Primarily for industrial applications, the PCM20H Series of PC Card ARCNET network interface modules (NIMs) from Contemporary Controls sports new features over its earlier predecessors. For providing ...
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Using CPU modules, designers can link the benefits of an off­the­shelf compute core with their custom I/O scheme. Ampro's Paul Rosenfeld explains. The vast majority of commercially available, off-the-shelf ...
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Transport layer protocols Ethernet is termed a data link and physical layer technology and, therefore, occupies layers two and one of the OSI reference model. The original designers never intended the ...
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Half-duplex or full-duplex? Full-duplex links are the key to extending the maximum network diameter of Fast (100 Mbps) Ethernet. Full-duplex requires separate receive and transmit paths (link segments ...
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Ampro Computers has announced a broad agreement with TimeSys, a pioneer and leader in Embedded Linux and Java development technologies. The two companies will jointly supply a complete Linux operating ...
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Marketing communications consultant, Perry Sink Marshall, is the author of a new book from ISA (Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society) entitled 'Industrial Ethernet made simple'. George Thomas ...
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After having a look at speed and distance issues in Part II, we now turn our attention to a consideration between hubs vs switches.       Repeating hubs Modern Ethernet networks must be wired in a star ...
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Ref: z2511085m    (Information provided by Electronic Products Design, 012 665 9700, [email protected]) Since its introduction in the early '70s, Ethernet has continued to evolve - evidenced by the ...
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Contemporary Controls' industrial Ethernet media converters in its CTRLink family are ideal for those industrial applications requiring conversion between copper to fibre media. Appearing as transparent ...
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In Part I Contemporary Controls discussed the first four issues in this series: topology, cabling, connectors and connections and industrial Ethernet or COTS. Part II's discussion continues with a look ...
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Contemporary Controls defines industrial Ethernet as technology compatible with the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) 802.3 family of standards, but designed and packaged for the ...
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Embedded Linux distributions provide a kernel and application code for processors or boards that are characteristic of embedded systems and not just for desktop or server systems
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