Embedded Computing Design

To simplify smart manufacturing on the edge, Litmus, with Dell Technologies, released a new validated end-to-end solution. The solution merges Dell Technologies with the Litmus Industrial IoT Edge platform. 

Digi International announced the Connect EZ, a family of device servers delivering reliable connectivity for business, commercial, and industrial automation applications.

The industrial automation and manufacturing sectors use an unfathomable number of interface types, communication protocols, and power delivery mediums simply to turn on and move data between machines. While each was optimized for a specific purpose, on a larger scale this differentiation turns from an advantage to an impediment.

The hacker group DarkSide secured a $4.4 million ransom earlier this year when they locked the Colonial Pipeline Co. out of their own electronic systems.

ASRock Industrial partnered with the Coalition for Open Process Automation (COPA). The goal of COPA is to promote the accessibilities of O-PAS based control systems among industrial manufacturers in differing markets. 

Secure Thingz, an IAR Systems Group company, has started a collaboration within the secure programming and provisioning industry.

Marvin Test Solutions, Inc announced the release of the new GX3116e, 16-Channel Device Power Supply (DPS) / Source Measure Unit (SMU).

OnLogic announced two new additions to their popular ML100 Series of compact fanless computers. The ML100G-53 and ML100G-41 are powered by Intel and AMD.

Wannacry exploited unpatched instances of the Windows OS on more than 200,000 devices worldwide. After compromising a system, the ransomware executed a break-once-run-everywhere (BORE) tactic in which it disclosed secrets keys and moved laterally and vertically across infrastructure.

TDK Corporation released a new series of small EPCOS X2 capacitors for noise suppression.

ADLINK Technology introduced the COM-HPC Ampere Altra, the world’s first 80-core COM-HPC server type module that eliminates power-performance limitations. The COM-HPC Ampere Altra targets edge platforms that compute rigorous workloads, thus eliminating bottlenecks and restrictions typically caused by memory caches and system memory limits on edge devices.

Most security discussions today are focused on either device application software, or the network systems connect to. But there’s a whole world of sensitive data that can be accessed from beneath those entry points: in the device hardware.

The Vecow ECX-2400 AI Computing System harnesses the Blaize Graph Streaming Processor (GSP) based Xplorer AI accelerator to produce AI performance with higher system reliability, lower power consumption, and faster time-to-market. 

The newest addition to the Portenta family is powerful, cost-effective, and ready to connect.

Variscite announced a new partnership with Sequitur Labs that intends to provide a complete security solution for customers using Variscite's i.MX8 based System on Module (SoM) for IoT and Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications.

Insufficient security costs companies hundreds of millions of dollars annually, and sometimes more than money is at stake. For example, Swiss Log, a manufacturer of pneumatic tubes for hospitals, was found to have vulnerabilities in their system. If exploited, hackers can easily manipulate testing logs, gain access to test results, and worse.

Analog Devices, Inc. introduced the LTC3337, a nanopower primary (non-rechargeable) cell State-of-Health (SoH) monitor with precision coulomb counter. The LTC3337 was created to be arranged in series with a primary battery with minimal associated series voltage drop.

The High-Performance Combination of RTI Connext DDS and eSOL RTOS will Streamline System Development for Multicore Applications.

PICMG announced the confirmation of IoT.1 specification. IoT.1 focuses on the unique requirements of IoT applications in the industrial automation space.  

Analog Devices, Inc. revealed the LTC3337. The LTC3337 is a nanopower primary (non-rechargeable) cell State-of-Health (SoH) monitor with precision coulomb counter, aimed to be placed in conjuction with a primary battery with minimal associated series voltage drop.