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Utilizing INICnet for Automotive Networking and Connectivity

Utilizing INICnet for Automotive Networking and Connectivity

In this article, learn about INICnet and how it helps to solve the question of how designers can create a safe and effective connectivity method for vehicles.


Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) in Connected Cars

Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) in Connected Cars

This article introduces trusted execution environments (TEEs), discussing ways these environments are currently being used and how they could be a security solution for connected cars.


How Will 5G Networks Improve Location Awareness?

How Will 5G Networks Improve Location Awareness?

3GPP Release 16 holds the promise to make high precision location services cheaper and more reliable. Exploiting new signal properties in combination with a variety of non-cellular technologies could enable forms of hybrid positioning.


How Do I Prep My PCB for Fabrication? Accelerating PCB Assembly with Design Best Practices

How Do I Prep My PCB for Fabrication? Accelerating PCB Assembly with Design Best Practices

In this article, Parker Dillman, lead EE and co-founder of MacroFab, covers how to best prepare your PCB designs for fabrication and assembly.


Designing Smart Meters with Circuit Protection, Sensing, and Power Control Capabilities

Designing Smart Meters with Circuit Protection, Sensing, and Power Control Capabilities

This article offers an overview of the various component options for smart meter design and how they can improve the operation of the meters into which they are designed.


Measure Position and Speed Control of a DC Motor Using an Analog PID Controller

Measure Position and Speed Control of a DC Motor Using an Analog PID Controller

This article shows how to implement an analog PID controller, including adjusting of the angular position of a DC motor shaft, editing the design to control its speed, and tuning PID parameters for reliable performance.


Design Solution: Using a Small Amount of Space to Add More USB Ports to a Vehicle

Design Solution: Using a Small Amount of Space to Add More USB Ports to a Vehicle

This article looks at a solution to add additional USB charging ports to a vehicle using a single chip containing all the necessary parts and delivers 5V to the device.


Simplify Your Industrial Interface by Eliminating RS-485 Control Lines

Simplify Your Industrial Interface by Eliminating RS-485 Control Lines

This article outlines traditional half-duplex RS-485 configurations and then presents new alternatives for simplifying the control interface by eliminating the required control lines and software control code.


Accelerating Embedded Vision Integration with Xilinx SoCs and the reVISION Stack

Accelerating Embedded Vision Integration with Xilinx SoCs and the reVISION Stack

SoCs with programmable logic are an essential element of real-time embedded vision systems. Designers can capitalize on the power and efficiency of Xilinx's Zynq Ultrascale+ MPSoC devices to implement their designs using Avnet's Embedded Vision Kits and the Xilinx reVISION stack.


Who Is Driving Autonomous Cars Anyway?

Who Is Driving Autonomous Cars Anyway?

In this Industry Article, Mark Forbes of Altium explores the problems, solutions, and safety standards surrounding autonomous vehicles.


Choosing the Most Suitable MEMS Accelerometer for Your Application: Part 2

Choosing the Most Suitable MEMS Accelerometer for Your Application: Part 2

In part 2 of this article, we will focus on key specifications and features in the context of wearable devices, condition monitoring, and IoT applications.


High Definition, Low Delay, SDR-Based Video Transmission in UAV Applications

High Definition, Low Delay, SDR-Based Video Transmission in UAV Applications

Integrated RF agile transceivers are not only widely employed in software-defined radio (SDR) architectures in cellular telephone base stations, such as multiservice distributed access system (MDAS) and small cell, but also for wireless HD video transmission for industrial, commercial, and military applications, such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).


Intelligence at the Edge Part 1: The Edge Node

Intelligence at the Edge Part 1: The Edge Node

The industrial Internet of Things (IoT) encompasses the broad transformation underway that will make pervasive sensing across connected machines not just a competitive advantage, but an essential fundamental service. The industrial IoT starts with the edge node, which is the sensing and measurement entry point of interest.


Isolation in Digital Power Supply—Why and How

Isolation in Digital Power Supply—Why and How

Digital power supplies are widely employed in high-end servers, storage, telecom brick modules, and more. For these applications, isolation is often required. This article discusses the digital isolation techniques with Analog Devices’ iCoupler products in digital power supply design.


The Ethical Minefield for Autonomous Vehicles

The Ethical Minefield for Autonomous Vehicles

As autonomous vehicle technology progresses, public acceptance lags behind.


Autonomous Vehicle News: Buses Navigate Tunnels, Self-Driving Taxis, and Liability Laws

Autonomous Vehicle News: Buses Navigate Tunnels, Self-Driving Taxis, and Liability Laws

Innovations, setbacks, and legislation for autonomous vehicles happen so fast that it can be hard to keep up with. Here are some stories that caught our eye.


Developing Smarter, Safer Cars with ADAS (Automotive Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) IP

Developing Smarter, Safer Cars with ADAS (Automotive Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) IP

Optimizing performance, safety, and reliability in ADAS applications via design, verification, and processor IP and a holistic design approach.


What’s Up With Digital Downconverters

What’s Up With Digital Downconverters

Radio architectures can contain more downconversion stages than ever. Here are some tips to keep up.


Choosing a Wireless Protocol for Home Automation

Choosing a Wireless Protocol for Home Automation

Which wireless protocol should you use when designing a home automation device?