NavigateWorx is a dedicated IIoT / M2M hardware manufacturer and solution provider. Since their establishment at the forefront of the evolving IIoT / M2M Industry, NavigateWorx products have been widely used in different vertical markets including; power and energy, retail, smart city and industrial automation

Impulse are the sole UK distributors for NavigateWorx
NavigateWorx industrial cellular and wireless products are becoming increasingly popular throughout Europe, with Impulse being the sole partner in the UK dedicated to delivering and supporting these high quality, cost-effective Industrial IoT products.
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NavigateWorx have one focus — delivering quality, rugged cellular and wireless connectivity to the world of Industrial IoT.
Feature-rich and cost-effective
When it comes to cost-vs-features, the NavigateWorx range is unparalleled, delivering most of the functionality of high-end products at a fraction of the price.
Fast, dedicated support
NavigateWorx prides themselves on fast, first line support. Their focused product range shares similar building blocks, making technical support solutions quickly accessible by their support team for speedy resolution.

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How Do Battery Energy Storage Systems Enhance Industrial Sustainability?
How Do Battery Energy Storage Systems Enhance Industrial Sustainability?
Where would we be without energy? Our world relies on it. This means that energy consumption is at an all-time high, making it a bigger concern today than ever. With new, energy-intensive technologies like AI becoming commonplace, it begs the question of how we can mitigate our constant use of non-renewable energy sources. It’s becoming all the more important to consider energy efficiency and how we can diminish our environmental impact, including greenhouse gas emissions.A Battery Energy Storag...
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How MOXA and IEC 62443 Assure Cybersecurity
How MOXA and IEC 62443 Assure Cybersecurity
IEC 62443-4-2 is a standard within the IEC 62443 series, which addresses cybersecurity for Industrial Automation and Control Systems (IACS). Specifically, IEC 62443-4-2 defines the technical security requirements for IACS components.IEC 62443-4-2 works in conjunction with IEC 62443-4-1, which focuses on the secure development lifecycle requirements for IACS products. Together, these standards ensure that both the development processes and the technical specifications of the components meet rigor...
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Navigating NIS2: The Significance of Cybersecurity in OT Networks
Navigating NIS2: The Significance of Cybersecurity in OT Networks
Industrial computing devices and embedded systems are becoming increasingly interconnected as part of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Industry 4.0 initiatives. This connectivity brings numerous benefits, such as improved efficiency, predictive maintenance, and data-driven insights. However, this advancement has an ever-present downside: it introduces new cybersecurity challenges. Improvements in cybersecurity technologies and practices are continuously being developed to address the...
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Windows 11 IoT Licence Policies Explained
Windows 11 IoT Licence Policies Explained
Since 1985, Microsoft has been releasing and regularly updating its Windows operating system to coincide with the evolving needs of its users. Used from personal devices to enterprise systems and more, the history of releases includes milestone updates such as the addition of the Start menu and taskbar for Windows 95, the first industrial OS in 1996 with the Windows Embedded Compact OS, and its successor, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, released in 2015. Becoming familiar with the different editions ...
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Mind the Gap: How Embedded Computing Bridges the Distance Between Tracks and Technology
Mind the Gap: How Embedded Computing Bridges the Distance Between Tracks and Technology
Modern railways are seeing enhanced efficiency, safety, and overall performance of daily operations thanks to the continuous advancements in technology. At the heart of its ongoing progression is the use of embedded PCs. Compact computing systems drive the railway industry towards new levels of automation and intelligence, designed to operate seamlessly within railway infrastructure and revolutionise how we manage today's rail networks.These ruggedised PCs provide essential solutions such as rea...
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NVIDIA® Jetson Orin™: A Breakthrough in Industrial Edge AI
NVIDIA® Jetson Orin™: A Breakthrough in Industrial Edge AI
First released in August 2022, NVIDIA’s latest and greatest addition to the Jetson series marks a staggering leap forward in AI capabilities. The Jetson Orin, available in three distinct versions—that being Nano, NX and AGX—is a powerful series of System-on-Modules that are revolutionising Edge AI as we know it.These powerful modules, ranging from 20 to 275 TOPS with an impressively small form factor, can manage a remarkable number of AI operations per second. This makes them, ...
