-1-1 VoIP Architecture Overview NG9-1-1 networks based on NENA i3 standards defines the network transformation route to receive and respond NG9-1-1 emergency requests via multiple media ...
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Data in Everyday Life: Baseball
From: PQ SystemsDescription: As baseball season moves toward World Series competition, game stats become more useful in predicting possible outcomes. ...
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Data in Everyday Life: Beaches
From: PQ SystemsDescription: With temperatures convincing us that summer has indeed arrived, it's time to head for the beach. What beach sites offer the best value? ...
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Data in Everyday Life: Daylight Savings Time
From: PQ SystemsDescription: As the United States notes a century of its use of Daylight Savings Time, and as mornings become darker at the western edges of time lines, a number of countries have abandoned the use of DST or never ...
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Data in Everyday Life: Graduation
From: PQ SystemsDescription: As students all over the country don their caps and gowns, graduation rates are high for those in some states, while others see greater levels of dropout before graduation ...
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Data in Everyday Life: School Days
From: PQ SystemsDescription: The long summer vacations of childhood that we may remember have given way to longer school years in many states. While the hours of instruction may be similar (around a thousand hours, for most ...
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When Excel Isn't Enough
From: PQ SystemsDescription: Why does one need a software program to generate charts, when spreadsheet software itself can produce a variety of chart formats? ...
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Expanding LinuxLink Support
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: LinuxLink is a Linux toolset from our partner Timesys, and enables quick and easy design, development, deployment and debugging of an embedded product based on open source Linux. ...
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ASICs? Souped up FPGAs? You Decide.
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: Rick Merritt had an interesting article over on EE Times a few weeks ago, and it's a good springboard for any debate on whether FPGAs with cores for communications systems are replacing ASICs in the ...
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H.265 is Coming. What Will This Mean for Encode and Decode Engines?
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: H.265 is coming. What will this mean for encode and decode engines? ...
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Is DSP Dead? Not Really
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: With Gene Frantz, the father of DSP, retiring from TI, I thought it might be time to once again revive a question that comes up every few years (sometimes even because Gene has raised it): is DSP ...
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Open Source is Good for You. So's Proprietary Code.
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: A couple of months ago, at a tech conference, I got into a conversation on whether there are quality differences between open source and proprietary software. ...
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5 Things You Need to Know About Motion Control Systems
From: IntervalZeroDescription: Motion control is an engineering technology that is highly utilized in the industrial sector. A motion control system is any system that entails the use of moving parts in a coordinated way. Most of ...
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All-in-One Real-Time Windows IPC Machine Controller
From: IntervalZeroDescription: When it comes to machine automation, hardware costs and complexity add up fast. As your requirements expand, so does your ever-growing list of hardware: a controller for robot control. Another for ...
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Making the most of data in a digitalized world
Description: Better decision-making by leveraging digitalization capabilities available through instrumentation and plant management systems. ...
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Unlocking the true value of smart sensing devices through digitalization
Description: By 2020, the number of connected things will triple from 6 billion to 20 billion. Digitalization is creating new business opportunities and alternative business models. ...
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Simulation of MIMO Handset Antenna Array Performance with Varying Hand Positions
From: Remcom (USA)Description: Performance of a 12-port handset antenna array operating in LTE bands 42/43 (3400-3800 MHz) and band 46 (5150-5925 MHz) is analyzed in XFdtd for varying hand hold positions on the device. The results ...
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Tech Note: Testing for Black Mura Gradient per German Automotive (DFF) Standards
From: Radiant Vision SystemsDescription: Radiant TrueTest Software offers several advantages for testing to the DFF (German Flat Panel Display Forum) Black Mura standard. Read this technical note for a method that automates testing to Black ...
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What's the Difference between Automation and Robotics?
From: IntervalZeroDescription: The Industry 4.0 trend seeks to change how industries conduct business by incorporating automation and easier data exchange technologies. This requires business owners to invest in resources that ...
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Sensara Senior Lifestyle
From: QorvoDescription: An Internet of Things application, enabling seniors to live longer independently at home Elderly people, our senior citizens, often want to live at home longer because that is the environment they are ...
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The Impact of the IoT on Society - How IoT is Changing the World of Sports and Health
From: QorvoDescription: This blog is the last of a five-part series that looks at the impact of the Internet of Things (IoT) on society. Experts say that an Olympic gold medal begins with good genes. That remains true, but ...
