Internet of Things

Products in many diameters, cross-sectional areas and lengths Grounding is the basic protection used in almost all industries. It is a method of protecting users of all electrical devices, ranging from small machines and even household appliances, to infrastructure elements – e.g. railroading or civil engineering. Proper grounding is also necessary for the proper functioning of RCDs, which are the ...

Good quality sleep is linked to behavioural issues in young children. Laurence Weir looks at new sensor technology which tracks sleep patterns. The quality of a child’s sleep can have a huge impact on their lives. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, a quarter of children under the age of five do not get adequate sleep. A continual lack ...

Environmental sensing and smart algorithms in a distributed computing architecture can transform automation, says Cliff Ortmeyer. Sensing technologies are critical components that enable industrial IoT (IIoT) applications to capture accurate, real-time data about environmental conditions before transmitting data to computers operating locally and in the cloud. Analytics software running on cloud computers can turn the huge quantities of data into ...

The South Korean chaebol Hanwha Systems is the latest equity partner within OneWeb, the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, which was bought from bankruptcy by the UK Government and the Indian company Bharti Global for $1 billion in June 2020. Investments have since followed from SoftBank of Japan (also an original investor), EchoStar of the U.S. and Eutelsat of ...

Forefront RF is a Cambridge-based fabless semiconductor company set-up to make ‘adaptive passive cancellation’ ICs to replace conventional switched SAW and BAW crystal filters “across the increasingly wide range of 3G to 6G mobile telephony frequency bands”, it said. It was founded in 2020 by Leo Laughlin (right in photo) and Julian Hildersley. who have been joined by CSR co-founder Phil ...

Adlink has teamed up with Candera to provide a way to create touchscreen user interfaces for IoT applications – demonstrating it with a 2D – 3D washing machine GUI (graphical user interface). The tools are Adlink’s Rockchip PX30 SoC based I-PI Smarc IoT prototyping platform and Candara’s CGI Studio. “Intuitive touch feedback of displays and devices is no longer a privilege ...

Farnell has released an audiobook addressing Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT). It is entitled ‘Are you Ready for the AIoT Era?’ The content is described as an introduction to “Deep Learning, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence” with a focus on IoT, addressing the tools and platforms for someone to get started with an AI application. “For ...

ABB has introduced a 60A dc-dc converter for 5G, IT and IIoT networking equipment that fits inside 3cm3. Branded MicroDLynx IITM, but numbered UJT060A0X43-SRPZ, the converters is 20.3 x 11.4 x 13mm. DC input voltage range is nominally 12V and can range across 7.5 to 14.4V. The non-isolated output is digitally controlled and set over PMBus between 500mV to 2.0V. It can also be ...

Xilinx  has acquired German C/C++programming tool provider, Silexica.  The privately held company produces C/C++ programming and analysis tools for automotive, aerospace and defence,  wireless comms, robotic and financial markets. Its SLX FPGA tool suite is used to manage the HLS  (high level synthesis) design flow. In February this year, Silexica and Xilinx co-presented at the International Symposium on FPGA, elaborating ...

Inmarsat has agreed to provide the capacity backbone to deliver the IoT systems of Skylo, a satellite-based narrow-band IoT specialist. The agreement pairs the UK-based Inmarsat’s satellite network with Skylo’s IoT services for connecting machines and sensors. It will, they claim, provide “even the most remotely located application users with real-time, actionable insights”. The companies say it will be the ...