I am currently working as a Software Engineer at Unity Technologies as part of the Unity Platform team. I code in Python and Go at work building micro-services at scale, but also do other languages whenever required. I graduated from Stony Brook University with a Masters in Computer Science.I did my research on Computer Vision under the guidance of Prof. Roy Shilkrot @The Human Interaction Lab. I am also interested in IoT Computer Networks, and have worked on the same for scaling IoT Pub/Sub Networks, here's a paper which I worked on last summer - A Highly Resilient and Scalable Broker architecture for IoT applications which was published in COMSNET 2018. I also have quite some experience as a Full Stack Developer and I generally work on backend technologies as well as love automation.Download Resume
I am an outgoing Software Engineer seeking Full Time Opportunities to leverage my technical and professional expertise. I have worked as a Full Stack Developer in Quintype & ThoughtWorks in the few years and have helped build scalable platforms for different products. At Quintype I have been working on a SaaS solution for Publishers which helped them get online at scale without the pain of building everything on their own. I was part of the team responsible for the core product and I invested my time working on different fascets from scalable APIs to Analytics, where I solved critical problems such as handling millions of users which involved huge amounts of read and write operations to various caching solutions. I was also part of handling one of the customer BloombergQuint which consume our APIs for their publishing solutions and helped them build the backend & front-end components necessary for the same. I was also part of building Ruby gems & Node.js modules for our core APIs to be consumed seamlessly. I am looking forward to challenging full time opportunities.
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This is a project I am working on at the Human Interaction Lab @Stony Brook University under the guidance of Prof. Roy Shilkrot. The primary idea is to detect certain dark patterns which may/maynot be able to skew user opinion as well as influence user actions by using different types of design techniques. This is being used almost everywhere and in almost all most heavily used websites. Our goal in this project is the detection of such dark patters for websites and show it to users for more awareness. Here's a glimpse of the existing dark patterns - Dark Patterns Hall of Shame
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Basic Guide to Color Management - Chapter 01
1.0 Imaging SystemA digital Imaging system will consist of Imaging Input Devices, Image Display Devices, and Image Output Devices. It may be represented diagrammatically in a straight forward form as shown below and consist of:- Or in a more elaborate fashion as shown below:-
The technical performance of these devices will be elaborated on in subsequent sections of this ebook. In this context we will give you an understanding of how to relate the Digital Hardware and associated Software to the photographic process that you are used to.
For the moment we are concerned to establish firmly in your mind the need of working in a well defined, calibrate Digital Processing environment and removing a common attitude that "If I Stuff it up in the camera - I can always fix it later on in the computer". This is not the case!
In this context we will also distinguish between recovering a worthwhile image and manipulating an Image for Effect.
1.2 Color Gamut
Every color device, whether it be an Input device such as a Digital Camera or Scanner, a Display Device such as a Monitor or TV Projection Display, an Output device such as a Photo Quality Inkjet Printer is capable of responding to or reproducing a restricted proportion of the colors in the visible spectrum which the human eye is capable of detecting.
The range of colors detected or produced is called the devices "Color Gamut". When discussing "Color Gamut" it is customary to abbreviate it to "Gamut" for short.
The total electromagnetic magnetic spectrum along with the visible spectrum to which the human eye responds to is shown below:
1.3 Device Dependent Gamut
We now see that every device has its own Gamut.
- A Digital Camera has its own Gamut.
- A Scanner has its own Gamut.
- A Display Monitor has its own Gamut.
- An Ink jet Printer has it own Gamut.
- etc, ...,
To make matters worse the same Brands and Models of Input, Display, and Output devices have different Gamuts usually due to manufacturing variations and the environment in which they are working. These variations in the performance of different Color Devices explain in part why it can be difficult or frustrating when trying to get prints which match the original scene. To compound this the characteristics of the paper will also come into the color calibration of the system.
1.4 Color Space
Color may be defined digitally using different numeric units which are called "Color Spaces". One way of representing all the colors in nature is shown below:
The different color Input, Display, and Output devices often use a different "Color Space".
Some Important Color Spaces are:-
- RGB--------------Red, Green, Blue---------------------------Device Dependant.
- sRGB-------------Red,Green, Blue----------------------------Device Dependant.
- CMY--------------Cyan, Magenta, Yellow--------------------Device Dependant.
- CMYK------------Cyan, Magenta, Yellow,Black-------------Device Dependant.
- HSV---------------Hue, Saturation, Value
- CIE Lab-----------Luminance, with a, b chrominance--------Device Independent.
- CIE XYZ---------Trichromatic Values------------------------Device Independent.
Scanners and Monitors usually work in RGB Color Space.
Digital Cameras often work in sRGB Color Space.
Printers usually work in CMY or CMYK Color Space.
Thus Images scanned and displayed on RGB devices must be converted from RGB Color Space to CMY or CMYK Color Space at some stage in order to obtain photographic hard copy on a printer output device. This conversion is sometimes done in the computer and sometime done in the output device.
Likewise it follows that an image held in a digital CMY or CMYK file on a computer must be converted to RGB Color Space before being displayed on a Monitor. This conversion is usually done in the computer.
So we now see that we have diferent Color Spaces associated with different Input, Display, and Output Devices with each of them having a different Gamut!
Problems often occur when the Input Device(Digital Camera, Scanner etc.) has a larger Gamut than the Output Device (Say Ink Jet Printer).
Most original Transparencies and Color Prints have a larger Gamut than a typical Output Device such as an Ink Jet Printer and the associated paper type being used.
1.5.1 Color Space Mapping.
Mathematical operations based upon matrices are used to convert from say, RGB Color Space to CMYK Color Space. This is called Color Space Mapping and will be part of an Image Processing computer program. Your computer program may also enable you to work in different Color Spaces. Advantages to photographers in selecting a Color Space when manipulating Images will be considered when we distinguish bother sections of this course.
1.5.2 Gamut Mapping.
Mathematical operations again based upon matrices are used to redistribute the color values associated with one Imaging Device eg. Scanner to fit the Gamut of another Imaging Device eg. Monitor.
This is called Gamut Mapping.
The most common type of Gamut Mapping is "Gamut Compression".
Fortunately we are not concerned with the detailed mathematics required and will only need to appreciate the Digital Image Manipulation Process through the use of computer programs and Third Party Imaging Consultant Services.
Gamut mapping is achieved through what is called "Profiling".
Profiling enables us to perform Gamut Mapping in the Image Processing Software we may be using.
Typical Image Processing Software such as ADOBE PHOTOSHOP recognise and use international standards which assist us in the calibration process.
The creation of International Color Consortium (ICC) profiles for color Input , Display, and Output Devices is the foundation of Digital Color Management and embodies Digital Image Processing System Calibration. Color Management in the Mac and Windows environment has some diferences which will be addressed in later Section of this course.
Profiling has the following objectives common to both Operating Systems:
- Match the appearance of a Scanned original image to that Printed on a hard copy Output Device.
- Match the physical appearance of a Scanned original to that of the digital image displayed on the Monitor or VDU.
- Match the appearance of an image displayed on a Monitor to that to be obtained on a Printer.
Other objectives may include:-
- Simulating the appearance of image to be obtained on an Output Device on a Monitor or VDU. This is called "Soft Proofing".
- Simulating the appearance of an image on one Output Device to that which would be obtained on a different Output Device. This is known as "Digital Proofing". This could be extended to visualising an image on the same Output Device but taking into account different paper characteristics.
