Factory automation is increasing efficiencies such as reducing handling and storage, and improving throughput. However, connected warehouses and other industrial ecosystems with converged information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) architectures rely on time-sensitive networking (TSN) and Ethernet for precise timing, synchronization and connectivity of devices — including cameras, bar code readers, scanners, and conveyors.…
Microchip launches first, single-chip network synchronization 5G solution
The latest 5G technology requires time sources to be synchronized throughout a packet-switched network 10 times more accurately than 4G requirements. Microchip Technology now makes it possible to achieve 5G performance with the first single-chip, highly integrated, low-power, multi-channel integrated circuit (IC), coupled with the company’s widely adopted and reliable IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol…
Microchip’s new Ethernet PHYs enable multi-drop bus architecture
Smart manufacturing is driving efficiencies in automation as digital networks increasingly connect machines, production line equipment, and robotics. Operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) networks that are critical to the industrial internet of things (IIoT) rely on Ethernet for interoperability and to speed data transmission and ensure security. Microchip Technology‘s new LAN867x family of…
IEEE to develop safety benchmark for automated vehicles
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) recently approved a proposal for developing a new benchmark for safety in automated vehicle (AV) decision-making. Intel is inviting companies across the world to participate in this workgroup, which will be led by Intel’s Senior Principal Engineer Jack Weast. All the firms dealing with automated vehicles can come…