Artificial intelligence and radiology: a perfect match?
Dr. Michael Forsting (Essen, DE), during the special focus session on “artificial intelligence and radiology” at ECR 2018 discussed where artificial intelligence could improve radiology.
Artificial intelligence (AI) currently uses deep learning, a set of algorithms in machine learning that attempts to model high-level abstractions in data by using model architectures composed of multiple non-linear transformations.
According to Dr. Forsting, these algorithms could be able to read mammograms with an accuracy up to 99% in screening. AI may therefore drastically decrease the workload for radiologists in population-based screening programs and consequently decrease the number of radiologists needed. Hence population based screening may become more widely available, in particular in low-resource regions in the world where dedicated breast radiologists are relatively scarce and the incidence of breast cancer is still increasing. AI may also aid as a decision support tool and might potentially improve the accuracy of breast radiologists.
Moreover AI could be an accurate tool in the follow-up setting in order to detect temporal changes (e.g. in neo-adjuvant therapy monitoring and post-therapy follow up). AI can also be applied to radiomics, where it may be able to assess the biological building blocks of the tumor and may possibly predict the response to treatment and patient outcome.
Finally Dr. Forsting underlined that AI will likely not replace radiologists, but it will change and improve the radiology workflow dramatically, in particular by supporting decision-making. The availability of AI aids in the analysis of the images and in supporting the diagnosis and may also improve the efficiency. Consequently, AI may allow radiologists more time to do what human do better, as patient management and radiologist-patients relationship, thus improving not only the reporting quality but also patient outcome and experience.
Listen to the lecture via ECR Online (http://ecronline.myesr.org/ecr2018/)


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One of the key goals of collaborative robotics is sharing a workspace between robot and a human operator. The shared
workspace is used by both human and robot to complete a common task – either in parallel or as a part of active
In both cases, the robot should not require separation from the human operator by a protective barrier (e.g., a metal
cage). An important aspect of a collaborative robot is the understanding of the scene (i.e. where is the human and what
and where are the objects on the scene/workspace) and the ability to react to the immediate needs of the operator (e.g.,
need for a specific tool). Additionally, the robot should be able to predict the future steps in the production process.
To achieve these goals, these steps are to be undertaken as a part of this project:
- Design and development of a device capable of scanning and reconstructing objects on the scene and geometrical relationships between the objects. Similar devices exist on the market, however, most of them of insufficient accuracy.
- Research and development of tools for efficient bi-directional communication with a human operator. The tools should allow the human to easily describe the performed task or issue orders to the robot, using natural language. The robot should be able to communicate its state or intents (e.g. confirmation of orders). The communication interface should be easy to learn and use.
- Development of a system capable of storing and interconnecting data acquired from individual sensors or other channels (visual, tactile, language, etc.). The system should be also capable of providing predictions about future states of the world (bounded by the workspace) and estimate the needs of the operator in advance.
- Design a workspace with a collaborative robot. The workspace should support efficient collaboration between the human operator and the robot.
The aforementioned steps shall be tested on the following scenarios of increasing complexity:
- Scenario 1a:
Finding and fetching of an object based on a simple command (e.g., “Pass me a screwdriver”)
- Scenario 1b:
Finding and fetching of an object based on a complex command (e.g., “Take the phillips screwdriver next to the blue box and place it onto the table”)
- Scenario 2a_
The ability to classify observed actions and reacting to them (e.g., the human operator picking up a screw, which is recognized by the robot, thus the robot fetches a screwdriver)
- Scenario 2b:
The ability to classify observed task (composite actions) and act on it by predicting the following steps and helping the human operator accordingly (e.g., the robot recognizes that the human is assembling a gearbox and will require a screwdriver next; the robot will find and fetch the screwdriver and prepare it so that the operator can use it quickly)
- Scenario 3a:
The robot can be queried to perform a task in parallel and prepare the resulting object (e.g, “Give me an assembled piece 6” - robot assembles the requested object from multiple parts and passes it to the human, preferably at the appropriate moment)
- Scenario 3b:
Robot predicting future actions of the human and preparing the objects based on the prediction (similar to previous scenario but without the need for a query from the operator)


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In this article I want to show you how I build my modules step by step. This is especially adressed to people who are just starting out and to increase the chances to succeed. Further below you can find a list of my troubleshooting routine. So let’s dive right in.
Building synth modules with stripboards
The first step is to print out the layout, if available just with the line breakers. Now I mark all the points on the board with a permanent marker and cross everything out on the printout. The points are also super useful as a reference when you put in the components. Sorry for the chipped board by the way.
When this is done, I take the mirrored version of the layout and check if I really made all the line breakers and cross them out on the paper. The breakers are done by hand using a drill bit. I also go over them with my multimeter to make sure if they really break the connection.
The next step is to put in all the jumper wires and IC sockets. Again, when I insert a jumper I cross it out on the printout right away. So I can make sure that nothing gets forgotten and that the positioning is right. The marked points of the first step come in handy here.
Now it’s time to put in all the resistors. I also measure every single resistor with my multimeter to avoid faulty components and just mistakes by choosing the wrong value. This might be a bit tedious but it it can safe you from a lot of headaches later. It’s almost impossible to find a wrong resistor once everything is installed. I solder all resistors in one go.
Subsequently, I insert all the other components like capacitors, transistors and trimpots.
What’s left are the components on the bottom of the board. I know it’s not common but my layouts got those to make them more compact. I also recomment to solder decoupling capacitors between all power pins of all ICs and ground. Cheap 100nF cereamic capacitors are ideal for that task. It is important to have them as close as physically possible to the pins and you can’t get any closer, than doing it straight from the bottom. The decoupling caps filter out any voltage fluctuations that might come from your power supply. Also solder in some electrolytic capacitors right behind the power connection of the board. 10µF or 22µF are a good choice here. One of those is between V+ and ground (negative pole to ground) and the other between ground and V- (negative pole to V-).
The last step on the boards are the jumper wires.
Okay, a big portion of the work is done, time to equip the panel! I screw all potentiometers, switches and jacks in. That makes soldering easier. For proper grouning I just use some bare wire soldered to all points right behind the panel. Same for V+ and V- connection. I just put in one single wire from those connections to the circuit board. This not only makes wiring easier, you also don’t have the risk of getting a ground loop. Trust me, you don’t want to have a ground loop. To increase the chances that the module works first try, I go over all the strips with my multimeter in continuity-mode and check for shorts, caused by little solder whiskers, between the lines. If yours don’t got that mode just measure the resistance. If it is around 0 Ohms you discovered a short.
Wedding-time! On of the last steps is to put the panel and the circuit board together. Now it looks like a module right?
When I power the module up for the first time, I leave all the ICs out and check, if the right voltages are on the power pins. Just use or multimeter for that by putting one probe to ground and the other to the spot on the IC socket where the power pins will be. If all voltages on the V+ and V- destinations are correct, you can put in the ICs.
Now the module is done! But what if nothing comes out or it behaves strange? Uff… troubleshooting.
My troubleshooting routine
- Print the layout out again
- Check if every component is in the right spot and cross it out
- Look for components that touch each other on the top side of the board by mistake
- Make sure all the line breakers are there and if they really break the connection
- Measure the cotinuity between the panel parts (potentiometers, jacks, …) and the circuit board. Is everything grounded? Go all wires to the right destination?
- If you have switches, check if they work properly with your multimeter in continuity mode
- Measure the voltage on the power pins of the ICs again
In my experience, most of the trouble was caused by random short cicuits between the strips or line breakers which didn’t fully broke the connection. If you experience that semiconductors are getting hot at the first test, they might got damaged and need to be replaced. I’ve also heard that some people got problems with fake chips. Swapping out the ICs is also one thing to try. But this was never the reason for malfunctions in my builds – always my own mistakes.
Alright, that’s it! If you got any questions or if you think that something is missing here, just leave a comment below or come over to my Facebook group. Thanks for passing by and every feedback is highly appreciated!


ANTHEM AVM60 11.2 CHANNEL DTS:X DOLBY ATMOS AV PROCESSOR / 3 X ANTHEM M1 100W MONOBLOCK / PVA 8 8X90W CHANNEL POWER AMPLIFIER COMBO
ANTHEM AVM60 11.2 CHANNEL DTS:X DOLBY ATMOS AV PROCESSOR
Few A/V Preamplifier-Processors offer the innovation and performance found in the all new AVM 60. Features include Dolby Atmos & DTS:X immersive audio decoding, support for UHD Blu-ray and 4K60 through HDMI 2.0a with HDR. HDCP 2.2 and 18.2 Gbps are also included allowing switching for compatibility with the latest video formats.
Audiophile-friendly features include a toroidal power supply, premium differential-output D/A converters with 32-bit conversion and sampling rate optimized filters for hi-res sound. Premium A/D converters with 106 dB signal to noise ratio ensure the highest- quality sound when using analog sources.