As most transparencies and Color Prints have a larger Gamut than a typical Output Device such as an Ink Jet Printer we aim through the Profiling Process to reproduce the Original Image realistically by "Compressing" or Mapping the Gamut of the Input Image to fit the colors available from the Output Device.
1.7 The Profiling Process
Our Digital Imaging Computer System can be represented diagrammatically as shown below.
The Device Independent Color Space was established in 1931 by the Commission International De L'Eclairge (CIE).
Two Common device independent Color Spaces are:-
- CIE Lab Color Space
- CIE XYZ Color Space
In order to map Input Color Space & Gamut to the Display Color Space & Gamut and Display Color Space & Gamut to the Output Color Space & Gamut we need a " Device Independent Color Space".
As already mentioned RGB, CMYK and CMY are all device dependent.
In 1931 an international group of scientists called the Commission Internationale De L'Eclairage (CIE) after researching the characteristics of human vision established an objective way of expressing color which specifies the entire visible color gamut.
Two common numeric Device Independent Color Spaces are:- CIE L.a.b. and CIE XYZ
As can be seen from the above diagram Device Independent Color Space is an intermediate Color Space through which Digital Cameras, Scanners, Monitors and Printers are calibrated and through which images are Mapped from one device to another.
The process of converting the characteristics of Device Dependent Color Space with its associated Gamut into CIE-L.a.b or XYZ Device Independent Color Space is called Profiling.
A Device Profile essentially consists of a List of Device specific RGB, CMY, or CMYK numbers and their equivalent CIE Device Independent Values.
This List of numbers identifies all of the colors capable of being Imputed (Scanner, Digital Camera, etc...), Displayed or Printed by the Device.
This List is called a LOOK-UP TABLE [LUT].
- A Digital Camera will have its unique Input Profile [LUT]
- A Digital Scanner will have its unique Input Profile [LUT].
- A Monitor or VDU will have its unique Display Profile [LUT].
- A Printer will have its unique Output Profile associated with a particular paper type [LUT].
- ... and so on.
Profiles are useless with out some way of applying them to an image or color document.
1.8 Applying Profiles.
Profiles are applied using a "Color Management Engine". An organisation, called the International Color Consortium [ICC] has created a well defined Profile Format [ICC3.0] which is gaining rapid acceptance as a Standard for Device Profiles.
An ICC Color Management Engine applies Profiles by joining two profiles, one for the Input device and one for the Output Device. The joining of these Profiles is done via an ICC-AWARE application program such as ADOBE PHOTOSHOP under these circumstances. The Digital Image is then passed under control of the computer program picture element (pixel) by picture element (pixel) through the Profiles.
When Profiles are used, your Digital Imaging software such as ADOBE PHOTOSHOP with its associated ICC Color Engine is Mapping the CIE-L.a.b numerical values of the Input Profile to the CIE-L.a.b numerical values of the Output Profile and then substitutes the Input and Output Device values through their Device Dependant Look-up tables for the CIE values.
This is all handled in your Digital Imaging Processing software such as ADOBE PHOTOSHOP.
The end result for example is a single Look-Up Table which converts Input device Gamut to Output device Gamut which may or may not involve a change of Color Space.
The Digital System is Calibrated and the creative photographic digital Image process occurs in a well defined and repeatable environment .
Methods of Calibrating your Digital Imaging System and obtaining the ICC profiles to incorporate into ADOBE PHOTOSHOP will be covered in subsequent sections of this ebook.
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Ethernet is a local area network (LAN) technology used for connecting computers and other devices to each other and to the internet. Ethernet cables provide the physical connection between the devices and are an essential component of an Ethernet network.
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Ethernet cables consist of four twisted pairs of copper wires covered in a plastic jacket. The twisted pairs reduce interference from other devices and the copper wires provide the conductivity for transmitting data. The cables are available in different lengths and colors to match the needs of different installations.
One end of the Ethernet cable is terminated in an RJ45 connector, which is a plastic plug with eight pins. The other end of the cable may be terminated in a similar connector or in a different type of connector, such as a fiber optic connector for fiber optic Ethernet cables.
Ethernet cables are typically connected to Ethernet ports on devices, such as computers, routers, and switches. The ports provide the interface between the cable and the device's network adapter, allowing the device to communicate with other devices on the network.
Ethernet cables are highly reliable and durable, and they provide a fast and secure connection for data transmission. They are widely used in homes, offices, and data centers, and they are an essential component of the internet infrastructure.
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Turn the fog lights on and off by turning the switch next to the headlight switch.
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Make sure the rear window is clear and you have good visibility before starting to drive.
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We present LevioPole, a rod-like device that provides mid-air haptic feedback for full-body interaction in virtual reality, augmented reality, or other daily activities. The device is constructed from two rotor units, which are designed using propellers, motors, speed controllers, batteries, and sensors, allowing portability and ease of use. Having each group of rotor units on both ends of the pole, these rotors generate both rotational and linear forces that can be driven according to the target application. In this paper, we introduce example applications in both VR and physical environment; embodied gaming with haptic feedback and walking navigation in a specific direction.
We, humans, interact with the real world via our own body and tools.The development of tools change our behavior and the relationships between the world and us. Especially, in human-computer interaction, because a characteristic of the devices allows inducing human actions, which kind of tool we use is important following contents and media. As shown in figure 1(a), human activity would be able to be augmented with the progress of technologies in future.
Recently developed technologies for devices, such as Microsoft Kinect or Nintendo Switch, allow full-body interactions in gaming. These technologies can be applied to various kind of contents, such as virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR). The intensity of force feedback or haptic sensation is as important as audio-visual feedback in full-body interaction. Each factor is limited by the size of the devices, mechanism and use situations. To provide strong mid- air haptic interaction, it is effective to use a grounded device which is mounted on the base, wall, or ceiling. However, the grounded device limit body motion by the base of them.
Attempting on improvement, researches on integrating haptic sensation or tangible UI on mid-air devices are being conducted. Thus, naturally there are many aspects to explore in this field. In case of haptic, a pseudo tactile sensation, which is generated by a wearable device is sometimes used [Katsumoto 2017; Murakami et al. 2017].
As different approaches to realize mid-air physical interaction, there are some trials using technologies related to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). HoverBall [Nitta et al. 2014] is an interactive ball containing a UAV inside. It can hover, and users can physi- cally interact with it during sports or gameplay. By introducing a metaphor of a ball, UAV can provide users with an experience different from levitating itself. HapticDrone [Abdullah et al. 2017] provides mid-air haptic feedback in 1D direction using UAV. It can generate controlled force rendering such as stiffness or weight sensation of a virtual object.
Our proposal, LevioPole, is a novel device that is able to provide mid-air haptic feedback during full-body interaction. Overview of LevioPole is a human-scale, rod-like device, which can be used in VR/AR contents to augment human motion as shown in figure 1(a). There are some advantages of LevioPole, being a rod-like device and having multirotors on the tip of each side; 1) users can easily understand how to handle the device by a metaphor of stick as a tangible interface, 2) interaction between user and device is safe because of a physical boundary, which separates the part which the user touches with mounted rotors, 3) various haptic patterns can be generated by driving force from multirotors.
LevioPole can be applied to various situations of VR, AR, or other daily activities. As shown in figure 1(b), the device can be used in VR games. By handling the device as a part of a tool, a player can interact with virtual objects and feel haptic sensation by collisions. As another situation, the device can be used in the physical world such as guiding a user to walk in a specific direction as shown in figure 1(c).
