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Software integration: powerful and easy-to-
use tools allow automatic code protection and
offer a protection API. This is available for
many operating systems, either without OS
modifications using self-extracting protected
code, AxProtector technology, or with oper-
ating system integration, ExProtector tech-
nology. Integration in OPC UA stacks makes
implementation easy.
Back Office integration: key and certificate
deployment, license deployment, and license
administration is made easy with CodeMe-
ter License Central. Customizable connec-
tors using web services are available for use
with ERP systems like SAP, CRM systems like
Salesforce, or ecommerce applications.
The IEC61131 development tools Codesys,
B&R Automation Studio or Rockwell Automa-
tion Studio 5000 allow the user to protect his
project source code as well as the target code
created for the runtime system. The developer
can apply the protection by setting certain
properties in the application build options.
Further features, such as license management,
are available when using the extended API to
check for licenses.
Secure boot and a check of the signature of
software components in the OS loader are
integrated in Wind Rivers VxWorks, and sim-
ilar mechanisms can be used with Linux OS as
well as with Uboot, Grip, and UEFI bios.
OPC Unified Architecture (UA) is getting
more and more established in many appli-
cations. It offers interoperable security func-
tions in accordance with IEC 62541. The
distribution of certificates to many networked
OPC UA servers and clients and their secure
storage is a major challenge for medium-sized
applications. Wibu-System CodeMeter solu-
tion will integrate OPC UA in its components
to make the interoperable use of OPC UA
security mechanisms easier in practice.
The DAVE microcontroller developer tools
from Infineon offer an integrated solution to
sign and encrypt application code and store
licenses in an XMC4000 microcontroller,
bound to its chip ID with CodeMeter tech-
nology.
Kontron, one of the leading CPU board and
module manufacturers in the world, has
decided to embed a CodeMeter smart card
chip on all new designs tomake them IoT ready.
The integrity of IoT devices can be ensured
by using cryptographic methods in a clearly
defined process and a secure hardware device
for key storage and state machine. A secure
implementation of symmetric and asymmetric
encryption methods as well as hash functions
and functions for signature validation allow
the implementation of the proposed mecha-
nisms. New business models can be realized on
this basis.
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Product News
Maxim: transceivers provide ease of
design and robust communication
Designers can achieve ease of design, high
efficiency, and robust communication for
industrial automation applications with the
MAX14853/MAX14855 and MAX14943/
MAX14949 family of highly integrated
RS-485 transceivers from Maxim Integrated
Products. Designers of industrial automa-
tion equipment require solutions that pro-
vide flexibility and high efficiency. The high
integration of the RS-485 family of trans-
ceivers with integrated transformer drivers
and low drop out regulator simplifies power
and data isolated designs. The MAX14943
isolated RS-485/PROFIBUS DP transceiver,
as well as the MAX14949 transceiver, each
provide up to 80% efficiency at 150mA
load. Available in full or half duplex isolated
RS-485 transceivers, the family supports up
to 5kVrms and allows for robust communi-
cation up to 25Mbps.
ARBOR: PC/104 SBC module with
single-chip, quad-core Intel Atom E3800
ARBOR Technology announces the release
of Arbor Em104-i230F PC/104 SBCModule.
The SBC module is based on the new Intel
Atom processors E3800 family. The PC/104
(96 x 90 mm) SBC Module offers a compel-
ling entry price for this form factor, and the
Intel Atom processors E3800 family features
a low thermal design power from 6 watts
to 10 watts. Innovations include a large L2
cache shared by multiple cores and a faster
Intel HD graphics unit compared with the
previous generation. This turns new appli-
cations into visual experiences.
Mouser: wireless connectivity
kit with XBee modules
Mouser Electronics is now stocking the
Wireless Connectivity Kit from Digi Inter-
national. The Wireless Connectivity Kit
offers designers a hands-on way to learn
how to use XBee radio frequency modules
for device connectivity and sensor net-
working. The new connectivity kit offers
beginners and experienced designers and
engineers alike the opportunity to easily
incorporate wireless communications into
their designs, enabling fast time-to-market,
design flexibility, low deve-lopment costs,
and excellent range.
