QuickSilver Controls has now added Multi-Thread capacity to its line of NEMA 17 and 23-frame motor servo controllers/drivers. Now, two programs can run at the same time, in the same controller. One thread can run motion-oriented programs, and the other can be dedicated to I/O processing. It offers 240-µsec instruction execute time with both threads running. The 1MB CANOpen, 230KB serial channels and 8KHz servo loop all execute as normal. Information passes between threads via shared data registers. Each thread can change or shut down the other, and there are advanced debugging features available such as single-step and breakpoint operations on one thread while the other is running normally.
Inforbix is leveraging its CAD and product data access technology to power up a free iPad app that lets mobile users search and access engineering data.
Unlike his friends in engineering programs, blogger Jon Titus had little need for calculus except in a few of his college physical-chemistry labs and classes.
In the wake of the Chevy Volt fire investigations, sales are down, and General Motors' (GM) CEO Dan Akerson is blaming the downturn on a spate of bad publicity.
Thanks to embedded electronics, medical devices are getting smaller and smarter than ever. Pacemakers and implantable defibrillators are now able to call physicians. MRIs, CT scanners, and ultrasound machines are gaining mobility. And the venerable Band-Aid may soon be able to detect illnesses ranging from fevers to heart arrhythmias. On February 21, join Design News senior editor Charles Murray for a wide-ranging discussion, "Embedded Angles for Medical Products," which will explore the latest developments in medical electronics. The discussion will examine advances in medical device technology and offer an inside look at the embedded electronics behind it.
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