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Farnell supports developers with predictive maintenance

Fri, Oct 28, 2022

Predictive maintenance from Farnell now includes over 80,000 available industrial products from over 42 industrial manufacturers including Schneider Electric, Honeywell, Siemens, ABB, Omron and Omega.

Farnell’s line card includes a range of industrial components that can monitor facilities’ power, drives and motors to provide alerts when automated systems are at risk. Farnell also provides technical resources to help customers stay informed in the changing maintenance landscape.

Cliff Ortmeyer, global head of technical marketing from Farnell, believed the latest products offer advances in the industrial IoT (IIoT) to help reduce the cost, time and effort required to implement predictive maintenance solutions.

The distributor has recently added Siemens’ Simatic series HMI touch screens. They are designed for the implementation of high performance visualisation applications on the machine level. They feature high performance, functionality and numerous integrated interfaces, said Farnell.

Another new addition is OsiSense XS series of inductive proximity sensors from Schneider Electric. These contributes to machine performance and machine compactness with a wide adjustment range.

Fluid level controllers from Omron are another addition. They detect a variety of conductive liquids and are designed for a wide range of industrial applications including semiconductor, food, chemical and pharmaceutical industries.

Farnell also provides technical resources to help keep manufacturers informed of the latest best practices around predictive maintenance. Some of the instructional offerings from Farnell include a whitepaper on predictive maintenance with Industrial IoT and the new e-Techjournal Industrial automation – all the power & control, there is also a webinar recording on predictive maintenance and IIoT.

Farnell has over 80 years’ experience in the high service distribution of technology products and solutions for electronic system design, production, maintenance and repair. It supports its broad customer base, from hobbyists to engineers, maintenance engineers and buyers, and works with leading brands and start-ups to develop new products for market.

Farnell trades as Farnell in Europe, Newark in North America and element14 throughout Asia Pacific and sells direct to consumers through a network of resellers and its CPC business in the UK.

Farnell is a business unit of Avnet. Avnet has an extensive ecosystem that delivers design, product, marketing and supply chain expertise for customers at every stage of the product lifecycle.

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Precision dual-band GNSS timing module secures dual-band technology

Thu, Oct 27, 2022

Nanosecond-level timing accuracy is assured with the NEO-F10T compact dual-band timing module, said u-blox. It meets the stringent timing requirements for 5G communications and is compliant with the u-blox NEO form factor (12.2 x 16mm) for space-constrained designs.

The NEO-F10T is the successor to the NEO-M8T module, to upgrade to dual-band timing technology. NEO-M8T users can now access nanosecond-level timing accuracy and enhanced security, said u-blox.

u-blox’s dual-band technology mitigates ionospheric errors and reduces timing error, without the need of an external GNSS correction service. Additionally, when within the operational area of a satellite based augmentation system (SBAS), NEO-F10T offers the possibility to improve the timing performance by using the ionospheric corrections provided by the SBAS system. The NEO-F10T supports all four global satellite constellations and L1 / L5 / E5a configuration, it simplifies global deployments as the same device can be used universally.

NEO-F10T includes advanced security features such as secure boot, secure interfaces, configuration lock and T-RAIM to provide the highest-level timing integrity. This ensures that reliable, uninterrupted service is delivered as any attempt to interfere with the receiver is unlikely to be successful, said u-blox. Additionally, advanced anti-jamming and anti-spoofing algorithms are included to further enhance security.

The module has a single RF input for all the GNSS bands and dual SAW filters for exceptional signal selectivity and out-of-band attenuation. It is compatible with u-blox’s ANN-MB1 L1 / L5 multi-band antenna, making it simple to evaluate the performance of the timing modules. The devices operate from a single 2.7 to 3.6V supply and draw just 19mA at 3.0V during continuous operation.

“NEO-F10T is designed to meet the timing synchronisation requirements in 5G small cells and private networks on a global scale. By significantly reducing the time error of cellular network synchronisation, the NEO‑F10T module will help operators maximise the performance of their networks and so optimise the return on their investment in 5G communications.” says Samuli Pietila, director product line management, timing and infrastructure, at u-blox.

