Podcasts : Machine Control, Discrete Sensors & Embedded Systems-Audio
Fieldbus in upstream oil and gas applications
Foundation Fieldbus is enjoying wider use in upstream oil & gas applications in conjunction with control systems like Yokogawa's Stardom.
Strategy for Fieldbus Fault Tolerance
Mike O'Neil, MooreHawke, discusses strategies for balancing costs and benefits of redundant fieldbus wiring. Also read his article, Economics of Fault-Tolerant Fieldbus Wiring.
MathWorks on Mechatronics Education
A conversation with Tony Lennon, industry marketing manager specializing in industrial automation at simulation-software company The Mathworks. He shares how his company views this issue and what they are doing to address it.
Silence of the Drives
Along with energy savings and other benefits, adjustable-speed drives have a downside -- a tendency to generate disruptive electrical noise. This podcast describes the EMI issues presented by AFDs and ways to mitigate them.
SMU Dean talks about mechatronics education
Geoffrey Orsak, Dean of Engineering at Southern Methodist University talks about mechatronics education issues and what his university is doing about them.
Modeling for motion control design
Lee Stephens, senior motion control engineer at Danaher Motion talks about how modeling fits into motion control design strategy.
Trends affecting embedded systems
Control Engineering senior editor C.G. Masi explores trends affecting the embedded systems community with Ariana Drivdahl, Moxa product manager for embedded computing & industrial wireless.
Standards for software virtualization
Software developers and microprocessor manufacturers are joining forces to create standards for software virtualization that will streamline processes for developing and deploying embedded systems.
Chip makers support virtualization
Michel Genard, vp of marketing for Virtutech, explains why microprocessor fabricators are stepping up to support software virtualization: what's in it for them, and what it means to control engineers.
Windows in a Virtual-Machine Environment
C.G. Masi (Control Engineering) interviews Guarav Banga (CTO of Phoenix Technology) about how control engineers can use virtualization technology in light of Microsoft's change in the Vista user license agreement.
