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Join us online March 1-5 for Embedded World 2021-Digital This year, Embedded World Exhibition & Conference will be a virtual event in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This means it will be even easier for you to attend and keep up on world-wide embedded industry developments. Check out our latest product offerings and chat with… Read More »
Read More >These solutions are leveraging WINSYSTEMS’ powerful and well-hardened gateways to run ClearBlade rail solutions locally at the wayside and across other industrial environments AUSTIN, TEXAS AND GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS FEBRUARY 09, 2021 ClearBlade, the Edge-focused IIoT software company, and WINSYSTEMS, INC., the industry-leading solutions provider of embedded computer systems have announced a partnership to… Read More »
Read More >Understanding the Differences Between Edge-Based Processors When you discuss the Edge of the IoT, or the Industrial IoT (IIoT), some elements need to be defined. One of those elements is, where exactly is the Edge? In some cases, the Edge refers to the outer-most elements, the devices that actually touch the outside world. For example,… Read More »
Read More >The Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020 that was signed into law this month appears to be a significant step toward increasing the security requirements for IoT devices. Device makers and OEMs should pay close attention to the activity because it sets both requirements and implementation timetables for all IoT devices used in… Read More »
Read More >Over-the-air (OTA) programming is the means by which an IoT device can be updated after it’s out in the field through a wireless connection. This can be advantageous for a host of reasons, as it offers: • the ability to add new software features to a product after a device has been deployed in the… Read More »
Read More >Conclusion: Use One or the Other…or Both! Two blogs ago, I discussed all the advantages that SBCs offer to the system integrator (see COMs vs. Single-Board Computers). Basically, they put the functionality that previously resided on multiple cards onto a single board (hence, the name). While that works well in many applications, putting everything you… Read More »
Read More >Part 2: COMs Offer a Simple Path to Higher Functionality In my last blog, I wrote about single-board computers (SBCs), their origins, where it makes sense to use them, and even included an example of a great SBC. Here, I’ll do the same for computer-on-modules, or COMs, and highlight some of the differences between the… Read More »
Read More >Part 1: SBCs Offer an All-in-one Small Form Factor Solution When the topic of computer-on-modules (COMs) versus single-board computers (SBCs) first arose, I thought, “what is there to write about?” Everyone knows the difference between these two platforms. But as I dug deeper, it became clear why people still ask questions. In fact, there’s so… Read More »
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