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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 ...

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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. ...

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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 ...

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VMEbus being energised by advances in microprocessors and extended specifications
21 September 2005
The VMEbus format continues to take advantage of the latest developments in microprocessor technology, and those advances, combined with the work on a switched fabric standard for the VMEbus format by ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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. ...

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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 ...

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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, ...

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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 ...

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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, ...

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4-channel isolated analog output card has universal PCI interface
10 August 2005, Centurion Micro Electronics, Access Control & Identity Management
Designed for basic analog output functionality, Advantech's PCI-1720U has four analog channels with isolation and 12-bit resolution. Like most I/O cards from Advantech, it comes with a universal PCI interface ...

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A look at 'power-on' behaviour in embedded PC systems
10 August 2005, Electronic Products Design, Infrastructure
We are all familiar with the behaviour of a desktop PC running Windows XP with respect to applying power to and shutting down the system. Modern desktop PCs use an ATX-compatible power supply that applies ...

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4 or 8 serial lines on a PC/104-Plus module
10 August 2005, Electronic Products Design
The octal serial communication interface (OSCI) board family from MPL provides up to eight serial ports on a single PC/104-Plus module. The interface mode on all ports is freely software-selectable for ...

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ETX embedded modules
27 July 2005, Electronic Products Design
Ampro, which supplies rugged, extended temperature ETX modules, is now offering three ETX products including the Ampro ETX 800, Ampro ETX 700 and Ampro ETX 550. Ampro's ETX 800 Pentium M Module is specifically ...

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Industrial PC survives tough NASA tests well
27 July 2005, Electronic Products Design
To talk about 'quality' when referring to one's product, and to be convincing, is not a simple matter, as the term 'quality' is misused daily. It is better therefore, to provide testimonials. So says ...

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Development kit for system design with smartModule PCs
27 July 2005, Centurion Micro Electronics
Digital-Logic offers a new development kit for evaluating its smartModule product family. Consisting of schematics, documentation, a ready-to-run development board with all periphery interfaces and a ...

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