San Jose, CA (PRWEB) August 26, 2014
ADLINK Technology, a leading global provider of cloud-based services, intelligent gateways and embedded building blocks for devices that enable the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced that all of its new embedded boards and systems will include a unified board management controller (BMC) and the latest SEMA (Smart Embedded Management Agent) technology, facilitating data exchange with the cloud. ADLINK’s SEMA Cloud allows users to securely monitor system status, diagnose problems, and handle system management tasks from anywhere, at any time, over the Internet. A demonstration of our SEMA Cloud technology is being showcased in ADLINK’s booth #978 at IDF14 from September 9-11 at Moscone Center West in San Francisco, CA.
The Internet of Things (IoT) approach takes today’s intelligent middleware a step further than previous generations of remote management technology. By employing cloud server architecture and an M2M (machine-to-machine) stack as part of the SEMA Cloud solution, embedded devices can be connected to the cloud without additional design requirements.
SEMA Cloud provides the entire infrastructure, including the client application that gathers local data on the device and pushes it securely to the cloud. SEMA Cloud also includes the cloud server, which is set up to store and process this data, as well as the application to remotely monitor, control and configure the devices.
With SEMA Cloud, users can remotely monitor power supply voltage, CPU temperature, fan rotation speed and other significant data to determine whether the system is operating within normal parameters and if preventive measures should be taken to avoid disruption of service.
SEMA’s alarm and event creation feature allows users to define alarm thresholds for several types of data, such as system voltage, CPU temperature or fan rotation speed. The threshold configurations are stored locally on the client to guarantee reactions very close to real-time. If any user-defined limits are reached, an alarm will be issued via SMS text message or email, and SEMA can even be setup to take direct action to prevent failure of the system. In many cases, system malfunctions can be resolved by simply restarting or reconfiguring the device. Providing this proactive maintenance capability is one way in which SEMA Cloud goes beyond existing remote management technology.
SEMA Cloud also provides remote diagnosis and troubleshooting functionality for system users or operators located at a distance, allowing them to rescue or repair systems without making a physical visit to field devices. If the system or any module is powered down in a failure, the BMC circuitry will still remain active and produce a forensic report on the cause of the failure.
These compelling features help to prevent or eliminate system downtime and reduce the workload of field service technicians and related personnel resource demands, therefore enhancing the reliability of the entire system and reducing maintenance and repair costs. The TCO (total cost of ownership) benefits are especially significant in large scale systems, such as those for traffic management and monitoring or urban security surveillance, when a great number of controllers and related peripheral devices are deployed in the field over wide areas.
In mission-critical application scenarios such as transportation, aviation, power plants, electrical grids and other utilities, or high-tech manufacturing facilities, an unexpected system shutdown could result in great economic damage or even human loss. ADLINK’s SEMA Cloud device-to-cloud solution can help to detect and solve problems in connected devices before they get out of hand, is ideally suited to serve a wide range of embedded solution customers across many different vertical markets, and makes our customers’ solutions more secure, reliable and intelligent.
ADLINK IPCs or embedded systems with SEMA Cloud built in can serve as an ideal gateway or platform for the Internet of Things applications. It enables the connectivity of legacy industrial devices and other systems to the IoT, extracts raw data from these devices, and determines which data to save and which to send to the cloud for further analysis. The results of data analysis can provide valuable information for policy decision-making and generate innovative business opportunities.
The newest SEMA Cloud 2.3 version is available now, with support of the latest-generation embedded processing architectures from Intel, AMD and ARM, including Intel’s next-generation 14 nm platform and 2nd generation AMD Embedded R-Series APU (formerly codenamed “Bald Eagle”). In addition, SEMA Cloud 2.3 supports multiple operating systems, including VxWorks and Windows Compact.
For more product information, please visit: http://www.adlinktech.com/sema/index.php
About ADLINK
ADLINK Technology is enabling the Internet of Things (IoT) with innovative embedded computing solutions for edge devices, intelligent gateways and cloud services. ADLINK’s products are application-ready for industrial automation, communications, medical, defense, transportation, and infotainment industries. Our product range includes motherboards, blades, chassis, modules, and systems based on industry standard form factors, as well as an extensive line of test & measurement products and smart touch computers, displays and handhelds that support the global transition to always connected systems. Many products are Extreme Rugged™, supporting extended temperature ranges, shock and vibration.
ADLINK is a Premier Member of the Intel® Internet of Things Solutions Alliance and is active in several standards organizations, including PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG), PXI Systems Alliance (PXISA), and Standardization Group for Embedded Technologies (SGeT).
ADLINK is a global company with headquarters in Taiwan and manufacturing in Taiwan and China; R&D and integration in Taiwan, China, the US, and Germany; and an extensive network of worldwide sales and support offices. ADLINK is ISO-9001, ISO-14001, ISO-13485 and TL9000 certified and is publicly traded on the TAIEX Taiwan Stock Exchange (stock code: 6166).
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