Industries
PLX Technology Powers High-End Graphics Interconnect in New ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Motherboard
PLX Technology, Inc. and ASRock Inc. have announced PLX’s ExpressLane™ PEX8608 switch is providing the high-speed PCI Express® (PCIe®) interconnect in ASRock’s new Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 motherboard. The PEX8608 enables the Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 with unparalleled interconnect performance and flexibility, delivering a high-speed bridge between the board’s Intel® Z68 chipset and multiple PCIe Gen2 (5Gbps) endpoints -- inc...
Industrial Use of Bluetooth
Industrial plants consist of many devices interconnected in different ways. It might be simple data collection units (I/Os) without any built-in intelligence, more intelligent devices (for example sensors with built-in intelligence, single-loop controllers or programmable controllers) and supervisory systems (used as HMI, for data logging and supervisory control). These types of devices are interconnected using many different communication proto...
The weakest link in wireless access control
Wireless access control is only as strong as its weakest link, as Vivien Delport, Director of Applications Engineering Security, Microcontroller and Technology Division and Cristian Toma, Applications Engineer of Microchip Technology Inc. explain.
Sub10 Systems to take over HUBER+SUHNER’s SENCITY Link product line
UK-based millimetre waveband and wireless Point-to-Point specialists, Sub10 Systems, today confirmed it had reached an agreement with HUBER+SUHNER, a leading global supplier of components and systems for electrical and optical connectivity, to take over production and sales of its SENCITY Link 100, 160, 320 Mbps product line. HUBER+SUHNER’s sales will not be materially affected by this deal.
TI achieves certification of ZigBee® Alliance's Smart Energy™ 1.1 profile implementation
TI's new Z-Stack™ 2.5.0 will help developers easily, efficiently unleash a wider range of interoperable, consumer-friendly home area network products
Silicon Labs Combines Voice and M2M Connectivity in Latest Communications Chipsets
Next-Generation Si24xx Data ISOmodem® Family Offers Sophisticated Voice Features for Security Systems, Home Automation and Point-of-Sale Terminals
easyRadio Advanced innovative embedded wireless Solution from LPRS
LPRS is delivering production quantities of its latest generation of wireless modules, easyRadio Advanced (eRA). Manufactured in the UK, eRA offers significant improvements over earlier generations of easyRadio products and incorporates the latest version of LPRS’s unique easyRadio software protocol. This removes the complexities of developing a software interface to the wireless modules, significantly reducing end product development times.
M/A-COM Technology Solutions Announces New Set of Digital Phase Shifters
Phase Shifters Deliver Fast Switching Speed, Low Phase Error, and Serial or Parallel Control Capability.
PLX Technology Announces New Pair of PCI Express Gen3 Switches with Native x2 Port Interfaces
PLX Technology, Inc. has announced two new PCI Express® 3.0 (PCIe® Gen3) switches ideal for emerging applications, including solid-state disks (SSDs), high-end workstations and enthusiast gamer desktop computers.
Alps Develops and Commences Mass Production of “SDDH Series” Waterproof Switch Compatible With 4.5A Currents
Switches used in control elements, such as starters or stop lamp on/off switching, of motorbikes, buggies, other sports mobiles, and agricultural equipment require high water resistance so they can be used in the rain or immersed in water. Demand for switches compatible with weak through to medium currents is also on the rise due to increasing use of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) for items like stop lamps on motorbikes.