The hardware of the device is constructed from a rod and two quadrotor units which are mounted equally distant on each end of the rod. As shown in figure 2, electronic components of the rotor unit are similar to general components of a UAV; brushless motor, electronic speed controller (ESC), propeller, battery, IMU sensor, distance sensor, touch sensor, and microcontroller. As designed above, it allows portability and ease-of-use as a gaming controller or tool.
These rotors generate both rotational and linear forces through independently controlled motors. As shown in figure 3, the roll and pitch rotational forces, and the throttle linear force are provided by resultant forces from each thrust of propellers. Additionally, some characteristic haptic pattern can be provided by controlling the timing and the intensity of motors. For example, the dynamics of water or the bumps of solid objects can be generated according to VR contents (Figure 1(b)).
The device can connect to PC via serial communication for send- ing the data of device conditions and receiving commands to gen- erate haptic patterns. It can also be used in VR environment using head-mounted display (HMD) and motion tracking system.
Figure 2: electronic components of a rotor unit
At SIGGRAPH 2018 Emerging Technology exhibition we will demon- strate three type of VR experience; 1) extreme sports gaming on the river using paddles, 2) high jumping actions with flying/falling, 3) fitness application such as weightlifting. By integrating LevioPole with a HMD and a motion tracker, attendees can experience full- body mid-air interactions and feel various force feedback or haptic sensation triggered by VR contents.
Figure 3: generated forces driven by thrust of rotors
Muhammad Abdullah, Minji Kim, Waseem Hassan, Yoshihiro Kuroda, and Seokhee Jeon. 2017. HapticDrone: An Encountered-Type Kinesthetic Haptic Interface with Controllable Force Feedback: Initial Example for 1D Haptic Feedback. In Adjunct Publication of the 30th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST ’17). ACM, New York, NY, USA.https://doi.org/10.1145/3131785. 3131821Yuichiro Katsumoto. 2017. Bottomless Joystick 2. In ACM SIGGRAPH 2017 Emerging Technologies (SIGGRAPH ’17). ACM, New York, NY, USA.https://doi.org/10.1145/ 3084822.3084826Takaki Murakami, Tanner Person, Charith Lasantha Fernando, and Kouta Minamizawa. 2017. Altered Touch: Miniature Haptic Display with Force, Thermal and Tactile Feed- back for Augmented Haptics. In ACM SIGGRAPH 2017 Emerging Technologies (SIG- GRAPH ’17). ACM, New York, NY, USA.https://doi.org/10.1145/3084822.3084836Kei Nitta, Keita Higuchi, and Jun Rekimoto. 2014. HoverBall: Augmented Sports with a Flying Ball. In Proceedings of the 5th Augmented Human International Conference (AH ’14). ACM, New York, NY, USA.https://doi.org/10.1145/2582051.2582064
“LevioPole: Mid-air Haptic Interactions using Multirotor”Tomoya Sasaki,Richard Sahala Hartanto,Kao-Hua Liu,Keitarou Tsuchiya,Atsushi Hiyama,Masahik InamiＤＯＩ10.1145/3214907.3214913
Tomoya Sasaki, Richard Sahala Hartanto, Kao-Hua Liu, Keitarou Tsuchiya, Atsushi Hiyama, Masahiko Inami, LevioPole, General Category/Entertainment Division, Grand Award/The Minister of METI Award, 2018 Asia Digital Art Award FUKUOKA, 2018
This project was supported by JST ERATO Grant Number JPM- JER1701, Japan.


All Porsche 997.1 cars came with Porsche’s PCM 2.1 multimedia system. PCM 2.1 is a modular system that in its base version contains a radio and on-board computer. It can be expanded with a navigation computer, CD changer, phone module, and better audio amplifiers (such as a Bose system). All of these are linked to the PCM head unit via an optical MOST bus. Unfortunately, PCM 2.1 offers neither Bluetooth connectivity nor an AUX audio input. This is an omission that I really don’t understand, as the COMAND NTG 1 of my Mercedes W211 from the same era has both. The available phone module requires a second SIM card instead of being able to connect to the driver’s phone.
Throughout the years there have been several systems to at least partly solve this problem. Some of these use the ever-popular solution of including an FM transmitter, which is suboptimal at best. Dension offer a unit that ties into the MOST bus, but it is quite expensive. The most attractive solution to me is the Mr12Volt MOST box, which is quite affordable, yet includes Bluetooth for both handsfree calling and audio streaming, an AUX port, and music playback from USB sticks and SD cards. The only solution more powerful is a new head unit, either from a third party or Porsche’s PCCM+, and this is the way to go if you want Apple CarPlay/Android Auto.
The Mr12Volt Box presents itself to PCM as CD changer. It requires the MOST bus to be active, which is the case if you car already contains one of the additional systems (navigation, CD changer, Bose audio, or phone). If not, the CD changer functionality will have to be activated with the PIWIS software. There’s a lengthy and very useful thread about the installation on Rennlist. There are essentially three possibilities for the installation:
- Close to the PCM unit, drawing power from the PCM wires itself or the 12V port in the passenger’s footwell (if present).
- Replacing the CD changer in the frunk.
- Replacing the phone module under the right front seat.
Each option has its advantages and disadvantages with regard to access to power and (microphone) cable routing. If you don’t need the microphone, installation in the CD changer’s location (if present) is the easiest, as you then don’t need to pull out the PCM or fiddle under the right seat. In all cases, CD changers and phone modules need to be taken out of the MOST loop. An existing phone module needs to be coded out, otherwise there will be an error message during each start.
The stock microphone is located behind the steering wheel, but this is not usable with the Mr12Volt box. One option for placing the microphone is in the instrument cluster. Enfig make a microphone that fits into the location behind the steering wheel.
In my car, I decided to go for the frunk. I removed the CD changer, soldered pins onto the ends of the Mr12Volt power cable, and inserted those into the CD changer power plug (brown is ground, red/green is 12V). The Bluetooth box currently dangles in the frunk, I might design and 3D print a bracket for it.
I right away got the message that the phone is not available, despite the phone module still being connected. This will have to be coded out and I will disconnect the phone module. I haven’t decided yet how to deal with the microphone.
The phone module is located under the right seat. Two 10mm bolts are hidden away under the carpet, removing these allows for removal of the bracket that holds the phone module. This is held in place by two more 10mm bolts and three cables – the antenna, MOST bus, and power. The latter two require depressing parts of the connector. I could only get the antenna connector off by prying it off with a screwdriver. I then wrapped some foam around the connectors and secured it with a tie wrap to keep the loose connectors from rattling.


The rise of Digital Apps in the Healthcare Field
Digital Apps and platforms are set to become the “new normal” in healthcare.
According to Deloitte, the need for a cost effective healthcare is increasing every year. The NHS funding gap forecast to reach £30 by the end of 2021. Moreover, the rise in chronic conditions in the UK, expected to cost £5 billion per year by 2018.
This is a trend happening to most of the European countries today.
Digital Apps, platforms wearables – also known as Technology-Enabled Care (TEC) – involves the convergence of technologies, digital media and mobile devices to improve the quality of healthcare services for both patients and doctors.
This digital approach is able to provide cost-effective solutions at a time when the demands of health services continue to increase due to the EU’s growing and ageing population and the rising costs of advanced medical treatments.
Opportunities of using mobile technology have improved in the last 5 years, with the growing usage of smartphones even among older age groups.
Using smartphones and digital apps will become a solid part of the future healthcare services with the aim of delivering better and personalised services to patients. Moreover, portable medical devices and data are becoming extremely important in healthcare and will enable the delivery of better and more precise medicine.
What if it would be possible to monitor the condition of the retina daily, and from our living room?
