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Why Use COM Express?: The Rise of Configurable Computing Part II

Posted by Leah VanSyckel on Aug 21st 2019

COM Express as a SOC is a complete computer and thus can be used on its own. It is a “plug and play” device without any predetermined I/O capable of us … View More

What is COM Express?: The Rise of Configurable Computing Part I

Posted by Leah VanSyckel on Aug 10th 2019

The new COM Express Type 7 carrier boards have been making waves in transportation and defense technology. The Type 7 pin-out specification that defines them is the … View More

Adapting Legacy Systems Part II: Tools for Integration

Posted by Leah VanSyckel on May 23rd 2019

In part I of this two-part series, we outlined the concerns people juggle when deciding to update industrial infrastructure and the associated costs of their chosen … View More

Adapting Legacy Systems Part I: Systems Integration and Digital Retrofitting

Posted by Leah VanSyckel on May 15th 2019

When the time comes to update assets and related processes, the path forward can be daunting; however, systems integration makes it easier. By extending the life of … View More

USB Technology: Why, What, Which?

Posted by Leah VanSyckel on Mar 30th 2019

Why is USB important for Automation?USB serves as an essential data transmission port and flash or external memory storage connection. It has also become a popular … View More

Achieving Cognitive Diversity Through Education – Diversity in Tech: Part III

Posted by Leah VanSyckel on Feb 20th 2019

Diversity in Tech is about physical representation and cognitive variation. But representation and variation show up the most in large workforces. Right now, there a … View More

Who Needs Diversity in Tech? – Diversity in Tech: Part II

Posted by Leah VanSyckel on Jan 17th 2019

Diversity for diversity’s sake is not a productive conversation. Part I in our “Diversity in Tech” series showed that the consequences of diversity … View More

The New Wave of the Amazon Effect: How Digital Operations Are Changing Industrial Spaces

Posted by Leah VanSyckel on Dec 11th 2018

The demand market says, “have what you want, when you want it, where you want it,” and the rise of this slogan is called the Amazon Effect. The ruling pa … View More

Climate Defense: Military Technology Fights Climate Change

Posted by Leah VanSyckel on Nov 30th 2018

In military language, climate change is referred to as a “threat multiplier:” a risk that exacerbates the pre-existing challenges — such as disease … View More

Machine Condition Monitoring: Predicting Mechanical Wear and Tear

Posted by Leah VanSyckel on Nov 16th 2018

On Reddit, 558,000 people subscribe to r/CatastrophicFailure, a crowd-sourced display of machines and other systems failing with dramatic results. There are explosio … View More

Diversity in Tech: Part I

Posted by Leah VanSyckel on Nov 7th 2018

In recent years, a movement has arisen: Diversity in Technology. Memos have been sent at high-profile companies. Movies such as Hidden Figures and The Imitation Game … View More

Rolling the Ball, Not Reinventing It: Robots Augment Industrial Processes in the Beautiful Game

Posted by Leah VanSyckel on Jul 18th 2018

In 2014, over one billion people tuned in to watch the FIFA World Cup final between Germany and Brazil. Many were watching for love of “the most beautiful game … View More

A Sensor’s Best Friend: Actuators in the Industrial Process

Posted by Leah VanSyckel on Feb 13th 2018

Wastewater treatment, oil and gas, manufacturing and military share a key element: each uses machine assets that must run consistently in controlled, precise manners … View More

Raspberry Pi Feeds the IoT and Maker Trends

Posted by Tom O'Hanlan on Oct 16th 2017

Mugsy, Image courtesy of Hackaday.io“Mugsy is the coffee maker of your dreams,” according to a recent Hackster.io blog discussing the IoT device. Mugsy c … View More

White Paper: Beat the Heat: Thermal Engineering Solutions for Rugged Computing

Oct 3rd 2017

By Leah VanSyckel, Charlie Phelps, and Jeff Baldwin, Sealevel Systems, Inc For industries that require on-field computing for rugged operations in diverse, p … View More

Sealevel Computers: Unmatched Computing Power & Versatile Configurability

Jun 1st 2017

We’ve come a long way since 1986, and so have computers. Sealevel is proud to offer industrial computers, flat panels PCs and COM Express systems. … View More

FPGAs at Sealevel: Field Programmable Gate Arrays

Oct 27th 2016

At Sealevel, we used Field Programmable Gate Arrays (or Gatorades, as our engineers affectionately call them) in our standard and custom products – rangin … View More

Sealevel Engineering: Increasing First-Pass Success & Improving Time to Market