When the subject is industrial-grade single-board computers, most of us think of complete computer systems arranged on single circuit boards, but we also tend to think of processors offering only modest reliable performance. Because single-board computers are most often destined for embedded applications to control discrete functions within larger systems, the processors that serve as…
Described most simply, the internal computer bus serves to transfer data between the computer’s CPU and its peripheral components, such as its hard-drive, memory, sound and video systems. Consequently, usable PC performance is limited by bus capacity. Unfortunately, bus capacity has during various eras of PC development lagged behind advancements in the performance of CPUs…
This is the third post inspired by Advantech’s white paper, Industrial Bus & Network Standards. The previous two entries explored the dynamics which favor standardization in general, some obvious and some not, and then the Ethernet standard specifically. This installment will delve into the paper’s revelation of just where the greatest cost of implementation of…
I introduced Advantech’s white paper, Industrial Bus and Network Standards, in a previous blog post and highlighted the overriding advantages that standardization brings to industry as: Maximized Economies of Scale Constructive Specialization Facilitation of Strategic Alliances When it comes to enterprise and home computing technology, there is no better example of each of these advantages…
I like the white-paper form of business-to-business reporting, and Advantech has served up a perfect example of why with, Industrial Bus and Network Standards. Not only does it add interesting historical context to the communications formats that are by now so familiar to us all, but it reminds us just how critical such standards are…
In one of my favorite episodes, the MythBusters tested a theory on why pirates are classically depicted as wearing eye patches. Was it to cover empty eye sockets, or because of some more mundane aspect of their shipboard lives? The MythBusters concluded that pirates wore eye patches to keep one eye fully dark adapted, something…
When considering the ruggedness and overall fitness for challenging service of any high-tech equipment, I apply the Post-Apocalypse-Readiness Test. Will it stand up to lonely years of critical service in a fortified post-apocalyptic-wasteland bunker? When it comes to that well-documented environment, with all its heat, quakes, dust and hordes of slow-shuffling zombies trying to get…
Whatever your position on the present and future scarcity of fossil fuels, the ecological and climatic effects of carbon emissions or the economic merits of renewable energy sources, most of us can agree that there is much to gain and little to lose in prudent conservation of fossil-fuel resources, and that, in turn, means relying…
By now, you know Advantech as an industry-leading embedded platform and integration-services provider, a position that was further strengthened by its introduction of a new series of embedded boards that feature the performance, efficiency and integrated Intel HD graphics power of Intel’s 2nd-Generation Core i7 processors. Advantech is a Premier Member of Intel’s Embedded Alliance…
Work duties once called for me to stay overnight in a small room containing a variety of equipment, including three running PCs. I didn’t notice the noise while busy working among them, but when it came time to sleep, their combined disharmonious noises were maddening. Who knew that what felt by day like benign white…
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