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electronica Nov 2014
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Cover Story:
How to select the right embedded
module and the right module provider
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Once the decision has been taken to use an
embedded module, the search for the best
solution begins. Choosing a modular solu-
tion has wide-ranging consequences for
the user, so it is therefore very important to
make the right decision. But how do I find
the best provider for me?
Featured Article:
Unlocking the full potential of
the Industrial Internet of Things
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A leading automation solution
for the Industrial IoT is device-
WISE
from
ILS
Technology,
a Telit company, designed to connect
production machines and processes
with enterprise resource planning
(ERP) and manufacturing resource
planning (MRP) systems and SCADA
applications without programming.
Showcase of latest innovations
of entire electronics industry
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Electronica, the leading trade fair for electronic components, sys-
tems, and applications is celebrating its 50th birthday in 2014.
From November 11 to 14, 2014, the key topics at the fairgrounds
of Messe München will be automotive, embedded systems, light-
ing and medical electronics, as well as the over-arching themes of
security and energy efficiency. This year, about 2,700 exhibitors
from all over the world are presenting their products and services.
Low-power MCU design techniques
for battery-powered devices
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This article highlights the advantages of using the low-power
capabilitiesof 32-bit microcontrollers such as the RenesasRX100,
and shows how system engineers can apply them to design bat-
tery-powered products within extremely tight power dissipation
limits. It also shows how such devices can be used in real low power
applications with improved system performance and reduced total
system cost.
Five trends shaping 802.11 WLANs
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This article describes in detail five specific trends which will likely
shape the growth of WiFi technology in the future. Although these
are the five biggest trends today, the progression of technology has
a way of surprising everyone.
New software quality assurance
methods keep everything under control
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Software quality assurance in
electronic control devices, accord-
ing to the ISO 26262 standard, is
often a fairly difficult task in prac-
tice. A new non-invasive method
now allows for the first time
determining the branch coverage
even with optimized code.
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How to select the rightembeddedmoduleand the rightmoduleprovider
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Embedded Computing
How to select the right embedded
module and the right module provider
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Industrial PCs in the maintenance
cloud: focussing on MTBF and MTTR
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Solid state drives are replacing
hard disks in industrial applications
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Internet-of-Things
Unlocking the full potential of the
Industrial Internet of Things
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electronica Highlights
Showcase of latest innovations
of entire electronics industry
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Embedded Forum
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Microcontrollers
Optimised MCUs enable
a new spin on motor control
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Low-power MCU design techniques
for battery-powered devices
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Wireless
Five trends shaping 802.11 WLANs
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Development Tools
New software quality assurance
methods keep everything under control
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electronica Highlights
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Product News
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