VITA 41 now offer 10 Gbps on the VME backplane 19 October 2005 Although VITA 41 maintains the classic VME pinout, it adds switched fabrics on the backplane with a new high-speed connector in P0 of the payload slots. This is a simple solution that preserves the VME ...
TCP/IP and Ethernet solutions 19 October 2005, Sivan Electronic Supplies TCP/IP and Ethernet solutions are available from Ceibo. Working hardware and software implementations that can be used as a design reference is now available. The Development Kit includes all the sources ...
More power available for cPCI systems 19 October 2005, Actum Electronics More and more the traditional power supplies for CompactPCI systems have reached their perfomance limits. Usually, the simplest solution would be to increase the performance of the system with a third ...
Cabinet takes on role of server room 19 October 2005, Actum Electronics The Proline server cabinet offers a complete and very affordable standalone server room solution, according to the manufacturer, Schroff.
The cabinet comes in various sizes ranging from 25U x 600 x ...
Add-in card refreshes legacy PCs 5 October 2005 How many legacy PCs become useless simply because they lack up-to-date I/O connectivity? Sometimes all it takes to bring new life to an old PC is to add USB 2.0, Firewire or Ethernet connectivity.
This ...
S-MAX with Pentium M technology 5 October 2005, Phoenix Contact For its all-in-one S-MAX controller, Phoenix Contact needed a processor designed for robust industrial environments that would eliminate heat and vibration problems. It chose Pentium M technology to satisfy ...
Power over Ethernet - industrial Ethernet is now a true fieldbus 21 September 2005, Electronic Products Design Industrial Ethernet as a fieldbus
Industrial Ethernet, as a fieldbus replacement technology, lacks two attributes found in fieldbuses. The first is bus topology. The second is power sourced from the ...
Combination PLC and industrial PC 21 September 2005, Phoenix Contact Phoenix Contact's S MAX 5000 is a highly available combination of industrial PC, PLC and fieldbus master and is used in mechanical and plant engineering, building automation and in the water/sewage sector. ...
Putting Flash lifespan into perspective 21 September 2005, Centurion Micro Electronics Most industrial PCs or single board computers (SBC) are fitted with CompactFlash sockets. This allows the system to boot and run from a CompactFlash instead of a hard disk drive. Compact Flashes are physically ...
Top-end CPU options for industrial PCs 21 September 2005, Centurion Micro Electronics Industrial PCs or single board computers (SBCs) come in various physical sizes. Unlike normal PC motherboards they are compact, have extra features, often run fan-less and aim to offer a five year availability ...
Industrial Ethernet can be easily set up 21 September 2005, Phoenix Contact Phoenix Contact's Inline installation system comes with a new Ethernet starter kit, meaning I/O signals can now be integrated quickly, simply and cost-effectively in an Ethernet system. The starter kit ...
Microsoft Windows Embedded operating systems 21 September 2005 The 'Windows Embedded' family of operating systems from Microsoft includes Windows CE, Windows Embedded for Point of Service (WEPOS) and Windows XP Embedded - Embedded Server OS will not be discussed ...
Controlling and remote control in one device 7 September 2005, Phoenix Contact The 'Automationworx for Remote Systems' (ReSy) function modules library from Phoenix Contact is designed for tasks that arise in modern remote control systems. It enables the user to set up local substations ...
128-channel isolated digital I/O card designed for rugged environments 24 August 2005, Centurion Micro Electronics Advantech high-density PCI-1758U series that features 128 channels is designed for large and demanding applications. The PCI-1758UDI offers 128 inputs, the PCI-1758UDO has 128 outputs, and PCI-1758UDIO ...
Portable converter with USB-to-RS232 adapter 24 August 2005, Centurion Micro Electronics Advantech's ADAM-4562 is a one-port isolated USB to RS232 converter. The new converter improves over its ADAM-4561 predecessor with capability to use 9-wire RS232 and get its power from the USB port. ...
Unit provides connectivity between Arcnet and Ethernet networks 24 August 2005, Electronic Products Design Contemporary Controls has designed a connectivity device that solves the problem of allowing data to pass between Arcnet and Ethernet networks.
The AI-SRVR provides connectivity between Arcnet and Ethernet ...
Development kit for embedded modems 10 August 2005, NuVision Electronics For the design of embedded modem applications, Silicon Laboratories is offering a hardware and software development platform.
The C8051F120, a highly integrated 8-bit microcontroller with 100 MIPS throughput, ...
Communication controller for distributed computing 10 August 2005, Centurion Micro Electronics In the continuing effort to create distributed computing for system integrators, Advantech offers its ADAM-6501 communication controller. With a 400 MHz Intel XScale processor packed into the small ADAM ...
Enhanced 14,5 cm TFT HMI is clearer 10 August 2005, Omron Electronics Omron has introduced a new model to its NS series of HMIs (human machine interfaces). The new 14,5 cm TFT model has a screen that provides an even better viewing angle than the standard STN versions, ...