While DSPs are the primary controllers in uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) with power-factor correction (PFC), ac generation and battery management, microcontrollers serve secondary functions for ...

In the rapidly evolving landscape of embedded systems, the demand for precise, efficient and real-time control applications continues to surge. Microcontrollers (MCUs) continue to be a critical ...

ABB's Automation Extended separates stable process control from digital capabilities, enabling AI adoption and cybersecurity compliance without requiring replacement of existing industrial control ...

In today's quickly changing business environment, achieving visibility, agility and efficiency is paramount. For many businesses, the digital control tower has become a transformative tool that offers ...

Digital potentiometers (pots) offer advantages for audio volume (gain) control applications and can replace bulky mechanical pots, especially in handheld portable devices such as MP3 players, PDAs, ...

In 2012, Automation World published an article looking at the decision factors faced when choosing electric or pneumatic actuators. More than a decade later, manufacturing engineers and OEMs still ...

As previously mentioned, the feedback sensors include position sensors to track the rotor’s location, current sensors to measure the motor phase currents, voltage sensors to monitor the DC bus voltage ...

All electronics engineers want the same things out of their systems: faster speeds, smaller footprints, and enhanced power. This drive places increasingly stringent demands on power supplies, which ...