DTS Play-Fi offers easy-to-use music playback from popular streaming services and locally networked sources, controlled through iOS, Android or PC apps.
AVM 60 FEATURES & FUNCTIONS
ADDITIONAL FEATURES & FUNCTIONS
Low Standby Mode power consumption
Remote control app for iOS (Apple) and Android (coming soon!)
DTS-HD Master Audio
AnthemLogic – (11.2 channels)
DTS Neo:6 – Cinema, Music
All-Channels – All-Speaker Stereo
8 HDMI inputs (7 rear and 1 front-panel input)
Digital Audio Inputs: 2 Coaxial + 3 Optical
5 Stereo Analog RCA Inputs
HDMI On-Screen Display – setup, video adjustments, status, song/artist info from radio stations
MHL Supported Inputs
xvYCC, Adobe RGB, Adobe YCC601, sYCC601, Deep color
2 Parallel Outputs
Consumer Electronic Control (CEC)
Audio Return Channel
IR Input (Configurable)
12V Trigger Output
Control System Drivers
Backlit Remote Control
Sidemount Rack Kit (sold separately)
True-Balanced XLR Pre-Out
Electrical noise in audio is often generated due to the connection with other AV components and due to the connection between the preamplifier-processor and amplifier, as well as from other sources of external noise. To ensure the AVM 60 is not affected by this distortion, it uses True-Balanced XLR Pre-Out connections to achieve a balanced transmission that is highly noise resistant.
Wi-Fi Music Streaming with DTS Play-Fi®
Limitless music. App-controlled convenience. Wireless connectivity.
Everyone wants instant access to their digital audio library, anywhere in the home. And Anthem’s AVM 60 with DTS Play-Fi® technology is the perfect, high performance means of delivery. Anthem AVM 60 can take full dynamic advantage of the better-than-CD-quality sound quality delivered by the DTS Play-Fi® streaming technology.
Partnered With the Leader in Wi-Fi Streaming
Partnered with the leader in Wi-Fi streaming, DTS Play-Fi wi-fi streaming technology supports a host of high quality file formats. Controlled directly from your smart device or computer in any operating system, the “Open Ecosystem” of DTS Play-Fi technology makes it easy to stream music throughout your home, and to add more wireless streaming devices on the fly.
BRING YOUR MOVIES TO LIFE WITH IMMERSIVE SOUND
Dolby Atmos® is a revolutionary new audio technology that transports you into extraordinary entertainment experiences.
Fills your room with captivating sound
Sound comes from all directions, including overhead, to fill the room with astonishing clarity, richness, detail, and depth.
Puts sounds into motion all around you
The specific sounds of people, music, and things move all around you in multidimensional space, so you feel like you are inside the action.
Delivers the full impact of the artist’s work
Artists have amazing new capabilities to tell their stories, accent their games, or perform their music to achieve the greatest expressive impact.
DTS:X is the next generation audio codec from DTS that leverages object-based audio to enable new audio experiences in immersion and interactivity.
DTS:X places sound where it would occur naturally in space, creating the most lifelike, multi-dimensional audio experience ever. Free from channel restrictions, sound can be placed and moved to where you would hear it in the real world. Because DTS:X doesn’t require any specific speaker layout, you can arrange your home theater system however you want it. With DTS:X you’re in control of your listening experience. That hard-to-hear line in a movie can be lifted out of the background sounds for a more personal entertainment experience.
Works With All DTS Content
DTS will playback all DTS formats including DTS Digital Surround and DTS-HD Master Audio. DTS:X bitstreams are backward-compatible with older DTS AVRs and sound great.
An audio object is the combination of the waveform where captures the audio, and metadata which represents the spatial location in which the object should be heard. Audio objects free content from specific speaker layouts for optimal listening.
This means the same DTS:X content will sound great whether it’s rendered on stereo or a fully immersive surround sound system.
DTS:X places sound where it would occur naturally in space, creating the most lifelike, multi-dimensional audio experience ever. Be prepared — this improved immersion and heightened realism makes horror movies scarier, comedies more laugh-out-loud, and car chase scenes even more real.
You are in control of your listening experience. That hard- to-hear line in a movie can be improved at a touch — lift the dialogue out from the background sounds when you want clarity and experience a more personal entertainment experience.
Your movie collection gets a new lease on life! Rest assured that our celebrated catalog of DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks are best heard with DTS:X. Take your favorite Blu-ray, DVD or digital movie to new heights.
We made sound move, so your speakers don't have to. Because DTS:X doesn't require any specific speaker layout, you can arrange your home theater system however you want.
ANTHEM PVA 8 8X90W POWER AMPILIFIER
Anything But Average
Unlocking the incredible sound sculptures, special effects and dynamics of today’s home theater and multichannel music recordings is no small feat, at least for the average amplifier. But then, Anthem’s PVA 2, PVA 5 and PVA 7 amplifiers are anything but average. They are equally at home delivering all of the thundering impact and excitement of a surround sound movie experience as they are imparting the subtle nuances of a multichannel music performance or paying rich sonic tribute to the sweeping highs and lows of your favorite two-channel recording.
And there’s more … in a category dominated by low-quality, low power distribution amps, with very few audiophile-quality products to choose from, PVA 4 and PVA 8 are truly exciting alternatives. They offer ultra-affordable Anthem-quality solutions for achieving “real performance” from your high-fidelity Zone 2 and 3 distributed audio applications. Add the four-channel PVA 4 to cover Zones 2 and 3 on your multi zone Anthem processor or add the eight-channel PVA 8 for twice the stereo amplification channels—power more speakers, or more zones.
Advanced Load Monitoring (ALM)
All Anthem® amplifiers are designed to perform flawlessly—offering stunning musicality, tonal neutrality and incredible dynamics while driving any speaker load reliably under real-world conditions! The power supply is conservatively rated and the amplifiers run cool for greater reliability, but we didn’t stop there.
PVA Series amplifiers feature our ALM circuitry which protects sensitive output devices by constantly monitoring temperature, current and voltage to ensure optimum long-term performance. ALM is totally non-invasive—it is not in the signal path and only engages in the most extreme circumstances to protect the amplifier from damage by maintaining the safe operating area of the output devices. Buyer beware however! Not all amplifier manufacturers have sophisticated load-monitoring provisions. Many have saved the added cost, leaving their output devices unprotected, choosing instead to use the amplifier’s output devices as “fuses.” At Anthem, ALM is just one of the ways in which our products provide owners with years of reliable service.
PVA Series Features
Exemplary Circuit Design
The sonic purity of the PVA amplifier design is the result of our intensive research and development in high-end design. Superior high-end sound begins with a superior power supply. These amplifiers use custom-built, low-noise, high-power toroidal transformers and advanced power supply regulators with high-quality, low-ESL/low-ESR filter capacitors and huge storage capacity.
Our proprietary and patented circuit designs follow Anthem’s ‘Keep-It- Simple’ principle, using the fewest number of parts in the signal path to maintain the integrity of sound. These amplifiers provide the finesse and instantaneous output power to effortlessly reproduce the challenging variety of special effects in movies and demanding musical passages. They are stable as a rock, even into difficult loads. PVA amplifiers can be powered On/Off three ways: manually, with the On/Off switch on the front panel; remotely, via the 12-volt trigger input; or automatically, with our patented Auto-On/Off circuit—an incoming audio signal immediately switches it on, and approximately 20 minutes after the audio signal ends, it simply switches off.
3 X ANTHEM M1 100W MONOBLOCK
State-of-the-Art Monaural Amplifier
The highest sound quality at all volume levels, flat frequency response into any load, and stable into the most difficult loads. The Statement M1 is a state-of-the-art monaural amplifier delivering 1,000 watts into 8 ohms and 2,000 watts into 4 ohms or less with THD remaining under 0.1% from 20 Hz to 20 kHz. Designed and engineered in our advanced research center in Ottawa, Canada, the M1 is manufactured in our Toronto facility.
More than just a slim, technologically advanced monaural design, the M1 demonstrates that Class D architecture isn't fundamentally flawed, it simply hasn't been implemented well in the past, mainly because it required such a heavy commitment to R&D. We’re fortunate to have the in-house resources to create such a groundbreaking product and one listen will reveal the truly extraordinary nature of this amplifier.
Best Value in the Market
The M1 enjoys all of the attributes of our award-winning Statement Class AB amplifiers but through exclusive Anthem technologies, goes far beyond the current capabilities of Class A, Class AB and prior Class D amplifiers in the market.
The proprietary design employs all of the advantages of a Class D amplifier — high output, high efficiency, compact size — while avoiding the typical Class D limitations such as difficulty driving low-impedance (high-end) speakers, power line contamination, reliability issues and substandard audio quality. The absence of accurate dynamics is so common that it frequently goes unnoticed, but through the M1, music and movies are delivered with breathtaking realism.
