D&E 2021: The complex issue surrounding system level diagnostics

The high-tech industry is slowly but surely moving towards a situation where increasingly complex machines and systems need to be maintained. Carmen Bratosin, Senior Research Fellow at TNO and working at the ESI program, will tell more about the rise of models that make predictions at system level during the Design Automation & Embedded Systems event.

During her lecture, Bratosin will want to make it clear that solutions are in sight: “Ultimately, I want to make it clear during my presentation that it is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain complex systems. But thanks to developments in the field of deep learning and graph reasoning, solutions are in sight. We are working on this together with our partners.”

Building bridges between CAD and CAM
There is a large knowledge gap between designers and production companies regarding the feasibility of electronics. Dirk Stans of Eurocircuits will explain during the D&E event what the pain points are and how to tackle these pain points. With a dose of common sense and the use of the free to use Visualizer smart tools from Eurocircuits, it should be possible for designers to create a layout that is “right first time for manufacturing”.

Dirk Stans states: “The lack of knowledge about the feasibility of electronics among electronics designers is a very old problem. We are dealing with two different worlds here. The electronics developers think about electronic functionality and move in the world of CAD (Computer-Aided Design). PCB and EMS production companies are focused on manufacturability and are moving in the CAM world (Computer-Aided Manufacturing).” Read more…

Supercaps as a backup for embedded systems
An ever-present risk for embedded systems is the loss of a power supply. To ensure a complete “shutdown” To prevent this, a backup power supply is needed. One of the possibilities to deal with such problems is to use Supercaps.

During the D&E event, Alex Snijder from Würth Elektronik together with you to the most important parameters and properties of SuperCaps. He shows how a back-up power supply of Supercaps can be built. Specifically, the amount of energy that needs to be stored and the effects of time, voltage and temperature on the total size of the required capacity are examined. Read more…

Ethernet reaches the smallest branches of the industrial network
Within Industry 4.0, the penetration of Ethernet into industrial machines and devices is becoming increasingly visible. We are on the eve of the next step. Ethernet is going to make its entrance into the world of sensors and actuators. All this is made possible by a brand new technology called Single Pair Ethernet (SPE).

Egbert Stellinga teaches you on behalf of Phoenix Contact what Single Pair Ethernet is and what it looks like. He also shows how this technology can be integrated into a design and what the concrete implications are for the industry. Read more…

Making Effective Use of FPGAs
Automation processes are boosted by field-programmable gate arrays. The FPGAs bring high computing power, while this is offset by low energy consumption. In practice, however, the potential of the powerful processors is far from being fully utilized due to the complexity of programming.

QBayLogic introduced an innovative design methodology that makes FPGA design manageable and effective. This keeps development costs within the agreed budget and significantly reduces time-to-market. Jan Kuper of QBayLogic explains the essence of the design methodology during the D&E event and illustrates the advantages of the method using practical examples. Read more…