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Celebrating 30 Years of Growth and Achievement
Celebrating 30 Years of Growth and Achievement
Impulse Embedded was founded in 1993 by Graham Whitehouse with just four members of staff, the original vision for Impulse Embedded arose from the desire to connect UK companies with global technology and support our customers’ unique projects. We have achieved this from the beginning by being the familiar link between our customers and our reliable manufacturing partners. From these humble beginnings to the present, 30 years later, the company has grown substantially – including som...
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Windows 11 and Embedded Systems – What You Should Know
Windows 11 and Embedded Systems – What You Should Know
If you’re reading this after October 5th 2021, then Microsoft’s new Windows 11 operating system should be available to download. Except for long-term service channel releases (LTSC), it will be a free upgrade for existing Windows 10 users (which may go some way to explaining why the leaked version of Windows 11 could be installed with Windows 10 licence keys). Those with their ear to the ground may remember Microsoft announcing that Windows 10 will be their last iteration of the ...
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Acal BFi Acquires Impulse Embedded Limited
Acal BFi Acquires Impulse Embedded Limited
We are pleased to announce that we have signed and completed an agreement for the sale of Impulse Embedded Limited to Acal BFi, part of the European Acal BFi Group of companies with its Head Office in...
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Our Technical Engineer’s Journey to Cisco Certification
Our Technical Engineer’s Journey to Cisco Certification
Along with our dedication to providing quality industrial devices to our customers, we work hard to promote continuous learning and professional growth amongst our staff.To further his development at ...
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The NUVO-10208GC: Robust, Reliable, and Ready for AI Tasks
The NUVO-10208GC: Robust, Reliable, and Ready for AI Tasks
Last week, we built an industrial-grade device for one of our customers in the automotive industry: a NUVO-10208GC system from Neousys. The chassis of the NUVO-10208GC has the perfect form factor to h...
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Innovative Solutions for Process Control with Axiomtek’s eBOX626A
Innovative Solutions for Process Control with Axiomtek’s eBOX626A
At Impulse, we are always committed to delivering advanced solutions that meet the unique needs of our customers. Recently, we built and configured five Axiomtek eBOX626A modules for a client speciali...
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The Perfect Blend of Compact Size with Powerful Performance
The Perfect Blend of Compact Size with Powerful Performance
Last week, we had the opportunity to build a set of compact industrial computers for a customer who needed a small yet powerful machine for AI applications. The goal was to create a system that maximi...
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Our Technical Training with AAEON in Eindhoven
Our Technical Training with AAEON in Eindhoven
On Thursday, the 13th of June, our team had the incredible opportunity to attend the Channel Technical Training event at AAEON’s Europe Headquarters in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. The training event w...
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Life-Saving Knowledge: Highlights from our CPR and Defib Training
Life-Saving Knowledge: Highlights from our CPR and Defib Training
Last week, we took a significant step towards enhancing workplace safety by organising a CPR and defibrillator training workshop. Held in two sessions, this event was arranged to ensure that all parti...
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15 MOXA MC-3201 PCs for Compact Maritime Embedded Technology
15 MOXA MC-3201 PCs for Compact Maritime Embedded Technology
Our technical engineering team recently built another batch of 15 MOXA MC-3201 PCs for a client in the marine industry. Known for their durability, these fanless, solid-state storage PCs are designed ...
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Packing a Plethora of Ports Into a 2U Form Factor
Packing a Plethora of Ports Into a 2U Form Factor
In our latest project, we tackled the challenge of designing and building powerful 12th Gen automation rack systems, optimised for a compact 2U housing. Our customer needed compact units with specific...
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Our Enrolment in the MOXA MTSC Program
Our Enrolment in the MOXA MTSC Program
Last month, two of our valued team members, Connor Richardson and Matt Westwood, travelled to the vibrant city of Munich in Germany to gain their MOXA Technical Support Certification (MTSC).The city, ...
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How Repeatable Processes Fortify the VELA Rack
How Repeatable Processes Fortify the VELA Rack
After enjoying the Early May Bank Holiday last week, our engineers were back bright and early to build more of our embedded computers and industrial devices. The first task they faced? Building 16 ide...
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Impulse Embedded Renew JOSCAR Certification
Impulse Embedded Renew JOSCAR Certification
As of February 2024, we have been re-accredited by JOSCAR, the Joint Supply Chain Accreditation Register operated by Hellios. JOSCAR provides a centralised database where suppliers can undergo a stand...
