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What is EtherNet/IP?
Jun 1st 2024
EtherNet/IP is open-source and is managed and developed by the Open DeviceNet Vendors Association (ODVA), a tax-exempt business league that includes a wide variety of
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What is Modbus?
Jun 1st 2024
Modbus, initially developed in 1979, is one of the oldest, most widely used industrial communications protocols. Traditionally, Modbus was/is implemented using RS-232
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Many Sealevel products support Modbus. SeaI/O modules, SeaDAC modules, eI/O modules, SeaRAQ modules, and SeaConnect modules. That said, individual modules support dif
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What is Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA)?
May 1st 2024
MOSA is a strategy used by the Department of Defense (DoD) to make their systems more competitive and affordable throughout their lifespan. It involves designing syst
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What network speeds can SeaI/O Ethernet (SeaI/O-E) modules handle? In a vacuum, SeaI/O Ethernet Modules (SeaI/O-E) can reach latency and polling speeds of around 30 m
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SeaMAC: ssiEncodingNone vs ssiEncodingNrz
Mar 25th 2024
Aren’t the ssiEncodingNone and ssiEncodingNrz clock encoding methods in SeaMAC the same? They are very similar, but the difference is that “None” t
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How can the RJ-45 connections on RS-232 and RS-485 SeaI/O data acquisition devices be used?
Feb 27th 2024
The RJ-45 connections on these data acquisition devices can be used both for daisy chaining additional boards and connecting a half-duplex RS-485 host system.&nb
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Sealevel’s 7203e does have onboard dip switches that would allow you to turn off the 102 Ohm resistor; the 120 Ohm resistor can be changed throug
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There are a wide variety of benefits to utilizing a COM Express architecture for embedded computing devices. By using COM architecture, manufacturers can provide
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What in-house product testing – including simulation, verification, and validation – capabilities does Sealevel have?
Jan 26th 2024
What in-house product testing – including simulation, verification, and validation – capabilities does Sealevel have? Sealevel utilizes a “design for certification” a
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What are some applications that require USB isolation? USB isolation involves physically separating (isolating) sections of an electrical system to prevent current f
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What are some applications that require a rugged PC?
Dec 7th 2023
Rugged industrial computers are designed to withstand harsh environmental conditions. Generally, four main environmental conditions require a ruggedized computer: ex
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Do you need a GPU?
Nov 14th 2023
Do you need a GPU? A graphics processing unit (GPU) is a specialized type of processor, designed to perform calculations required for rendering images, videos, and a
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What is IPMI?
Nov 14th 2023
What is IPMI? Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) is a common solution for out-of-band device management. Out-of-band management refers to solutions tha
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What are the differences between USB 2.0 and USB 3.2?
Oct 20th 2023
Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a set of industry-standard specifications for cables, connectors, and protocols for connection, communication, and power supply. The t
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Figure 1. UKCA MarkingThe UKCA marking is the conformity marking used to indicate that a product meets all the applicable requirements to products being placed on the
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Regulating the performance of a Tiger Lake module can act as a safeguard against malfunctions caused by environmental factors such as temperature or power instability
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