Software-Defined Architecture in PLCs: ALC Explained

Software-Defined Architecture in PLCs: ALC Explained

“Software is eating the world; all the functions that were once implemented by specific hardware will now be realized through software.” In the era of the industrial internet, the functions achieved by traditional closed industrial control systems through specific hardware will be replaced by software. Hardware will be redefined, and functions will be defined by … Read more

Analyzing Cyber Attack Paths on Smart Manufacturing Systems

Analyzing Cyber Attack Paths on Smart Manufacturing Systems

Author Tiandi Hexing Industrial Cybersecurity Research Institute Editor’s Note:Today, more and more companies are adopting smart manufacturing technologies to improve manufacturing efficiency. Although using smart manufacturing technologies brings many benefits, such as reducing costs and increasing production efficiency, threat actors can leverage these targets to seek opportunities to gain a foothold or move laterally within … Read more

DIY Remote-Controlled Robotic Arm Using ESP32

DIY Remote-Controlled Robotic Arm Using ESP32

This year during Double Eleven, I got a 3D printer and downloaded several models online, and the printing effect was very good: However, always downloading models designed by others and printing them, I felt I wasn’t utilizing my design skills. Therefore, I decided to design my own 3D models. After browsing some science popularization articles … Read more

Introducing ioID: The World’s First On-Chain Identity Solution for Smart Devices

Introducing ioID: The World's First On-Chain Identity Solution for Smart Devices

Smart devices are appearing in our homes, businesses, and cities at an astonishing pace, connecting the physical and digital worlds with unprecedented integration. McKinsey predicts, by 2030 the number of smart devices will be ten times that of humans and create more than $12 trillion in economic value. These increasingly intelligent devices will form the … Read more

How to Make PCB Design More Artistic?

How to Make PCB Design More Artistic?

The impulse for artistic creation is human nature, and sometimes this passion also spills over into the field of technology, or perhaps it can be said that the trend of technology has also influenced art… In any case, the sparks ignited when art meets technology can make us bright-eyed, smile, or at least feel: cool! … Read more

Understanding IoT Open Source Operating Systems

Understanding IoT Open Source Operating Systems

This article is suitable for: Emerging technologies, industrial fields, and entrepreneurs. Reading time is about 5 minutes. What is the use:This article helps you understand IoT open source operating systems. The Internet of Things, open source, and operating systems are currently hot topics in the IT industry, and these three terms constitute the IoT open … Read more

Designing Interactive Devices with Open Source Hardware

Designing Interactive Devices with Open Source Hardware

Artists, since modern times, have evolved from creators of “beauty” to breakers of human thought boundaries, evolving alongside the times. With the diversification of creative ideas, artists must use different forms to express their views, catering to audiences and enhancing differentiation. This undoubtedly promotes the fusion development of art and technology. Installation art, which originated … Read more

Unlocking Your Open Source Imagination with Arduino

Unlocking Your Open Source Imagination with Arduino

Massimo Banzi, along with others, invented Arduino, a compact and user-friendly open-source microcontroller. This has enabled thousands of people around the world to create a wide variety of personalized items—from toys to satellite devices. Because, as he says: “You don’t need anyone’s permission to do great things.” Speaker: Massimo Banzi, Arduino Speech Title: How Arduino … Read more

Understanding ADC: Discussion on Connection Methods Between Sensors and ADC

Understanding ADC: Discussion on Connection Methods Between Sensors and ADC

Introduction This article covers the following topics: What is the difference between Single-Ended Input and Differential Input? What are Fully Differential, True Differential, and Floating Differential? What are Reference Voltage (Vref) and Common Mode Voltage (Vcm)? Single-Ended Input The simplest connection between a sensor and an ADC is the Single-Ended Input. In this connection, the … Read more

Exploring the World of Arduino: A Journey into Smart Hardware Applications

Exploring the World of Arduino: A Journey into Smart Hardware Applications

Arduino Smart Hardware Application Course <Technical Innovation Training> On December 7-8, 2024, the Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University International Innovation Port collaborated with Dusuhu Youth Innovation Port and Chaihuo Maker Space to successfully complete the Arduino Smart Hardware Application Course at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University. The course included four content modules: Maker Culture, Software and Hardware, Design and … Read more