Addressing the Class D bias
The “D” in Class D does not stand for digital. It was simply the fourth type of amp recognized and classified by the IEEE. The first was Class A, the second Class B, the third Class C, etc.
Contrary to the bias that exists among high-end enthusiasts and across the industry in general, the Class D design is not inherently flawed. The truth is that no existing designs have been able to reach the Class D's inherent potential for performance. It is not the technology that yields fine audio performance but rather the implementation of the technology. At Anthem, we agree that most Class D amplifiers are poor performers. However the M1 uses Class D amplification of a different ilk (see later section on Class D for a full discussion).
The M1 is not a digital amp!
There are no A/D or D/A converters in the signal path. The amplifier’s control system continuously varies the width of the output pulse train in direct relation to the analog input signal. In essence, a side-to-side variation in width is analogous to a signal’s more familiar up-and-down amplitude variation, not at all the same as a digital string of 1s and 0s where all pulses have the same width.
Much has been written about Class D amps having twice the efficiency of conventional amplifiers at full output, but there's more to this. Under normal conditions an amplifier operates at only a fraction of its full output capability. At 1/8th of its maximum output (the typical working level of an amplifier), our M1 is six times more efficient than a conventional amplifier.
Slim Size, Beefy Power!
Never judge an amp by its size or its rack space
Amplifiers are often judged by their size and weight, the beefier the better since more power requires a physically heavier, larger amplifier. Or does it? It all depends on the design. When rack-mounted, the 20-kb M1 occupies only one rack space but despite its size can deliver 1,000W into 8 ohms and 2,000W into 4 ohms.
The M1’s cooling system quickly and efficiently moves heat from the interior of the amplifier to exterior heat sinks. Sealed copper pipes within the amp contain a small amount of special fluid held under a vacuum. When the temperature at one end of the pipe rises — the end adjacent to the amplifier's heat sources — the fluid in that end evaporates. This vapor is then naturally drawn to the cooler end of the pipe, along the heat sink on the side of the amp’s chassis where it condenses. From there a copper wick returns the fluid to the hotter end of the pipe. This heat transfer process is many thousands of times faster and more efficient than cooling through metal heat sinks alone. This system eliminates the need for fans, allowing multiple M1s to be stacked with no danger of overheating. It also means the amplifier is so mechanically quiet it will suit even the quietest listening rooms.
No noise is good news
With an absence of noisy fans and a noise floor well below that of a high-end preamplifier, the M1 is a critical listener's dream.
PREAMPLIFIER (MEASURED AT XLR OUTPUT)
Maximum Output (<0.1% THD) 8.4 Vrms, subwoofer channel 9.9 Vrms
Frequency Response (2 Vrms output) 10 Hz — 35 kHz (+0, -0.25 dB)
Frequency Response, Analog-Direct (2 Vrms output) 10 Hz — 80 kHz (+0, -0.25 dB)
THD+N (2 Vrms output) -95 dB
S/N Ratio (2 Vrms output, IEC-A filter) 110 dB
XLR Configuration Pin 1: Ground, Pin 2: Positive, Pin 3: Negative
Typical Load 60 W
Standby 0.3 W
Standby IP Control Enabled 4.7 W
Standby HDMI Bypass Enabled 8.2 W
Height 6-1/2" (16.5 cm)
Height with Rackmount Kit 4U
Width 17-1/4" (43.9 cm)
Depth (not including power cord) 14-1/2" (36.4 cm)
Weight 20 lb (9 kg)
120 V version: In countries where the line voltage is 120 V, this product operates from a single phase AC power source that supplies between 108 V and 132 V at a frequency of 60 Hz.
220-240 V version: In countries where the line voltage is 220, 230, or 240 V, this product operates from a single phase AC power source that supplies between 198 V and 264 V at a frequency of 50 Hz.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR ANTHEM PVA 8
Inputs 8-Single-Ended, 1 Relay Trigger (3.5-mm Mono Jack)
Outputs 8 Pairs Speaker Binding Posts, 1 Relay Trigger(3.5-mm Mono Jack)
Front Panel Power (On/Off)
Rear Panel 3 On/Off Modes (Trigger, Manual, Auto)
HEADROOM 1.25 db (8 Ω); 2.13 db (4 Ω)
POWER BANDWIDTH 10 Hz - 80 kHz (125 W @ 8 Ω)
FREQUENCY RESPONSE 20 Hz - 20 kHz (-0.20 db); 5 Hz - 100 kHz (-2.5 db)
THD + N <0.002% @ 1 kHz; <0.03% @ 20 kHz (100 W into 8 Ω)
INPUT SENSITIVITY 1.12 VRMS for 125 W into 8 Ω
INPUT IMPEDANCE 10 kΩ
DAMPING FACTOR 200 @ 1 kHz (ref. 8 Ω)
S/N RATIO 122 db, A-weighted (ref. 125 W)
CHANNEL SEPARATION >65 db (100 Hz - 10 kHz)
VOLTAGE GAIN 29 db
SLEW RATE 28 v/µs
POWER REQUIREMENTS 1500 W @ maximum power output (8 Ω load)
DIMENSIONS (H x W x D; heights include feet) 5-7/8" (14.9 cm) High x 17-1/4" (43.8 cm) Wide x 16-3/8" (42 cm) Deep
WEIGHT (Unpacked) 47.5 lb (21.6 kg)


Telemetry data is a powerful tool for understanding the behavior of complex systems. OpenTelemetry provides a platform-agnostic, open-source way to collect, process, and store telemetry data.
This post explores the OpenTelemetry collector architecture, specifically focusing on the Collectors component. We’ll look at how collectors work and how they can be used to process telemetry data from any system or application.
We’ll also discuss some benefits of using OpenTelemetry for your telemetry needs.
OpenTelemetry Architecture Overview
OpenTelemetry is a CNCF project that provides a single set of APIs, libraries, agents, and collectors to capture data from your applications and send them to any monitoring backend.
At a high level, the OpenTelemetry architecture can be divided into three parts:
- The SDK: Used by instrumented applications to generate telemetry data. The SDK is available in a variety of programming languages.
- The collectors: Responsible for processing and exporting telemetry data from instrumented applications.
- The exporters: Send processed telemetry data to various monitoring backends (e.g., TelemetryHub, Jaeger).
OpenTelemetry uses Protocol Buffers (ProtoBuf) as its messaging format and gRPC for communication between the SDK and collectors.
ProtoBuf is a compact, binary format that is language-neutral, making it an ideal choice for interoperability between various programming languages.
gRPC is a high-performance RPC framework that offers excellent features such as bidirectional streaming and low latency.
The OpenTelemetry specification defines the interfaces and data model the SDK and collectors must implement. The specification is designed to be extensible to accommodate a wide range of telemetry data types.
OpenTelemetry’s core data model is based on the concept of spans. A span represents a single operation in a trace. Spans can be nested to represent causality between operations.
In addition to spans, the OpenTelemetry data model includes other types of telemetry data, such as metrics and logs.
The specification defines how these various data types are represented in the ProtoBuf format and how they are exchanged over gRPC.
The functionality of the collectors component is defined in the OpenTelemetry Collector specification. The collectors component is responsible for processing and exporting telemetry data from instrumented applications.
Collectors are designed to be highly extensible and modular. They can be deployed as standalone components or as part of a more extensive telemetry system. In addition, collectors can be configured to process data from multiple sources and export it to multiple destinations.
Instrumentation is the process of adding instrumentation code to an application to generate telemetry data. The OpenTelemetry SDK provides APIs and libraries that make it easy to instrument applications.
In addition to the SDK, there are many third-party libraries that provide instrumentation for specific programming languages and frameworks.
OpenTelemetry is designed to work with any instrumentation library, allowing you to choose the best option for your application.
The first component of a collector is the receiver. The receiver is responsible for receiving telemetry data from instrumented applications and sending it to the processor.
The importance of the receiver cannot be overstated. It is the point at which telemetry data enters the system, and, as such, it must be able to handle a high volume of data with low latency. To achieve this, the receiver must be highly scalable and fault-tolerant.
The processor is the heart of the collector. It is responsible for processing telemetry data and exporting it to one or more exporters. Also, the processor can perform various transformations on the data, such as aggregation and filtering.
The processor is a multi-threaded component that can scale horizontally to meet the needs of high-volume data processing. The processor must be designed for high performance so that it does not become a bottleneck in the system.
The exporter is responsible for sending processed telemetry data to a monitoring backend. OpenTelemetry supports various monitoring backends, including Prometheus, Jaeger, and TelemetryHub. It’s important to note that tools such as Prometheus, Zipkin, and Jaeger are more DIY solutions (i.e. manual dashboard building) verse out-of-the-box solutions such as TelemetryHub (i.e. no manual dashboarding necessary).
