Industrial Automation & IoT
A secure and flexible IoT gateway for Smart Cities
Introduction The success of the internet has initiated a technological shift in society. Hobbyists, small businesses and enterprises alike seek to leverage the seemingly limitless capabilities of internet-enabled technology to facilitate and optimize every aspect of our lives. However, the technology is still maturing and many technologies and standards are available for low-powered IoT devices. …
Embedded IoT Gateway Platform
An IoT Gateway is a device that enables electronic devices to communicate and share data, data which can be analyzed then transformed into valuable information enabling optimization of operational processes for industries involved in Manufacturing, Transportation Systems, Electrical Grids and Healthcare. Experts estimated there will be over 6 billion devices connected and sharing data on …
Price Checkers in the Supermarket
Most department stores, retailers and grocery stores have started to implement a system for customers to ‘price check’ items found in the store. A price checker is an electronic kiosk that allows customers to scan the barcode of any item in the store to view the price of that item. These price checkers are especially …
Building A Safer City with Intelligent Hazard Mitigation System
Natural disasters, like earthquake and typhoon, often result in building collapses, landslides and floods. To lower the casualties and minimize the extensive damages, a Taiwanese-based, IoT solution integrating company has worked closely with a local academic institution to develop a new real-time structure safety and hazard mitigation system. This system monitors the status of selected …
LEC-7230L: Adapting to Your Deployment Scenarios
1. Automation The combination of powerful CPUs and up to 8GB of 1333MHz DDR3L system memory enable optimized operating speeds and high throughputs for tackling even the most demanding factory automation applications. Multi-camera inspection and multi-display video feed or transmission are made possible via the LEC-7230L’s dual GbE LAN ports, VGA/HDMI video-out ports and the …
The LEC-7230 : A Compact Powerhouse for Intelligent Ticket Kiosks
Introduction Unmanned and interactive kiosks not only have revolutionized how goods and services are acquired but also have given rise to a sophisticated networked economy built upon retail diversity, convenience and cashless micropayments. These intelligent kiosks have become the new distribution channels and points of sales for many industries, including telecommunications, personal finance, photography, entertainment, …
Automating Airport Baggage Drop-off
One of the key performance indicators for determining the operation success of an airport is its capacity and efficiency for processing passenger and baggage check-in. Higher capacity and greater efficiency can be achieved via staff training, SOP enforcement and process automation. While process automation has long been implemented at most major airports in the form …
