EDN

How to maximize performance in analog input modules

Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) are an essential part of the automation sector, particularly factory automation. PLCs are classified as voltage and current inputs and convert real-world signals ...
Electronic Design

Expand Microcontroller Input Capacity Using Ternary Logic

Using the analog converter input function of a compact microcontroller’s input pins to read ternary logic encoding allows two pins to sense as many as nine configuration states. When designing with ...
EDN

Product How-to: Isolated PLC digital inputs for industrial control

Digital/binary sensors and switches are essential for signal monitoring and system control in industrial control, industrial automation, motor control, and process automation. All the sensors’ outputs ...
Design Engineering

ACCES I/O launches high-speed multifunction analog I/O module for embedded systems

ACCES I/O Products, Inc. recently unveiled its mPCIe-DAAI16-8F - a high-performance multifunction analog I/O module that delivers 16-bit precision, ...
Ars Technica

Do modern AV receivers convert digital inputs to analog (apart from the speakers)?

Here's why I'm asking: I have a Denon AVR 3803 receiver. I like it quite a bit, except for one glaring (IMHO) omission; in order to use my Sennheiser wireless headphones, I have to run both analog and ...
Forbes

McIntosh Unveils Its New Preamplifier With Upgradable DAC Module And Multiple Inputs

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. The new McIntosh C53 preamplifier includes digital and ...