Exporters play a significant role in the overall performance of a collector. They must be designed for high performance to handle a large volume of data with low latency.
Advantages of Using the OpenTelemetry Collector
OpenTelemetry provides many benefits over traditional approaches to collecting and processing telemetry data.
OpenTelemetry is open-source and vendor-neutral. You can use it with any monitoring backend without being locked into a specific vendor or platform.
This is because the OpenTelemetry Collector is designed to be highly extensible. It can be configured to work with any monitoring backend that supports the collector’s data format.
Additionally, the OpenTelemetry SDK is available in various programming languages, making it easy to instrument applications written in any language.
Support for multiple data formats
OpenTelemetry supports multiple telemetry data formats. This means you can collect data from various sources, including logs, metrics, and traces.
The OpenTelemetry Collector can be configured to process data from multiple sources and export it to multiple destinations. This makes it easy to aggregate data from multiple systems and send it to a central repository for analysis.
OpenTelemetry collectors are built with efficiency as a primary design consideration. They use a space-saving format known as binary for storing and transmitting data.
In addition, they may be set up to operate in numerous threads simultaneously, making them an ideal choice for applications with large users.
Ease of use
The OpenTelemetry software is simple to use. The software development kit includes application programming interfaces and libraries that make it simple to implement programs.
In addition, the OpenTelemetry Collector was developed to have a high degree of customizability. This makes it easy to adapt the collector to the requirements that you have in mind.
OpenTelemetry ensures the confidentiality of sent data by using an encrypted file format. As a result, your telemetry data will be safe from eavesdropping and other forms of manipulation.
This issue is of utmost significance in distributed systems since data often move across networks that cannot be completely relied upon.
How to Configure the Collector
The OpenTelemetry Collector can be configured to process data from multiple sources and export it to multiple destinations. This section describes configuring the Collector to work with a specific monitoring backend.
Configuring the Collector for TelemetryHub
The assistance that OpenTelemetry offers for TelemetryHub cannot be ignored. You will need to supply the following values in the Collector’s configuration file to set up the collection so that it can export data to TelemetryHub:
To learn more about OpenTelemetry architecture and collectors, visit: https://opentelemetry.io/docs/concepts
Configuring the Collector for Prometheus
OpenTelemetry provides first-class support for Prometheus. To configure the Collector to export data to Prometheus, you need to specify the following settings in the Collector’s configuration file:
exporters: prometheus: endpoint: "184.108.40.206:1234" tls: ca_file: "/path/to/ca.pem" cert_file: "/path/to/cert.pem" key_file: "/path/to/key.pem" namespace: test-space const_labels: label1: value1 "another label": spaced value send_timestamps: true metric_expiration: 180m enable_open_metrics: true resource_to_telemetry_conversion: enabled: true
Configuring the Collector for Jaeger
OpenTelemetry has extensive support for Jaeger as well. To configure the Collector to export data to Jaeger, you need to specify the following settings in the Collector’s configuration file:
jaeger_config: service_name: opentelemetry sampling_server_url: http://localhost:5778/sampling sampling_type: const sampling_param: 1 collector_endpoint: http://localhost:14268/api/traces darktrace_config: api_url: https://analytics.dtio.net/api/v1/traces api_token: YOUR-API-TOKEN
Configuring the Collector for Zipkin
The assistance that OpenTelemetry offers for Zipkin are of the highest caliber. To set up the Collector so that data may be sent to Zipkin, you will need to enter the following values in the configuration file for the collection:
zipkin_config: endpoint: http://localhost:9411/api/v2/spans encoding: JSON
OpenTelemetry provides first-class support for monitoring backends, including Prometheus, Jaeger, Zipkin, and TelemetryHub. This way, you can use the backend of your choice without having to worry about compatibility issues.
All of the following backends are supported:
- Amazon Kinesis
OpenTelemetry: The Future of Observability
OpenTelemetry is a fantastic initiative that shows promise in consolidating the many observability landscapes. Although it is still very early in the project’s development, it has already generated a lot of interest and is being used by some of the most well-known companies in the industry.
OpenTelemetry should be on your radar if you search for a unified solution for monitoring and tracing since it provides both of these functions in a single package.
If you want to know more about OpenTelemetry’s architecture and how it is implemented, check out TelemetryHub‘s blog now. We have vast resources that can get you up to speed in no time!


Not long ago, a viral video was uploaded via a TikTok account with userid @quynguyen1911. The TikTok user uploaded a video game moba Mobile Legends / AOV which was played automatically by an assembly machine. You can see a machine that is connected to a cellphone, and the machine moves the analog game and tap skill buttons on the cellphone screen.
The equipment from the machines in the video is not too difficult to obtain. The equipment is an electronic trainer, cables, small pieces of wood, a battery stone, and a moving dynamo.
It is still uncertain about what MOBA games the assembled robot machine on TikTok will play. When you see how it looks at a glance, the MOBA mobile game is like Mobile Legends, and the heroes in the video like Tigreal and Freya. However, there are also those who comment that the mobile game played by this viral machine is AOV.
The comments of netizens are very diverse, some want it, and there are also those who think that if you play using a robot machine like that you don’t get fun when playing a MOBA game full of competitive elements.
The creative idea of the user who made the moba game player raft robot machine needs to be appreciated. Because he has created a propulsion machine, and is involved in the development of technology and social media.
Source: TikTok @quynguyen1911


The Sun could be entering a new cycle of activity, potentially as soon as this month, a scientist has said.
Our star generates a powerful magnetic field which goes through roughly 11-year-long cycles. At the end of this period, the polarity of this magnetic field flips, meaning that the north and south poles switch.
Scientists refer to end of this cycle as a solar minimum, the period of lowest activity. The middle of the cycle—the solar maximum—on the other hand is a period of high activity. The last solar minimum took place in 2009.
Clinton Wallace, director of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center, predicts that the transition to a new solar cycle—solar cycle 25—could take place this month, although it is difficult to determine exactly when they occur.
Solar cycles have been tracked since 1755, however, the start of any cycle can only be determined at least six months after the minimum takes place.
“In the next year we’ll know when we’ve hit minimum,” Wallace said during a presentation at the National Academies of Sciences on April 1, Space.com reported.
During solar maximums, sunspots increase in frequency on our star. These are temporary dark patches which appear in the Sun’s photosphere, or outer shell.
As the solar cycle proceeds, other solar phenomena, such as solar flares and coronal mass ejections, also increase, according to NASA. These phenomena emit vast amounts of energy that can even have an impact on the Earth. For example, solar flares can sometimes disrupt communication systems and electronic grids on our planet if they are powerful enough.
While some solar cycles feature lots of activity, others can be relatively quiet. Scientists try and predict how active any given cycle will be, however, these efforts are limited by lack of understanding of the physical processes taking place in the Sun. Nevertheless, Wallace provides a prediction for the latest solar cycle.
“We’ll see the peak sometime in the summer of 2025, 115 sunspots plus or minus 10 in that period,” Wallace said. “It’s a long-term prediction and the future will tell how well this prediction went.”
While there is much we don’t know about the Sun, recent scientific endeavours such as NASA’s Parker Solar Probe are helping to cast new light on our star. The probe has travelled closer to the Sun than any other spacecraft, coming within 26.55 million miles of the star’s surface.
Earlier this year, astronomers released astonishing images of the Sun’s surface—captured by the Inouye Solar Telescope based on the Hawaiian island of Maui—providing an unprecedented view of our star.
“These are the most detailed images of the Sun ever taken,” Claire Raftery, a spokesperson from the NSF’s National Solar Observatory (NSO)—which built and operates the Inouye observatory—previously told Newsweek.
“They show features as small as 30 kilometers [19 miles]. For comparison, the previous largest publicly funded solar telescope could see features 160 kilometers [99 miles] in size, so that is more than a factor of five better.
“We are, for the first time, able to resolve detail in the smallest features of the Sun’s magnetic field. These tiny bright specks are thought to channel energy up into the outer layers of the solar atmosphere called the corona,” Raftery said.


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Exciton dynamics in quantum dots (QDs) and multiple exciton generation
Optoelectronics of graphene
Spectroscopy of organic and hybrid materials
Organic photovoltaics: materials and devices
Calculations on surfaces and nanostructured materials
Ph. D., Indian Association for the Cultivation of science (IACS), Degree offered by Jadavpur University, 2006
M.Sc. (Physics), The University of Burdwan, 1997
B.Sc. (Physics Hons.), The University of Burdwan, 1995
Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Bowling Green State University, USA (2009-2010)
Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Lund University, Sweden (2007-2009)
Honours & Distinctions:
DAAD fellowship under DAAD IIT Faculty Exchange Programme 2012
Qualify National Eligibility Test (NET) of Physics in June, 2000
Pal, S. K. Versatile photoluminescence from graphene and its derivatives Carbon2015, 88, 86 (Review Article).
