The plethora of off-the-shelf boards available for development and production can make a bewildering choice. Engineers need to bear a number of criteria in mind, advises Simon Wade. There are many ...

A new Linux based embedded board has been created called the SCADA which is powered by a Texas Instruments ARM cortex-A8 1-Ghz processor and measures just 110mm X 100mm in size. SCADA has been ...

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.

Digilent's chipKIT WiFire board is an awesome little beastie. Powered by Microchip's latest 32-bit 200 MHz MCU, the Wi-Fi equipped Arduino-compatible platform has been paired with Imagination ...

The JetNet 5008G-P is an 8-port managed Gigabit Ethernet embedded switch board measuring just 200mm(W) x 140mm(D) x30mm(H). Linking the JetNet 5008G-P internal port with an Ethernet port in a system ...

The embedded computing market is a tough one that has experienced much consolidation. But Arlington, Texas-based WinSystems bucked the trend announcing its 30th anniversary in January 2012. WinSystems ...