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with other urers, e of a
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OMMERCE
inhibits their transatlantic exchange. This is detrimental due to the quick turnaround of technology.
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As such, Analog Devices proposes an ITAR compliance st for certified companies operating in member nations of the NATO alliance, in addition to an EU funding initiative that is as readily available to European subsidiaries of US companies, as it is to European companies in themselves.
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The US Department of Commerce has yet to respond to the aformentioned proposals.
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Patrick Wilson (left) of the US Department of Commerce, Josef Lechner (right) of Analog Devices
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compliance specifications. T specifications define complia c platform, a b
directional data pipeline for
over-the-air (OTA) updates an the automotive
diagnostics data in
electronics space, through a global network of cooperating suppliers. ique
The system employs a un
server-client-agent architecture for secure transactions between the cloud and any number of
electronic end devices in a vehicle. It can deliver and update software
and firmware OTA, collectin g data
cting from
any end device in the veh specifications will allow Tier-1 suppliers to provide prod
i tegrationn OTA platform.
hicle. The Tier-1
are ‘pre provisioned for OTA, for e-vehicle
are pre-provisioned’ for OTA, for into the whole-vehicle
ucts that OTA, for
Rick Kreifeldt, executive director at eSync Alliance, said, “T the grow
a real impact on
of recalls, an OTA platform must reach all of the ECUs and in a modern car. The cost using proprietary technol this are too high – the in
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owerstax has been appo the exclusive UK distributor for the Technix range of high voltage DC power supplies, capacitor chargers and electron beam power s Technix itself offers cus
ointed as butor for voltage DC chargers systems. stomised,
modular designed power solution that, utilising high-efficie current switching (ZCS) re technology, maintain a re power supply at high spee voltages from 1kV to 350k are available as positive, n reversible or floating and interfaces including RS232 Profibus or Optical Fibre. This works well with Po
own range of AC and DC power f
solutions for applications as programmable, modula mounted power supplies a converter bricks. Offering currents of up to 5,000A a resistant to the harsh and
l ti li ti such ar, rack
and DC-DC output and
d hazardous
solutions ency, zero esonance liable
ed, covering kV. Outputs negative, digital
2, Ethernet,
owerstax’s power h
ve director To make wing cost m must sensors ts of
ogies for ndustry
environments within Powerstax’s
respective markets such as high-end industrial and avionics, their power solutions play to similar capabilities as those belonging to Technix. “We are very pleased to have been appointed as UK distributor for Technix,” commented Phil James, Powerstax sales director, “The high voltage options now at our disposal, complement our own transformer rectifier products and widen
our product options an opportunities.”
nd market
The latest Technix d a voltage limitation fu four and a half digit display.
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designs include unction and a isplay.
C&K has released a new s miniature PTS815 t for home automation and IoT applications. Smaller and manufactured to fit formats, the PTS81
maller and
additional PCB customisation and enables integration int processes. Addition the expanding e-cigarett robot vacuum cleaner and drone markets, the PTS815 is designed with commercial usab mind: available in t
t surface-mount 15 leaves room for tomisation and n int o standard nally suit ed to
igarett e, e-bike, ner and drone 15 is designed sab ility in
operating-force levels (180gf, 250gf and 400 gf), rated at functional within a t range of -20 to +7
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three different vels (180gf, 250gf at 50mA and a temperature 70 degrees Celsius.
a new sub- tact switch on and
pipelin
needs a standardised OTA data e. That’s what t
of version 1.0 of eSync
specifications aims to provide.”
www.eSyncAlliance.org
OTA data the release Alliance’s provide.” rg
Virtualisation technologies allow aerospace manufacturers to support new techn
nologies allow cturers to
something that Collins Aerospace aims to utilise through Wind River’s Helix virtualisation plat multi-OS virtualisat mixed-criticality a
nology insertions, ollins Aerospace ough Wind River’s n plat form. Using
ation to int egrate pplications onto
a single software platform, t simplifies, secures and fut proof’s designs, wit the safety and security applications must interest in how thi commercial and milit going forward.
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Analog Devices has announced its Sharc Audio Module, a hardware/ software platform for the prototyping development production of a variety audio products. Int
yping, development opment and
analog and digital I/O, the Sharc Audio Module can be used as a self-contained sys expanded, allowing for t
of custom I/O and control surfaces, algorithms and user interfaces. Intended for use in effects processors, multi- systems, Midi synt
other DSP-based audio project
www.analog.com
channel audio thesisers, among audio projects.
riety of digital tegrat ing both I/O, the Sharc be used as a tem or can be g for the creation control surfaces, er interfaces. n effects
s announced its le, a hardware/ for the
platform, this and future- thout sacrificing urity that these meet. There is
s will affect both ilitary applications
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