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Crafting a Custom VELA Rack PC for Industrial Computing
Crafting a Custom VELA Rack PC for Industrial Computing
Our Senior Production Technician, Andy Shaw, recently built a VELA Rack PC that was designed to meet the rigorous demands of industrial environments. Our Workshop team builds these powerful bespoke co...
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Industrial PC? Keep It Simple
Industrial PC? Keep It Simple
Industrial Computers tend to have one job; they need to do it well and do it reliably. When a client asks us for a cost-effective, powerful, and scalable solution but still maintains all the industria...
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Our ‘Why’: What is the Power Behind the Purpose?
Our ‘Why’: What is the Power Behind the Purpose?
Behind every business is the 5 ‘W’s – Who, What, When, Where, and Why. Who are the driving forces behind its operations? What products or services shape its identity? When did it tak...
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Consolidated Delivery of Moxa & Axiomtek Stock
Consolidated Delivery of Moxa & Axiomtek Stock
On Tuesday, 12th December 2023, we received a consolidated shipment of devices from two of our preferred technology partners: Moxa and Axiomtek. Our commitment to quality starts with our collaboration...
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Driving Innovation with a Bespoke Rack PC Designed & Built for Automotive Manufacturing
Driving Innovation with a Bespoke Rack PC Designed & Built for Automotive Manufacturing
This week, our talented PC Technician, Kym Bentham, is building an innovative solution for a valued customer in the automotive manufacturing sector. The challenge? Crafting a powerful, bespoke rack PC...
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Edge or Cloud: Which Computing Paradigm Should You Choose?
Edge or Cloud: Which Computing Paradigm Should You Choose?
Both Edge and Cloud computing are computing paradigms that involve data processing and storage. While these two different approaches can be used for differing needs in the landscape of technology, it&...
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Uniting for Victory: Impulse Embedded Backs Chesterton AFC Women & Girls
Uniting for Victory: Impulse Embedded Backs Chesterton AFC Women & Girls
We take great pride to announce that we are sponsoring Chesterton AFC Women & Girls football club (CAFC) in dedication to supporting and uplifting our local community and women in sports. We firml...
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What are the Benefits of Using an Efficient Power Supply?
What are the Benefits of Using an Efficient Power Supply?
The power supply, often overlooked despite being the beating heart of a computer system, is not just an essential piece of equipment. Utilising an efficient power supply can also lead to cost-cutting ...
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The Rugged In-Vehicle Computing Workstation for Railway & AIoT Applications
The Rugged In-Vehicle Computing Workstation for Railway & AIoT Applications
The IVX-1000 from Vecow is an updated, in-vehicle computing workstation powered by the latest Intel 13th Gen Core i9, i7, i5, and i3 processors. The innovative, EN50155-compliant system is rich in fea...
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AI enabling Nvidia Jetson Orin NX Frame Grabber Cards
AI enabling Nvidia Jetson Orin NX Frame Grabber Cards
Powered by NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX bundled with JetPack 5.1 100 TOPS AI inference performance  Software-programmable per-port power on/off control Neousys Technology, an industry-lea...
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Promote
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Promote
As a company, we have taken significant strides to reinforce our commitment to our environmental responsibility. With a clear understanding of the pressing need for businesses to contribute to a green...
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AI-MXM-H84A – MXM Module with four Hailo-8 processors for Edge AI
AI-MXM-H84A – MXM Module with four Hailo-8 processors for Edge AI
The AI-MXM-H84A from leading embedded solutions provider Aetina, is an MXM Embedded Graphics Accelerator for AI processing, to aid the development of Deep Learning and Neural Network processing at the...
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X86 Single Board Computers the size of a Raspberry Pi, suitable for the most demanding applications
X86 Single Board Computers the size of a Raspberry Pi, suitable for the most demanding applications
By now you have probably heard of the Raspberry Pi, a small compact development board originally designed to provide individuals with access to programmable hardware at an affordable price from that b...
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2.5” Single Board Computer from Advantech enabled for Edge AI applications.
2.5” Single Board Computer from Advantech enabled for Edge AI applications.
Octa-core ARM Cortex CPU with dual-core Artificial Intelligence Processing Unit. Three 4-lane MIPI camera interfaces supporting vision processing at the edge. Modular expansion system for tailoring th...
