Green-tech has been getting so much press in recent years that it’s easy to lose sight of its dollars-and-cents bottom-line significance amid all that noise. Still, when advances in green-tech mean real improvements in the energy efficiency of the devices, such as Ethernet switches, that we deploy in vast numbers, the results can be not…
For applications that call for fanless embedded box industrial PCs, we most often consider systems deploying low power-consumption processors such as offered by Intel’s Atom series. A prime example is Advantech’s ARK-3403 that features the efficiency of either Intel’s D510 or D525 Atom processors. But delivery of the most highly-configurable embedded box PCs requires the…
A 2012 survey conducted for the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) found that: 89% of clinicians use laptops, 53% use smartphones, 49% use cell phones, 47% use tablet computers, and 52% believe mobile technology will “substantially impact the delivery of healthcare.” When asked to rank on a 0-to-5 scale their areas of concern…
As the challenges of industrial-network applications increase, Advantech’s Industrial Automation Group provides the technology required to meet and exceed those challenges. Case in point: Advantech’s rugged, compact, fast Ethernet switches designed specifically for factory- and machine-automation applications. Options include the full-Gigabit EKI-2728, EKI-2748FI and EKI-2748CI, as well as the 10/100M Ethernet EKI-2548I, EKI-2548SI and EKI-2548MI….
We humans have been known to work under some decidedly extreme temperature ranges, but using a touch-input panel PC in temperatures as cold as -20°C (-4°F) or as high as +60°C (140°F)? Really? Well, if you’re called upon to work at such extreme temperatures, there’s an Advantech touch-panel solution that will survive those conditions far…
It was while reading an August 20, 2012, article in The New York Times’ personal-health section that I first became genuinely concerned about CT-scan radiation. Prior to its revelations, who knew? According to that article, “CT scans alone, which deliver 100 to 500 times the radiation associated with an ordinary X-ray and now provide three-fourths…
Advantech provides a number of online resources of interest to enterprises worldwide, including its MedAdvantech Digital Healthcare series devoted to the advancement of patient-centric technologies, and it was there that I came across a June 2012 article contributed by John Koon, publisher of Medical Electronic Device Solution (MEDS), entitled How Wireless Technologies Impact the Future…
Communication requires some mutual standard – a shared language – and this is as true of electronic devices as it is of us humans. Among the most enduring and universally accepted standards or languages by which electronic systems communicate is the Modbus serial protocol, formulated in 1979 by Modicon (which organization was eventually acquired by…
In a recent post, we touched on the cost, footprint and operational efficiencies of Advantech’s 17-inch PPC-179T panel PC, noting that it offers the distinct advantages of: A broad range of mounting options; Footprint efficiency; Inherent durability; Overall cost effectiveness; and Accommodation of an intuitive touch-input interface. As impressive as are the efficiency and durability…
When customer traffic in my favorite grocery store is unusually light, I treat myself to the personalized attention of its full-service checkout line, even though it adds significant time to the checkout process. But when the store is busy, I’m glad there are ample self-service checkout kiosks to make quick work of what would otherwise…
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