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Robotic Irrigation Reduces Farming Costs

On April 2, 2020 in All, Automation, IoT by Charles Byers

Growing corn, wheat, alfalfa, cotton, and vegetables can be energy and labor intensive. Let’s examine a system that works like a center-pivot irrigation system but adds a rail and robotic implements that pass above the field to plant, cultivate, and harvest without any labor or fossil fuels.

Tagged With: robotics, automation, IoT, irrigation, precision agriculture, smart farms

Make Ceilings Smarter with Sensors, Actuators

On March 31, 2020 in All, Lighting, Sensors by Charles Byers

Ceilings in smart buildings often include important IoT devices such as cameras, environmental sensors, lighting, and Wi-Fi access points. Learn how to interconnect and process the data that make buildings safer, more efficient, easier to configure, more convenient, and generally smarter.

Tagged With: buildings, ceilings, IoT, lighting, robotics, sensors, smart, suspended

Hardware-based Trust Is Critical for Securing IoT

On March 30, 2020 in All, IoT, Security by Sravani Bhattacharjee

Designers can learn the crucial role of silicon-based security, and useful methodologies to embed trust in IoT hardware by applying the security principles of trusted computing to Internet of Things devices and architectures.

Keeping Edge Devices Secure in Process Setups

On March 27, 2020 in All, Industrial, IoT, Security by M. Tim Jones

Modern processor architectures include security building blocks that can help you design secure edge devices. Here, we'll explore some of the most important features for edge computing and the security measures that will help keep your device and its data secure.

How Edge Computing Re-defines IIoT Apps

On March 26, 2020 in All, Industrial, IoT by Sravani Bhattacharjee

The time-sensitive nature of IIoT applications requires reliable connectivity and real-time processing of sensor data. Cloud computing fails to meet these demands. This blog examines the essentials of edge computing and how it digitally transforms mission-critical industrial applications.

Tagged With: cloud, analytics, computing, edge, industrial, IoT

Wide-Bandgap Enhances Power Conversion

On March 25, 2020 in All, Power, Wide Bandgap by Paul Lee

Wide-bandgap semiconductors are an enabling technology for a significant improvement in power-conversion efficiency, saving money, and helping to conserve energy in industrial, IT, and consumer applications.

Tagged With: gallium nitride, GaN, HEMT, MOSFET, SiC, silicon carbide, WBG, wide-bandgap

MEMS Sensors Monitor Fuel Performance

On March 23, 2020 in All, Automotive, Sensors by Adam Kimmel

While automakers are turning (in part) to EVs to meet aggressive global fuel economy and emissions standards, they are also using sensors for passive fuel economy management. Manufacturers have employed Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) sensors to monitor and regulate engine performance inputs.

Tagged With: Combustion, Engine, Fuel Economy, MEMS Sensors, Pressure Sensor

How to Secure Internet of Things Systems

On March 19, 2020 in All, IoT, Security by Charles Byers

As IoT systems become mission-critical, their security capabilities must keep pace. The addition of actuators to IoT systems creates the alarming potential for security breaches or hacking to injure or kill people. Hardware and software techniques described here can help keep IoT systems secure.

Tagged With: cryptography, edge computing, IoT, root of trust, security

Navigating the Seas of Change Toward Industry 4.0

On March 13, 2020 in All, Connectors, Industrial, IoT by Paul Golata

Learn how Molex enables design engineers to navigate the stormy seas of change toward Industry 4.0 by developing products and technology that provide protection from dust, moisture, and accidental or incidental contact.

Tagged With: Dust protection, Industry 4.0, Ingress, IP67, Molex, Squba

Infineon XENSIV™ Sensors - Getting Started Box

On March 12, 2020 in All, Computing, Dev Tools, IoT, Sensors, Wireless by Greg Toth

Use the Infineon Technologies XENSIV™ Sensors - Getting Started Box IoT with the cloud-based Medium One IoT Platform to access the hardware, software, and cloud-based tools needed to create applications that collect, process, and visualize IoT data.

Tagged With: Dashboard, Infineon, IoT, Medium One, MQTT, Prototype, Sandbox, Sensor, Wi-Fi, XENSIV, XMC

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