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electronica Nov 2014
Dear Readers,
V
IEWPOINT
Despite the fact that the probably
most important exhibition for the
embedded community – Embedded
World - is taking place in February in
the Nuremberg fairgrounds, Novem-
ber is also an important month for
the embedded industry. The reason
are two exhibitions namely electron-
ica, the international trade fair for
electronic components, systems and
applications, which will take place
from November 11th to 14th at the
fairgrounds of Messe München, and
SPS IPC Drives, the showcase for
electric automation – systems and
components which are an important
application sector of embedded systems. First information about elec-
tronica 2014 was included in our last issue and this issue again contains a
great deal of information about this exhibition.
Beside articles about new products and technologies you´ll find the
schedule of Embedded Forum starting at page 23. This four day event
implies sessions with lectures about the latest trends in the embed-
ded industry. These are first of all the Internet of Things (IoT). The
Embedded Forum will provide the attendees with the basics, suited
chips, tools & software, and will discuss security problems and its
solution for IoT. ARM-based MCUs & SoCs, starter-kits & reference
designs, motor control, and smart energy are additional semiconduc-
tor topics. The subjects of embedded computer technology are small
form factor boards, embedded computing, and open standards for
boards & modules. If you need more information about one of these
topics, do not hesitate to attend at Embedded Forum.
Just two weeks after electronica 2014 SPS IPC Drives will take place
in Nuremberg from 25th to 27th November. Over 1,600 exhibitors
from Germany and abroad are expected to showcase their innovations,
products and solutions from the field of electric automation. For the
first time, the newly built hall 3A will expand the exhibition’s events to
14 halls. The new hall will be dedicated to the topics of drive technology
and sensors, thus creating a link between the existing halls 3 and 4A.
As the exhibition has continued to expand, the themes covered by the
various halls have altered. Industrial software has now been integrated
into Hall 6 alongside mechanical infrastructure. Industrial communi-
cation is now accommodated in Hall 2, where topics such as industrial
Ethernet and field bus systems are located. Hall 11 is occupied by the
Siemens stand, which has relocated there this year.
The conference is running concurrent to the exhibition and always
offers a first-class program. Keynote speeches on the topics of “Big
data” and “Unconventional drives with smart materials” are just two
of this year’s conference highlights. Forty-eight presentations, two key-
note speeches and the R&D talk, a podium discussion on the topic of
“Opportunities and limitations of Industry 4.0”, focus on practical and
brand-independent dialog between development and application.
As you can see – hazy November is another month of substantial
information for developers of embedded systems. Seize your chance!
Yours Sincerely
Wolfgang Patelay
Editor