Well, it is now possible, thanks to the Artificial Intelligence technologies and smartphone-based medical devices.
Performing non-urgent monitoring examinations without going to the hospital is a game changer for the entire ecosystem and can provide benefits for all.
Joining the See Far Project, we are building one block of the future healthcare. The scope is to help people with visual deficiencies to continue to live a normal life, monitoring their retinal conditions constantly using their own smartphones.
During the last 2 years, the Partners involved in the Project are developing a new technological solution.
Attaching the D-EYE Smartphone-Based ophthalmoscope, the user will be able to record images and videos of the retina and thus, monitoring the status of the disease directly from his/her home.
In fact, once downloaded in the user’s smartphone, The See Far App will:
- Allow patients to perform retinal ophthalmoscopies directly from their home using the D-EYE smartphone-based ophthalmoscope
- Create a draft result using AI algorithms that can help the ophthalmologist in the final referral
- Give feedback to the patients with notes and referral from the paired ophthalmologist
With these tools, users can capture and analyse the retinal images from home, without the need to go to the hospital or clinic to get a full fundus examination. This is extremely helpful to monitor the progression of a disease, especially during the pandemic situation the world is facing at the moment. And a benefit for the ophthalmologist too.
In fact, thanks to the AI algorithms implemented, the retina specialist will receive a draft estimation of the status of the pathology, helping the doctor to deliver a more precise referral.
See Far is a contribution towards the medicine and monitoring of the future. Try to imagine a world where AI is able to organize patient routes, treatment plans better, providing physicians and doctors with all the information they need to make better decisions every day.
And this is not a distant or utopian future, as we are gradually getting there, step by step.
And we are trying to help this disruption by bringing AI at home, to detect and monitor pathologies that can affect the sight and thus the life of ageing people around the world.
The future is today.


KB000854 - GSatMicro OEM: Where is the command on how to set the relay output pins high or low on the GSatMicro OEM?
First up is a common item which is how the device is wired, as the outputs are not “driven”, they are “relay” outputs. When the output is active, it sinks current to ground, and when not active, the pin is high Z (but not high voltage). To use the output pin as a high/low IE VCC/GND output, you would wire a pullup resistor on the output.
KB000836 - Regarding the GSatMicro OEM: how do I re-configure the SPNet configuration or check that it is correct?
You must activate your SBD services first by contacting your Airtime service vendor and initiating activation. Once activated, you will be able to proceed with your configurations by following instructions in the Wiki: https://www.gsattrack.com/wiki/GSatMicro.ashx
KB000747 - Does the GSatMicro message format support PECOS?
The GSatMicro does support the PECOS format for short position. The long position format could be supported as well. Since the GSatMicro is quite flexible in terms of programming and message packing, the scripting capabilities make it quite easy to build features like this.
KB000706 - Does the GSatMicro come with a battery charging and configuration cable?
Yes. Once you’ve removed the GSatMicro from its box, underneath you will find the charging and configuration cable. It may look like a standard charging cable for an M2M device with its black matte finish and 3 end split with over mold, but it's much more. On one end, you’ll notice a well-founded “GSatMicro” print on it with a white arrow facing down which will go into the GSatMicro’s charging port, that is located under the black rubber cap up top of the GSatMicro. On the other side of the cable end, you’ll see the GSE logo over mold, which divides that end to a USB port, RS232, and DC Power & I/O.
The GSatMcro can rest on the shelf for years without needing to be charged. For self-powered operation, or operation on USB, an optional 2500 mAh LiPo battery pack can be added. This battery pack was custom designed with special LiPo materials to achieve a 20% increase in battery density. Also, the size was custom built to fit within the outline of the GSatMicro board for an efficient stackable design.
Power and Battery Power Connections: USB DC Input (4.5V to 5.5V)
High Voltage DC Input (7.5V to 36V) (protected to 40V DC)
Battery Type: Internal LiPo 2500mAh with PTC
Battery Charge Time USB: 4-6 hours
Battery Charge Time DC: 2-3 hours
KB000181 - Why aren't my commands working for an older/original GSatMicro?
Our GSatMicro product has gone through many software iterations (as outlined in the wiki documentation). Newer GSatMicros communicate using an extremely efficient binary format that includes authentication and (optionally) encryption, ensuring reduced airtime costs while retaining information security.
However, older GSatMicros communicated using plain-text Lua commands. Our GSatTrack tracking platform automatically translates your commands, such as parameter updates, into the correct format for transmission to the GSatMicro. But in the case of very old GSatMicros (pre-version 1), even the Lua commands may not be working. If this is the case, you can issue correct commands manually by going to Send Command > Raw Commands on the tracking platform. The format for pre-version 1 Lua commands are only slightly different than the ones outlined in the documentation. Instead of specifying parameters using "settings.<parameter>" you simply use the <parameter> name in quotes.
Version 1: settings.flash(settings.sleep, 300)
Pre-Version 1: settings.flash("sleep", 300)
Version 1: settings.flash(settings.sos_sleep, 300)
Pre-Version 1: settings.flash("sos_sleep", 300)
As always, if you encounter any trouble working with your GSatMicro, simply contact us for assistance.
KB000176 - How to decode the hex file on the GSatMicro to get the latitude and longitude?
You'll first want to change the reporting format of the Micro to one of our public formats as it is likely still in the default proprietary format which we do not have documentation on:
0 = Proprietary format
1 = 10 byte format
2 = 18 byte high resolution format
We understand there are problems that cannot be solved by a product-in-a-box. If you have special requirements for your project, please contact us and we will provide you with a custom solution tailor-fit to your needs.


We measure the mass and radius of the star and planet in the TrES-2 system using 2.7 years of observations by the Kepler spacecraft. The light curve shows evidence for ellipsoidal variations and Doppler beaming on a period consistent with the orbital period of the planet with amplitudes of 2.79 -0.62 and 3.44 -0.37 parts per million (ppm), respectively, and a difference between the dayside and the nightside planetary flux of 3.41 -0.82 ppm. We present an asteroseismic analysis of solar-like oscillations on TrES-2A which we use to calculate the stellar mass of 0.94 ± 0.05 M and radius of 0.95 ± 0.02 R . Using these stellar parameters, a transit model fit and the phase-curve variations, we determine the planetary radius of 1.162 -0.024 R Jup and derive a mass for TrES-2b from the photometry of 1.44 ± 0.21 M Jup. The ratio of the ellipsoidal variation to the Doppler beaming amplitudes agrees to better than 2σ with theoretical predications, while our measured planet mass and radius agree within 2σ of previously published values based on spectroscopic radial velocity measurements. We measure a geometric albedo of 0.0136 -0.0033 and an occultation (secondary eclipse) depth of 6.5 -1.8 ppm which we combined with the day/night planetary flux ratio to model the atmosphere of TrES-2b. We find that an atmosphere model that contains a temperature inversion is strongly preferred. We hypothesize that the Kepler bandpass probes a significantly greater atmospheric depth on the night side relative to the day side.


Holland Oto developed a miniature model of the new generation Citea from VDL Bus & Coach.
Over the past decade, VDL Bus & Coach has become one of the leading players in Europe in the field of e-mobility. Since the introduction of the first Citea SLF-120 Electric in Geneva, during the UITP Mobility & City Transport exhibition in 2013, VDL Bus & Coach has focused strongly on electric mobility.