Kalyani, V.; Satyanarayana, V. S. V.; Sarkar, A. S.; Kumar, A.; Pal, S. K.; Ghosh, S.; Gonsalves, K. E.; Pradeep, C. P. A Radiation sensitive hybrid polymer based on an Mn-Anderson polyoxometalate cluster and a UV active organic monomer: synergistic effects lead to improved photocurrent in a photoresponse device RSC Adv.2015, 5, 36727.
Kumar, P; Pascher, T; Tachiya, M.; Pal, S. K. Global analysis of quenching of the time-resolved emission of ZnO nanocrystals by adsorbed rhodamine B on the basis of Tachiya theory J. Photobiol. Photochem. A: Chem.2015, 296, 35.
Chakraborti, H.; Pal, S. K. Assessment of amine functionalized graphene nanoflakes for anode materials in Li-Ion batteries: An ab initio study Chem. Phys. Lett.2014, 600, 118.
Kumar, P.; Pal, S. K. Role of decoupled defect transitions of ZnO nanocrystals in energy transfer J. Photobiol. Photochem. A: Chem.2014, 278, 46.
Chakraborti, H.; Bramhaiah, K.; John, N. S.; Pal, S. K. Excited state electron transfer from aminopyrene to graphene: a combined experimental and theoretical study Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.2013, 15, 19932.
Chakraborti, H.; Sinha, S; Ghosh, S; Pal, S. K. Interfacing water soluble nanomaterials with fluorescence chemosensing : graphene quantum dot to detect Hg2+ in 100% aqueous solution Mater. Lett.2013, 97, 78.
Pal, S. K.; Mereshchenko, A. S.; Butaeva, E. V.; El-Khoury, P. Z.; Tarnovsky, A. N. Global sampling of the photochemical reaction paths of bromoform
by ultrafast deep-UV through near-IR transient absorption and ab initio multiconfigurational calculations J. Chem. Phys.2013, 138, 124501.
Mereshchenko, A. S.; Pal, S. K.; Karabaeva, K. E.; El-Khoury, P.; Tarnovsky, A. N. Photochemistry of Monochloro Complexes of Copper(II) in Methanol Probed by Ultrafast Transient Absorption Spectroscopy J. Phys. Chem. A2012, 116, 2791.
Pal, S. K.; Mereshchenko, A. S.; El-Khoury, P.; Tarnovsky, A. N. Femtosecond photolysis of CH2Br2 in acetonitrile: capturing the bromomethyl radical and bromine-atom charge transfer complex through deep-to-near UV probing Chem. Phys. Lett.2011, 507, 69.
Pal, S. K.; Kesti, T.; Maiti, M.; Zhang, F.; Inganäs, O.; Hellström, S.; Andersson, M. R.; Oswald, F.; Langa, F.; Osterman, T.; Pascher, T.; Yartsev, A.; Sundström, V. Geminate Charge Recombination in Polymer/Fullerene Bulk Heterojunction Films and Implications for Solar Cell Function J. Am. Chem. Soc.2010, 132, 12440.
El-Khoury, P.; Pal, S. K.; Mereshchenko, A. S.; Tarnovsky, A. N. The formation and back isomerization of iso-H2C-Br-Br on a 100-ps time scale following 255-nm excitation of CH2Br2 in acetonitrile Chem. Phys. Lett.2010, 493, 61.
Pal, S. K.; Sundström, V.; Galoppini, E.; Persson, P. Calculations of Interfacial Interactions in Pyrene-Ipa Rod Sensitized Nanostructured TiO2 Dalton Trans.2009, 10021.
Pal, S. K.; Bhattacharya, S.; Batabyal, S. K.; Ganguly , T. Role of TiO2 nanoparticles on the photoinduced intramolecular electron transfer reaction within a novel synthesized donor-acceptor system J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem.2007, 189, 86.
Mandal, P.; Sahu, T.; Misra, T.; Pal, S. K.; Ganguly, T. Experimental Investigations by using electrochemical, steady state and time resolved spectroscopic tools on the photoreactions of disubstituted indoles in presence of Tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) And a Theoretical Approach by Using Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem.2007, 188, 235.
Ganguly, T.; Pal, S. K. Photoinduced electron transfer research to build model compounds of artificial photosynthesis and solar energy conversion (Review Article) J. Chin. Chem. Soc.2006, 53, 219.
Pal, S. K.; Batabyal, S. K.; Ganguly, T. Preparation and photophysical properties of nanostructured 9-cyanoanthracene Chem. Phys. Lett.2005, 406, 420.
Pal, S. K.; Sahu (nee Bhattacharya), T.; Misra, T.; Ganguly, T.; Pradhan, T. K.; De, A. Synthesis, characterization and laser flash photolysis studies of some naphthothiophenes bearing electron donor and acceptor functional groups J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem.2005, 174, 138.
Sahu (nee Bhattacharya), T.; Pal, S. K.; Misra, T.; Ganguly, T. Involvements of phenyldibenzophosphole and 9-phenylcarbazole in electron transfer reactions with photoexcited 9-cyanoanthracene J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem.2005, 171, 39.
Pal, S. K.; Sahu (nee Bhattacharya), T.; Misra, T.; Mallick, P. K.; Paddon-Row, M. N.; Ganguly, T. Experimental Investigation by Laser Flash Photolysis To Reveal the Optical and Electron-Donating Properties of Benzothiazole Derivatives and a Theoretical Approach by Using Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory J. Phys. Chem. A2004, 108, 10395.
Bhattacharya, T.; Pal, S. K.; Misra, T.; Saini, R. D.; Ganguly, T. Primary electron-transfer dynamics in 2-phenylindole–9- cyanoanthracene system-A comparative study with 2-methylindole Spectrochim. Acta Part A2004, 60, 1957.
Pal, S. K.; Bhattacharya, T.; Misra, T.; Saini, R. D.; Ganguly, T. Photophysics of Some Disubstituted Indoles and Their Involvements in Photoinduced Electron Transfer Reactions J. Phys. Chem. A2003, 107, 10243.
Misra, T.; Bhattacharya, T.; Pal, S. K.; De, A.; Saini, R. D.; Ganguly, T. The fate of charge separation reactions within a novel synthesized bichromophore in cyclodextrin microenvironment Chem. Phys. Lett.2003, 382, 167.
Misra, T.; De, A. K.; Pal, S. K.; Bhattacharya, T.; Ganguly, T. Photophysical properties of 5-hydroxyindole (5HI): Laser flash photolysis study Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Chem. Sci.)2002, 114, 547.
Conference and Symposia
Chemically Tuned Graphene Oxide for Optoelectronic Applications in the Vidyasagar-Satyendranath Bose National Workshop 2014 on Physics of Advanced Optical Materials and Photonics, SOS University, Bhubaneswar, March 26-28, 2014.
Femtosecond transient absorption: a wonderful tool to study the dynamics of photovoltaic processes in the short term course on Introduction to Photonics and Its Applications, NIT Durgapur, July 29- August 02, 2013.
Organic Photovoltaic Materials in the Workshop on Current Challenges in Novel Materials, IIT Mandi, April 27, 2012.
Plastic Solar Cells: Science, Expectations, and Challenges in the First In-House Symposium on Inter-Disciplinary Research and Development, IIT Mandi, May 7, 2011.
Charge carrier dynamics in conjugated polymer/fullerene bulk heterojunction films in the Centre for Energy Studies, IIT Delhi, February 18, 2011.
Ultrafast Photochemistry of bromoform in solution probed in the deep-UV to near –IR spectral range in the 65th OSU International Molecular Spectroscopy Symposium Department of Chemistry,The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210 USA, June 21-25, 2010.
Life cycle of charges in conjugated polymer/fullerene blends in the Dept. of Optical Spectroscopy of Conjugated Materials, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany, January 16, 2009.
Enhancement of longevity of photogenerated charge separated species in -Cyclodextrin microenvironment in the Fourth Asian Photochemistry Conference at Grand Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan, January 5-10, 2005.
Chakraborti, H.; Pal, S. K. Photoinduced Interactions Between Fluorescein Dye and Graphene in the National Symposium on Nanobiotechnology, IIT Mandi, June 1-2, 2012.
Kumar, P.; Pal, S. K. Quenching of Defect Emission of ZnO Quantum Dot in the Presence of Fluorescein Dye in the National Symposium on Nanobiotechnology, IIT Mandi, June 1-2, 2012.
Pal, S. K.; Pascher, T.; Yartsev, A.; Sundström, V. Fullerene Dependent Carrier Dynamics in Polymer/Fullerene Bulk Heterojunction Films in the National Symposium on Radiation & Photochemistry (NSRP – 2011), JNV University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, March 10-12, 2011.