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The Impact of the IoT on Society - How Smart Alerts and Sensors Add Value to Electric Motors
From: QorvoDescription: This blog is the fourth of a five-part series that looks at the impact of the Internet of Things (IoT) on society. I'm often asked about the value of the IoT - sometimes directly, but often ...
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Tech Note: Cables, Connectors, and Screws (Oh My!): Improve Detection of Common Assembly Defects to Reduce Latent Failures
From: Radiant Vision SystemsDescription: Photometry-based assembly verification performs better than typical machine vision or human inspectors when it comes to catching subtle defects in complex electromechanical assemblies, helping ...
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Why You Can't Afford to Ignore Virtual Commissioning
From: MaplesoftDescription: Virtual commissioning sounds great in theory. Take a virtual prototype of your machine and hook it up to a virtual PLC, and test your product virtually before you test it physically. Early testing ...
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Infrared-Based Imaging in Forensics
From: Teledyne DALSADescription: Recent advancements in infrared photography have ushered in a new era in crime scene investigation and forensic analysis. By capturing an image with an infrared sensitive camera, illuminated by an ...
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Method for Repeatable Measurement of Sparkle in Anti-Glare Displays
From: Radiant Vision SystemsDescription: This paper describes precise geometric, optical, and software parameters of a sparkle measurement method, which has been proven to match human visual perception of display quality with repeatable ...
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Tech Note: Automated Visual Inspection and Correction (Demura) of OLED Displays
From: Radiant Vision SystemsDescription: The Radiant Vision Systems solution for OLED inspection and correction helps manufacturers of OLED devices improve product quality and yield. A ProMetric® imaging colorimeter or photometer ...
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From Windows CE To An IoT RTOS
From: IntervalZeroDescription: As the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to grow in popularity and need, the systems that enable it must evolve as well. Microsoft's transition to a one Windows world certainly benefits IoT systems, ...
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Kingstar System Architecture Deep Dive
From: IntervalZeroDescription: Machine builders must embrace the speed of digital innovation and move from proprietary technology into open and pre-integrated platforms. To remain competitive, it is critical to be able to integrate ...
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Windows PC-Based Machine Automation: A Comparison of Motion Control with EtherCAT Fieldbus Offerings
From: IntervalZeroDescription: For nearly a decade, innovative companies have been quietly developing and deploying software-based machine controller solutions that execute directly on a Windows PC. This form of real-time machine ...
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Bending Fundamentals
From: SigmaTEK Systems, LLCDescription: A look at the bending process ...
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Composites: The Material of the Future
From: SigmaTEK Systems, LLCDescription: What are composites? Benefits of composites: ...
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EtherCAT Soft Motion Control Auto-Configuration
From: IntervalZeroDescription: EtherCAT is a very flexible protocol. It allows connection of I/O modules, motor, drives, communication devices, couplers and even controllers. For each hardware type, there are different data ...
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KINGSTAR Support for EtherCAT Standards
From: IntervalZeroDescription: To maintain the high standards of the EtherCAT protocol, the EtherCAT Technology Group provides a list of features for EtherCAT Master devices with a defined set of functionalities. KINGSTAR EtherCAT ...
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3 Good Reasons to Get Excited About the NEW KINGSTAR 3.0
From: IntervalZeroDescription: The latest release of KINGSTAR, version 3.0, will become generally available on November 21. You can read the complete Product Release Notice (PRN) here, but we also wanted to highlight a few of the ...
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3 Primary Benefits of Software Motion Control
From: IntervalZeroDescription: Software motion control is defined as PC-based motion control that utilizes the modern x86 CPU to reduce hardware requirements. This means that software motion control is not tied down to the hardware ...
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6 Ways that EtherCAT Auto-configuration Saves You Time and Money
From: IntervalZeroDescription: Let's face it: the standard method for configuring servo motors and drives through network control software is cumbersome and time-consuming. For each motor manufacturer, engineers must independently ...
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A Personal History of Fieldbuses: from Seriplec to EtherCAT
From: IntervalZeroDescription: Last week, I took a walk down memory lane. This particular lane was all about fieldbuses. I needed to make some space for some new hardware, and had to throw out some antique hardware to do so. An old ...
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How Embedded Devices and the Cloud Are Leading a Paradigm Shift in Manufacturing and Production
From: IntervalZeroDescription: Not long ago, embedded devices were not connected in any way to a network especially to a network that was accessible to the cloud. As such, it was decidedly difficult to have software activation and ...
