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…
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…
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…
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