Official send-off for SA satellite 16 May 2018, News The primary mission objective of ZACUBE-2 is to demonstrate vessel-tracking services in the South African Exclusive Economic Zone.
Navigating a way through GNSS 16 May 2018, Altron Arrow, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT Having four major satellite navigation systems available worldwide is a big step forward for global navigational satellite systems.
An invisible war waged over electromagnetic spectrum 16 May 2018, News Electronic warfare “deals with the exploitation of the electromagnetic spectrum to the maximum benefit of oneself and one’s allies and to the maximum detriment of one’s adversaries.”
How the aerospace and defence sector is shaping the modern world 16 May 2018, TRX Electronics, News, Integrated Solutions What was once intended for use in national defence may now be found in every home (think virus protection software or data encryption).
The rise of edge computing 18 April 2018, TRX Electronics, Computer/Embedded Technology Edge computing in relation to IoT is opening up new opportunities for embedded designers.
Embedded deep learning framework for FPGAs 18 April 2018, ASIC Design Services, Programmable Logic ASIC Design Services has developed a scalable and flexible embedded deep learning solution that allows for the implementation of a wide range of convolutional neural networks on FPGAs.
Smart grid management system developed by Cape Town company 18 April 2018, Altron Arrow, News Based in Cape Town, CT Lab is a technology company specialising in the monitoring and management of electrical networks in the energy distribution, facility and industrial sectors. The company offers ...
R&D tax incentive applications streamlined 21 March 2018, News The South African government has reduced the red tape required for companies to apply for a research and development (R&D) incentive, by reducing the turnaround time to 90 days.
Local manufacturers look forward to a brighter future 21 March 2018, Omnigo, SMTech, News, Manufacturing / Production Technology, Hardware & Services Dataweek interviewed three South African electronics contract manufacturers to find out what they’ve been up to lately, and what their outlook is.
Lessons learned from an ECM and the customer that sued them 21 March 2018, MyKay Tronics, Manufacturing / Production Technology, Hardware & Services The plaintiff created a new technology that consisted of a sensor and a receiver, but lacked the ability to produce it. Enter the contract manufacturer, soon to be the defendant.
Industry urged to submit waste management plans 21 February 2018, News Bubele Nyiba, CEO of the ROSE Foundation, believes that although formalised plans will benefit the environment, a pivotal question is who will ultimately bear the cost for their implementation.
Power designers are being challenged by spec changes 21 February 2018, Power Electronics / Power Management A survey conducted by Vicor has revealed that mitigating the impact of inevitable changes to power system requirements is essential to ensure projects are on time and within budget.
Series and parallel battery configurations 21 February 2018, Uniross Batteries, Power Electronics / Power Management Batteries achieve the desired operating voltage by connecting several cells in series; each cell adds its voltage potential to arrive at the total terminal voltage. Parallel connection attains higher ...
Don’t be fooled by substandard, cheap antennas 31 January 2018, Inteto Connect , News, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT Poynting has issued a public service announcement warning that it is seeing a large number of sub-standard antennas being sold to the public.
LTE is key to the future of M2M communication 31 January 2018, RF Design, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT While LTE is mostly used in phones today, soon it may be the primary technology millions of cars use to connect to the cloud – and each other.
What are my IoT data transport options? 15 November 2017, Otto Wireless Solutions, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT There are three main factors to consider when deploying a wireless IoT sensor or controller: power, range (network coverage) and speed.
Addressing safety concerns with Li-ion batteries 15 November 2017, Uniross Batteries, Power Electronics / Power Management Lithium-ion is safe but with millions of consumers using batteries, failures are bound to happen.
Production cycle of a sealed lead-acid battery 15 November 2017, Forbatt SA, Power Electronics / Power Management It’s easy when commissioning or simply plugging a battery into the device it is destined for, to overlook all the steps that went into its production. Often the minerals that are used in making a battery ...
It’s not about the board 15 November 2017, Computer/Embedded Technology, Design Automation It might sound controversial, but choosing the best board for a project shouldn’t start with a comparison of different boards and appraising the features and benefits. With such a wealth of development ...