Pal, S. K.; El-Khoury, P.; Mereshchenko, A. S.; Tarnovsky, A. N. Ultrafast Photochemistry of bromoform in solution probed in the deep-UV to near–IR spectral range in the 3rd Asia Specific Symposium on Radiation Chemistry and 10th Bienniel Trombay Symposium on Radiation and Photochemistry, Treasure Island Resorts, Lonavala, India, September 14-17, 2010.
.Pal, S. K.; Pascher, T.; Yartsev, A.; Sundström, V. Dynamics of photogenerated charge carriers in polymer/fullerene blends in the 8th Nordic Femtochemistry Meeting, Fuglsø Conference Center, Denmark, 2-4 October, 2008.
Osterman, T; Pal, S. K.; Pascher, T.; Yartsev, A.; Sundström, V. Fluorescence studies of low-bandgap polyfullerene/PCBM blends: the mechanism of light-induced charge formation in STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS: METHODS AND APPLICATIONS at Algarve (Portugal), June 5-8, 2008.
Pal, S. K.; Misra, T. Photophysics and electron donating properties of 5-hydroxyindole (5HI) in Trombay Symposium on Radiation and Photochemistry, Centaur Hotel, Juhu Beach, Mumbai, India, January 6-11, 2002.
Priv.-Doz. Dr. Andreas-Neil Unterreiner
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Institut für Physikalische Chemie
Abteilung für Molekulare Physikalische Chemie
Dr.Neena Susan John
Centre for Soft Matter Research
P.B No. 1329, Prof. U R Rao road
Prof. Tapan Ganguly
Emeritus fellow (AICTE)
School of Laser Science and Engineering
Jadavpur University, Jadavpur
Kolkata 700032, India
Dr. Alexander Tarnovsky
Department of Chemistry and Center for Photochemical Sciences
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
Dr. Petter Persson
Department of Theoretical Chemistry
Lund University, Chemical Center
P.O.B 124 S-221 00 Lund, Sweden


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How pin 5 works
It is often thought that pin 5 is controlled by the truck's ABS system, or, even by the truck itself, both of these are incorrect.
How pin 5 actually works is quite simple: Power from the battery via the ignition switch goes to a fuse, then to the warning light in the cab, and then on to pin 5. When the ABS lead is connected to the trailer, the trailer ABS system reads 24 volts coming down pin 5 and then lowers the voltage inside the trailer ecu to below 5 volts (or to ground in some cases), which then brings the ABS light on in the cab. When the vehicle is driven away, and the trailer ABS system is happy with the wheel speed signals, the ECU then raises the voltage back up to 24 volts and the warning light in the cab goes out. If a fault appears when the vehicle is driven, the ECU lowers the voltage again bringing the light back on.
Check the power
An easy way to check the power from the iso socket is to use a multimeter and test between:
- Pins: 1 and 4
- Pins: 2 and 3
- Pins: 4 and 5
You should have three lives and two earths. Alternatively, you could use an ISO tester such as the Drakefield DRA07T to do all these tests for you. In which case, you merely have to plug the DRA07T into the truck, and read the LED display on the side of the unit.
Most new trucks don't actually have a warning light as such, instead the dash is an LCD display which shows a picture of a trailer, or trailer warning, but pin 5 still works in the same way. pin 5 is always controlled by the trailer ECU.
Pins 6 and 7
The next things to mention are pins 6 and 7 in an EBS lead. These are the "CAN" connections, "CAN" stands for Control Area Network, which in simple terms is a connection between two or more ECUs allowing them to talk to each other.
When you have an EBS truck and an EBS trailer, the braking is done through the CAN lines. When you press the brake, the truck sends a CAN signal to the trailer ECU to tell the brakes to apply, if the CAN signal fails, the brakes will still work using the air pressure signal through the service line.
Some people have asked me, "If you have an ABS truck and EBS trailer, do the trailer brakes still work properly?" The answer is yes; all it means is the truck is unable to send the CAN signal to the trailer, the brakes, however, will work as normal.
Finally, the last thing to mention is that the ABS light should be out.


2022-11-12 05:47:23 BdST
Bangladesh prepares to send first satellite to orbit the moon
Bangladesh will send their first satellite to orbit the moon under the Great Lunar Expedition for Everyone (GLEE) mission by late 2023 or early 2024, as part of NASA’s Artemis mission.
The confirmation came in a press briefing arranged by Aspire to Innovate (a2i) for celebrating 12 years of initiating Union Digital Service Centre and announcement of the inauguration of the campaign titled “Smart Bangladesh 2041: Smart Service for all” in ICT Tower in Dhaka.
Bangladesh is among the 22 countries across the world that have been selected for sending satellites. The satellite would be assembled by a 35-members Bangladeshi team in the country.
Project team leader Zahid Hasan Shovon said the cost of the raw materials of the satellite and its launching would be carried by the Colorado Space Grant Consortium, and the local team would be responsible for the activities ranging from mission planning to re-designing the satellite, assembling it, testing, rocket launching and all sort of data analysing after sending the satellite to the moon.
“The skills, knowledge and experiences gathered from the mission could be used to design the future space mission in Bangladesh,” he added.
With Artemis missions, NASA will land the first woman and first person of colour on the Moon, using innovative technologies to explore more of the lunar surface than ever before. We will collaborate with commercial and international partners and establish the first long-term presence on the Moon.
According to the GLEE website, inspired by NASA's Apollo Moon landings over 50 years ago, the Great Lunar Expedition for Everyone (GLEE) will be a catalyst for a new generation of space missions and explorers.
This scientific and technological mission to the Moon will deploy hundreds of LunaSats to the lunar surface to conduct local and distributed science missions.
LunaSats are tiny spacecraft with an integrated sensor suite that will be programmed by teams of students all over the world for a mission of their own design.
To participate in the Artemis challenge the Bangladesh team started working early this year and submitted their proposal in April.
In May, the result was announced that Bangladesh achieved the opportunity to send its first satellite.
Bangladesh received the first package of the equipment in an airtight state on October 18 and the next package would be received in March of next year.
Zahid Hasan Shovon said they are currently undergoing training from NASA that would be concluded possibly in December this year.
Once the training was completed, they would start assembling the tiny satellite of 36 square cm that would be weighted 5gm only, he said
According to Shovon, if all goes well, the satellite would launch to the moon from the United States in late 2023 or early 2024.
Project Director and ICT division Joint Secretary Nahid Sultana Mallik said that the satellite will be assembled in Bangladesh and send it to the USA for launching in an airtight state.
“We don’t have any lab to conduct such work. However, while inaugurating the project the Minister of State for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak ensured to build one as soon as possible,” she said.
State Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak, speaking as the chief guest of the program said that during inaugurating the first satellite of the country, Bangabandhu Satellite 1. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina uttered that one day the country would land on the moon.
“We might not land on the moon right now, physically. But we can at least send a satellite to orbit the moon within three years of the statement. One day the country will be able to launch a self-build satellite to the moon,” he hoped.
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• A comprehensive overview of the clinical application and theory of computer assisted surgery to enable intellectual analysis and design of computer assisted surgical approaches for a wide range of clinical applications.
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Etihad Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that five schools dedicated to drone technology will be set up in Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior, Jabalpur and Satna.
Federal Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia announced on Saturday that a Center of Excellence for Drones will be set up at the Madhav Institute of Technology and Science (MITS), Gwalior.
In addition, schools dedicated to drone technology will be set up in Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior, Jabalpur and Satna, he said.
The Minister was speaking at the Mila Drone at MITS. Up to 20 companies participated in the event, which focused on the drone industry.
He said that drone technology will impact the economy and life across the world in the coming days, adding that Madhya Pradesh was the first to use this technology in the country.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi believes that technology that heralds a change in people’s lives should be adopted. In line with this, drone technology is being promoted.”
Scindia added that the use of drones is revolutionizing the fields of defence, agriculture, health and many other areas, and will be instrumental in turning poverty into prosperity. This will also create job opportunities for 3,000 young people, the minister said.
The rules for using drones have been simplified, he said, adding that before the company had to fill out 25 forms, only five were now needed. He added that there was more clarity on the licensing and registration of drones.


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Without the information provided by the ambient temperature sensor, your car’s computer does not have sufficient data to control the interior temperature, and will revert to manual HVAC control. You’ll still be able to use your air conditioner and heater, but only in manual mode, not in auto.
Aug 27, 2020· Interior sensor repair After experiencing inconsistent cooling but then freezing the car when the AC is placed on max setting, I checked the interior sensor using the service menu. It read C. When it was actually about 32C (90F) in the car.
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Nov 20, 2015· ambient temperature sensor (mounted external to the vehicle) interior temperature sensor. high and low pressure sensors. humidity sensors. The ambient temperature sensor is usually placed in the grill or on a bracket in front of the AC condenser allowing it to communicate the ambient or actual external temperature.