Based on the VDL vision, a bus concept has been developed that is based entirely on an electric drive train and that is ready for the future, with zero emissions as a matter of course. Batteries in the floor, a one-piece composite side wall, clever energy management, a sophisticated climate control system and an ergonomic driver’s environment. With these 5 important innovations, VDL Bus & Coach is introducing the product range of the new generation VDL Citea, which consists of 4 improved length variants and 5 types.
During Innotrans 2022, VDL Bus & Coach has shown its new generation Citea to the public for the first time.
Holland Oto was allowed to develop a miniature model of this beautiful new bus.
Soon also available in our webshop!


The challenges of research data management, data validation and analysis, and data governance—combined with the technical complexity of building and managing high-volume data infrastructure—make delivering robust, scalable, and high-performance data solutions a daunting task. Add the powerful resources that create mountains of scientific data from computer simulations, experiments, and observations at various facilities, and that daunting task becomes a grand challenge.
The Scalable Data Infrastructure for Science (SDIS) Initiative in the Computing and Computational Sciences Directorate at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory aims to tackle this grand challenge by defining and building a scalable data framework that addresses every stage of the data lifecycle to support scientists’ workflows and, by extension, accelerate scientific breakthroughs.
Modern science is driven by large-scale instruments and scientific user facilities that produce increasing amounts of highly heterogeneous data, which is then analyzed by teams of specialists from different domains. The increasing variety and volume of data, along with large teams created by the multi-facility collaborative paradigm between distinct domain specialists, creates several challenges that must be addressed to efficiently and effectively plan and conduct scientific research. Most facilities are independently grappling with such challenges in data acquisition, pre-processing, collection, management, analysis, and publication that must be addressed to create a data-rich scientific ecosystem.
SDIS has three focus areas that support researchers by building scalable data infrastructure and providing data management guidance across the entire data lifecycle:


Retract Control System for 3 retract units and door secuencer
Version 2 closes the doors when the gear is down while version 1 keep the doors open.
This electronic switch is used to control the sequence of electric retract from your transmitter gear channel switch.
It is a replacement control box for the JP Hobby electric retracts.
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Bimal Bose held the Condra Chair of Excellence (Endowed Chair Professor) in Power Electronics at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, since 1987, where he was responsible for teaching and the research program in power electronics and motor drives. Concurrently, he was the Distinguished Scientist (1989-2000) and the Chief Scientist (1987-1989) of EPRI-Power Electronics Applications Center, Knoxville, TN. Prior to this, he was a Research Engineer in the General Electric Corporate Research and Development (now GE Global Research Center), Schenectady, NY, for 11 years (1976-1987), an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY for five years (1971-1976), and a faculty member at Bengal Engineering and Science University (BESU)(formerly Bengal Engineering College), India for 11 years (1960-1971). He is specialized in power electronics and motor drives area, and has given extensive contributions in power converters, PWM techniques, electric/hybrid vehicle drives, microprocessor/DSP control, system simulation, renewable energy systems, and application of artificial intelligence techniques (expert system, fuzzy logic and neural network) in power electronics and drives systems. He served as a visiting professor in Federal University of Mato Grosso Sul (1989), Brazil; Aalborg University (1997), Denmark; Padova University (2003), Italy; Sevilla University (2008), Spain; and European Ph.D. School (2010), Italy. He has been power electronics consultant in a large number of industries. Dr. Bose has authored and co-authored more than 250 papers and holds 21 U.S. patents. He has authored/edited seven books in power electronics: Power Electronics and Motor Drives – Advances and Trends(Elsevier/Academic Press, 2006), Modern Power Electronics and AC Drives(Prentice-Hall, 2001), Power Electronics and AC Drives (Prentice-Hall, 1986), Power Electronics and Variable Frequency Drives (Wiley/IEEE Press, 1997), Modern Power Electronics (IEEE Press, 1992), Microcomputer Control of Power Electronics and Drives (IEEE Press, 1987), and Adjustable Speed AC Drive Systems (IEEE Press, 1981). The books have been translated in several foreign languages. “Dr. Bimal K. Bose: A Reference for Generations – globally promoted power electronics, not only by his research publications and books, but also through his endless tutorial presentations, invited seminars, IEEE Distinguished Lectures and keynote addresses throughout the world” – comments IEEE IES Magazine Editor (June 2009). The IEEE IE Society Magazine (June 2009) honored him by publishing a “Special Issue Honoring Dr. Bimal Bose and Celebrating His Contributions in Power Electronics” with his photo on front cover.
Dr. Bose has served the IEEE in various capacities, including Member of the IEEE Awards Board, Member of the IEEE Medal in Power Engineering Committee, Chairman of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IES) Power Electronics Council, Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, IEEE IECON Power Electronics Chairman, Chairman of the IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS) Industrial Power Converter Committee, IAS Member of the Neural Network Council, Vice-Chair of the IEEE Medals Council, Vice-Chair of the IAS Distinguished Lecture Program, Member of IEEE-USA Energy Policy Committee, Member of the IEEE Fellow Committee, Member of IEEE Lamme Medal Committee, Member of the Editorial Board of the Proceedings of the IEEE, and Member of IEEE Spectrum Advisory Board. He was the Guest Editor of the Proceedings of the IEEE (Special Issue of Power Electronics and Motion Control, August 1994), and Special Section Editor of IEEE Transactions of Industrial Electronics (Neural Network Applications in Power Electronics and Motor Drives, February 2006). Dr. Bose has B.E. degree in 1956 from BESU, India, M.S. degree in 1960 from University of Wisconsin, Madison,, and D. Phil degree in 1966 from Calcutta University.
- Honorary D.Sc. from President of India (for IIEST) (2013)
- IEEE PELS Newell Award (2005)
- IEEE Millennium Medal (2000)
- IEEE Meritorious Achievement Award (1997)
- IEEE Lamme Medal (1996)
- IEEE IES Eugene Mittelmann Award (1994)
- IEEE Region 3 Outstanding Engineer Award (1994)
- IEEE IAS Outstanding Achievement Award (1993)
Miroslav M. Begovic, he received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and joined the faculty at Georgia Tech in 1989.
Begovic’s research interests lie in wide area monitoring, protection and emergency control using smart grid apparatus; sustainable and resilient energy infrastructures; and managing large assets in energy infrastructure. He has participated in several collaborative research projects for the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy, resulting in more than $10 million of funding in collaborative research over the last five years.
Begovic is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ (IEEE) Power and Energy (PES), Computer, and Circuits and Systems Societies. In 2011 he was elected president of PES. He is also a Fellow of IEEE, an IEEE PES Distinguished Lecturer and a member of Sigma Xi, Eta Kappa Nu, Phi Kappa Phi and Tau Beta Pi.
Begovic has published approximately 200 journal and conference papers and has presented nearly 100 keynote speeches, invited talks and presentations. Dr. Begovic consults with industry in the areas of wide area protection and distribution system operation, especially photovoltaic systems. Recently, he has appointed as the head of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University.
Mladen Kezunovic is a Professor at Texas A&M University where he has been employed since 1986. Dr. Kezunovic serves several leading roles at the university: Director, Smart Grid Center; Site Director, NSF Power Systems Engineering Research Center (PSerc); Director, Power Systems Control and Protection Lab. He also acts as the Principal Consultant, as well as President and CEO of XpertPowerTM Associates, which has been providing consulting, product development and training services for utility industry for the last 23 years.