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The feature rich Embedded PC that excels in AI inference at the Edge
The feature rich Embedded PC that excels in AI inference at the Edge
Powered by Intel 12th Gen Alder Lake processors 250W power support for NVIDIA GPU cards Superfast 2.5G network support for Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) ASRock’s IEPF-9010S-EY4 is a high-...
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How GMSL cameras can enhance the use of AI applications
How GMSL cameras can enhance the use of AI applications
What is GMSL?GMSL and GMSL2 (Gigabit Multimedia Serial Link) are multi-purpose, low-power interfaces for transmitting high-speed, high-resolution video, power, and bidirectional control data over coax...
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Windows 11 IoT Enterprise 22H2– What you need to know.
Windows 11 IoT Enterprise 22H2– What you need to know.
Microsoft have released the first version of Windows 11 IoT Enterprise which is based on the 22H2 release of Windows 11. Not to be confused with LTSC, Windows 11 IoT Enterprise retains some well-known...
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Innovation and collaboration in 2022: Do virtual meetings really cut it?
Innovation and collaboration in 2022: Do virtual meetings really cut it?
Last month we welcomed our friends and long-established business partners from Advantech into our Innovation Hub. We enjoyed a long overdue catch up, discussed the next phase of our VELA industrial co...
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Transcend and Impulse Embedded distribution partnership for industrial memory and storage solutions.
Transcend and Impulse Embedded distribution partnership for industrial memory and storage solutions.
Transcend, a globally recognized leader in the manufacture of industrial storage solutions and Impulse Embedded - one of the UK's leading industrial PC and embedded solutions providers, have announced...
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Aaeon launches BOXER-8640AI Embedded BOX PCs Powered by New NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin.
Aaeon launches BOXER-8640AI Embedded BOX PCs Powered by New NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin.
Rich I/O including 4x Gigabit PoE ports packed into a compact device 200 Terra Operations per second of INT 8 compute performance  Latest JetPack 5.0 software development kit, makes app...
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25 Years for Craig Wright
25 Years for Craig Wright
Last week marked a huge milestone in Impulse history as our illustrious leader Craig Wright celebrates 25 years with the company.  Craig joined Impulse in 1997, one of the firs...
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Remote Device Management at Embedded World
Remote Device Management at Embedded World
Impulse recently announced a new partnership with Allxon, a leading DMS vendor, to bring their unique remote device management solution to the UK market. We met with Allxon at Embedded World in Nuremb...
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Benefits We Offer For Our Fantastic Team
Benefits We Offer For Our Fantastic Team
At Impulse Embedded, we plan on being the best place to work in Staffordshire focusing on collaboration, employee satisfaction and health and wellbeing.  We are committed to ensuring that our tea...
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The future is Electric!
The future is Electric!
We're celebrating our fancy new EV chargers this week as we've switched them on for the first time after a 1st class install by Nick at Ev-olved Electrical and Ian at Allied Electrical Service...
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International Women's Day 2022 #BreakTheBias
International Women's Day 2022 #BreakTheBias
This year’s theme of International Women's Day is BreakTheBias which promotes the imagining of a world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination, all of which are very relevant to the ch...
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10 Years for Liz Hill!
10 Years for Liz Hill!
Back in January 2012 the world was a different place. Barack Obama was the President of the USA whilst David Cameron was the Prime Minister here in the UK. Some, but maybe not all of us, were liste...
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The Price of your Industrial Computer System in 2022
The Price of your Industrial Computer System in 2022
For system integrators and OEMs who use industrial computers or IIoT devices in their systems it’s a safe bet that many will have seen price increases in their supply chain recently. What frustr...
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Top 5 Industrial Computing and IoT Products of 2021
Top 5 Industrial Computing and IoT Products of 2021
It’s been a tough year for industrial computing manufacturers. The global IC shortage has impacted lead times for established product lines and has caused significant challenges for new product ...
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Impulse announces new ‘Innovation Hub’
Impulse announces new ‘Innovation Hub’
At Impulse we’ve been constantly reinventing the way we design and deliver technology in harsh industrial environments for nearly 30 years. At heart we’re a distributor and systems integra...
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5 Examples of Embedded Computers
5 Examples of Embedded Computers
An Embedded Computer is a PC that is designed into another machine, device, or enclosure to form part of a complete unit. From the simple control of a roadside sign, to rolling-stock error loggin...
