January-February 2020

Today’s typical programmable logic controller (PLC) contains a multitude of analog and digital outputs for the control and monitoring of industrial and production processes.

For engineers, development of IoT devices is becoming challenging; this involves gaining knowledge about connectivity and energy harvesting as well as sensor integration, and data processing and management.

Ultralow power wireless sensor nodes have allowed systems powered by local ambient energy instead of a primary or secondary battery.

Microcontroller-based system design is nowadays carried out using microcontroller development boards, or kits, which contain powerful processors with many interface and supporting modules.

Is a specialised gate driver needed to deliver positive and negative voltages?

There are growing requirements for simulation, test and measurement tasks that are changing the requirements for enclosure and cabinet solutions.

Governments, regulatory bodies and mobile operators are focusing on identifying and minimising sources of interference.

IDTechEx Research forecasts that on-road electric cars will reach approximately 40m units by 2029, with different degrees of electrification.

For many manufacturers, the first steps to digitalisation are often wrought with uncertainty.

Intelliconnect (Europe) sets up a new division called CryoCoax that designs and manufactures cryogenic interconnect products.