He worked for Westinghouse Electric in the U.S.A. as a Systems Engineer on developing the first all-digital substation during 1979-1980 and for Energoinvest Company in Europe as the Technical Lead for substation automation development during 1980-86. He spent nine months as a consultant for EdF’s Research Centre in Clamart, France in 1999/2000 and was a Visiting Professor at the University of Hong Kong in fall of 2009. He also served as a consultant to over 50 utilities and vendors worldwide. He served two terms (2009-2013) as the Director on the Board of Directors of the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) representing research organizations and universities, and served as a member of the Testing and Certification Committee of SGIP and Member of the SGIP Membership and Marketing Committee. His research interests are protection and control of power systems, as well as smart grids.
Dr. Kezunovic was a Principal Investigator on over 100 R&D projects, published more than 450 papers and gave over 100 invited lectures, short courses and seminars around the world. He is an IEEE Fellow and Distinguished Speaker, CIGRE Fellow, and registered Professional Engineer in Texas. He is the recipient of the Inaugural 2011 IEEE Educational Activities Board Standards Education Award “for educating students and engineers about the importance and benefits of interoperability standards”.
George W. Arnold, from 2009 to 2013, Dr. Arnold was the federal government’s National Coordinator for Smart Grid Interoperability at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), responsible for leading the development of standards underpinning the Smart Grid in the U.S. He returned to the private sector in June 2014 and is presently CEO of Tercio Solutions LLC, a high-tech software company specializing in dynamic scheduling and optimization of industrial operations.
Dr. Arnold previously served as a Vice-President at Bell Laboratories where he directed the company’s global standards efforts and management of intellectual property. Prior to this role, Dr. Arnold had a wide range of technical and managerial assignments at Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, and AT&T in research and development, product management, quality management and process re-engineering.
Dr. Arnold also served as Chairman of the Board of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), a private, non-profit organization that coordinates the U.S. voluntary standardization and conformity assessment system. He also served as Vice-President-Policy for the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and President of the IEEE Standards Association.
Dr. Arnold received a Doctor of Engineering Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Columbia University in 1978. He is a Fellow of the IEEE.
Mariusz Malinowski (S’99–M’03–SM’08-F’13) received the Ph.D. and D.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering (with awards) from the Institute of Control and Industrial Electronics, Warsaw University of Technology (WUT), Warsaw, Poland, in 2001 and 2012, respectively. He was a Visiting Scholar with Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark; the University of Nevada, Reno; the Technical University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany; and the ETH Zurich, Switzerland. He was also a Visiting Professor with the Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria, Valparaíso, Chile; the University of Cergy-Pontoise, Cergy-Pontoise, France; and the École Nationale Supérieure d’Électronique, d’Électrotechnique, d’Informatique, d’Hydraulique, et des Télécommunications–Laplace, Toulouse, France. He is currently with the Institute of Control and Industrial Electronics, WUT. He has co-authored more than 130 technical papers and 6 books. He is also the holder of two implemented patents. His current research activities include the control and the modulation of grid-side converters, multilevel converters, smart grids, and power-generation systems based on renewable energies.
Prof. Malinowski is an active member of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IES) and the IEEE Poland Section (PS), where he is currently IES VP for Workshops Activities and VP of PS IEEE. He is also an Associate Editor for the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER ELECTRONICS and the Past Editor in Chief for the IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine (2010-2012). He was the recipient of the Siemens Prize (2002 and 2007), the WUT President Prize (2001, 2005, 2007,2009, 2011 and 2013), a paper award at the Industrial Electronics Conference 2000 and European Power Electronics–Power Electronics and Motion Control 2004, the Polish Minister of Science and Higher Education Awards (2003 and 2008) and the Prime Minister of Poland award for habilitation in 2013. His industry application received many awards and medals, e.g., the Innovation Exhibition in Geneva (2006) and the Exhibition in Brussels “Eureco” (2006). He received IEEE IES David Irwin Early Career Award for “Outstanding research and development of modulation and control for industrial electronics converters” in 2011.
Leopoldo G. Franquelo, Was born in Málaga, Spain. He received the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain in 1977 and 1980 respectively. In 1978 he joined the Universidad de Sevilla as Research Assistant, becoming Associated Professor in 1982 and Professor since 1986. From 1998 to 2005 was Director of the Electronics Engineering Department. His technical interests started in 1978 with Microprocessor Industrial Electronics Applications, evolving to Electronics Power Applications and in the 90’s to Application Specific ICs design for the control of Power Converters. His current research interest lies on modulation techniques for multilevel inverters and its application to power electronic systems for renewable energy systems.
He is leading a large research and teaching team in Spain that has been awarded with the “Excellence Status” by the Andalusian Government. His activity can be summarized as: 65 Publications in prestigious International Journals, including the IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics and the Proceedings of the IEEE, 180 publications in Conferences, 12 Patents, and 78 R&D projects. He is the recipient of several awards: the 2008 IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine Best paper award and the 2012 IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics best paper award. He is also the recipient of the 2009 Andalusian R&D Award, the 2012 IEEE-IES Eugene Mittelmann achievement award and the University of Sevilla 2013 FAMA award.
He is IEEE member since 1984, Senior Member since 1996 and Fellow since 2005. He has been Vice-president of the Industrial Electronics Society Spanish Chapter (2002-2003), Member at large of the Industrial Electronics Society AdCom (2002-2003), and Vice president for Conferences of the Industrial Electronics Society (2004-2007), President Elect of the Industrial Electronics Society (2008-2009) and he is currently serving in the same society as Distinguished Lecturer (2006), Associated Editor of the Transactions on Industrial Electronics (2007-), Senior AdCom Member (2008) and President (2010- 2011). He is currently IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics Co-Editor in Chief.
Kaushik Rajashekara obtained his PhD (1984) degrees in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Science. In 1989, he joined Delphi division of General Motors Corporation in Indianapolis, IN, USA as a staff project engineer. In Delphi and General Motors, he held various lead technical and managerial positions, and managed a team responsible for developing electric machines, controllers, and power electronics systems for electric, hybrid, and fuel cell vehicle systems, and in 2000, he was promoted to Technical Fellow and Chief Scientist for Advanced Propulsion Systems. In 2006, he joined Rolls-Royce Corporation as a Chief Technologist and was a Rolls-Royce Fellow for More Electric Aircraft architectures and power conversion/control technologies for gas turbines in aero, marine, defense, and energy applications. Since August 2012, he is a Distinguished Professor and Endowed Chair in Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Texas at Dallas. He also holds honorary Qiushi Chair Professor in Zhejiang University, China.
Prof. Rajashekara has published more than 120 papers in international journals and conferences, and has over 35 patents on power electronics & drives, electric/hybrid vehicle propulsion, fuel cell power conversion systems, and more electric aircraft. He has given more than 100 invited presentations (in over 40 countries) in international conferences and universities. He has co-authored one IEEE Press book on sensorless control of ac motor drives and contributed individual chapters to five published books.
Prof. Rajashekara was elected as Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering (NAE) for contributions to electric power conversion systems in transportation (2012) and as Foreign Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (2012). He is the recepient of the IEEE Richard Harold Kaufmann award (2013) for outstanding contributions to the advancement of electrical systems in transportation; IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS) Outstanding Achievement Award for outstanding contribution for the application of electricity to industry (2009), and IEEE IAS Gerald Kliman award (2006) for contributions to the advancement of power conversion technologies through innovations and their applications to industry. He is a Fellow of IEEE (1999) and a Fellow of SAE International (2006) for contributions to the advancement of power conversion and propulsion systems.