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MXM GPUs Bring Intelligent Video Analytics to the Edge
MXM GPUs Bring Intelligent Video Analytics to the Edge
Imagine a rail operator sitting behind a bank of monitors overseeing a level crossing, or a team of security professionals in an airport checking for abandoned bags. Video Analytics have been around f...
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An Overview of M.2 Sockets and Modules
An Overview of M.2 Sockets and Modules
It’s been eight years since Intel launched the M.2 expansion form factor, introduced as the successor to the Mini PCIe specification, but anyone in the industrial and commercial computing sector...
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What Wi-Fi 6 Brings to the Industrial Sector
What Wi-Fi 6 Brings to the Industrial Sector
Take a moment to cast your mind back to the 20th of September 1997. Most would struggle to remember what they did on that particular date, but what is certain is that none of your activities on that d...
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UNO-148 Scalable Tiger Lake DIN-Rail Control PC
UNO-148 Scalable Tiger Lake DIN-Rail Control PC
Features low-power yet high-performance 11th Gen Tiger Lake Intel Core processors2kV isolated I/O and wide input voltage ideal for industrial control applications2.5GigE LAN supports Intel Time-S...
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SPC-6000 - Configurable Elkhart Lake Embedded Computer
SPC-6000 - Configurable Elkhart Lake Embedded Computer
Latest ultra-low power (just 12W TDP) Quad-core Intel Atom x6425RE Elkhart Lake processorVHub AIoT Solution Service supports OpenVINO based AI accelerator and Edge AI applications2.5GigE LAN...
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UNO-137 Integrated IoT Edge PC for Industry 4.0 Applications
UNO-137 Integrated IoT Edge PC for Industry 4.0 Applications
Compact ruggedised industrial computer with front-facing I/O for space-limited applicationsSuper fast connectivity with support for 5G cellular expansion modulesModular expansion design allows I/O and...
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How Smart Buildings Are Paving the Way to Cleaner Cities
How Smart Buildings Are Paving the Way to Cleaner Cities
When it comes to clean energy and reductions in global emissions, most eyes turn to the transport industry, with some cities promising combustion engine-free centres within the decade. Cities across t...
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5 Reasons System Integrators Choose Professional-grade GPUs Over Consumer-grade
5 Reasons System Integrators Choose Professional-grade GPUs Over Consumer-grade
While it’s not possible to process the most complex AI functions at the edge, modern GPUs have enabled embedded computer systems to operate multiple sensors and cameras to efficiently perform in...
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Wireless Solution Saves Time and Reduces Overheads for OT Machinery Monitoring Project
Wireless Solution Saves Time and Reduces Overheads for OT Machinery Monitoring Project
Our customer was looking for ways to improve efficiency and reliability, and reduce operation costs and overheads for their manufacturing facility. The initial step in this transformation was to add a...
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Choosing an embedded single board computer
Choosing an embedded single board computer
For product and project managers who own their entire product lifecycle, an Embedded Single Board Computer is just one element, albeit a critical one, in the world of spinning plates that is bringing ...
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Ultra-compact box PCs featuring Intel Elkhart Lake 10nm Atom processors
Ultra-compact box PCs featuring Intel Elkhart Lake 10nm Atom processors
Elkhart Lake processors give 80% performance increase over previous Apollo Lake Atom processorsPOC-40 has a footprint similar to the size of a credit card, but still provides rich I/OPOC-400 is DIN-ra...
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The Implications of TSMC's Global Chip Shortage
The Implications of TSMC's Global Chip Shortage
You may not have heard the name TSMC, but the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is working around the clock to help manufacturing and technology companies around the world recover from a glob...
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The MAX-Q470A 10th Gen. Core Micro-ATX Motherboard with 5G
The MAX-Q470A 10th Gen. Core Micro-ATX Motherboard with 5G
The MAX-Q470A is the latest micro-ATX industrial motherboard from Aaeon Technology, featuring a 5G compatible M.2 3052 socket and built to run the latest Intel 10th Gen. Core LGA1200 processor series....
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Supporting Legacy Embedded Systems
Supporting Legacy Embedded Systems
One request we get quite often at Impulse, is whether we can support older, legacy applications. There are typically a few reasons why legacy systems can't be simply upgraded to the latest hardwar...
