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Brushless Motors Exhibit High Efficiency
October 6, 2008 7:01 am | Product Releases | CommentsComing in 2- and 4-pole designs with or without hall sensors, Koford Engineering’s new line of 36 mm slotless brushless motors achieve efficiencies of up to 89%. The instruments present power outputs from 10 W to 620 W, speeds from 3,600 rpm to 30,000 rpm, and mechanical time constants as low as 4 ms. The 4-pole configuration doubles the resolution for hall feedback speed control. The cog-less motors are engineered to provide a straight line speed
DC/DC Converters Target Board-Level Applications
October 6, 2008 6:04 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe FED20W series of modular packaged dc/dc converters from Astrodyne are designed to meet power conversion requirements in board-level product applications such as data acquisition, communications, and industrial I/O. The FED20W series provides output power of 20 W and accepts 4:1 wide range inputs from 9 VDC to 75 VDC
DataCELL Cable Certified by the Fieldbus Foundation
October 6, 2008 5:51 am | Product Releases | CommentsNorthwire's DataCELL FOUNDATION fieldbus cable is the first to be FF-844 certified by the Fieldbus Foundation. All versions are ITC (instrument tray cable)/PLTC (power-limited tray cable) rated for exposed-run (ER) applications and pass the same crush and impact tests for metal-clad cable (under UL 1569). ITC-ER/PLTC-ER cable allows users to eliminate the conduit when the cable
DAC Uses 2.1 Vrms Line Driver
October 6, 2008 4:58 am | Product Releases | CommentsAllowing a 2 Vrms voltage after the RC filter, Cirrus Logic’s CS4252 24-bit DAC utilizes an on-chip 2.1 Vrms line driver from a single 3.3 V power supply. The 24-pin QFN-packaged unit exhibits 24-bit conversion, audio sampling rates up to 192 kHz, 106 dB dynamic range, and -93 dB THD+N. The converter performs in consumer electronics, such as set-top
Oscilloscopes Utilize SDA II
October 3, 2008 12:34 pm | Product Releases | CommentsPredicting bit error rates directly on the eye visually, LeCroy’s SDA 7xxZi Series oscilloscopes integrate SDA II with IsoBER to determine the minimum eye opening, and detecting cross-talk by analyzing the vertical eye closure. The instruments use X-Stream II architecture to decompose jitter simultaneously through traditional spectral and NQ-Scale algorithms, which
UHF-Band VCO Yields Low Phase Noise
October 3, 2008 11:42 am | Product Releases | CommentsOperating from 902 MHz to 928 MHz, Z-Communications’ ZRO0915C2LF UHF-band VCO exhibits a typical phase noise of -128 dBc/Hz at 10 KHz offset, -100 dBc/Hz at 1 KHz offset, and -148 dBc/Hz at 100 KHz offset. The 0.75” × 0.75” × 0.22” ZMX-14-SM-packaged component shows a linear tuning voltage range from 0 VDC to
Management System Enables GUI Development
October 3, 2008 10:51 am | Product Releases | CommentsBuilding in 64-bit systems running Linux, Solaris, and HPUX, Aonix’s TeleUSE 4.0 user interface management system allows cross-platform Motif GUI application development. The object-oriented program supports WYSIWYG graphical editing, widget design editing, and font, color and pixmap picture editing. The environment exhibits support for interactive
SSLD Delivers High LED Current
October 3, 2008 10:03 am | Product Releases | CommentsPowering from a single or dual battery cell supply, PREMA Semiconductor’s PR4404 SSLD dispenses up to 150 mA of LED current at 1.2 or 1.5 V (single) and up to 300 mA LED current at 2.4 V or 3 V (dual). A hold input allows brightness control via a PWM signal or MCU with switching frequencies from 300 kHz to 700 kHz. The driver demonstrates
Chip Capacitor Includes Flexiterm Termination
October 3, 2008 9:20 am | Avx Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsPresenting compatibility with standard SMT reflow processes, AVX’s tip and ring chip capacitor uses a standard nickel barrier solder plate Flexiterm termination. The MLC unit demonstrates a X7R dielectric rating from -55°C to 125°C with a capacitance value of up to 1.2 micofarads, TELCO rating of 250 VDC, and dielectric withstand voltage of
Epoxy Adhesive Cures at Room Temperature(2)
October 3, 2008 8:27 am | Product Releases | CommentsAble to cure at room temperature, the EP30 two component epoxy adhesive from Master Bond can also be accelerated by moderate heat. The adhesive will bond to such substrates as metal, ceramic, glass, and many plastics. The lap shear strength exceeds 3,000 psi for aluminum to aluminum bonds. The EP30 is particularly marketed for assemblies where only very thin bond lines are dictated
Resistor Ink Replaces Cermet Material
October 3, 2008 7:37 am | Product Releases | CommentsObtaining intermediate wear resistance values by blending with adjacent members, LORD Corporation’s 8600 Series polymer resistor ink can be utilized as an alternative at Cermet materials for potentiometer applications. The RoHS-compliant cured film screen-prints onto printer circuit boards, ceramics, glass, phenolic, and flexible substrates that are
DC/DC Converters Feature Open-Frame Construction
October 3, 2008 6:42 am | Murata Power Solutions Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsTwo series (HPH and UCH) of single output, half-brick, isolated DC/DC Converters from Murata Power Solutions are isolated to 2250 VDC with an open-frame construction and are designed for PCB mounting. The HPH series delivers up to 360 W of power and 70 A output current. The UCH series comprises modules that deliver between 50 W and 150 W of output power, and a maximum output current of 40 A
Stepper Motor/Driver/Controller Offers USB Interface
October 3, 2008 6:01 am | Product Releases | CommentsComing in a NEMA 17 package, Arcus Technology’s DMX-J-SA stepper motor/driver/controller integrates a built-in USB 2.0 interface for communication and programming tasks. The single-axis solution exhibits a current rating of 2 A max at 24 V, and supports 16 micro-step operation. The USB interface eliminates the need for serial bus drivers or TCP/IP programming, and automatically detects the device. To operate in standalone mode, a BASIC-like
Rotary Position Sensor Lasts 1M Cycles
October 3, 2008 4:41 am | Product Releases | CommentsAdding to the Trimpot product line, Bourns’ Model 3382 12 mm dustproof rotary position sensor endures 1 million rotational cycles with an IP40 seal rating. The shaftless SMT instrument exhibits ±2% independent linearity in an operating temperature range from -40°C to 120°C. The sensor suits applications requiring frequent adjustment where
Power Inductors Show Tight Tolerance
October 2, 2008 11:42 am | Product Releases | CommentsBeing magnetically shielded and epoxy molded, API Delevan’s SP1812, SP1210, and SP1008 Series SMT power inductors exhibit tolerances down to 2%. The SP1008 Series displays inductance from 0.270 µH to 100 µH and max. current ratings from 1.070 ADC to 0.102 ADC. The SP1210 Series possesses an inductance range from 0.470 µH to 390 µH and
