Electronics related to industrial applications
While the Arduino organisation has been making industrial single-board computers for a while, it has finally taken the plunge and produced a complete industrial product – and industrial controller called Opta, created in partnership with industrial controller maker Finder. Built around an STM32H747XI microcontroller, internal processing comes from two cores: a 480MHz Arm Cortex-M7 and a 240MHx Cortex-M4. It is ...
A collaboration between Würth Elektronik, FEGA & Schmitt and IAV demonstrates how industrial manufacturing equipment can be upgraded and digitised. The bias of progress dictates that the latest technology is believed to be superior. Sometimes, however, it is better to use tried and tested, current, or even legacy technologies, but there are challenges with older equipment, including efficiency, inconsistent quality, ...
Torsten Siems, of Toshiba Electronics Europe, suggests using discrete optical isolators for cost-effective and flexible transfer in industrial applications. I2C-bus applications sometimes require high voltage isolation to ensure safety and reliability. The inter-integrated circuit I2C bus was introduced in the 1980s to enable communication between a host CPU and peripheral devices for configuration, monitoring and control. Originally intended for short ...
The industrial circular connector specialist binder is extending its range of M12-type connectors, with L-coding and dip solder contact options. Addressing the IIoT – and the hybrid transmission of high data rates or high power levels – binder has expanded its M12 portfolio with panel mount connectors featuring L-coding (for device supply with 63V (DC) at up to 16A) and ...
IAR Systems has added PX5 RTOS support to its Embedded Workbench for Arm development tool suite – a development tool-chain with a C/C++ compiler and debugging. “The PX5 Industrial RTOS is an advanced 5th-generation RTOS designed for the most sophisticated and developed embedded applications, and is deterministic regardless of system load,” said IAR. It “helps embedded systems developers to manage the ...
TDK-Lambda has introduced a full brick power factor correction module capable of offering the input ac a 0.98 power factor while providing up to 1.5kW at a regulated (non-isolated) 360Vdc. Called PF1500B-360, it delivers that power with inputs from 170 to 265Vac, while 1kW is available when operating down to 85Vac. Input and output to base-plate isolation is 2.5kVac. Efficiency ...
Infineon has used silicon-on-insulator technology to create a 140V three-phase gate driver for motor drives. Called 6ED2742S01Q, it is designed to drive six external n-channel mosfets using bootstrapping for the upper three, but it unusually includes low-power charge pumps to allow 100% duty cycle high-side operation. For traditional bootstrapped operation, three diodes are monolithically integrated to avoid the need for ...
Kontron is offering Intel 11th Gen (Tiger Lake) processors in a range of panel PCs for harsh industrial environments. Added to the FlatClient Pro Panel PC series, the fan-less computers have full-metal housings that are designed to be easy to clean and disinfect. The front panel touch screens are anti-glare, anti-fingerprint and scratch-resistant, with IP65 protection, and the flush tempered ...
TDK has announced 70 and 160W mains power adaptors for medical and industrial use. DTM70 measures 120 x 52 x 31mm and is available with 12V, 15V, 18V, 24V, 36V or 48V output DTM160 measures 150 x 70 x 38mm and is available with 12V, 24V, 36V or 48V outout Both series are available in Class I versions with a ...
Review Display Systems (RDS) has introduced a fan-less industrial mini-STX single-board computer that supports AMD Ryzen Embedded R2000 processors with Radeon Vega graphics. Made by Kontron, D3724-R is aimed at embedded applications with demanding graphics loads such as digital signage, ticketing terminals, information kiosks, medical displays and industrial PCs. Up to three DisplayPorts, one HDMI port, one Embedded DisplayPort V1.4 ...
