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Eddie Hunckler

11/19/2024

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The Light and Versatile Graphics Library (LVGL) is a free, open-source graphics library providing everything you need to create embedded GUIs with easy-to-use graphical elements, beautiful visual effects, and a low memory footprint. 

DMC

11/19/2024

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Electron applications provide the basis for some of the apps you use daily—Microsoft Teams, Slack, and Visual Studio Code. A modern, open-source framework for building desktop applications, Electron runs on the Node.js runtime, making it possib...

Aaron Shoemaker

11/08/2024

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As system integrators, one of DMC’s primary goals is to be as efficient as possible when developing and deploying systems for our clients. The old-school method of sitting beside a machine to perform PLC testing is effective but inefficient. St...

Will Todd

11/04/2024

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Traditionally a Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 PLC project would utilize EtherCAT as the primary network protocol for field network devices. In this blog we will review how you can reconfigure additional LAN ports on a TwinCAT IPC to act as an Ethernet I/P ...

DMC

11/01/2024

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Visitors to DMC may notice our ever-changing "Quote Board," documenting the best engineering jokes and team one-liners of the moment.  Learn more about DMC's company culture and check out our open positions!&n...

Ajit Deshpande

10/29/2024

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Data is the currency in the world of technology. This incentivizes creating systems of data capture, storage, and search. In the automation space, many industries rely heavily on data to record and improve their manufacturing process.   Five ...

DMC

10/28/2024

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Having a passion for image processing informs my work on machine vision projects and allows me to integrate my personal passions and professional expertise. Image processing intrinsically involves a lot of math and heavy computation. It is cruci...

Hannah Laverty

10/24/2024

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All industries continue using the Internet-of-Things (IoT) to collect, monitor, and analyze data. One popular IoT option is using Azure IoTHub, which this tutorial will focus on.  Connecting IoT Devices to an IoT Edge device allows for data p...

Giana Fallara

10/23/2024

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This past year, DMC has partnered with the University of Notre Dame Society of Women Engineers on several events. Mia Gorman and I have been spearheading the development of our company’s relationship with the organization and its students,...

Eddie Hunckler

10/21/2024

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In the world of embedded systems, the ability to diagnose, debug, and interact with devices is paramount. Serial logging provides a real-time stream of insights into device operations. Command-line interfaces empower developers to execute commands an...