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Small form factor trend conquers
high-end industrial computing
Page 6
The small form factor trend has
conquered the high-end indus-
trial computing market. Intel Xeon
processors are now available as
highly integrated and rugged
BGA versions. This opens the door
for a new category of embedded computing platforms: Serv-
er-on-Modules. Utilizing the COM Express specification for this
new module class makes a lot of sense.
Hardware-based solutions secure
machine identities in smart factories Page 10
Security is a cornerstone of Industry
4.0. Secure cryptographic identifica-
tion of machines and devices protects
smart factories against manipulation
and data theft. Hardware trust anchors
implemented with dedicated security
chips provide robust protection for security keys while lowering
overall security expenses for device manufacturers.
MicroTCA for highly sophisticated
embedded computing applications Page 20
Besides high computing power, systems for high performance
applications like data acquisition or imaging processing require
high-grade availability and easy manageability. To provide these
a commercial off-the-shelf system (COTS) is needed. MicroTCA
meets these requirements while keeping the cost down and offer-
ing the best solution for highly sophisticated applications.
Energy-efficient architectures:
economical, yet powerful
Page 24
With modern ARM processor architec-
tures, such as Cortex-A7, Cortex-A8
and A9, many functions are already
integrated into the CPU. This way,
cost-optimized systems can be gener-
ated in a simple manner.
How modeling helps embedded engineers
develop applications for SoCs
Page 33
This article explains how modeling
helped a small team of algorithm
and embedded software engineers
design a motor control algorithm
and implement it on a programmable
system-on-chip (SoC).
Understanding and measuring power
supply transient recovery time
Page 37
Power supply transient recovery time is the specification of a DC
power supply that describes how quickly the power supply will
recover from a transient load condition on its output. This arti-
cle describes how you can measure this feature easily and exactly.
control algorithm and implement it on a programmable system-
on-chip (SoC).
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Cover Story
Small form factor trend conquers
high-end industrial computing
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Internet-of-Things
Hardware-based solutions secure machine
identities in smart factories
10
Requirements for IoT and IIoT
in the changing connected world
14
Flexible licensing models in the Internet
of Things
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Industrial Computing
MicroTCA for highly sophisticated
embedded computing applications
20
Energy-efficient architectures:
economical, yet powerful
24
Unmanned robot controlled by an COM
Express-based rugged handheld
26
SATA III SSDs for industrial automation
29
Development Tools
Power analyzer software for testing
switching power supplies with scopes
30
How modeling helps embedded
engineers develop applications for SoCs
33
Understanding and measuring power
supply transient recovery time
37
The real costs of failed design collaboration 39
Product News
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COVER STORY:
Small form factor trend conquers
high-end industrial computing
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