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Industry 4.0 Defined: 4 Core Components
From: IntervalZeroDescription: Known as the fourth industrial revolution, Industry 4.0 defines the automation and data exchange trend in manufacturing technologies. The term was introduced in 2011 by a group of German business, ...
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Introducing Support for Windows 10 Anniversary Update
From: IntervalZeroDescription: KINGSTAR is pleased to announce that RTX64 3.0 now fully supports Windows 10 Anniversary Update. This is important for several reasons... ...
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Made in China 2025: Midea's Takeover Offer of Kuka Gives Insight Into China's Future Industrial Innovation Policies
From: IntervalZeroDescription: Last week, China-based home appliance maker Midea made a profound statement with its 4.57 billion euros ($5.17 billion) takeover offer for German industrial robot maker Kuka, one of the world's ...
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RTOS 101: Semaphores and Queues
From: IntervalZeroDescription: The use of a Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) is increasingly common in embedded software designs. An RTOS makes it easy to divide your code into smaller blocks, tasks, which execute seemingly in ...
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Understanding Software PLC Systems
From: IntervalZeroDescription: The software PLC (soft PLC) was introduced with the aim of enhancing interoperability and compatibility among various industrial systems and products. It is a digital computer that facilitates ...
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What Makes RTX64 Tick? A Look Inside Our Monitoring Framework
From: IntervalZeroDescription: When you are working with RTX64, things can often be a bit opaque. You program something, you compile it into a binary, and then when it comes time to run it, you send it down into this black box and ...
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Why an Open "Plug-and-Play" Platform is the Answer for Industrial Automation
From: IntervalZeroDescription: What is the number one thing that industrial automation engineers want at work? It's simple: the freedom and flexibility to choose the best tools without reservation. That autonomy, however, is rarely ...
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The Death of Windows CE Gives Rise to IoT Real-Time
From: IntervalZeroDescription: Although there has been no direct comment regarding the future of Windows Compact (CE), it's clear that CE is giving way to Windows 10 IoT Core. The interesting thing with CE is that it had two ...
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Why You Need to Adopt PLC Software
From: IntervalZeroDescription: Whether for industrial or business purposes, a system that integrates all systems and accessories is the best. But with many software versions available in the market today, choosing one that is ...
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Soft Motion Control for Machine Automation
From: IntervalZeroDescription: Traditional hardware-based motion control comes with countless challenges: it's expensive, inefficient, cumbersome, and not well suited to the pace of today's business and technology. Software-based ...
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3 Benefits of Software-based PLCs
From: IntervalZeroDescription: Let's be honest: most available programmable logic controllers (PLCs) are hard to work with. They are not easily programmable, as they do not support common programming languages, only the ...
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5 RTOS Performance Compared on EtherCAT Master - IntervalZero's RTX/RTX64 Stands Out
From: IntervalZeroDescription: The KINGSTAR Soft Motion platform supports multiple industry-leading EtherCAT Masters to guarantee that devices from different manufacturers can work together seamlessly. The centralized controller ...
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6 Ways That PC-based Motion Control Outperforms Hardware
From: IntervalZeroDescription: PC-based motion control solutions deliver 6 main advantages: cost reduction, improved control and performance, reduced programming time, enhanced maintenance, greater data availability, reduced ...
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Benefits of the EtherCAT Network for Motion Control
From: IntervalZeroDescription: Modern motion control requires resources from different open source libraries, imaging devices, smart cameras and more. All these accessories and locations must be within reach and have access to be ...
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Direct Motion Applications Using Real-time Software-based Machine Vision
From: IntervalZeroDescription: As industries like robotics and manufacturing become increasingly complex, developers require more sophisticated solutions to meet their requirements. Software-based motion control and machine vision ...
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Real-Time Machine Vision
From: IntervalZeroDescription: A real-time machine vision application is software designed for developers of machine vision applications. As the name suggests, it is enhanced with numerous features to enable you to cut down the ...
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Everything You Need to Know about CANOpen over EtherCAT
From: IntervalZeroDescription: In common terms, CANOpen refers to a device and communication protocol for automation systems used in industrial processes. The protocols can support management of networks, monitoring of devices and ...
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Industrial Automation Software: A Powerful Alternative to Hardware-Based Motion Control
From: IntervalZeroDescription: Traditional hardware-based motion control is an expensive and time-consuming affair. With loads of accessories, connection cables, and applications to support the devices in use, the process becomes ...
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Key Components of a Soft PLC
From: IntervalZeroDescription: A Soft PLC is software that enables you to transform a conventional PC into an industrial programmable logic controller. By using the a Soft PLC, industrial automation engineers can efficiently manage ...
