industrial computing

Taiwanese industrial computing specialist Artila Electronics is shipping a single-board computer (SBC) for industrial applications.

The M-508 Linux Computer and its temperature-resistant M-508T twin are based on ARM9 Atmel processors clocked to 180MHz, and include a preloaded version of Artila's Linux 2.6.14 based distribution.

Tri-M Engineering has begun shipping a low-cost PC/104-Plus processor module with dual 10/100 Ethernet ports.

Targeting industrial computing and data collection applications, the rugged, extended-temperature VSX104+ runs Linux, Windows CE, DOS, and popular 32-bit RTOSes on a Vortex86SX SoC clocked at 300MHz.

Tri-M Engineering has started shipping a low-cost PC/104 processor module based on a low-power x86-compatible system-on-chip (SoC).

Targeting industrial computing applications, the rugged, extended-temperature VSX104 runs Linux, Windows CE, DOS, and other popular 32-bit RTOSes on a Vortex86SX SoC clocked at 300MHz.

Newly available open source software could significantly increase Linux's utility in industrial computing applications.

The Xenomai/SOLO project aims to provide VxWorks and other RTOS emulation in user-space on most any Linux kernel, and to deliver short, bounded application latency on kernels with built-in real-time capabilities.

LinuxDevices takes a look at the Xenomai/SOLO project.

"Newly available open source software could significantly increase Linux's utility in industrial computing applications.

The Xenomai/SOLO project aims to provide VxWorks and other RTOS emulation in user-space on most any Linux kernel, and to deliver short, bounded application latency on kernels with built-in real-time capabilities."

An industrial computing specialist in Erlangen, Germany has used Linux and a low-powered system-on-chip to build two legacy port servers.

Ipcas's "RS232-to-USB" and "Centronics-to-USB" servers let users connect modern USB printers, memory sticks, and Ethernet networks to legacy interfaces on factory and automation equipment.