JSTOR Daily

Distributed Open Architecture Controller for Machine Tools

Conventional computer numerical controllers used for machine tools are not amenable to the adaptation to dynamic changes in operations and environments due to the proprietary closed architecture. This ...
Dark Reading

The Death Of The Dual Controller Architecture?

Clustered storage is everywhere; are we seeing the end of the dual controller architecture?The traditional dual controller storage architecture has been with us for a long time, but with IBM's ...
Machine Design

Making the move to PC-based motion control

Improvements in productivity and expandability are just some of the reasons PC-based motion control is becoming more common. Not too long ago, programmable logic controllers (PLCs) or proprietary ...
Electronic Design

Symmetric Multiprocessing or Virtualization: Maximizing the Value and Power of a PC-Based Machine Control Architecture

Dive into how symmetric multiprocessing (SMP), and asymmetric multiprocessing (ASMP), often referred to as virtualization, or hypervisor technology, can improve your machine controller. The continuous ...
TechSpot

Which Intel CPU architecture was the first to integrate the memory controller instead of using the motherboard's northbridge?

Windows Millennium Edition (ME) shipped with all of these features, except... Although many microprocessors such as IBM's POWER5 and AMD's Athlon 64 already had built-in memory controllers, Intel ...
CNET

I Tried Valve's Steam Frame, Machine and Controller: SteamOS Is Coming for Your Face and TV

Valve is working on a new standalone VR headset, Xbox-sized game console and wireless controller. I tried them all at the company's HQ. I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore ...