Many devices we’ve used for years are getting smarter, and luminaires are no different. The LED transition has afforded an opportunity to upgrade traditional lighting needs with technology that ...

Noun: Application-specific software and custom-integrated circuits specifically designed and implanted to generate commands that bring forth the best possible performance from the machine to which ...

Having struggled to make headway in the mainstream computer market dominated by Intel Corp., microprocessor maker Transmeta Corp. today will announce its entry into embedded controls. While not ...

As we covered last month, embedded motion control is operation-specific code targeted to microprocessors, FPGAs, and PLCs. As hardware becomes increasingly powerful, these controls do the same.

While PLCs (programmable logic controllers) are an industry norm, demands for data, memory, and processing power are intensifying. Soon enough, the PLCs may no longer be the go-to industrial computer.

KEB America announces the debut of its newest embedded control product, the C6 SMART iPC. The SMART uses an ARM CORTEX™-A9 CPU (1GHz) and is ideal for applications ...

Apple is continuing to investigate ways of making fabric touch sensitive so that it could embed controls or detect gestures on products far beyond Apple Watch bands or iPhone cases. Previously, Apple ...

The growth of advanced computing power embedded in a growing number of devices is changing the face of automation, and variable frequency drives (VFDs) are a big part of this trend. Capable of ...