Interoperability

Major Update on CCC Digital Key Certification! Incorporating UWB and BLE

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Major Update on CCC Digital Key Certification! Incorporating UWB and BLE

Source: Smart Communication and Positioning Circle As an authoritative organization enhancing consumer experience through standardized, secure, and convenient connectivity solutions, the Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC) has recently announced that its CCC Digital Key™ certification program now includes low-energy Bluetooth (BLE) and ultra-wideband (UWB) technologies. This expansion builds on the existing NFC-supported certification system, adding key … Read more

Release of EtherCAT Conformance Test Tool Version 2.3

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Release of EtherCAT Conformance Test Tool Version 2.3

Compliance with protocol standards is the foundation for seamless interaction among devices from different manufacturers within the same network, commonly referred to as interoperability. Interoperability is crucial for the success of communication technologies. Therefore, the EtherCAT Technology Group places great importance on the conformance of EtherCAT devices: all ETG member companies commit to using the … Read more

How to Choose the Right Communication Protocol for Your Smart Home Solution?

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How to Choose the Right Communication Protocol for Your Smart Home Solution?

How to Choose the Right Communication Protocol for Your Smart Home Solution? When developing smart home products, selecting the appropriate communication protocol is crucial for the efficient operation of devices and their interoperability within the smart home system. With numerous protocols available on the market, it is essential to understand their characteristics and consider various … Read more

Apple Forced to Open Smartwatch Ecosystem: The End of the ‘Large Band’ Era

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Apple Forced to Open Smartwatch Ecosystem: The End of the 'Large Band' Era

In order to protect sovereignty in the cyber world and to build a European Digital Single Market (DSM), the European Union is determined to implement the Digital Markets Act (DMA) by 2024, despite numerous challenges. Violating the DMA regulations could result in fines of up to 10% of annual revenue, making it a “tightening noose” … Read more

The Evolution and Outlook of the Dataspace Protocol (DSP)

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The Evolution and Outlook of the Dataspace Protocol (DSP)

Currently, data has become the core resource driving innovation and development. The full release of data value requires efficient and secure data sharing between different entities. Among these, interoperability is a key element for achieving data sharing. To realize interoperability, technology-neutral protocols and standards are needed, allowing organizations to share data according to commonly recognized … Read more

How to Choose the Right EtherCAT Products – Interoperability is Key

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How to Choose the Right EtherCAT Products – Interoperability is Key

Advertisement EtherCAT offers higher transmission efficiency and flexibility. After more than a decade of development, EtherCAT technology has become one of the mainstream real-time Ethernet fieldbus systems worldwide. Additionally, EtherCAT technology is fully open. Consequently, both domestically and internationally, more and more devices are adopting EtherCAT as their bus interface. In the domestic automation market, … Read more

Analysis of ARM Assembly and C/C++ Interoperability

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Analysis of ARM Assembly and C/C++ Interoperability

Interoperability Between C Language and ARM Assembly Language 1. Accessing C Language Global Variables from Assembly Global variables can only be accessed indirectly through their addresses. To access global variables in C, you must first introduce the global variable using the extern directive, and then load its address into a register. For unsigned char type, … Read more

Accelerating Solutions for Basic Issues in Industrial IoT – Data Access Interoperability

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Accelerating Solutions for Basic Issues in Industrial IoT - Data Access Interoperability

Click the above MES Encyclopedia to follow us e-works encourages original content; for submissions, please refer to the homepage “Original Submission” instructions. ✎ Introduction The manufacturing industry seeks integration of automated devices and applications, with the best example being a plug-and-play web browsing experience, completely eliminating the need for manual connection of “things”—it’s plug-and-play. To … Read more

Why EtherCAT Still Only Has One Version After 20 Years?

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Why EtherCAT Still Only Has One Version After 20 Years?

Image Source: ETG Author | Robert B. Trask The key development tools and standards ensure interoperability among numerous EtherCAT devices and manufacturers. Choosing the right communication technology is one of the most important decisions engineers need to make, and interoperability helps make that decision. In some ways, fieldbus communication directly determines whether field devices match … Read more

Accelerating Solutions for Industrial IoT Data Access Interoperability

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Accelerating Solutions for Industrial IoT Data Access Interoperability

The manufacturing industry seeks the integration of automated devices and applications, ideally resembling the plug-and-play web browsing experience, requiring no manual connection of “things”, plug-and-play. To achieve this ideal state, many experts and practitioners in industrial automation are tackling this complex challenge. However, after years of effort, anyone involved in smart manufacturing and Industry 4.0 … Read more