Acromag expands their tech-refresh design of the AcroPack Series to include a superb selection of I/O carrier cards. The AcroPack carriers come equipped with up to four AcroPack or mini-PCIe mezzanine module slots to offer maximum I/O density in VPX, XMC and PCI Express based systems. AcroPack carriers offer a unique secure plug-in connection to […]
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How Mr. Robot hacked the IoT
The popular TV drama Mr. Robot once portrayed a penetration of a building automation system. Security experts say the same exploit could have happened in real life. Leland Teschler Executive Editor In 2015, TV viewers who tuned into episode five (having the catchy title “eps1.4_3xpl0its.wmv”) of a series called Mr. Robot watched the main character […]
The best (and nearly) free education that you can get…earning $67K to $103K a year in under 3 months
If this sounds too good to be true, it is not: read on. Abe Lincoln was one of those guys that didn’t have a college education but made it to the top as a self-educated man. Back then, you didn’t have to have a 4-year college degree to get a decent paying job. Nearly everyone […]
SoM gangs dual 1GHz ARM Cortex-A7 core with 200 MHz Cortex-M4 coprocessor
Variscite extends its highly successfully i.MX-based System-on-Module portfolio with the introduction of the VAR-SOM-MX7, based on the NXP i.MX 7 application processor family. This highly flexible SoM carries a dual 1GHz ARM Cortex[TM]-A7 core, alongside real-time 200MHz Cortex[TM]-M4 coprocessor. The SoM’s optimized multicore architecture allows Variscite’s customers to easily design embedded products that require real-time processing, as well […]
Embedded LInux gets new security and industrial protocols
Mentor Graphics Corporation has announced that its Mentor Embedded Linux (MEL) platform has been updated to Yocto 2.0 and expanded to include new security enhancements and additional industrial protocols. The new release includes Wurldtech Achilles Communications Certification Level 1 and Level 2, the industry benchmark for securing industrial connected devices. This certification protects the critical […]
Using input devices on embedded Linux demo: USB mouse on Intel Edison
By Tahmid I have recently been using the Intel Edison for the Cornell robotics project team (which co-hosts the Intel-Cornell Cup USA competition). Building on my previous knowledge of embedded systems, I started learning to use and program on Linux. The distro used is Yocto (all information is available on the Intel Edison website). One […]
RTOS, embedded Linux get industrial automation run-time stacks
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS: -The Mentor Graphics® Nucleus® Real-time operating system (RTOS) and Mentor® Embedded Linux® runtime are integrated with the Softing EtherNet/Industrial Protocol (IP) and Open Platform Communication (OPC) Unified Architecture (UA) industrial automation protocol stacks. -The Mentor Graphics solution, integrated with the Softing OPC UA stacks, streamlines the development of device integration to enable applications […]