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PIC32CXMT streamlines smart meter and comms development, says Microchip

Thu, Oct 27, 2022

To meet the growing demand for a feature-rich yet simple design for developing smart meters, Microchip Technology has developed the PIC32CXMT family of 32-bit microprocessors with a MPL460 power line communication (PLC) modem.

The suite of MCU devices is intended for industrial IoT, commercial and industrial metering applications and offering up to 200MHz operation and scalability up to 560kbyte of memory (SRAM).

There are three versions of the PIC32CXMT family based on a single Arm Cortex-M4F core, a dual Arm Cortex-M4 core and an SoC. The single core, SAM4C, PIC32CXMT-G series, the dual core, PIC32CXMT-C series and the SoC, SAM4CM, PIC32CXMT-SH series.

The MPL460 PLC modem integrates the line driver for signal amplification, which reduces the bill of materials and maintains signal injection efficiency above 40 per cent due to its class-D topology. The PLC modem helps to increase efficiency and reliability based on power delivered to the load and power taken from the supply, explained Microchip. The result is an overall reduction in consumption from the source during transmission.

The PIC32CXMT MCUs provide several transceivers including a radio / PHY, a PLC / PHY or the option to select a PLC+RF hybrid solution. There is also an option for a metrology and communications software suite that is compliant with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) metering standards up to class 0.2 per cent accuracy. It also supports standards for wired and wireless communications, such as G3-PLC and PRIME.

As smart metering devices are connected, the need for security is critical in any design. The PIC32CXMT MCUs offer standard and proprietary on-chip hardware security features to ensure optimal performance and memory utilization.

The PIC32CXMT family and MPL460 modem are supported by Microchip’s MPLAB Harmony v3 embedded software framework. Other resources include IAR Systems, Arm, Keil Development Environment, G3-PLC and PRIME software.

The PIC32CXMT family and MPL460 are now sampling on a limited basis.

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IIoT gateways are compact for RISC-based communication

Wed, Oct 26, 2022

RISC-based industrial edge gateways have wireless and Ethernet communication, multiple protocol support and WebAccess integration specifically designed for distributed solar power generation, electricity and energy management applications.

There are seven models available from Advantech which provide machine-to-intelligence for asset management, monitoring equipment efficiency and status and solar, wind and geothermal management for renewable energy as well as monitoring power generation efficiency and distributed energy resource management.

The gateways help industrial IoT field, governments, equipment manufacturers, factory owners and smart city investors use powerful data analytics to raise service levels and reduce operational costs, said Advantech. The industrial communication gateways are designed to simplify data acquisition and transmission and improve service quality by facilitating infrastructure connectivity, equipment monitoring, and energy consumption analysis. This allows manufacturers and organisations to obtain insights on usage behaviours and derive intelligence through the analysis of big data.

The gateways are based on an industrial grade IC with a long MTBF (mean time between failure). The IEC standard fulfills all mission critical applications, confirmed Advantech. The gateways have a wide operating temperature range of -40 to +70 degrees C.

The gateways have battery powered RTC, independent WDT and TPM support.

The gateways operate on Linux and applications can be developed with C. Python or third party libraries.

The EdgeLink bundle has protocol support for data from field devices and no coding support is needed for Azure/AWS/Cumulocity/Sparkplug MQTT, said Advantech with OPCUA / ODBC / JDBC IT software and SQL database for data support.

The ECU-1000 series intelligent IIoT communication gateways are available for order now.

Founded in 1983, Advantech provides system integration, hardware, software, customer-centric design services, embedded systems, automation products and global logistics support. It co-operates closely with partners in a range of applications in various industries. The company’s mission is to enable an intelligent planet by developing automated and embedded computing products and solutions that facilitate smarter working and living.

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Farnell supports developers with predictive maintenance

Precision dual-band GNSS timing module secures dual-band technology

PIC32CXMT streamlines smart meter and comms development, says Microchip

IIoT gateways are compact for RISC-based communication

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