hardware
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Small-form-factor solutions revolutionize system architectures
Radar, communications, and SIGINT [signals intelligence] systems have traditionally combined sensor processing, data conversion, and signal processing hardware within single enclosures or equipment racks. Analog signals for antennas, transducers and other sensors were connected through cables, often causing loss and interference along the way. However, enabled by new data converter and field-programmable gate array (FPGA) technology and evolving open embedded computing standards, system designers can now deploy small-form-factor (SFF) subsystems at each sensor site for distributed signal acquisition and preprocessing. Digitized signals are then delivered through optical cables, providing higher signal quality over longer connection distances while reducing size, weight, cost, and maintenance.
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Medical devices with ultrasound-guided navigation ease needle placement for healthcare professionals
"Stop – you have reached your destination." With increasing traffic in healthcare centers, clinics face many challenges. Ultrasound-guided devices can allow clinicians without ultrasound expertise to easily integrate sonography into their workflow for needle placement, cannulas, and other invasive medical devices and procedures. Battery-powered, high-computing-power portable imaging systems allow for increased medical device flexibility, effectiveness, and safety.
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PC/104: Ready solutions
A dozen people sit around a large conference-room table. A few have visitor's badges. Everyone has a smart device of some sort. Many have engineering notebooks and pens. Business cards have been cordially exchanged, and cups of coffee are still too hot to drink. In the middle of the table sits an assortment of printed circuit board assemblies.
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If wishes were fishes - An accidental computer scientist goes embedded
Is it even still relevant to discuss the topic of integrating DSP and FPGA devices in the same hardware?
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Sensor processing platforms add performance, cut SWaP for the Industrial Internet
As the Industrial Internet demands more out of resource-constrained industrial data acquisition systems, sensor processing platforms are required to add performance while reducing size, weight, and power (SWaP). Rubin Dhillon, Marketing Director of the Embedded Systems division at GE Intelligent Platforms discusses his company’s approach to developing “brilliant machines,” and how off-the-shelf hardware is enabling these sensor platforms for the Industrial Internet.
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PC/104 Consortium introduces OneBank option for the PCI/104-Express and PCIe/104 specification
OneBank Revision 3.0
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Transition boards bring COMs to save I/O stacks
In part one of this two-part series, Alexander examines how transitional Computers-On-Module (COMs) can be utilized to extend the life of legacy board stacks.
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Packaging considerations for Small Form Factor boards
Demanding environments require stalwart packaging even for the most rugged of boards.
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Unmanned vehicles and the PC/104 architecture
As unmanned vehicle requirements are refined and technology updated, PC/104 will be there to meet the challenge.
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PC/104 and UASs: The beauty of the system
Small and stout, PC/104 is a match for unmanned aerial applications.
Rodger Hosking, Pentek, Inc.
Christian Eder, congatec
Stephen St. Amant, PC/104 Consortium President
Brandon Lewis, Technology Editor
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