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AMD Ryzen Embedded
AMD Ryzen Embedded
The need for industrial control and automation systems to grow in sophistication has increased markedly in recent years, while still being required to meet the space, power, and thermal demands of ind...
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Join us at the Advantech Connect - Online Conference
Join us at the Advantech Connect - Online Conference
In the first of a regular series of blog posts, our Commercial Director, Craig Stone expands on the upcoming Advantech partner conference and how our customers can get involved.  
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VELA Rack - Powered By Advantech
VELA Rack - Powered By Advantech
Impulse Embedded Ltd are pleased to announce the launch of VELA Rack — a new range of flexible, in-stock, configurable rack PC systems aimed for design, development and controls engineers workin...
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Providing UL-Certified VELA Rack Computers for the Nuclear Industry
Providing UL-Certified VELA Rack Computers for the Nuclear Industry
A customer in the nuclear sector wished to replace the rack computers at heart of their control system, as critical system components had gone out of support. The control system itself forms part of a...
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Choosing the correct SSD for your application
Choosing the correct SSD for your application
Choosing the correct Solid State Drive (SSD) for your industrial or embedded computing application is key to maintaining a successful, reliable installation. Industrial and embedded computing applicat...
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Solve any IoT problem at the edge with Advantech’s ultra-versatile ICR-3231 cellular router.
Solve any IoT problem at the edge with Advantech’s ultra-versatile ICR-3231 cellular router.
When coming up for a concept for this article, it soon became clear that there was no one solution the ICR-3231 was good for. The term “feature-rich” doesn’t quite cut it with Advant...
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Certifying the perfect product to upgrade a marine Dynamic Positioning system
Certifying the perfect product to upgrade a marine Dynamic Positioning system
Wärtsilä Guidance Marine, a leading developer and supplier of local position reference sensors for Dynamic Positioning (DP) and other vessel control systems, wished to upgrade the UX for the...
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How can you secure your OT network?
How can you secure your OT network?
In December of 2015, at 3:30pm, workers of the Prykarpattyaoblenergo control centre, an electricity distribution outlet for the Ivano-Frankivsk region of Western Ukraine, were preparing to wrap up the...
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Why choose an industrial-grade network switch?
Why choose an industrial-grade network switch?
Environment, environment, environment. This is the key difference between the design aspects and considerations of an industrial network switch, vs those of their enterprise or commercial counterpa...
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Top 5 industrial computing and IoT products of 2020
Top 5 industrial computing and IoT products of 2020
.LP_B:not([i="0"]) { border-top:dotted 1px #5B5B5B; padding-top:20px; } With the sheer number of products being distributed through our device supply service, along with industrial computers and em...
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Rolling-stock data logger for Siemens Rail
Rolling-stock data logger for Siemens Rail
Spurious error messages, especially those from rolling-stock subsystems, can be difficult and time consuming to diagnose. Siemens Rail, in Manchester, wished to install a data logging system onto thei...
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Can you use any SIM card in an edge computer?
Can you use any SIM card in an edge computer?
Can you use any SIM card in an edge computer? Both our Network Specialists and Industrial Computing Engineers get asked this same question on almost a weekly basis. The short answer to this question i...
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5 Ways Manufacturing is Turning to the Digital Age
5 Ways Manufacturing is Turning to the Digital Age
Digitising industry is nothing new, but manufacturing is one area which has appeared to lag behind the rest when it comes to moving to the digital world. But now, according to Forbes, the majority of ...
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UNO-247 Fanless Edge PC for Demanding IIoT Applications
UNO-247 Fanless Edge PC for Demanding IIoT Applications
Advantech’s UNO-247 is a fanless entry-level Internet of Things (IoT) Edge computer. Equipped with an Intel Celeron J3455 processor, plentiful I/O ports with VGA, and HDMI display interfaces, the UNO-...
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360 Assessment
360 Assessment
Our rigorous 360 Assessment provides the basis for solutions which take full account of environmental factors, commercial imperatives and both legacy and proposed technologies.
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Ultra-fast AI computing made easy with the SKY-6420 GPU server
Ultra-fast AI computing made easy with the SKY-6420 GPU server
Increase performance with the SKY-6420 19” 4U rack-mount system from Impulse Embedded. This scalable dual Intel Xeon based GPU computing platform server for cloud based AI inference  allows you to con...