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Major Benefits of Soft Motion Control
From: IntervalZeroDescription: Soft motion control is a PC-based motion control application recommended for engineers in the industrial automation, robotics and semiconductor industries. Software-based motion control eliminates the ...
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Major Features of Motion Control Software
From: IntervalZeroDescription: Motion control software is a PC-based application that is used by developers of motion control systems in various industries. With it, engineers are able to develop fully automated motion control ...
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Real-Time Motion Control Explained
From: IntervalZeroDescription: Real-time motion control can be very challenging, especially when you do not have the right application to use. In fact, it can push you into changing or modifying Windows to deliver the intended ...
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RTOS 101: Performance Analysis with Tracealyzer
From: IntervalZeroDescription: When developing firmware using a Real-Time Operating System (RTOS), how do you measure the software performance? One important aspect of performance analysis is response time, the time from point A to ...
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RTOS 101: Tasks, Priorities and Analysis
From: IntervalZeroDescription: The use of Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) is increasingly common in embedded software designs, as an RTOS makes it easy to divide your code into smaller blocks, tasks, which execute seemingly in ...
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What is Windows PC-based Automation?
From: IntervalZeroDescription: Windows PC-based automation is a process that entails the use of software to manage real-time (RTOS) applications written in C#, C++, .NET, etc... that can perform such functions as motion control and ...
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What You Should Know about Motion Controller Applications
From: IntervalZeroDescription: A motion controller is an application that is integrated in a soft PLC for managing industrial processes. Through the PC-based software, you can fully transform your industrial PC into a PLC, ...
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Why Motion Control Software Makes Sense for Your Business
From: IntervalZeroDescription: Traditional motion control applications came with limited options. The high cost to acquire the required appliances and the many applications used in the process made streamlined motion control ...
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Understanding the Core Features of EtherCAT Fieldbus
From: IntervalZeroDescription: EtherCAT applies Ethernet applications for automation that require short data cycle times with minimal communication delays and reduced hardware costs. The functional goal of EtherCAT is to not target ...
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How Soft Motion Control Reduces Cost & Time to Market for Industrial Automation
From: IntervalZeroDescription: Hardware motion control is quite costly and is proprietary in nature due to all the DSP boards and wiring that is required for controlling servo motors and drives. Not to mention what it takes to ...
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4 Critical Requirements for PC-Based Motion Control
From: IntervalZeroDescription: A number of trends and reliability concerns affect the controller choices engineers make in regards to PC-based motion control systems and machine control systems. The PC has become the common control ...
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5 Key Benefits of a Real-Time Motion Control Architecture
From: IntervalZeroDescription: When developing and setting up real-time motion control systems its best to plan an architecture and infrastructure the not only prepares you for today but also for tomorrow. Your real-time ...
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Advances In Motion Controller Software That Will Transform Your Industrial Automation Operations into a PLC
From: IntervalZeroDescription: Automation of industrial processes will reduce your costs as well as provide real-time and centralized management of operations. Management of these operations is also intuitive and takes a fraction ...
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Best Fieldbus For Your PLC: 5 Fieldbuses Compared For Industry 4.0
From: IntervalZeroDescription: If you're considering a PC-based PLC, you need a network that you can trust to support your business's diverse needs, today and in the future. But with so many standards competing to be most viable ...
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Best Practices for Real-Time Machine Automation Performance in IoT & Industry 4.0
From: IntervalZeroDescription: Learn how IntervalZero's RTOS platform transformed machine automation in Japan. ...
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Best Practices When Buying PLC Software
From: IntervalZeroDescription: Industrial automation software processes have reduced cost, enhanced control and made it faster to get to the market. To enjoy these and other benefits, you must purchase the best PLC software in the ...
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Better Industrial Control & Monitoring Through Real-Time Machine Vision
From: IntervalZeroDescription: Advancements in real-time machine vision software allow you to conduct real-time image capture and processing for all your industrial automation needs. Integration of machine vision technology ensures ...
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Motion Controllers Explained: How to Choose the Right Motion Controller
From: IntervalZeroDescription: A motion controller is the core element of a motion control system: it calculates and generates output commands for each trajectory or motion path. Motion controllers vary in regards to ...
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Must-Know Facts about Industry 4.0
From: IntervalZeroDescription: Industry 4.0 is a much-hyped data exchange and automation trend in the manufacturing sector. It is defined by the presence of cloud computing, cyber-physical systems, and the Internet of Things. ...
