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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
Power Supplies Function in Medical Apps
November 21, 2008 11:02 am | Product Releases | CommentsOffering a typical full-load efficiency of 90%, SL Power Electronics’ Condor MINT1065 single-output power supplies perform in medical applications, such as diagnostic and respiratory care equipment and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices and monitors. The 2” × 4” × 1.02” instruments offer five models from 12 V to 48 V, a universal
Motors Offer Stepping Options
November 21, 2008 10:11 am | Product Releases | CommentsMeasuring 1.9” × 1.4” × 2” (48 mm × 36 mm × 52 mm), Intelligent Motion Systems’ MDrive14Plus Microstepping and MDrive14Plus Half/Full Step NEMA size 14 brushless stepping motors exhibiting micro, half, of full stepping options. The MDrive14Plus Microstepping presents full 256 × 200 microstepping, a 12- to 48-VDC supply input, internal magnetic or
STM-1/PDH Recorder Comes in Small Package
November 21, 2008 9:07 am | Product Releases | CommentsWeighing 5 lbs (11 kg), Technisys’ PN701363 STM-1 and PDH recorder performs in a 1.7” H × 8.5” W × 13.5” D (4.3 cm × 21.6 cm × 30.5 cm) aluminum-enclosed package. The instrument accepts STM-1 (155 Mbps) optical through E1 electrical data streams, including all sub-channel rates between, and consumes <50 W of power. The device offers an
MMIC Amplifiers Target Microwave/Millimeterwave Radios
November 21, 2008 6:59 am | Product Releases | CommentsSuiting VSAT, military and space, fiber optics, sensor, and test instrumentation applications, Hittite Microwave’s HMC451LP3E and HMC-ABH264 GaAs PHEMT MMIC amplifiers work in point-to-point and point-to-multipoint radios. The RoHS-compliant HMC451LP3E operates from 5 GHz to 18 GHz with 18-dB gain, 21-dBm saturated output power at 18% PAE, and 28-dBm output IP3 in a temperature range from -40°C to 85°C. The HMC-ABH264 performs from
