4D Insights

Touchscreens play a crucial role in our interaction with the digital world, being integrated in multiple aspects of our lives from public services to home appliances and wearables. While much of digital technology leans on automation, derived from its predictive nature (e.g., a sensor activating lights upon human entry), there's also a non-predictive element requiring human input, which involves individual preferences (e.g., adjusting the light to a preferred dimness). This human interaction with the digital ecosystem, which often involves touchscreens, enables us to make individualized health, work, and lifestyle choices. The most common methods of non-predictive input include touch and voice commands.

Team Solarium, a group of Indian undergraduate engineering students, are developing a solar electric vehicle for the ESVC3000, Asia's largest Electric Solar Vehicle Championship, using 4D SYSTEMS' display unit SK-GEN4-43DCT-CLB. Chosen for its low power, lightweight properties, and user-friendly interface, this display will enable easy driver interaction and integration with the vehicle's CAN bus. Located on the dashboard behind the steering wheel, the display will help the driver monitor key vehicle parameters. Their ultimate ambition is to compete in the World Solar Challenge, highlighting their commitment to advancing renewable energy solutions in transportation.

The Sinclair Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas, has transformed a 1900s building into a fully digital, high-tech environment, thanks to IoT technologies from companies such as Intel, Cisco, NuLEDs, and Igor-Tech. 4D SYSTEMS played a key role in the digital infrastructure, providing custom-designed intelligent display modules that allow guests to control various aspects of their environment, including room temperature, lighting, and window shades. These interfaces create a bridge between the data-driven infrastructure and the user, enhancing the guest experience. This digital retrofitting also contributes to significant energy savings, aligning with sustainability goals. 4D SYSTEMS offers custom solutions for building automation projects, showcasing its capacity to adapt to specific needs and specifications.

In the upcoming virtual event, Embedded World 2021, Rutronik collaborates with 4D Systems to share expertise in embedded systems. The Rutronik TechTalk segment, on 3rd March 2021, 11am-12pm CET, features Markku Riihonen, Global Products & Business Development Manager at 4D Systems, discussing smart display solutions. The three-day online event covers innovations in Embedded, (I)IoT, Industry 4.0, and various other sectors, providing a platform for knowledge exchange through workshops, lectures, and Q&A sessions with notable manufacturers in the electronics industry.