Medical device designers have become increasingly interested in the Linux ® operating system (OS), largely because of its open source model. Linux lets the designer leverage a large pool of developers, a rich legacy of source code, and industry-standard POSIX APIs.
But Linux may not be the right choice for all...
Published: Aug 27, 2020
This webinar is intended for engineers and researchers who work on RF frontend designs and are facing energy efficiency challenges.
While most of the parameters such as output power and frequency are standardized it is still possible to improve the energy efficiency by selecting optimal semiconductor technology, and...
Published: Nov 12, 2020
This white paper will provide the reader with a practical selection guide to the communication mechanisms and media for remote maintenance and remote control technology that are relevant to them.
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Published: Jul 17, 2018
Talon Communications are FPGA Design Experts from Embedded FPGA to ASIC Emulation Systems with 25 years of ASIC and FPGA Design Experience.
Examples of Talon FPGA Accomplishments inlcude starting with the world’s 1st Broadcast Quality 4:2:2 MPEG-2 Encoder to the latest 3-D H.264.
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Published: Jul 18, 2018
Lithium-ion batteries, like other battery types, are subject to a process of wear and tear during charging and discharging due to chemical changes.
Without battery balancing, the weakest cell in a multicell battery always determines the capacity of the entire system. However, since individual cells age differently,...
Published: Jul 24, 2018
Analog Devices’ new RF and microwave (MW) switch and attenuator products implemented in advanced silicon process benefit inherent advantages of silicon technology compared to legacy counterparts using gallium-arsenide (GaAs). This paper provides highlights on features and key performance parameters of the new switch...
Published: Jul 19, 2018
As technology advances, the need to place larger numbers of electrical and electronic systems into automobiles has dramatically increased. To name a few, these systems include Control Area Networks (CAN), safety systems, communications, mobile media, infotainment systems including wireless headsets, DC motors and controllers. ...
Published: Jul 23, 2018
Functional safety actively prevents the failure of a system from causing harm to people and property. Developers often need to certify a system as compliant with a functional safety standard.
In this report, you’ll learn about functional safety and explore functional safety terms, such as dependability and availability,...
Published: Aug 27, 2020
While every business strives to ensure uptime and availability for customers, operators within the utilities space have additional regulatory and monitoring requirements that must be adhered to as well. For both financial and safety reasons, utility companies are building high-availability smart sites to help minimize...
Published: Jul 19, 2018
5G is not just an incremental improvement over 4G - it's the next major evolution of mobile communication technology with performance improvements of an order of magnitude over today's networks. 5G does not simply replace 4G, it will importantly enable a wider diversity of tasks that 4G is unable to perform and...
Published: Oct 15, 2019
A real-time operating system (RTOS) must be fast and responsive, schedule tasks and manage limited resources, and ensure functions are isolated and free of interference from other functions.
In this report, you’ll learn more about what is a real-time OS and the pros and cons of two types of RTOS architectures:...
Published: Aug 27, 2020
Talon Communications is a one stop Wireless Product Development Company, designing products for markets including ultra-low power wireless Body Area Networks, Health & Fitness Smart Energy, Consumer Electronics and Defense. Talon offers drop-in radio modules including a longrange 2.4GHz 2Mbps radio, Thread / ZigBee...
Published: Jul 18, 2018
In addition to voice connectivity, digital cellular wireless networks such as GSM and its enhancement, GSM-EDGE, can now provide increased data speeds up to a (theoretical) limit of 384Kbps. Third generation mobile networks, such as CDMA2000 and WCDMA or UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications Standards) and TDSCDMA...
Published: Jul 19, 2018
Rohde & Schwarz launched with the R&S ESU the world's first commercial EMI test receiver capable of time domain scans. The EMI test receiver family R&S ESR does also support time domain scans and delivers even faster measurements.
Taking the R&S ESR EMI test receiver as an example, this paper examines...
Published: Sep 08, 2020