When properly applied, double-redundant and fail-safe design methods focus validation practices on machine enhancement and reliability, reducing dependence on operator vigilance and intervention. Ray ...

Peterson Genesis Truck and Trailer Lights, launched at Work Truck Week, are designed to address lighting reliability and ...

With RS-485 networks, there are periods of time when no driver is actively driving the bus, such as when one driver relinquishes the bus to another driver. During this time, the termination resistors ...

This story was co-published with Source. A coffee grinder that only works when the lid is on. An electrical plug that only fits into an outlet one way. Fire doors that stay unlocked in an emergency.

During the nearly two decades I spent working on automotive electronic control systems like anti-lock brakes and stability control, one of the core design principles was fail-safe operation. Today, as ...

As more data moves around and between various networks, data-switching speeds need to increase. But higher speed isn't the only requirement because networks now carry audio, video, and other ...

PISCATAWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IEEE, the world's largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, and the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA), today ...

>Sunnyvale, Calif. – Three high-speed RS-485/RS-422 transceivers from Maxim Integrated Products, in eight-pin SOT packages, are said to feature true fail-safe and hot-swap circuitry to ensure reliable ...