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UNO-420 PoE powered Data Sensing Gateway for the Edge
UNO-420 PoE powered Data Sensing Gateway for the Edge
The UNO-420 from Advantech is a compact fanless data sensing gateway built around a low power Intel processor and with a comprehensive I/O interface including three programmable serial ports and eight...
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Enabling IoT Edge Intelligence with WISE-PaaS 3.0
Enabling IoT Edge Intelligence with WISE-PaaS 3.0
WISE-PaaS industrial IoT cloud architecture provides Edge to Cloud software and services to help you integrate and manage IoT powered business models across multiple vertical markets.
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W24IKWS-MHL2 - Rugged 4K Ultra HD Wall-mount Panel PC
W24IKWS-MHL2 - Rugged 4K Ultra HD Wall-mount Panel PC
View critical data in sharper detail with the W24IKWS-MHL2, a rugged 4K ultra HD wall-mount Panel PC featuring the Intel 7th Gen. Core i5-7200U 2.5GHz processor and Intel HD 620 graphic capability.Wit...
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The POC-500 AMD Ryzen Embedded PC from Impulse Embedded
The POC-500 AMD Ryzen Embedded PC from Impulse Embedded
The POC-500 series is a step up in performance for ultra-compact embedded PCs. It features the AMD Ryzen V1000 4 core 8 thread embedded processor offering up to 3x the performance over previous POC mo...
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GPU computer custom built for autonomous vehicle control system
GPU computer custom built for autonomous vehicle control system
WMG, University of Warwick’s Intelligent Vehicles research group works with a variety of industrial partners to address challenges presented by the concept of autonomous vehicles. Operating with...
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UK in 5th place in the autonomous vehicle race
UK in 5th place in the autonomous vehicle race
A report released this week shows that the UK is in 5th place in the race for driverless cars.Various key players in the automotive industry like BMW, Mercedes, Volkswagen and Volvo amongst others, br...
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Industrial monitoring system with custom I/O for nationwide government broadcast sites
Industrial monitoring system with custom I/O for nationwide government broadcast sites
A world leading company in critical two-way wireless communications systems used by public safety and government organisations required the design of an ultra-reliable industrial computer to monitor a...
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Custom rack PC designed to run specialist military simulation software
Custom rack PC designed to run specialist military simulation software
The requirement of this project was to design and build a number of custom rack-mount systems that were capable of running specialist military simulation software.
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Battery powered LCD panel and compact box PC for use in high brightness car showroom environment
Battery powered LCD panel and compact box PC for use in high brightness car showroom environment
The requirement of the project was to help design and integrate a computer and touchscreen LCD display solution for use in a car showroom kiosk environment, to help our client provide a more modern an...
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Customised fanless PCs installed in the control room of the world's oldest underground railway
Customised fanless PCs installed in the control room of the world's oldest underground railway
The engineers who look after the Bakerloo and Metropolitan signalling and control room systems wanted to upgrade the control room display systems with new computers in order to replace aging 19" ...
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Providing cost effective interoperability between tactical radios in a military environment
Providing cost effective interoperability between tactical radios in a military environment
The requirement of the project was to provide an interoperability between tactical radios in a military environment previously not achievable due to limitations of hardware and budget constraints.
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Future-proof, long lifetime panel PCs designed to run legacy software installed in ROV control room
Future-proof, long lifetime panel PCs designed to run legacy software installed in ROV control room
Our customer required a modern, reliable long-lifetime panel PC solution for installation in an ROV control room. The main requirement of the project was to upgrade existing ROV control room hardware,...
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Signal Interface Display simulator for testing new London Underground signalling system
Signal Interface Display simulator for testing new London Underground signalling system
London Underground signalling engineers required a number of panel PCs for temporary use as in-cab Signal Interface Displays (SIDs) in test trains, to allow the engineers to test the information being...
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3U custom designed rack with data acquisition for power station vibration monitoring
3U custom designed rack with data acquisition for power station vibration monitoring
After it became obsolete, our client required a replacement for their existing single board computer which was integrated into custom 3u rack chassis.
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LCDs with real-time power switching for HV substation installation
LCDs with real-time power switching for HV substation installation
Our customer is a tier one system integrator in the substation automation market with many of the worlds TSOs and DSOs listed as their clients. They required a number of custom designed rack-mount LCD...
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Single board computer for use in substation monitoring
Single board computer for use in substation monitoring
Our customer required a small form factor single board computer with wide temperature components and an industrial mSATA SSD for integration into their new substation monitoring product.
