Today, we are excited to announce EC2 Run Command document sharing. This new capability lets you collaborate with other users on developing new custom commands. Using EC2 Run Command, you can create custom commands (called Run Command documents), share documents with other AWS users, and find documents shared with you. You can share Run Command documents privately or publish them publicly for the AWS Community to use.
Sharp Gets New CEO
The new head of Sharp has been chosen – assuming that shareholders approve a share isuue to facilitate Foxconn’s takeover of the company. Sharp’s shareholders have to agree the share arrangements at a meeting at the end of June which will transfer to Foxconn a 66% stake in Sharp. If that meeting is accomplished successfully …
Swiss students race off with NXP Cup EMEA
Students from Haute Ecole ARC Ingénierie, Switzerland have won the Grand Final of the NXP Cup EMEA Challenge 2016.
Automotive IC market falls
Falling ASPs offset the strong unit growth in the automotive IC market last year, resulting in a 3% decline in value, reports IC . On a worldwide basis, automotive electronics represented 8.9% of the $1.42 trillion total 2015 worldwide electronic systems market, a slight increase from 8.6% in 2014. Automotive’s share of global electronic system …
Farnell element14 to manufacture the BeagleBone Black
Farnell element14 is to start manufacturing the BeagleBone Black, open source embedded system design module. The BeagleBone Black will be manufactured by Premier Farnell’s subsidiary Embest Technology. This differs from the approach to the Raspberry Pi computing modules, which are manufactured by Sony UK Technology Centre in Wales for Farnell element14 and rival distributor RS Components. David …
EC funds SMEs to develop cyber-physical systems for robotics and industry
Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Europe can apply for up to €150,000 to develop new products and components for cyber-physical systems under the latest call from the EuroCPS project. A cyber-physical system (CPS) effectively describes a control system combining embedded computing and analogue interfaces for control and sensing. Examples are factory automation, aerospace systems …
EC funds SMEs to develop cyber-physical systems for robotics and industry
Fable: The Sapper
There was once a British Sapper who lit out to California to work for Fairchild and then became the first CEO of a start-up company working on an innovative chip idea which became a new semiconductor product category. He loved old cars and attended motoring events around the world where he could pick up old …
De-magnetising conundrum
I have googled this without finding a satisfactory answer. How long does it take a well-magnetised Alnico magnet to loose magnetism once its keeper/armature is removed? The question arose from a discussion the wise Steve Kurt about removing the armatures from old permanent magnet generators – specifically old Sturmey Archer Dynao Hubs. I vaguely remembered …
Where are the flicker ratings?
Having been hunting around for downlights, I have noticed that, quite rightly, fire ratings are now published in their data sheets. But where are the flicker or strobe ratings? And I don’t mean the sort of flicker that comes along with dimmer incompatibility. I mean the residual 50, 60, 100 or 120Hz that comes from …
Top 5 Raspberry Pi 3 Project Ideas
Raspberry Pi projects are always popular and the distributor RS Components has compiled a list of its Top 5 Raspberry Pi 3 project ideas.