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Mar 17, 2020· The ambient temp sensor is not used for the engine or emission control. It is used by the heating and A/C systems. Ambient temp sensor is not going to affect the engine performance. Your heat/AC will freak out but there will be no effect in the engine. What does the evaporator temperature sensor do?
Sep 08, 2016· Step 10: Reinstall the EVAP temperature sensor. Screw the new sensor into the AC condenser, turning it to the right. Step 11: Reinstall the support clip. In some cases, you''ll have to reinstall the support clip on top of the sensor. If this is the case, simply press the clip onto the back of the sensor.
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The major tasks of this project includes the adoption of very high resolution (VHR) remotely sensed data, image-derived maps of vegetation conditions, GIS model development and web-based spatial decision support systems. Two data warehouses (one operational and one for emergency backup) will be established to provide the gateway for accessing geo-spatial data and remote sensed imagery for various applications. Each data warehouse will update their data automatically by communicating with each local database server through standardized communication protocol (Z39.50, TCP/IP, and HTTP) and OpenGIS catalog interface. The web-based SDSS will be based on ESRI’s ArcIMS (which includes OGC WMS connector) with ER Mapper’s Image Web Server to provide on-line mapping functions and the display of remotely sensed data. The web-based SDSS will be used by decision makers and spatial analysts in command and control centers to collect and process information via a secure intranet or encrypted mobile wireless networks, to make decisions and initiate responses to field locations and on-site officers.
A web-based GIS developed as a component of the SDSS will enable on-line map display, spatial query, and spatial analysis for homeland security tasks. The key component of the web-based GIS is the implementation of Internet Map Servers (ArcIMS), with three-tier software architecture. The first tier is the client component, which includes the user-side web browser and Java-based user interface. The second tier is the middleware which includes the web server and the map engine connector to provide the communication channels between Java clients and map servers. The third tier is the map servers and data storage units that will generate geo-spatial information and maps upon client’s requests. The three-tier software architecture of web-based GIS will provide customizable functions for different mapping applications and scalable implementation for different hardware.
One technological goal of this project is to develop integrated mobile geo-spatial information services that will support and help optimize field-based management tasks for border security agents. The mobile units will utilize state-of-the-art mobile GIS application software (ArcPad 6.0 and ArcPad application builder), global positional systems (GPS), and wireless networking technologies (IEEE 802.11b, Wi-Fi standard) to provide wireless access of large volumes of geo-spatial information and remotely sensed data. Border security agents will access the Internet map servers via their mobile devices and submit the field reports in real time. The actual implementation of mobile units will focus on the customization of software user interface for actual field work and the feasibility testing of hardware/software integration.
The SDSS will be designed and developed to operate at two levels: short-term, operational decision support level and longer-term, tactical decision support level. At the operational level the SDSS will provide functional capabilities to quickly integrate image-derived and GIS data with human judgments. The operational decision support functions will utilize deterministic, fuzzy, and probabilistic multiple criteria decision methods suitable for spatial and non-spatial data. At the tactical level the SDSS will provide tools to generate and evaluate plausible decision scenarios. The architecture of SDSS will be based on interoperable Web services using XML-based technologies and Open GIS Consortium’s geoprocessing specifications. These specifications will allow both wired and wireless access to decision support services using spatially enhanced interfaces. Such architecture will allow the access and use of decision support tools from various locations at any time. The analytical functions of SDSS will adopt Java programming tools to create a series of Java applets for spatial analyses and image-based change detection functions. These Java applets will be organized into a spatial analysis and modeling toolbox, where users will interactively launch individual analytical functions. The SDSS will enable better management decisions such as agent deployment, improving humanitarian rescue/recover operations, and facilitating multi-agency coordination.


William H. Sanders
William H. Sanders is a Donald Biggar Willett Professor of Engineering and the Director of the Coordinated Science Laboratory (www.csl.illinois.edu) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Affiliate Professor in the Department of Computer Science. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and the ACM, a past Chair of the IEEE Technical Committee on Fault-Tolerant Computing, and past Vice-Chair of the IFIP Working Group 10.4 on Dependable Computing. He was the founding Director of the Information Trust Institute (www.iti.illinois.edu) at Illinois.
Sanders's research interests include secure and dependable computing and security and dependability metrics and evaluation, with a focus on critical infrastructures. He has published more than 200 technical papers in those areas. He is currently the Director and PI of the DOE/DHS Trustworthy Cyber Infrastructure for the Power Grid (TCIPG) Center (www.tcipg.org), which is at the forefront of national efforts to make the U.S. power grid smart and resilient.


1. Google's Chromecast
Google's Chromecast is, in my opinion (I have one), the easiest convenient way to stream videos online from pretty much any website. The Chromecas connects to your TV's HDMI port and gets power from the TV's USB port. So your TV needs to have both an HDMI and a USB port in order for this to work. It connects wirelessly to your computer - through wi-fi. Works great with Windows or Apple computers. The price it between $30 and $50 (depends on deals). Once you buy it, the instructions to set it up are very easy to follow. Click to see current price at Amazon.
2. Apple TV
Apple TV is very similar to the Chromecast. It connects to your TV into the HDMI port, however it requires power from a wall outlet, not from a USB port. It connects wirelessly to your wi-fi (and computer), however it also comes with an Ethernet port (for an internet cable, simply put). People recommend it mostly for use with Apple computers, not for Windows, especially since it's a little bit of a hassle to get it to work with a Windows PC. The price is between $70 and $100. Click here for pricing at Amazon.
3. VGA or HDMI Cable
This is the cheapest option and I still use it sometimes. If you have a laptop, you could plug it directly into your TV. All you need to know is whether your laptop (and TV) has a VGA or HDMI port. Most modern laptops (and TVs) have HDMI ports while most old laptops may have a VGA port. Here's how they look.
You may need to modify your display settings once you plug the TV to the laptop. The way in which this is done, and the number of steps required, will vary depending on your operating system. Even though I have a Chromecast I still use a VGA cable from time to time, especially if I want to play a DVD on my laptop and watch it on my TV (nope, don't have a separate DVD player). The price of both cables is about $6 for 6 or 10 feet. The price increases if you need a longer cable. Check out the VGA cables at Amazon or HDMI cables at Amazon.
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Prof. Jurg Gutknecht
President of the Swiss Informatics Society
Keynote title: Medical IT- the Next Megatrend?
ABSTRACT Fitness tracking has developed from a popular research topic into both a worldwide wave of eHealth and a commercial success. However, Information Technology can do a lot more in Medicine but it faces some substantial challenges to be met first, including technical feasibility, usability and, last but not least, ethical and political acceptance. Focusing on the technical challenges and in particular on application-aware system architectures I will report in this presentation on some cutting edge Medical IT projects that I have been personally involved in.
SPEAKER BIO Prof. Jurg Gutknecht's professional career in Computing started in 1968 in industry, when he joined the real-time system programming group at Swissair. From 1970 to 1974 he studied Mathematics at the ETH Zurich and simultaneously worked at IBM as a student employee. In 1978 he received his doctorate with a dissertation in Mathematics. After a three year period as a professor of Mathematics at a local college, Jurg Gutknecht joined Niklaus Wirth's Lilith/ Modula research team in 1981. In 1985, after a sabbatical stay at the Xerox-PARC Research Laboratory in California, he was appointed Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the ETH and later full professor. From 1991 - 1994 Prof. Gutknecht was dean of the Computer science department and from 2006 - 2010 chairman of the same department. Together with Wirth, Prof. Gutknecht developed Modula-2 system software and created the Oberon programming language and system, as well as several evolutions including Active Oberon, Zonnon, and Active Cells. Jurg Gutknecht's interests and focus of research are in the area of programming languages, compilers and runtime platforms, with an emphasis on lean systems development. Jurg Gutknecht was involved in several projects in this area, among them the "Supercomputer in the Pocket", a many core hardware/ software codesign project in the context of an Innovation Cluster in Embedded Systems funded by Microsoft. Since 2014 Prof. Gutknecht is President of the Swiss Informatics Society.
