Software
Software allows for easy setup of embedded motion controllers
May 23, 2013 11:13 am | Performance Motion Devices | Product Releases | CommentsPerformance Motion Devices announces a major new release of its Pro-Motion software for Windows-based environments. Pro-Motion 5.0 adds a number of key capabilities including an upgraded axis setup wizard, support for SPI-based motion amplifiers including PMD's ATLAS digital amplifier products, and support for all-in-one embedded motion cards and systems.
LISTED UNDER: Embedded Systems
Certifying industrial systems using IEC 61508
May 21, 2013 10:52 am | by Shrikant Satyanarayan, LDRA, Inc., www.ldra.com | Ldra Technology, Inc | Articles | CommentsThe IEC 61508 standard is a risk-based approach for determining the SIL (Safety Integrity Level) of safety instrumented functions. If computer system technology is to be effectively and safely exploited, it is essential that the available guidance on these safety-related aspects is adequate to make correct decisions.
LISTED UNDER: Data Analysis | Instrument Control
Power supply design software supports LED lighting
March 19, 2013 10:38 am | Power Integrations | Product Releases | CommentsPower Integrations announced that the latest version of its popular power supply design software, PI Expert Suite 9.0, now includes support for its LinkSwitch-PL and LinkSwitch-PH LED-driver ICs and its recently introduced TinySwitch-4 off-line switcher IC family.
LISTED UNDER: Process Control
Software option for optical modulation analyzer series greatly reduces test times
March 14, 2013 12:09 pm | Tektronix | Product Releases | CommentsTektronix, Inc. announced a new software option for its OM4000 optical modulation analyzer series that offers automated test support for 400G multi-carrier coherent optical modulation. This software option will greatly reduce test times for researchers working on 400G and faster coherent optical systems while providing the flexibility to define carrier count, carrier spacing and modulation formats. It also provides compiled carrier measurement results and multi-carrier visualization for integrated analysis.
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Optical modulation analyzer series includes new software option
March 13, 2013 4:03 pm | Tektronix | Product Releases | CommentsTektronix announced a new software option for its OM4000 optical modulation analyzer series that offers automated test support for 400G multi-carrier coherent optical modulation. This software option will greatly reduce test times for researchers working on 400G and faster coherent optical systems....
LISTED UNDER: Test Instrumentation
Tool suite designed for planning, optimizing and verifying embedded real-time systems
February 26, 2013 11:10 am | Product Releases | CommentsSymtavision has launched SymTA/S 3.3, a major new version of its award-winning system-level tool suite for planning, optimizing and verifying embedded real-time systems. SymTA/S 3.3 features significant new timing analyses including support for FlexRay System Distribution,
LISTED UNDER: Embedded SystemsSoftware tool enables bills of materials processing in hours
February 8, 2013 10:11 am | Product Releases | CommentsAdeon Software House has announced a new software tool, BOMArchitect, for the super-fast, hassle-free, validation and processing of Bills of Materials (BOM). Developed to meet the needs of electronics manufacturers BOMArchitect replaces the time consuming and repetitive process of reviewing BOMs....
LISTED UNDER: Process ControlSeeing the software world from a dependency perspective
February 5, 2013 12:09 pm | by EurekAlert! | News | CommentsJianmin Jiang and his colleagues proposed a novel model, referred to as the protocol structure (also called a dependency structure) from a dependency perspective. They are of the opinion that all kinds of dependency relationships exist between the same or different things and that if there are no dependency relationships, the things are independent.
LISTED UNDER: SoftwarePITTMAN introduces configurable CAD models for brushless DC motors
January 30, 2013 10:24 am | Product Releases | CommentsPITTMAN Motors has introduced configurable 3D CAD model downloads for its entire offering of brushless DC motors. The 3D model system is an online system through the PITTMAN website that allows an engineer to fully configure a motor with a wide variety of optional components, such as planetary and spur gearboxes, brakes, and encoders.
LISTED UNDER: Process ControlShinetech Software brings Intershop e-Commerce to China
January 30, 2013 10:11 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsIntershop today announced its partnership with Shinetech Software, Inc., a leading agile application development outsourcing provider, to bring China's retail market the leading e-commerce multi-channel platform.
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Software advancements allow for improved power calculations, design productivity
January 21, 2013 3:47 pm | Lattice | Product Releases | CommentsLattice Semiconductor Corporation announced an array of advancements to its software platforms, debuting new versions of Lattice Diamond® and iCEcube2™ design tools. The updated software prominently features several notable advancements that improve power calculations and design productivity
LISTED UNDER: GraphingUpgrade from SBS PASS 3200 with free translation software
January 2, 2013 2:45 pm | Product Releases | CommentsData Device Corporation (DDC) introduces a FREE Downloadable Software Utility to port existing SBS PASS 3200 setup and data files directly into DDC’s dataSIMS bus analyzer software. Users can now quickly and easily upgrade their obsolete SBS cards and software to DDC’s advanced data bus solutions....
LISTED UNDER: Data Analysis
Full electrical and conformance test support now available for test fixtures
December 12, 2012 10:26 am | Product Releases | CommentsTektronix, Inc., announced that it is adding full electrical verification and conformance test support for JEDEC DDR4, DDR3L and LPDDR3 standards, giving design engineers the tools they need to bring chips and systems that incorporate these next generation memory technologies to market.
LISTED UNDER: Test InstrumentationSoftware generates motion programs directly from your CAD drawing
November 30, 2012 4:46 pm | Aerotech, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsCADFusion bridges the gap between part drawings and motion control. Users need only import a vector-based DXF drawing into this easy-to-use environment to see the resulting tool path graphically on CADFusion’s canvas. Part optimization is easy and intuitive with shape re-ordering, feature scaling, and rotational/translational features at your fingertips.
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Digital power software tool enables flexibility to optimize energy consumption
November 7, 2012 3:32 pm | Ericsson Power Modules | Product Releases | CommentsEricsson has unveiled an advanced industry-first toolkit that provides board-power designers with highly advanced software to configure, implement and monitor power conversion devices — from a single unit to a complete system — including the Ericsson 3E* digital Point-Of-Load (POL) regulators....
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