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In our interview with Alfredo Neumann from Elatec, we discussed how they simplify the complex world of access control. Smart offices and factories rely on such systems for physical access, PC single sign-on, and fleet management. Elatec’s hardware, coupled with its software development kit and service, helps organizations unify siloed systems using RFID, NFC, and BLE in cards, key fobs and smartphones.
You may not have seen them, but Elatec multi-technology readers are everywhere. Enabling future-proof access control systems, they are often found in doors, gates and lifts. However, they also form part of smart office security systems, supporting secure printing and single sign-on. Then, there are the employee lockers, electric vehicle charging systems, and machine authentication. With so many systems to manage, Elatec helps to break down siloed access control, supporting RFID, NFC (near-field communication), and even BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy). Of course, smartphones are now supported, too, allowing credentials to be carried around on these ubiquitous devices.
Our interview with Alfredo Neumann explored how Elatec enables user authentication and identification solutions for secure, flexible, and future-proof access management by supporting more than 60 transponder technologies and 99 physical and mobile credentials.
Visit Elatec's website: elatec-rfid.com
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In our interview with Alfredo Neumann from Elatec, we discussed how they simplify the complex world of access control. Smart offices and factories rely on such systems for physical access, PC single sign-on, and fleet management. Elatec’s hardware, coupled with its software development kit and service, helps organizations unify siloed systems using RFID, NFC, and BLE in cards, key fobs and smartphones.
You may not have seen them, but Elatec multi-technology readers are everywhere. Enabling future-proof access control systems, they are often found in doors, gates and lifts. However, they also form part of smart office security systems, supporting secure printing and single sign-on. Then, there are the employee lockers, electric vehicle charging systems, and machine authentication. With so many systems to manage, Elatec helps to break down siloed access control, supporting RFID, NFC (near-field communication), and even BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy). Of course, smartphones are now supported, too, allowing credentials to be carried around on these ubiquitous devices.
Our interview with Alfredo Neumann explored how Elatec enables user authentication and identification solutions for secure, flexible, and future-proof access management by supporting more than 60 transponder technologies and 99 physical and mobile credentials.
Visit Elatec's website: elatec-rfid.com
Elektor Magazine: elektormagazine.com
Elektor Store: elektor.com
Elektor Industry: elektormagazine.com/partner-up





![Elektor News Bytes - Show #7 - Automotive Black Box, AI improves assembler, and more!
Welcome to show #7 of News Bytes, Elektors news show looking at whats happening in the electronics and semiconductor industry.
This episode is sponsored by TME. Products for makers and hobbyists are a solid and growing segment of the TME product portfolio. The most popular are Arduino boards, ranging from the iconic UNO Rev3, through to the MKR and NANO series, up to the PORTENTA boards focused on the needs of professional developers. Arduino’s latest addition to the lineup, the UNO Rev 4 Minima & UNO Rev 4 WiFi, can also be ordered directly from the website at https://www.tme.eu
In this episode, Stuart Cording, The Electronics Reporter, looks at:
[00:00] Intro to the show!
[00:47] Drop low-power MCUs from Ambiq into your wearable health app with the Apollo Four Lite and Apollo Four Blue Lite ultra-low power microcontrollers - https://ambiq.com/apollo4-lite/
[02:04] AI used to play games like Go has been used to improve assembler code - https://www.deepmind.com/blog/alphadev-discovers-faster-sorting-algorithms
[03:03] A new 5 kW power supply is launched by TSK targeting testing of EV batteries of over 600 V - http://www.emea.lambda.tdk.com/genesysplus
[04:53] From mid-2024, vehicles in the EU will need a black box (Event Data Recorder - EDR) to record data pre- and post-crash. To ensure reliable storage, Infineon has launched a new 1 megabit ferroelectric RAM (F-RAM) - https://www.infineon.com/cms/en/about-infineon/press/market-news/2023/INFATV202307-130.html
[06:17] Get reliable connections up to 16 Gbps and supporting up to 0.5 A with the Harwin Archer mezzanine connector series - https://www.harwin.com/connectors-hardware/pcb-connectors/0-50mm-pitch-pcb-connectors/
[07:13] Analog Devices are already offering software-defined, direct RF-sampling, wideband mixed-signal front-ends for future 6G and WiFi 7 development with their Apollo MxFE series - https://www.analog.com/en/product-category/mixed-signal-frontends.html?ADICID=PRLS_EMEA_p872450_Apollo
[08:30] Helping to reduce the size of automated test equipment and replace relays is the Toshiba TLP3476S photorelay - https://toshiba.semicon-storage.com/info/TLP3476S_datasheet_en_20230525.pdf?did=151743&prodName=TLP3476S
[09:43] Tasking announces the launch of their VX-Toolset Version Seven, a powerful Eclipse-based C and C++ compiler certified to ISO 26262 - https://www.tasking.com/products/arm
[10:42] Recognizing the importance of SiC for automotive electronics, Vitesco Technologies and Rohm have announced a long-term supplier partnership, securing parts for applications like their advanced inverters.
Please like, subscribe, and share if youve enjoyed this show. And if you have some industry news to share, get in touch with Stuart Cording on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuart-cording/). Elektor News Bytes - Show #7 - Automotive Black Box, AI improves assembler, and more!](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nr4mwKkjdYI/mqdefault.jpg)