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The Importance of Industrial Software Automation Testing
From: IntervalZeroDescription: Industrial software automation is used to monitor and control industrial processes from a longer distance. This means that engineers or system operators do not have to use the manual switches to start ...
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The Relationship between Real-Time Computing and the Internet of Things (IoT)
From: IntervalZeroDescription: The increasing demand for a data-driven world has led to the rise of reliable and robust software-dependent IoT devices. The Internet of Things relies on embedded systems to transmit and receive ...
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The Software-Based Platform for Motion Control, Machine Vision, and Programmable Logic Controllers - KINGSTAR
From: IntervalZeroDescription: Industrial automation processes such as motion control and machine vision have traditionally been based on hardware. This approach introduces a variety of challenges. Besides being expensive and ...
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TSEP and IntervalZero agree on a technology partnership
From: IntervalZeroDescription: TSEP and IntervalZero agree on a technology partnership - cooperation focused on real-time IEEE1588 master stack for Windows. ...
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Understanding Real-Time Machine Vision
From: IntervalZeroDescription: As industrial processing power increases, real-time machine vision systems become more powerful and affordable. Machine vision technology has become a key element in the manufacturing sector. The ...
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Understanding Soft PLC Features and Requirements
From: IntervalZeroDescription: Soft PLC is a software technology designed to turn an embedded computer into a fully functional and programmable logic controller, also known as a PLC. It combines PLCs' discrete, PID and analog I/O ...
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Why You Should Consider Using Motion Control Software
From: IntervalZeroDescription: When talking of traditional motion control, you normally think of hardware as a solution. However, using hardware is not as easy as it may seem, especially when dealing with purchasing all the ...
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Ten Cues That It's Time to Look into a Channel Modeler
From: Remcom (USA)Description: A question we're often asked is, "How is Wireless InSite® different from our planning tools?" While every tool is a little different, the most important differences between Wireless InSite and ...
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5 Benefits of Cloud Connected Inspections
From: Olympus America, Inc.Description: When your inspection equipment can connect to each other and the Cloud, it opens the door to new possibilities that can transform your inspection process. Expand your capabilities with these 5 ...
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Model Based Development of Mechatronic Systems Challenges and Opportunities
From: solidThinking, Inc.Description: In the early days mechatronic systems were developed according to the slogan "BUILD IT, PAINT IT, ADD CONTROLS!" I.e. the development process was governed by the mechanical design and controls were ...
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Data in Everyday Life: America's Pastime
From: PQ SystemsDescription: Statistics chart on the MLB teams' World Series Championships ...
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Data in Everyday Life: Baby Steps with Quality Improvement
From: PQ SystemsDescription: How early is too early to introduce quality into your everyday life? Have we missed out on improvement opportunities in our personal lives along our paths to achieving our career goals as quality ...
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Data in Everyday Life: For the Love of Candy and Costumes
From: PQ SystemsDescription: Data in everyday life: For the love of candy and costumes ...
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Data in Everyday Life: Grilled or Broiled, Fried or Boiled-Hot Dogs are a July Phenomenon
From: PQ SystemsDescription: Short discussion and chart on U.S. Hot Dog Consumption in 2016. ...
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Data in Everyday Life: Holiday Closings
From: PQ SystemsDescription: Data in everyday life: Holiday closings ...
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Data in Everyday Life: Riding Statistical Ups and Downs for Your Favorite Amusement Parks
From: PQ SystemsDescription: A ranking of year-round and seasonal amusement parks in the United States in terms of attendance (charts and discussion). ...
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Data in Everyday Life: What Will You Do With Your Summer Vacation?
From: PQ SystemsDescription: Article on diminshing vacation days taken in America and its positive impact on National Park attendance (chart included). ...
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Driverless Analysis? Accurate Predictions Demand More Than a Chart
From: PQ SystemsDescription: Will data analysis really enhance prediction accuracy? There are no guarantees without adding a certain amount of understanding of data, of variation, and of process performance. ...
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Juggling Balls: Improving Products, Watching the World
From: PQ SystemsDescription: In a 1995 interview, tech guru Steve Jobs posited that empires could crash and burn if the emphasis is on sales rather than on product. "Companies forget what it means to make great products," he ...
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Jumping to Conclusions: Another Exercise in Manipulating Data
From: PQ SystemsDescription: Jumping to conclusions based only on raw data: Without tools to interpret data, false conclusions are often made. And even charts can be misleading if they're constructed without understanding of ...