Communications

This year at the Embedded Systems Show in Farnborough, Wibu-Systems unveiled two new form factors of its award winning CodeMeter platform. Wibu-Systems AG has been closely cooperating with three other German companies and a research institute in the “Pro-Protect” project. The aim of the project was to research effective methods of protecting production machinery against piracy, duplication and industrial espionage.

Amplicon’s Data Communications Group has recently sold the very first 6KL Industrial Ethernet switch in Europe. The 6KL, codenamed London, is Garrettcom’s most competitive Industrial Ethernet switch ever and a sign that truly rugged Industrial Ethernet products are now even more affordable.

The Wordsworth Division of Steatite, a Microsoft Gold Partner, has introduced a new range of pre-configured 19inch rack mount PCs that provide a reliable and cost-effective solution for computing applications in both industrial and military applications. The PROSYS family is available in a choice of industry standard size systems ranging from 1U to 6U.

Atmel has announced the availability of a new active antenna integrated circuit (IC) designed for AM/FM car antenna applications. The new ATR4252 IC provides the industry's highest integration, automatic gain control, supply voltage regulator with overvoltage protection and an antenna sensor. Designers can now develop smaller, high-performance active antenna solutions for applications located in the mirror, bumper, rear or side windows of a car. ...

As the market of infotainment and entertainment broadcasting kiosk is becoming increasingly prevalent, AXIOMTEK has introduced a new 12.1” SVGA TFT fanless touch panel computer, the GOT-5120T-830 for varied applications. To sustain continuous and repeated usage, this compact unit delivers superior computing and graphics capability on fanless operation and power saving advantage, with Intel AtomTM processor N270 and Intel 945GSE chipset.

ZF Electronics, formerly Cherry Electrical Products, has produced a new catalogue detailing its full range of speed and position sensors suitable for demanding environments, including extremes of temperature, humidity, thermal shock and vibration. Products include magnetic position sensors, vane sensors, geartooth speed only/speed and direction sensors and angular position sensors. Three additional ranges of custom sensors (rugged rotary encode...

Connectivity requirements in two new Tiny CPU modules from ICOP (UK) are more than satisfied with a 10/100 LAN port, an enhanced IDE port (UDMA), four USB(2.0) ports, four RS232 ports (one optionally 485), two16bit GPIO ports and finally a PS/2 keyboard and mouse port all in a 66mm x 100mm footprint and weighing just 63g.

GL Communications has announced the release of its new OC3/12 and STM1/4 Analysis and Emulation Card. In a statement released to the press, Mr. Jagdish Vadalia, senior manager said, “LightSpeed 1000 is our new Dual OC3/12 STM1/4 PCI-Express card for protocol analysis and emulation of ATM, POS, RAW, and Ethernet traffic. The card also sports 2 GigaBytes of DDR2 RAM, a GigE, and a USB 2.0 interface making this card one of the most versatile and p...

DFI has launched a new mini-ITX form factor motherboard offering lower power consumption and higher performance for compact embedded systems. This new model utilizes the Intel GM45 Graphics Memory Controller Hub and Intel ICH9M Southbridge, supporting second-generation Intel Core 2 Duo processors and the Intel Celeron 575 processor with up to 1,066 MHz FSB and Intel 45nm transistor technology.

American Industrial Systems Inc. (AIS), has introduced a line of Full IP65/NEMA 4 Rated Weatherproof LCD Computers for seamless performance in wet, dusty, and high-sanitation environments. Powering the unit is Intel® Atom N270 1.6GHz Processor for completely fanless operation, high reliability, long product lifetime support and superior performance per watt operation.