{"id":1996,"date":"2019-10-09T01:59:37","date_gmt":"2019-10-09T01:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kusuaks7\/?p=1601"},"modified":"2024-03-13T14:54:16","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T14:54:16","slug":"how-to-extend-legacy-systems-into-the-ai-iot-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/ai-ml\/how-to-extend-legacy-systems-into-the-ai-iot-era\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Extend Legacy Systems into the AI &amp; IoT Era"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1996\" class=\"elementor elementor-1996\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75738bf6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75738bf6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f68310a\" data-id=\"6f68310a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-458a6f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"458a6f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h3 style=\"color: #aaa;font-style: italic\"><strong><em>With the recent discontinuation of 3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0generation Intel Core processors, how will the industry approach digital transformation?<\/em><\/strong><\/h3><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69d32db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69d32db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOrganizations in all industries are looking for ways to capitalize on technology megatrends like AI, machine learning and the IoT. More than just increasing efficiency and reducing costs, these enabling technologies allow for the implementation of new applications, services, and revenue models.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73cd3cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73cd3cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHowever, many of the electronic systems in operation today are typically deployed for five years, 10 years, or longer, which makes it difficult for OEMs and system integrators to capitalize on new advancements in technology. In fact, in this time of rapid innovation, the mere presence of legacy electronic systems can accelerate technical and business obsolescence.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12acfe1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12acfe1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSuch is the case in sectors like industrial automation, health care, and test &amp; measurement, where many electronic systems have been designed around integrated architectures. This makes it difficult for engineers to adopt the latest technologies, as upgrading an integrated system with new components often leads to compatibility issues. Therefore, each time a component or subsystem becomes outdated, the entire design becomes increasingly obsolete.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d62fa16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d62fa16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCurrently, this is the situation facing many devices that were designed around the recently discontinued 3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0generation Intel Core processor product line.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-977a3aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"977a3aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStill, the advantages of AI and IoT are too difficult to ignore. Collecting equipment or process data and transmitting it to an AI can immediately produce actionable insights. This is improving business and operational functions in the industries mentioned:\n<ul>\n \t<li>In\u00a0<strong>automation,<\/strong>\u00a0they can reduce equipment downtime via predictive maintenance, enhance the yield and quality of manufactured products, optimize supply chains, and increase workplace safety.<\/li>\n \t<li>In\u00a0<strong>health care,<\/strong>\u00a0they can improve the accuracy of diagnoses and quality of patient care, streamline administrative processes, and reduce overall hospitalization costs.<\/li>\n \t<li>In\u00a0<strong>test &amp; measurement,<\/strong>\u00a0they can increase the accuracy of measurements, decrease the number of test cycles required, free human resources, and reduce expenses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9e2395 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9e2395\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tModular, COM Express-based designs allow organizations to capitalize on this potential while maximizing existing engineering investments in both new and legacy systems.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6905de2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6905de2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h2><strong>Connected Intelligence in a COM<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f5506e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f5506e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCOM Express addresses the challenge of integrated systems architectures by decoupling compute, networking, and other resources from core system functionality. It achieves this with a two-board architecture based on a compute module and underlying carrier board. The carrier board can be customized with application-specific I\/O that allows data and power to be delivered between the COM Express compute module and the rest of the system.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97136f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97136f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTherefore, a legacy COM Express compute module can be replaced with a newer model containing AI or IoT-centric features. Given the recent discontinuation of popular 3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0generation Intel Core processors, COM Express offers a scalable path forward in the form of 7<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0generation Intel Core embedded processors.