John D. McDonald, P.E., is Director, Technical Strategy and Policy Development for GE Energy Management’s Digital Energy business. John has 40 years of experience in the electric utility industry. John joined GE in 2008 as General Manager, Marketing for GE Energy’s Transmission and Distribution (now Digital Energy) business. In 2010, John accepted his current role of Director, Technical Strategy and Policy Development where he is responsible for setting and driving the vision that integrates GE’s standards participation, and Digital Energy’s industry organization participation, thought leadership activities, regulatory/policy participation, education programs, and product/systems development into comprehensive solutions for customers.
He is a sought-after industry leader, technical expert, educator, and speaker. In his 28 years of Working Group and Subcommittee leadership with the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) Substations Committee, John led seven Working Groups and Task Forces who published Standards/Tutorials in the areas of distribution SCADA, master/remote terminal unit (RTU) and RTU/IED communications protocols. John was elected to the Board of Governors of the IEEE-SA (Standards Association) for 2010-2011, focusing on long term IEEE Smart Grid standards strategy. John was elected to Chair the NIST Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) Governing Board for 2010-2012. John is presently Chairman of the Board for SGIP 2.0, Inc., and the member-funded non-profit organization.
John is Past President of the IEEE PES, Chair of the Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative (SGCC) Board, member of the IEEE PES Region 3 Scholarship Committee, the VP for Technical Activities for the US National Committee (USNC) of CIGRE, and the Past Chair of the IEEE PES Substations Committee. He was the IEEE Division VII Director in 2008-2009. John is a member of the Advisory Committee for the annual DistribuTECH Conference, Vice Chair of the Texas A&M University Smart Grid Center Advisory Board, and member of the Purdue University Office of Global Affairs Strategic Advisory Council. John received the 2009 Outstanding Electrical and Computer Engineer Award from Purdue University.
John teaches a Smart Grid course at the Georgia Institute of Technology, a Smart Grid course for GE, and substation automation, distribution SCADA and communications courses for various IEEE PES local chapters as an IEEE PES Distinguished Lecturer. John has published 80 papers and articles in the areas of SCADA, SCADA/EMS, SCADA/DMS and communications, and is a registered Professional Engineer (Electrical) in California and Georgia.
John received his B.S.E.E. and M.S.E.E. (Power Engineering) degrees from Purdue University, and an M.B.A. (Finance) degree from the University of California-Berkeley. John is a member of Eta Kappa Nu (Electrical Engineering Honorary) and Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honorary), a Fellow of IEEE, and was awarded the IEEE Millennium Medal in 2000, the IEEE PES Excellence in Power Distribution Engineering Award in 2002, and the IEEE PES Substations Committee Distinguished Service Award in 2003.
John co-authored the book “Automating a Distribution Cooperative from A to Z: A Primer on Employing Technology for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Cooperative Research Network” in 1999. John was Editor of the Substations Chapter, and a co-author, for the book The Electric Power Engineering Handbook, co-sponsored by the IEEE PES and published by the CRC Press in 2000. John is Editor-in-Chief for the book Electric Power Substations Engineering, Third Edition, published by Taylor & Francis/CRC Press in 2012. John co-authored the book Power System SCADA and Smart Grids, published by Taylor & Francis/CRC Press in 2015.
Frede Blaabjerg (S’86–M’88–SM’97–F’03) was with ABB-Scandia, Randers, Denmark, from 1987 to 1988. From 1988 to 1992, he was a Ph.D. Student with Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark. He became an Assistant Professor in 1992, an Associate Professor in 1996, and a Full Professor of power electronics and drives in 1998. His current research interests include power electronics and its applications such as in wind turbines, PV systems, reliability, harmonics and adjustable speed drives.
He has received 15 IEEE Prize Paper Awards, the IEEE PELS Distinguished Service Award in 2009, the EPE-PEMC Council Award in 2010, the IEEE William E. Newell Power Electronics Award 2014 and the Villum Kann Rasmussen Research Award 2014. He was an Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER ELECTRONICS from 2006 to 2012. He has been Distinguished Lecturer for the IEEE Power Electronics Society from 2005 to 2007 and for the IEEE Industry Applications Society from 2010 to 2011. He is nominated in 2014 by Thomson Reuters to be between the most 250 cited researchers in Engineering in the world.
Chanan Singh is currently Regents Professor and Irma Runyon Chair Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. He is also a Guest Professor at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. His research and consulting interests are in the application of probabilistic methods to power systems. He has authored/co-authored numerous papers and three books and has contributed to several books. He has consulted with many major corporations and given short courses nationally and internationally. Dr. Singh is a Fellow of IEEE and the recipient of the 1998 Outstanding Power Engineering Educator Award given by the IEEE Power Engineering Society. For his research contributions, he was awarded a D.Sc. degree by the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, in 1997. In 2008, he was recognized with the Merit Award by the PMAPS International Society. In 2010, he was the inaugural recipient of the IEEE-PES Roy Billinton Power System Reliability Award.
Carlo Cecati is a Full Professor of Converters, Electrical Machines and Drives at University of L’Aquila, Italy. He is a Fellow of IEEE and the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Trans. on Industrial Electronics, after serving as Co-Editor-in-Chief, Associate Editor since 2004. He also served as an Editor of IEEE/ASME Trans. On Mechatronics (2006-2008) and a Guest Editor of several special sections of IEEE Trans. on Industrial Electronics and IEEE Trans. on Industrial Informatics. His research interests fall into the area of renewable energies and energy saving, in particular, the application of power electronics to renewable energy, distributed generation, smart grids and electrical drives, with emphasis on control, modulation techniques, fault diagnosis, microprocessor applications and industrial networks. In these fields, he published more than 130 papers in the most prestigious international journals and conference proceedings. He was a recipient of the Best Paper Awards of IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics and IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine. He has been an Invited Speaker and a Tutorial Speaker at several universities and conferences in USA, Canada, U.K., Korea, Denmark, Qatar, China, Poland, Angola, Italy. He has been an evaluator of research projects for several national and international institutions including the European Community and Qatar National Research Foundation and an evaluator for numerous international universities in promotions to assistant/associate/full professors and in electrical degree course accreditation. Dr Cecati co-founded DigiPower Ltd in 2007, being C.E.O. until 2012 and now is Principal Scientist and Technical Director.
Osama A. Mohammed is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and is the Director of the Energy Systems Research Laboratory at Florida International University, Miami, Florida. He received his Master and Doctoral degrees in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech in 1981 and 1983, respectively. He has performed research on various topics in power and energy systems in addition to computational electromagnetics and design optimization in electric machines, electric drive systems and other low frequency environments. He performed multiple research projects for several Federal agencies since 1990’s dealing with; power system analysis, physics based modeling, electromagnetic signature, sensorless control, electric machinery, high frequency switching, electromagnetic Interference and ship power systems modeling and analysis. Professor Mohammed has currently active research programs in a number of these areas funded by DoD, the US Department of Energy and several industries.
Professor Mohammed is a world renowned leader in electrical energy systems and computational electromagnetics. He has published more than 400 articles in refereed journals and other IEEE refereed International conference records. He also authored a book and several book chapters. Professor Mohammed is an elected Fellow of IEEE and is an elected Fellow of the Applied Computational Electromagnetic Society. Professor Mohammed is the recipient of the prestigious IEEE Power and Energy Society Cyril Veinott electromechanical energy conversion award and the 2012 outstanding research award from Florida International University.
