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Carrier Cards Handle PCI Bus Signals
November 25, 2008 5:42 am | Product Releases | CommentsActing as an adapter to route PCI bus signals to and from the PMC module through the CompactPCI card slot edge connector, AcPC4620 Carrier Cards from Acromag include support for 3.3-V and 5-V DC signaling. A PLX Technology PCI6540 bridge device provides a transparent 32-bit 33/66-MHz PCI/PCI bridge for data transactions from
Linear Slides Utilize Step Motor
November 25, 2008 5:28 am | Product Releases | CommentsIncluding a ball screw and table, Oriental Motor’s EZ Limo EZSII Series motorized linear slides use the aStep step motor for achieving positioning response without missteps. The instruments offer 3 sizes, the EZS3, EZS4, and EZS6, ranging from 1.97” to 27.56” stroke in 1.97” increments (up to 33.46” in 1.97” increments in the EZS6). The devices reach maximum slide speeds of 31.50” per second with a 0.50” screw lead, and can move a 16.50-lb load over
Brochure Covers Sensors for Home Appliances
November 25, 2008 4:22 am | Product Releases | CommentsComing with technical data and dimensional drawings, Epcos’ “Sensors for Home Appliances” brochure gives detailed information on Epcos' range of sensors for applications in the home appliance industry. Small household appliances that the sensors perform in consist of water boilers, coffee machines, and electric irons. Large household appliances include washers, driers, dishwashers, refrigerators, freezers, and ovens. The literature also shows offerings in
SoC Integrates 2.4 GHz Transceiver Core
November 24, 2008 11:33 am | Product Releases | CommentsIncluding the Enhanced ShockBurst hardware link layer, Nordic Semiconductor’s nRF24LE1 SoC uses the nRF24L01+ 2.4-GHz transceiver core in wireless applications running on coin cell batteries. The component utilizes an 8051 mixed signal MCU core offering performance via one or two clock cycles, 16 KB of on-chip Flash memory, and 1-KB of SRAM. The unit presents a 32-kHz oscillator for synchronous protocols, a 16-MHz RC oscillator for
Connectors Suit Electric Vehicles
November 24, 2008 11:00 am | Product Releases | CommentsProtecting against the possibility of surface damage caused by arcing via surface platings, FCI’s Apex 950 and RCS-800 families of connectors target electric vehicles (EV) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEV). The Apex 950 interconnects reach a current carrying capacity up to 150 A, and the RCS-800 terminals contain an 8-mm round-pin design that is said to
PCI Card Offers Multiple I/Os and Channels
November 24, 2008 9:59 am | Product Releases | CommentsPresenting an IRIG-B time synchronization input, Data Device Corporation’s BU-65590I multi-I/O PCI card provides up to 4 dual-redundant MIL-STD-1553 channels, 16 ARINC 429 receive channels, 4 ARINC 429 transmit channels, 6 user-programmable digital discrete I/Os, 2 RS-232 serial I/O channels, and 2 RS-422/485 serial I/O channels. The component includes a combined RT/Monitor mode to monitor all 1553 communications on the bus, including
Brainstorm: New Year Tech
November 24, 2008 9:34 am | by Edited by Jason Lomberg, Technical Editor | Articles | CommentsWhat technology will have the biggest impact in 2009?
Toolkit Generates and Analyzes SISO and MIMO Signals
November 24, 2008 8:59 am | Keithley Instruments | Product Releases | CommentsIntegrating into the 2800 and 2900 Series, Keithley Instruments’ SignalMeister 3.0 RF communications toolkit provides RF signal generation and RF signal analysis of single-input single-output (SISO) and multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) signals. The program contains built-in libraries for mobile communications protocols (3GPP and 3GPP2 standards), including WCDMA, HSPDA, HSUPA, cdmaOne, cdma2000, and 1xEV-DV. The software also has
LEDs Offer Wide Viewing Angle
November 24, 2008 8:00 am | Product Releases | CommentsAdding to the PLCC-4 Series, Avago Technologies’ ASMT-QxBB Series 0.5-W SMT LEDs display a viewing angle of 120° in automotive and electronic sign applications. The RoHS-compliant components exhibit mid-power intensity brightness with optimum flux performance using InGaN chip technology, as well as optical efficiencies of 48 lm/W (cool white) and 43 lm/W (warm white). The Pb-free devices demonstrate a junction temperature of 125°C, thermal resistance of
Switcher ICs Simplify Constant-Voltage Converter Design
November 24, 2008 6:48 am | Power Integrations | Product Releases | CommentsTargeting applications requiring +/-5% voltage accuracy, the LinkSwitch-CV Series of AC/DC switched-mode power conversion ICs simplify the design of CV converters by eliminating all secondary-side CV and control-loop compensation circuitry. The family includes the LNK626PG, presented as the world’s highest-power accurate constant voltage (CV) integrated switcher IC with primary-side control.
Suppressor Delivers Filtering and Clamping
November 24, 2008 6:40 am | Avx Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsCombining stacked capacitors and multilayer varistors, AVX’s CapGuard transient voltage suppressor (TVS) demonstrates broadband off-state EMI filtering and bi-directional transient clamping. The component offers energy ratings of 1.2 joules and 1.5 joules, parallel capacitance values from 10 nF to 33 nF, and operating temperatures from -55°C to 125°C. The product exhibits working voltages of 18 VDC, 26 VDC, 30 VDC, and 48 VDC, and
S-Band VCO Operates to 2,450 MHz
November 24, 2008 6:13 am | Product Releases | CommentsOffering a tuning voltage range from 0.50 VDC to 4.50 VDC, Z-Communications' V804ME14-LF S-band VCO performs from 2,300 MHz to 2,450 MHz in broadcast system applications. The RoHS-compliant unit exhibits a typical phase noise of -99 dBc/Hz at 10-KHz offset, a typical tuning sensitivity of 52 MHz/V, and typical second harmonic suppression of -20 dBc. The 0.50" × 0.50" × 0.13" MINI-packaged oscillator shows typical output power of
Smart Inertial Sensors Serve in Medical Devices
November 24, 2008 6:01 am | Analog Devices, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsEnabling implementation of motion and navigation control in a broader range of applications, including medical instrumentation, the iSensor family of inertial sensors from Analog Devices has added the ADIS16405 six-degrees-of-freedom (6DoF) inertial measurement unit (IMU) and the ADIS16300 four-degrees-of-freedom (4DoF) IMU.
Quarter Brick Converter Provides Up to 25 A
November 24, 2008 5:33 am | Product Releases | CommentsOperating from a 36-Vdc to 75-Vdc input, the 300-W FPQR48T01225 regulated quarter brick converter from FDK provides a 12-Vdc output at up to 25 A. With an efficiency in excess of 92.5%, the 2.28" x 1.45" x 0.555” device includes features such as input under-voltage lockout (UVLO), output over-current protection (OCP), output over-voltage protection
Sealed Connectors Target COTS Applications
November 24, 2008 5:30 am | Product Releases | CommentsFeaturing twist-pin contacts, Commercial off-the-Shelf (COTS) hermetic Micro-D connectors from Cinch Connectors use epoxy-resin sealing technology to achieve a hermeticity of 1 X 10-8 cc/sec @1 ATM in Helium, and exceed Mil-prf-83513. Available in standard configurations from nine pins to 100 pins, the connectors' construction includes gold-plated copper-alloy contacts, aluminum shell
