The new ASi-5 standard is an industrial communication standard designed to meet Industry 4.0/IIot requirements. High bandwidth, real-time communication with guaranteed low cycle times, unmatched robustness, enhanced diagnostics, and easiest integration are some of the distinguished features of this … [Read more...]
Predictive Maintenance Solution for Motor Control
Predictive maintenance is the most efficient and effective way of managing a sizeable asset-based production facility or manufacturing site. Incorporating edge-based inference on microcontrollers and the normal core function, motor control, for example, saves considerable deployment costs. Also, … [Read more...]
Design Considerations for a Bidirectional DC/DC Converter
With the wide use of energy storage devices such as batteries and supercapacitors, the current trend is to simplify battery charge and discharge management. A bidirectional DC/DC converter can accomplish this to maintain a healthy battery and extend battery runtime. The bidirectional converter uses … [Read more...]
PCI Express® Measurement Techniques for Gen5 and Beyond
Historically, the preferred instrument for measuring the reference clock jitter of PCI Express® (PCIe®) systems has been the digital storage oscilloscope (DSO). Unfortunately, as the data rates in successive PCIe generations increase and as reference clock maximum jitter specifications become lower, … [Read more...]
Security for the Connected World
“Security” is a word that never fails to elicit a response, but what it means varies greatly depending on context, even when narrowed down to the world of electronic devices. For the consumer, “security” usually means that personal data is not available to anyone other than the specific intended … [Read more...]
Securing your IP and Protecting Sensitive Data
In the first white paper of this series, Renesas gave an overview about security for the connected world. This white paper will give more details about the demand and the techniques - why and now - to protect stored data in the MCU or application. Based on an artificial example it will guide you … [Read more...]
Secure Internet Communications for IoT Applications
Comprehensively securing connected devices is more important today than ever before, yet there is no one-size-fits-all approach to internet security. Each embedded solution has different requirements, and no security protection can safeguard against all the vulnerabilities that exist. Embedded … [Read more...]
Isolation Device Solution for Downsizing of Industrial Automation and Solar Inverter
Industrial automation and solar inverter equipment are under intense pressure for size reduction to extract cost savings while, at the same time, new safety standards are requiring longer creepage and clearance distances in the electrical isolation components. Learn the reasons behind these industry … [Read more...]
Communication Module Requirements for IoT Applications
With the rapid spread of the IoT, many devices require the integration of a communication module function. Conversely, the number and severity of security threats are also on the rise. Microcontrollers therefore must meet a range of demands, including smaller footprints, lower power consumption, … [Read more...]
Security for the Connected World
“Security” is a word that never fails to elicit a response, but what it means varies greatly depending on context, even when narrowed down to the world of electronic devices. As soon as you enter the security realm, you are inundated by new terms and acronyms. How do you go about incorporating … [Read more...]