Year: 2016
Joseph Chang from Cactus Technologies discusses upcoming design note for Cortex M3 and SD Card, plus SD SMART feature at ARM TechCon 2016 in California.
Factory floors contain any number of simple to complex machines used to perform specific tasks needed to create the end product. As product requirements change, there is often a need to update the code describing the latest “job” of the tool - or possibly an entire operating system and application upgrade.
mSATA are made with several different types of components with widely differing reliability, longevity, cost and performance attributes. Since mSATA is such a convenient form factor, many designers do not consider which type of attributes the mSATA has and focus on the headline items such as price and/or performance.
Cactus has been asked over the past few years for MLC NAND based Flash Storage Devices which could meet an Industrial Operating Temperature range of -40C to +85C. After significant efforts in R&D, we’ve developed a production screening process which allows us to offer extended temperature using MLC NAND on select products.
The latest generation of NAND flash brings higher capacity and performance at a lower cost, it also can bring some challenges such as lower endurance cycles, higher error rates and cell to cell coupling effects which bring down reliability. Thorough testing is important for your OEM application.
With SATA flash storage devices becoming the norm for SSDs in the client PC and enterprise market segment, many design engineers are considering these for their Embedded OEM systems. This article takes a look at several SATA solutions which are available and also some key points which should be taken into consideration when deciding which SATA device to use.
It’s interesting to look at applications that use Industrial Grade Flash Storage to operate in harsh environments. While end users of this outdoor application are not the main target of the Cactus Industrial Grade Flash Storage products, it demonstrates a year round requirement of functionality in all types of weather.
Cactus continues to be mentioned in the press regarding our Industrial Grade and Locked-BOM Industrial MLC Flash Storage Devices. The two most recent press items are below: Embedded Computing Design published the following Blog Post by Steve Larrivee, Cactus VP Sales & Marketing. The Blog Post covers the significant differences in endurance and error rates...
Need a physical write protect solution on a SD Card which will allow normal use when disabled and never allow data to be written when enabled? Well, DON’T consider the SD card’s write protect switch since it does NOT do this. Not even Industrial SD Cards will allow guaranteed cross platform write protect since it is subject...
The embedded computers by Syslogic are used wherever conditions are particularly difficult. Whether it be in web applications, in traffic control systems or in tunnel construction. Since the best embedded computer is useless if the built-in memory fails, Syslogic primarily relies on SSD (solid state drive) by Cactus Technologies.Salt-carrying air, oil or dust, extreme temperature...