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d9560d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d9560d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeventh generation Core embedded processors are based on the Kaby Lake microarchitecture and provide up to four cores and a maximum clock frequency of 4.2 GHz with a configurable TDP of just 35W. The devices also integrate a range of features geared toward AI and IoT systems, including:\n<ul>\n \t<li><strong>Intel Advanced Vector Extensions 2<\/strong>\u00a0provides optimized instructions for floating-point computations, as well as 256-bit integer instructions for fused-multiply add (FMA) operations. These types of arithmetic are essential for the efficient, precision execution of AI and machine learning algorithms. Such algorithms can be developed and optimized for the integrated HD graphics units of 7<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0generation Core processors or companion accelerators like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.movidius.com\/myriadx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" internal=\"false\" class=\"broken_link\">Movidius Vision Processing Units (VPUs)<\/a>\u00a0using AI development frameworks like the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/software.intel.com\/en-us\/openvino-toolkit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" internal=\"false\" class=\"broken_link\">Intel\u00ae OpenVINO toolkit<\/a>.<\/li>\n \t<li>Support for up to\u00a0<strong>64 GB of 2133 MHz DDR4 memory<\/strong>, which is essential for AI inferencing because of the wide vector units used by CPUs for advanced arithmetic such as mentioned above.<\/li>\n \t<li>Security technologies like\u00a0<strong>Intel Protection Technology (IPT)<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Intel AES-NI<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Intel Memory Protection Extensions<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>(MPX)<\/strong>, and others help defend the boot sequence, sensitive data, and memory regions from network-borne attacks and software vulnerabilities. In an IoT system context, they also accelerate cryptographic workloads to free resources on the main CPU, and offer a unique, unalterable identity that can be used in remote authentication.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Intel vPro<\/strong>\u00a0delivers both virtualization and remote management capabilities that allow embedded systems to function like enterprise servers. Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel VT-x) can help partition the multicore devices so that certain cores hosting enterprise functionality can be updated with new software a la enterprise continuous delivery models. This while remaining isolated from other real-time functions of the system. vPro also includes provisions for remote management so that devices can be monitored, upgraded or repaired securely over the air or wire.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a938a36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a938a36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThese processors are supported on COM Express Type 2 modules like the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.adlinktech.com\/Products\/Computer_on_Modules\/COMExpressType2\/Express-SL2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-internal=\"false\">ADLINK Technology Express-SL2\/KL2<\/a>.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7e09d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e7e09d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content.cdntwrk.com\/files\/aHViPTYzODY3JmNtZD1pdGVtZWRpdG9yaW1hZ2UmZmlsZW5hbWU9aXRlbWVkaXRvcmltYWdlXzVkNmU3YjVhMGVlMDQuanBnJnZlcnNpb249MDAwMCZzaWc9NjI0ZDk0OTY4OThlYjk1MzQ4MmEyZTNjMjc0MTgyZTc%253D\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8086b27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8086b27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Figure 1. The ADLINK Technology Express-SL2\/KL2 COM Express Type 2 modules provide an upgrade path from the recently discontinued 3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0generation Intel Core processors to more modern 6<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0and 7<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0generation devices (Source:\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adlinktech.com\/Products\/Computer_on_Modules\/COMExpressType2\/Express-SL2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-internal=\"false\"><em>ADLINK Technology<\/em><\/a><em>).<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f5014f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f5014f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h2><strong>Bridging Legacy and Opportunity with COM Express<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc60b80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc60b80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWith 10-year lifecycle support from ADLINK and 15 years of support on Intel embedded CPUs, the 7<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0generation Intel Core-based Express-KL2 and 6<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0generation Intel Core-based Express-SL2 are viable options for migrating legacy equipment into the age of AIoT systems.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fc5721 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fc5721\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMost notably, the COM Express Type 2 modules host a VGA, PATA IDE, and PCI-compatible pinout that allows it to interface with a range of systems already well into their deployment lifecycle. They are also natively compatible with operating systems such as Windows 7, Windows Embedded Standard 7, Windows 8.1, and Embedded Linux. So rather than re-integrating a new carrier board, compute module, and software, existing systems based on the popular COM Express Type 2 specification can take advantage of modern processor capabilities by simply dropping in an Express-SL2 or KL2 processor module.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08e7587 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"08e7587\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content.cdntwrk.com\/files\/aHViPTYzODY3JmNtZD1pdGVtZWRpdG9yaW1hZ2UmZmlsZW5hbWU9aXRlbWVkaXRvcmltYWdlXzVkNmU3YjczZTkxMmMucG5nJnZlcnNpb249MDAwMCZzaWc9YjUwMTE1ZDA5M2FiZDY2NmEwNmI3M2E5M2U0Y2IwOGU%253D\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b742ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b742ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Figure 2. The Express-SL2\/KL2\u2019s Type 2 pinout supports legacy interfaces like PCI, PATA IDE, and VGA, allowing existing systems to migrate to modern day performance by simply swapping out compute modules (Source:\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adlinktech.com\/kr\/Computer_on_Modules_COM_Express_Type2.