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LED Flashlight Bulb Delivers 1,200 Foot-Candles
March 5, 2008 6:07 am | Product Releases | CommentsLEDtronics announced its 3W LED PR-style flashlight bulb with a T3¼ (9 mm) flange base that fits virtually any two- or three-cell flashlight. With up to 1,200 foot-candles of light, this LED PR bulb provides common flashlights with a bright, solid-state, durable and weather-resistant lamp with no gases to heat, filaments to break, or glass globes to shatter.
Books and Boards 2006
March 5, 2008 5:56 am | Articles | CommentsJon Titus reviews Silicon Labs ToolStick Starter Kit and Robert Oshana's DSP Software Development Techniques for Embedded and Real-Time Systems.
Fully Software Selectable USB Analog Input Modules
March 5, 2008 5:11 am | Product Releases | CommentsACCES I/O Products announced a series of USB analog input modules – the USB-AI Series. The USB-AI16-16A high-speed USB 2.0, 16-bit multifunction analog input board is suitable for precision measurement, analysis, monitoring, and control in countless embedded applications. It can sample inputs at speeds up to 500 kHz for the board’s 16 single-ended or 8 differential analog input channels. Standard features in the USB-AI Series include 16 digital I/O lines and a 16-bit counter/timer
Power Rocker Switch for Industrial and Commercial Applications
March 5, 2008 5:05 am | Product Releases | CommentsTyco Electronics Corp. introduced its PRC series of power rocker switches for snap-in panel mounting. The series is IP66 rated for protection against dust and liquids. PRC power rocker switches are suitable for applications in industrial machinery, vacuum cleaners, HVAC equipment, power tools, power supplies, audio equipment and fitness equipment. They are rated for 20A/125V AC or 10A/250V AC.
PTC High Power Heaters Offer Compact Heating
March 5, 2008 4:58 am | Product Releases | CommentsSpectrum Sensors and Controls introduced its high power, compact heater that uses ceramic PTC technology to act as the heating element. The PTC thermistors in this heater are self-regulating elements that can operate at a nearly constant temperature over a range of voltage and environmental conditions. The heaters offer high power density in a compact design that can accommodate an array of PTC thermistor elements.
Digital Power Controller Configures On The Fly
March 5, 2008 4:56 am | Analog Devices, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsIntended for use in ac/dc and isolated dc/dc power circuits serving high-reliability apps such as server, storage, and telecomm systems, the ADP1043 digital PWM power control and management device allows engineers to monitor and configure system parameters using a graphic interface for power functions such as frequency, timing, voltage setting, and protection limits. Communicating in real time via I2C bus,
Control Switch is Fully Sealed to IP68 Spec
March 5, 2008 4:53 am | Product Releases | CommentsAPEM Components, Inc. announced its MT series environmentally sealed toggle switch that functions as a rotary or rocker switch. The series is activated using a slight rocking motion by an operator’s finger or thumb, and it is recommended for applications requiring a sealed, ergonomic electrical interface such as radio remote controls, metal detectors and other portable, hand-held devices.
Network Appliance Board for UTM, VPN and Firewall Applications
March 5, 2008 4:48 am | Product Releases | CommentsVIA Technologies, Inc. announced its VIA NAB 7500 embedded board for advanced network security systems. Designed to address the needs of modern network security systems, the board is an integrated network appliance board for network security or gateway applications including firewall, VPN, UTM, anti-virus and intrusion prevention system products. Other network applications include Proxy Server, Quality of Service and Load Balancer products.
VPX Backplane for Military and Aerospace Applications
March 5, 2008 4:44 am | Product Releases | CommentsCarlo Gavazzi Computing Solutions announced its 6-slot 3U VPX ruggedized enhanced design implementation (REDI) backplane for military and aerospace applications. A commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) system, the backplane offers high-bandwidth in a compact size, and it integrates the latest VITA 46 and 48 standards with the legacy capabilities of VMEbus technology. The backplane can be customized with multiple configurations for each embedded, development, testing or measurement application.
Small Solid-State Drive for Handheld Devices
March 5, 2008 4:40 am | Product Releases | CommentsIntel Corp. announced its Z-P140 PATA solid-state drives (SSD) for handheld mobile devices. Smaller than a penny and weighing less than a drop of water, these 2 GB and 4 GB ultra-small devices are fast, low-power and rugged with the size, capacity and performance for mobile Internet devices, digital entertainment and embedded products. The line has an industry standard parallel ATA (PATA) interface, and it is optimized to enhance proprietary computers.
32-Channel Isolated Analog Input Card
March 5, 2008 4:36 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe Industrial Automation Group of Advantech introduced its PCI-1715U isolated high-speed analog card for the PCI bus. With isolated circuits, the card protects sensitive measurement circuitry from interference currents or voltages which is useful when the external voltage is different than expected by the measurement hardware.
VME/VXS Board with Gigabit Serial Interfaces
March 5, 2008 4:31 am | Product Releases | CommentsPentek, Inc. released its Model 4207 for high-performance digital signal processing and data-acquisition systems. The board uses Freescale's MPC8641D Dual Core PowerPC AltiVec Processor and a Xilinx Virtex-4 FX Series FPGA. A fabric-transparent crossbar switch bridges gigabit serial resources including the PowerPC and FPGA, two XMCs, dual VXS ports, dual Fibre Channel ports and two optical serial transceivers.
16-bit Analog Input M-Module Offers High Resolution
March 5, 2008 4:27 am | Product Releases | CommentsMEN Micro Inc. announced its M36N M-Module analog input mezzanine board that provides high resolution and precise data acquisition for analog signals found throughout automation, measuring and simulation applications. Available in 16- or 18-bit versions, the module can be used as an I/O extension for CompactPCI, PCI, PXI or VME embedded systems as well as on stand-alone single board computers
Low Profile PCI Synchronous Serial Interface Adapter
March 5, 2008 4:21 am | Product Releases | CommentsSealevel Systems, Inc. announced its model ACB-MP.LPCI single channel synchronous serial interface that can be configured for RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, RS-530, RS-530A or V.35 communication protocols. It is capable of data rates to 128K bps, making it suitable for DDS (digital data service), military applications and banking communications.
Advanced Mezzanine Card for Telecom Infrastructure Applications
March 4, 2008 11:49 am | Product Releases | CommentsEmerson Network Power Embedded Computing announced its model KSI8560 advanced mezzanine card for telecom infrastructure applications. Combining a PowerQUICC III controller with up to eight channelized E1/T1 spans, the card provides carrier-class, high-speed protocol and packet processing, signaling and WAN access for MicroTCA systems, AdvancedTCA blades and custom carrier blades equipped with AdvancedMC sites.