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Wireless camera solution provided to improve visibility on off-shore wind farm
Wireless camera solution provided to improve visibility on off-shore wind farm
A leading manufacturer and installation specialist of aluminum gangways for the off-shore industry needed a solution to give crane operators perfect visibility of the end of the gangways which allow a...
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Using IP69K Devices in Food Manufacture
Using IP69K Devices in Food Manufacture
Some of the UK's largest food manufacturers are already using our waterproof stainless panel computers in their manufacturing processes.
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How to install Node-RED on an IIoT Gateway
How to install Node-RED on an IIoT Gateway
Node-RED is a simple yet powerful flow-based programing tool that allows you to collect data from new and legacy sensors, field devices and data points via a RISC or X86 computer platform, across all ...
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What is Node-RED?
What is Node-RED?
Node-RED is an open-source programming tool, for connecting hardware devices, APIs and online services creatively and easily. Primarily, it is a visual tool designed for the Internet of Things, but ca...
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USB - Choosing the right bus in Automation
USB - Choosing the right bus in Automation
Ubiquity in electronics can be defined by a variety of components, from PCBs to CPUs, many of which emerge for a time, some of which were developed decades ago and remain fundamental to this day. Univ...
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Industrial touchscreen terminals to upgrade award winning food processing plant
Industrial touchscreen terminals to upgrade award winning food processing plant
We were approached by an award winning meat and poultry manufacturer, who wanted to upgrade their current processing plant by replacing their ageing touch screen computers and protective stainless ste...
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The difference between synchronous and asynchronous communication
The difference between synchronous and asynchronous communication
Here at Impulse we offer a wide range of serial communication boards and adapters; spanning across PCI, PCI-Express, ISA, PC/104 and PCMCIA buses, with communication interfaces including RS-232, RS-48...
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Top trends that will define intelligent manufacturing in 2019
Top trends that will define intelligent manufacturing in 2019
Since the start of the first industrial revolution, manufacturing seems to have been the driving force in pushing industrial transformation forward. Today, we are in the middle of the fourth industria...
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What is an Industrial IoT Gateway?
What is an Industrial IoT Gateway?
Industrial IoT Gateways enable wireless connectivity of legacy and remote industrial devices with next-generation intelligent infrastructure
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Advantech's LoRa sensors aid cold chain management solutions
Advantech's LoRa sensors aid cold chain management solutions
An international hypermarket chain in Taiwan required a solution that would help ensure the quality of their frozen and refrigerated foods in order to meet the key objective for the store to remain co...
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6 IoT trends and predictions that you’ll want to hear about in 2019
6 IoT trends and predictions that you’ll want to hear about in 2019
Once considered a niche technology for start-ups, is now made up of thriving technology that global businesses are building their futures on. The IoT has quite literally changed the way we live, and w...
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Bespoke rack-mount cases for leading CCTV solutions provider
Bespoke rack-mount cases for leading CCTV solutions provider
A market-leading CCTV solutions provider approached Impulse Embedded to help develop a number of hardware platforms for their central data storage servers.  As these servers operated 24/7 and nee...
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Rail certified, high performance computing platform enhances passenger infotainment
Rail certified, high performance computing platform enhances Wi-Fi based passenger infotainment
Impulse were approached by an innovative digital media company with a requirement for a EN50155 rail certified high performance computing platform to provide advanced passenger Wi-Fi and streaming fac...
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Bespoke rack-mount PC with vibration and shock protection for in-vehicle control application
Bespoke rack-mount PC with vibration and shock protection for in-vehicle control application
Our customer in the transportation industry needed a high performance rack mount PC for an in-vehicle control application. As the system would be deployed in rugged environments, the customer requi...
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High-performance embedded PC with flexible I/O for marine application
Oceanographic surveying application benefits from compact, high-performance embedded PC with flexible I/O
Our customer in the marine and subsea industry required a high performance, yet compact embedded PC for their on-board surveying application. The vessel conducts met-ocean surveys and forecasting f...
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OEM benefits from new M.2 SSD technology to enable faster disk read/write speeds
OEM benefits from new M.2 SSD technology to enable faster disk read/write speeds
Our customer, a leading OEM specialising in machine building, needed a solution to integrate into their existing hardware platform for their application which involved high speed data read/write.
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