Foreword Thinking
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IIC Connectivity Framework defines IIoT network architecture for scalable interoperability
Without question, the biggest obstacle facing widespread adoption of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is interoperability. From a high level, one impediment is the very loose classification of “industrial,” which spans a wide range of vertical markets, including energy and utilities, manufacturing, transportation, and healthcare, to name a few. At a more granular level, [...]
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Five keys to securing the IIoT data pipe
Industrial systems have traditionally had connectivity at least at some level, so why with the dawn of the Industrial Internet (or Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)) has security now become such a poignant issue?
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Human out-of-the-loop manufacturing
Increasingly complexity in product portfolios requires a new approach to manufacturing. Enter Product Line Engineering.
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Retail expectations of industrial products
Embedded computing technology historically lags some years behind mainstream desktop computing. This is not something we take any shame in, actually quite the opposite.
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Embedded industry upgrades M2M networks
Warren realizes how M2M communications and cloud computing are transforming the way industrial automation and control systems are designed and operate.
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Communication strategies reshape embedded technology
Not alone anymore: Warren realizes the requirement for some fashion of wired/wireless communication capability in industrial embedded devices as he synopsizes Industrial Embedded Systems Annual Resource Guide.
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More than signed up for
Digital signage trends take on the big picture.
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Industrial @ Embedded Systems Conference
As chair of the “Robotics, Motor Control, and More Industrial Change Makers” track at ESC SV 2010, I helped select sessions that can give a leg up to industrial embedded designers.
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Go wireless, or go home
With 15 billion devices in play and a range of wireless choices for different jobs, getting connected isn’t as simple as choosing one network.
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300 channels, maybe somethingís on
The idea behind vision systems isn't just to capture more video, but to provide intelligent functions and services.
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Point, line, plane, um, wait, I got this Ö
The much-hyped "smart grid" is neither smart nor a grid.
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In machines, we somewhat trust
When it comes to something monitoring us, we are quick to question its accuracy.
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We need silicon, not just shovels
It's about time economics cause something more meaningful to be built.
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Dial M for MRAM
There's a change coming to an MCU near you, and it's for the better in several important ways.
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Is the gap still important?
The difference between networking and not working is one letter and a gap left to close.
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Questions with too many answers
At some point, meaningful debate comes down to choices you can count on the fingers of one hand.
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Design for energy efficiency: cause with an effect
Intelligent industrial embedded systems hold the key to improving energy usage – not only to help the environment (important), but also to improve the outlook for your firm and your job (really important).
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Drawing on the future
Ideas such as those driven by NI technology are helping students and engineers with imagination change the way embedded designs are done.
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Working smarter and harder
Working smarter means taking routine tasks and automating them through the application of technology. Working harder means taking on something extraordinary and applying a concentrated effort, both technological and human, to produce an outstanding res...
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A fresh start to getting things done
New, intelligent technologies are driving the transformation of industrial automation. These technologies are changing the way we live, the way we work, and the way things get done. The very definition of industry is changing as new applications are developed putting these new technologies to work.
Brandon Lewis, Technology Editor
Rory Dear, European Editor/Technical Contributor