Professor Mohammed has lectured extensively with invited and plenary talks at major research and industrial organizations worldwide. He serves as editor of several IEEE Transactions including the IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, the IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, COMPEL and the IEEE Power Engineering Letters. Professor Mohammed served as the International Steering Committee Chair for the IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference (IEMDC) and the IEEE Biannual Conference on Electromagnetic Field Computation (CEFC). Professor Mohammed was the General Chair of the 2009 IEEE IEMDC conference held in Miami Florida, May 3-6 2009 and was the Editorial Board Chairman for the IEEE CEFC2010 held in Chicago, IL USA, May 9-12, 2010. Professor Mohammed was also the general chair of the IEEE CEFC 2006 held in Miami, Florida, April 30 – May 3, 2006. He was also general chair of the 19th annual Conference of the Applied Computational Electromagnetic Society ACES-2006 held in Miami, Florida March 14-17, 2006. He was the General Chairman of the 1993 COMPUMAG International Conference and was also the General Chairman of the 1996 IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Systems Applications to Power Systems (ISAP’96) Dr. Mohammed has chaired the Electric Machinery Committee for IEEE PES was the Vice Chair and Technical Committee Program Chair for the IEEE PES Electric Machinery Committee for a number of years. He was a member of the IEEE/Power Engineering Society Governing Board (1992-1996). He also serves as chairman, officer or as an active member on several IEEE PES committees, sub-committees and technical working groups.
He has published more than 180 papers in different subjects including electrical machines, drive systems, machine learning, reactive power compensation, inverter, converter, artificial neural networks, and distance learning automation and alternating energy sources. More than 70 of his papers have been cited in SCI. His papers have received more than 280 citations. He supervised 19 MSc students and 12 PhD students. He is member of IEEE, IES, IAS, PELS and PES. Last ten years, he has been concentrated his studies on renewable energy and smart grids by publishing papers, journals (www.ijre.org) and organizing international IEEE sponsored conferences (www.icrera.org). He also spent around 3 years at European Commission Research Centre (JRC) in Netherlands. He is currently holding positions of Vice Rector and Dean of Engineering and Architecture Faculty of Istanbul Gelisim University.


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Battery prices rise for the first time after 10 years of decline
7% - the increase in average battery prices compared to last year. Experts forecast prices to stay at similar levels next year. Historically, since the inception of this technology, prices have been steadily decreasing. This was especially the case for the period ranging from 2013 to 2021, where the price per kWh went from 732$ to 141$.
So, why are prices taking a turn and increasing?
Since 2021 rising raw material and battery component prices and soaring inflation have led to the first-ever increase in lithium-ion battery pack prices since BloombergNEF (BNEF) began tracking the market in 2010. Evelina Stoikou, an energy storage associate at BNEF, said: “Raw material and component price increases have been the biggest contributors to the higher cell prices observed in 2022. Amidst these price increases for battery metals, large battery manufacturers and automakers have turned to more aggressive strategies to hedge against volatility, including direct investments in mining and refining projects.”
What does this mean for the electric vehicle and the renewable energies sectors?
For the automakers, we can expect a negative impact on their ability to produce and sell mass-market electric vehicles without subsidies or other forms of support. For renewables producers, batteries are also essential. Without them, it is difficult to store surplus electricity in conditions of high solar or wind electricity output. Higher battery prices imply higher total costs of producing renewable electricity which can slow the adoption of these sources in the future. In the coming years, the increasing pressure on rare metals will likely drive their prices up, which is in turn going to reduce the availability of batteries and thus slow the adoption of CO2-free technologies. What can we do to ease these effects? Implementing a circular economy is a good


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The Shearwater Teric is a full technical watch style dive computer with a full-colour AMOLED display that supports technical open circuit divers and closed-circuit rebreather divers but also caters for recreational divers that want an amazing looking computer that will do everything they need as they progress towards technical diving and beyond.
The Teric includes open-circuit and closed-circuit Air, Nitrox and Trimix multi-gas functionality along with a 3-axis tilt-compensated digital compass. It has Recreational, Gauge, Freediving, Open-Circuit Tech and Closed-Circuit/Bail-Out modes.
The housing has four buttons and incorporates situation adaptable logic menus to make operating and diving the Teric very intuitive, meaning the menus will change depending on what is most likely to be needed in a particular situation. The buttons can also be configured to take you to a particular tool, for example, long holding a button might take you straight to the compass. The haptic (vibration) and audible alarms can be disabled (none, either, both) to your own personal choice.
The uses a 35mm diameter full-colour AMOLED display within a 55mm diameter and 18mm high body and weighs approximately 120g. The display brightness levels are user adjustable and accessible with just one button press for quick and easy access at any time.
During a decompression dive, the Teric provides complete information displays of all required stop times. The Teric can provide time-to-surface based on "look ahead" at planned gas switches. Multiple gas definition presets are supported with any combination of oxygen, nitrogen and helium. The Teric will NOT "lockout" after a missed stop or ascent rate violation. After the dive, the Teric communicates via Bluetooth to connect with the Shearwater Cloud dive log manager, which is compatible with Windows, OS X, iOS and Android devices, supporting wireless log downloads and firmware updates.
The Teric can be used with up to two optional wireless transmitters to monitor cylinder pressures and provide data to perform Gas Time Remaining and other similar calculations. Shearwater Research advice that as long as the transmitter is marked with "FCC ID MH8A" on the body then the transmitter, regardless of the brand, will also work with the Teric dive computer. We have a compatible Aqua Lung Transmitter available.
The Teric features a wireless rechargeable battery and is supplied with a wireless induction charger stand. Typical dive time on a single charge is at least 30 hours and as much as 50 hours, depending on the features enabled. The expected life of the built-in battery is five years and the battery can be replaced at one of the Shearwater factory authorised service centres.
- OC REC 3 gas nitrox recreational computer
- OC TEC Multi-gas, trimix decompression computer
- CC/BO Closed-circuit fixed PPO2
- Gauge Bottom timer with stopwatch and dive logging
- Freediving Configurable sampling rates and alarms
- Screen Resolution 400 x 400
- Display Type Full Colour AMOLED
- Display Size 1.39"
- Sapphire Window
- Battery Type Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
- Rechargeable battery; factory replaceable
- Battery Life (AI enabled) 30+ Hours (Dive Mode)
- 50+ Hour (Watch Mode)
- Wireless Charging Station
- Number of Gases 5 OC / 5 CC
- Depth Rating 200m / 660ft
- Dive Log Capacity (10-second rate) 500 Hours


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* Measure cable attenuation with a dynamic range of up to 20dB
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* USB A/B, DC power input
* Shielded RJ-45 Port :Supports 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet connections
* Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP): Supports SFP modules sourced through IDEAL Industries in 850nm and 1300nm wavelengths, 1000Mbps Ethernet
* RJ-45 Port: TDR length measurement of 1-4 pair cables to 140m/460ft
* SFP Port: No length measurement of fiber optic cables
Bert Error Rate Measurements
* Copper: 10/100/1000Mbps. Error rates tested to IEEE 802.3ab standard
* Fiber: 1000Mbps. Error rates tested to IEEE 802.3ab standard.
* Copper Testing: Approx 15 hours @ 22 tests per hour (45s Autotest)
* Fiber Testing: Recommend use of AC adapters when testing fiber
* SIGNALTEK Fiber Ready Near-End
* Remote-End Handset
* Carrying Case
* Copper Cable Accessory Kit with Interfaces to RJ45, RJ11, Coax F-Type Cables, and Alligator Clips
* Fiber Optic Cable Accessory Kit:
> 2 Duplex LC-SC 50/125m (2m/7ft) cables
> 2 duplex LC-SC 62.5/125m (2m/7ft) cables
> 1 duplex SC-SC adapter
* 2 AC Power Adapters with International Plugs
* USB Interface Cable
* User Manual on CD-ROM
* Training DVD


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