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-internal=\"false\"><em>ADLINK Technology<\/em><\/a><em>).<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bac154 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bac154\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFor engineering teams embarking on a new system design, the benefits of the COM Express architecture are obvious. The popularity of the standard and the modularity of the architecture provides a straightforward migration path that can sustain and modernize a product for decades. But for legacy systems based on integrated architectures, on the other hand, a retrofit may be in order.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b69b87c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b69b87c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe aforementioned support for legacy I\/O and software on platforms like the Express-SL2\/KL2 is a possibility in these situations. ADLINK design servers can assist with BIOS modification, hardware migration, and even testing to support retrofit projects. While the NRE investment is higher in the short term, the ability to reuse technology and prolong machinery with modernized processor complex easily offsets those costs.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-667b811 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"667b811\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEngineers looking to add groundbreaking AI performance to Express-SL2\/KL2-based designs can utilize the aforementioned Intel OpenVINO toolkit to develop precision AI inferencing algorithms that run on the integrated graphics cores of the host 6<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0and 7<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0generation Core processors.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71c0c34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71c0c34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\nFor designs that require even more ML performance, discrete AI accelerators like the Movidius X VPU can be outfitted on a companion carrier board. These extremely low-power hardware accelerators for neural network inferencing workloads integrate specialized vision processing cores that can be used to augment the AI performance of a host processor or provide AI compute capabilities to COM Express designs that don\u2019t include an AI-compatible host.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-248dbc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"248dbc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOnce again, with the accelerator housed on the carrier board, engineers are left with more options and more flexibility for the future.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-231198e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"231198e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn addition to 6<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0and 7<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0generation Core processors, the Express-SL2\/KL2 supports Intel Xeon processors and Intel Celeron devices. Along with 0\u00baC to 60\u00baC to -40\u00baC to +85\u00baC operating temperature range options, this breadth of processor support provides Express-SL2 and -KL2 systems with a sliding scale of performance and power consumption to meet the requirements of most automation, health care, and test systems.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e51e7fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e51e7fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h2><strong>Streamlining Digital Transition<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21d99bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21d99bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWith the ability to upgrade product offerings while keeping previous hardware and software investments in tact, solutions like ADLINK\u2019s Express-SL2\/KL2 module can thrust systems into the domain of connected intelligence.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3c16a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3c16a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn the health care industry, for example, OEMs are leveraging the devices to upgrade ultrasound, X-ray, and endoscopy machines that benefit from the improved graphics and video encode\/decode performance that current-generation Intel processors deliver in 3D imaging applications. In the automation sector, enhanced multicore performance and Gigabit Ethernet interfaces on the Express-SL2\/KL2 are empowering Industry 4.0 designs, enabling enterprise and operational applications on the same hardware as well as immediate access to IP networks. Test and measurement systems are utilizing the platform to add more and more performance for increasingly complex simulations.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-458aa14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"458aa14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnd, as next-generation compute, memory and networking technologies are integrated into advanced SoCs, future COM Express technologies will help designers in these industries continue to maximize their IP.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f70d8ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f70d8ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis article originally appeared on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embedded-computing.com\/machine-learning\/how-to-extend-legacy-systems-into-the-ai-iot-era\" rel=\"noopener\">Embedded Computing Design<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the recent discontinuation of 3rd\u00a0generation Intel Core processors, how will the industry approach digital transformation? 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