INTEL AND MITSUBISHI COLLABORATE ON FACTORY OF THE FUTURE I
ntel Corporation and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation are embarking upon a new collaboration to develop next-generation factory automation (FA) systems with Internet of Things (IoT) technologies and a pilot program at Intel's backend manufacturing facility in Malaysia. The pilot demonstrates the benefits of IoT in a factory setting with a focus on delivering productivity enhancement through innovative functions, such as
predictive failure, by combining Intel's expertise developing solutions for IoT and Mitsubishi Electric's "e- F@ctory" automation capabilities. Using an Intel Atom processor-
based IoT gateway called the C Controller from Mitsubishi Electric's iQ-Platform, Intel was able to securely gather and aggregate data for the analytics server. Data was then processed using Revolution R Enterprise software from Revolution Analytics, an analytics software
solution that uses the open source R statistics language, which was hosted on Cloudera Enterprise. The solution has improved
equipment component uptime, increased yield and productivity by minimising misclassification of good units as bad, enabled predictive maintenance, and reduced component failures. "The data mining and analytics
pilots done in Malaysia have demonstrated great value and
benefits for Intel manufacturing using Intel-based IoT products and technology," said Robin Martin, Vice President and General Manager of Intel's Assembly and Test Group. "Through this collaboration and pilot with Mitsubishi Electric, we will bring the know-how, assets and technology of both companies to develop next-generation factory automation systems with predictive analytic capabilities”, Intel added.
www.MitsubishiElectric.com
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NEW MODULAR DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM RELEASED This industrial solution is
A new modular development system has been released by Xmos for its xCORE-XA range of eXtended Architecture xCORE devices. The system features a base processor board with real-time hardware debug facilities, xTIMEcomposer Studio tools for integrated code development, and a range of application specific daughter- and mother-cards. The new system allows embedded
designers to develop, debug and prototype products based on the
range of powerful xCORE-XA devices, which combine multiple deterministic 32-bit xCORE logical cores with an ARM Cortex M3 processor in a single device. xCORE- XA can be programmed in C with the exact set of interfaces and peripherals required for any design. In the same design, engineers can re-use existing ARM code and leverage the rich ARM ecosystem, including standard code libraries that can dramatically accelerate product design time.
particularly useful for independent software vendors (ISVs) seeking a single programmable platform capable of supporting multiple Industrial Ethernet and Fieldbus protocols. It also allows industrial automation OEMs and other users to exploit the flexibility and programmability of the xCORE architecture while continuing to leverage their existing protocol stacks and other IP designed for the ARM architecture.
www.xmos.com
ARM and Cadence are collaborating on IoT and wearable devices targeting TSMC’s ultra-low power technology platform. The collaboration enables the rapid development of IoT and wearable devices by optimising the system integration of ARM IP and Cadence’s integrated flow for mixed- signal design and verification, and their leading low-power design and verification flow. The expanded partnership grants rights to deliver reference designs and physical design knowledge for integrating ARM Cortex processors, ARM CoreLink system IP, and ARM Artisan physical IP along with RF/analogue/mixed- signal IP and embedded flash into the Virtuoso-VDI Mixed-Signal Open Access integrated flow; for the new TSMC process technology offerings of 55ULP, 40ULP and 28ULP.
NEW RELEASE I
t’s Electronica year again this year as the show returns once
again in Munich in November. However this year marks a special milestone for the show as it celebrates its 50th anniversary. The event will present some of the latest, cutting edge developments in applications such as Automotive, Green Energy and the fastest growing phenomenom of IoT. In this month’s issue we feature a special Electronica show supplement, highlighting some of the great innovations that will be showcased this year. Regular features in this issue also include Displays & UIs, Automotive and more. Michelle Winny - Editor
4 OCTOBER 2014 | ELECTRONICS
Keysight Technologies, Inc. has released a new signal processing firmware for its family of U53xxA PCIe digitizers. The company advises, the new firmware (option - TSR) allows simultaneous capture and transfer of acquired data in triggered applications. According to the company's
validation measures, the digitizer’s architecture, with the new firmware, is able to sustain triggered acquisitions of thousands of samples at hundreds of kHz rates without missing any events. Moreover, with the new firmware, it is possible to acquire and read substantially higher trigger rates during a shorter period
of time (or non-periodic triggers) depending on the internal memory options selected. Users are now able to view the
memory as a multi-bank circular memory, and can optimise the data throughput for their application by configuring the number of memory banks there is. “The -TSR option offers an
optimum solution for triggered applications that require a large volume of data transfer while making sure none of these triggers are missed,” said Jean-Luc Lehmann, Product Manager for Keysight PCIe high-speed digitizers. “This new function enlarges the coverage of OEM needs once more. Other specific functionalities, such as real-time peak detection and average, are already available.” The triggered simultaneous acquisition and readout option (- TSR) is available now from the company on the 8-bit U5309A and 12-bit U5303A PCIe high-speed digitizers.
www.keysight.com
www.cadence.com
November 2014 marks a milestone for Foremost Electronics, the Essex based specialist distributor and importer of electromechanical components, as it celebrates 25 years of Electronic Component sales in the UK. The company opened its doors for the first time on November 21st 1989 and experienced sales of £10,000 in their first month. Now in the 2014 -2015 financial year the company will see the FETGL group sales exceed the £4m mark.
www.4most.co.uk
New from Alpha Micro Components is the ODIN-W160 rugged multi- radio Internet of Things (IOT) module from u-blox for demanding industrial, vehicle, medical, and security applications. This module supports dual-band Wi-Fi 2.4/5GHz (U-NII bands 1, 2, 2e, 3), as well as dual-mode Bluetooth v4.0, which includes Bluetooth low energy and Classic Bluetooth (Bluetooth "Smart Ready").
www.alphamicro.net
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