Products

Cherry’s new VARIO-KEY Multimedia keyboard – a part of the CyMotion series - has ten laterally positioned XPress keys that can be individually programmed and clearly labelled using the Label Designer software, enabling the user to create a unique set of key functions. These specialist keys are in addition to the standard board configuration, and 19 others that are designated for multimedia management or internet use.

The latest generation electrical safety testers from Clare Instruments feature innovative new features aimed at increasing the throughput of the test process whilst meeting the traceability requirements of modern product approval standards. The company’s HAL flash/hipot tester, HAL Scan multi point flash/hipot tester and scanner and the HAL Combi four function electrical safety tester are all equipped with specialist technology to simplify test...

ITT’s VEAM NRG Sequential mating system is presented in a 19in rack format and guarantees the correct mating and unmating sequence for a set of the company’s Powerlock power distribution connectors. The ‘foolproof’ nature of the NRG system makes it especially suitable for applications such as special events – concerts, broadcasts, exhibitions – as well as energy generation

Telelogic has announced the latest version of its popular Model-Driven Development (MDD) solution, Telelogic Rhapsody 7.1. The new Telelogic Rhapsody release is more tightly aligned with the Object Management Group’s (OMG) Systems Modeling Language 1.0 (SysML) and offers greater support for Agile development processes, leading to enhanced productivity and flexibility.

Telelogic has released its SDL Suite 6.0, which now features improved kernel architecture for next-generation protocol development. The new release provides strong support for Linux Host and Windows Vista as well as integration with the Unified Modeling Language (UML). These new capabilities reinforce SDL Suite's position as the leading Model Driven Development (MDD) solution for communications protocol development.

Finisar Corporation has announced the industry's first comprehensive 8 Gb/s Fibre Channel (FC) test solution designed specifically for development and testing of advanced storage systems. The Xgig 8 Gb/s FC solution is built upon Finisar's Xgig test tool platform, a versatile and comprehensive tool for testing and analyzing real-time traffic across all major high-speed storage protocols. Backed by a powerful combination of advanced features an...

Texas Instruments has introduced two 24-bit, 216-kHz analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) to complete the company's high-performance audio signal chain for professional digital audio recording and processing applications. The new dual-channel devices combine high integration with the highest dynamic range in the industry of up to 124-dB signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) while still reducing power consumption by 50 percent compared to competing products.

New surface-mount V-chip aluminium electrolytic capacitors from ACAL Components are designed to withstand reflow soldering to +260°C. Manufactured by NIC Components, the six new families of liquid electrolyte, aluminium capacitors are compatible with the Sn-Ag-Cu (SAC) alloy lead-free soldering process which has emerged as the industry-standard replacement for Sn-Pb solder alloys for RoHS-compliant products.

UK capacitor manufacturer, Syfer Technology, is a leading supplier of high voltage and high capacitance radial lead devices, not only RoHS compliant, but also with CECC approvals. The range featured in its latest catalogue extends to 5kV, but Syfer offers custom designs for specialist applications up to 10kV, if required. Such high voltage parts are essential for some medical equipment, for example, such as X-ray systems.

The Cropico DO5000 series of microhmmeters offers increased flexibility for the highly accurate measurement of cable resistance and a variety of other electronic component test and calibration applications. The versatile DO5000 has programmable current settings in 100 steps from 10µA to 10A and measures from 3mΩ to 30kΩ with a resolution of 0.1µΩ and ±0.03% accuracy.