Professor Dr. Rajkumar Buyya
Director, Cloud Computing and Distributed Systems (CLOUDS) Lab, University of Melbourne, Australia
CEO, Manjrasoft Pvt Ltd, Melbourne, Australia
Keynote title: Market-Oriented Clouds and Big Data Applications
ABSTRACT Computing is being transformed to a model consisting of services that are commoditised and delivered in a manner similar to utilities such as water, electricity, gas, and telephony. In such a model, users access services based on their requirements without regard to where the services are hosted. Several computing paradigms have promised to deliver this utility computing vision. Cloud computing has emerged as one of the buzzwords in the IT industry and turned the vision of "computing utilities" into a reality. Several IT vendors have started offering computation, storage, and application hosting services, and provide coverage in several continents, supporting Service-Level Agreements (SLA) backed performance and uptime promises for their services. Clouds deliver infrastructure, platform, and software (application) as services, which are made available as subscription-based services in a pay-as-you-go model to consumers. The price that Cloud Service Providers charge can vary with time and the quality of service (QoS) expectations of consumers. This seminar/keynote presentation will cover (a) 21st century vision of computing and identifies various IT paradigms promising to deliver the vision of computing utilities; (b) opportunities and challenges for utility and market-oriented Cloud computing, (c) innovative architecture for creating market-oriented and elastic Clouds by harnessing virtualisation technologies; (d) Aneka, a Cloud Application Platform, for rapid development of Cloud/Big Data applications and their deployment on private/public Clouds with resource provisioning driven by SLAs; (e) experimental results on deploying Cloud and Big Data applications in engineering, gaming, and health care domains (integrating sensors networks, mobile devices), ISRO satellite image processing on elastic Clouds, and (f) directions for delivering our 21st century vision along with pathways for future research.
SPEAKER BIO Dr. Rajkumar Buyya is Professor of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Future Fellow of the Australian Research Council, and Director of the Cloud Computing and Distributed Systems (CLOUDS) Laboratory at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He is also serving as the founding CEO of Manjrasoft, a spin-off company of the University, commercializing its innovations in Cloud Computing. He has authored over 450 publications and five text books including "Mastering Cloud Computing" published by McGraw Hill and Elsevier/Morgan Kaufmann, 2013 for Indian and international markets respectively. He also edited several books including "Cloud Computing: Principles and Paradigms" (Wiley Press, USA, Feb 2011). He is one of the highly cited authors in computer science and software engineering worldwide (h-index=87, g-index=176, 37500+ citations). Microsoft Academic Search Index ranked Dr. Buyya as the world's top author in distributed and parallel computing between 2007 and 2012. "A Scientometric Analysis of Cloud Computing Literature" by German scientists ranked Dr. Buyya as the World's Top-Cited (#1) Author and the World's Most-Productive (#1) Author in Cloud Computing. Software technologies for Grid and Cloud computing developed under Dr. Buyya's leadership have gained rapid acceptance and are in use at several academic institutions and commercial enterprises in 40 countries around the world. Dr. Buyya has led the establishment and development of key community activities, including serving as foundation Chair of the IEEE Technical Committee on Scalable Computing and five IEEE/ACM conferences. These contributions and international research leadership of Dr. Buyya are recognized through the award of "2009 IEEE TCSC Medal for Excellence in Scalable Computing". Manjrasoft's Aneka Cloud technology developed under his leadership has received "2010 Asia Pacific Frost & Sullivan New Product Innovation Award" and "2011 Telstra Innovation Challenge, People's Choice Award". He is currently serving as the foundation Editor-in-Chief (EiC) of IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing and Co-EiC of Journal of Software: Practice and Experience. For further information on Dr. Buyya, please visit his cyberhome: www.buyya.com
Professor Dr. Kamal Zuhairi Zamli
Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia
Keynote title: Exploiting Nature Inspired Algorithms for Combinatorial Interaction Testing
ABSTRACT Our continuous dependencies on software often raise dependability issue. In the last 20 years, software has grown tremendously in terms of size (i.e. line of codes (LOCs), and functionalities). With the increase in LOCs and functionalities, more and more unwanted interactions amongst software systems, hardware components, and operating systems are to be expected, rendering increased possibility of faults. While traditional static and dynamic testing strategies (e.g. boundary value analysis, cause and effect analysis and equivalent partitioning) are useful for fault detection and prevention, they may not be sufficient to tackle bugs due to interaction.
Addressing this issue, researchers are now focusing on a sampling method based on the applications of covering arrays, termed Combinatorial Interaction Testing (CIT). Here, interaction based t-way strategies (where t indicates the interaction strength) are developed as a result. Much useful progress has been achieved as plethora of t-way strategies have been developed in the literature in the last 30 years. Recently, in line with the upcoming field called Search based Software Engineering (SBSE), many newly strategies have been developed adopting specific nature inspired algorithm (including Genetic Algorithm (GA), Ant Colony (AC), Simulated Annealing (SA), Particle Swarm Optimization, and Harmony Search Algorithm (HS)) as their basis in an effort to generate the most optimal solution. This talk highlights the current progress in the area particularly in terms of application of hybrid nature inspired algorithms, parameter free algorithms as well as hyper heuristic based solution.
SPEAKER BIO Dr. Kamal Zuhairi Zamli obtained his BSc from WPI, USA in 1992, MSc in Real Time Software Engineering from the Centre for Advanced Software Engineering, UTM in 1992, and PhD in Software Engineering from University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK in 2003. Currently, Kamal Zuhairi Zamli is the dean of research in Research and Innovation Department, University Malaysia Pahang. His current research focuses on Software Testing and Automation, Process Modeling as well as Algorithm and Data Structures. Kamal Zuhairi Zamli holds several research grants related to Software Testing both from the government and the industry.


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To no one’s surprise, it was probably the closest to a flawless ribbon cutting ever held by a Chamber member. But when it’s a robot wielding the scissors, what would you expect? The June event was designed to highlight CyberKids Robotics, a non-profit organization specializing in robotics education programs for students in schools across North Carolina, as well as South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia.
CyberKids Robotics has programs in several Burke County schools and is hoping to expand into others. As students learn robotics, they are also preparing to compete with other schools in contests that can lead all the way to the State Robotics Championship in NC.
- The CyberDroids program teaches students in grades four through twelve how to program a “humanoid” robot to do everyday human tasks.
- The newest CyberKids Robotics program, CyberDrones!, introduces students in grades six through twelve to the world of “flying robots”. Students learn about navigation, GPS technology, common aerodynamic concepts and autopilot technology. At the end of the program, students will compete in a “drone robot” competition.
- CyberKids Robotics is now also offering an Advanced FTC Robotics Program for middle and high school students. Students use CAD software to design a robot from “scratch”. Once their robot is designed, each robotics team will build and program the robot to solve a series of challenges against other robots.The company’s new theme for the 2014 – 2015 school year is “World Class Education.” Students will be researching how technology and robotics can help improve education all over the world. Now is the perfect time to get your robotics team created and working toward competing in next year’s State Robotics Championship. For more information, call Bill Kent at (828) 292-2393 or visit www.cyberkidsrobotics.com.


Are you wondering how to create a smart home? From Amazon Astro to Ring’s Always Home Cam and much more, there are a lot of different ways you can create a smart home system.
Smart devices help you save money on your energy bills, protect your home from intruders, and make life more convenient. Every year these devices become easier to afford as well.
Read on to discover some of the basics of designing a smart home.
Create a Budget
We get it—it’s easy to get swept up in all the possibilities and cool gadgets on the market. However, you need to set a budget so that you only buy what you can afford. You can always add to your smart home later!
Since there are so many different products at so many different price points, it can help to determine what you’d like to get out of a smart home. Would you like to control the lights with your phone? Maybe you want an AI assistant to help you keep track of your to-do list.
Once you have a budget in mind, you can look for features.
Connect a Smart Home to an AI
Conversational AIs aren’t just fun; they’re incredibly smart and able to learn as you use them. Talking to them feels almost like talking to a real person.
Amazon’s Echo is an Alexa device that lets you listen to music, set reminders and alarms, create timers, set a routine, control your lights and other smart devices, and much more. You can even set your Echo to listen for breaking glass or the sound of the smoke detector.
You might also want to invest in a hub to control everything.
Smart Electronics and Lights
Are you looking for some smart home ideas?
Smart TVs with voice control let you find the perfect show to watch, play music, and more. They’re rapidly rising in popularity and are pretty much the only options you can find in stores and online these days. People love how easy they are to use and customize with the apps they subscribe to.
Smart light bulbs let you control brightness and color temperatures to set the perfect ambiance. It’s easy to set different lighting moods and levels in each room and program the setting so you can quickly switch to it.
Smart plugs let you plug in wired devices, like lamps and fans, and control them from an app or compatible device.
If you want to save money on your energy bills, you can install a smart thermostat and set the temperature from anywhere.
Smart Security Systems
One of the most popular smart home devices for homeowners is smart security systems. Smart locks allow you to lock the door from your phone. You can give someone temporary access or make sure you locked the house before you left.
Security systems are more than just cameras these days. You can also get motion sensors, get systems that can call an emergency service, and listen for the sounds of an intruder.
The Basics of How to Create a Smart Home
You now know the basics of how to create a smart home, but there’s a lot more to learn and explore. There are so many smart devices, from smart appliances to coffee makers and more.
To discover more tips for homeowners, be sure to check out some of our other articles.