Communications

A new compact industrial Ethernet switch from HARTING connects up to 16 ports in a compact 120 x 105.4mm footprint. Combining one of the smallest footprints with auto-negotiation, auto-polarity and auto-crossing functions for easy plug and play installation, the HARTING eCON 2160-A is designed for high-demand industrial networks. The unmanaged switch operates in store and forward switching mode and integrates a LED on each port for fast network...

Steatite's Rugged Division is now able to offer its customers a comprehensive, specialist in-vehicle installation service. Steatite recognises that a mobile device or computer within a vehicle can help businesses achieve better workforce efficiencies and provide improved customer service. For the emergency services it can give access to information and facilitate communications that can improve and speed the response to an urgent situation.

Silicon Laboratories claims the industry’s highest performance, highest integration and lowest power family of single-channel foreign exchange station (FXS) solutions. The Si3217x ProSLIC family is the first to integrate everything needed for an FXS interface into a single package, reducing board area by 50 percent without compromising the performance and diagnostic capabilities typical of traditional telephony service.

Tensilica has introduced a family of high-performance communications DSP IP cores – the ConnX DSP family – that include standard cores, click-box configurable options or a starting point for customized Xtensa LX DPUs (dataplane processor units) for SOC designs. The newest member of the family, the ConnX Baseband Engine – see separate press release – provides industry leading computational throughput (sixteen 18-bit MACs per cycle) due to...

The MSC EXM-IMX35 CPU module of MSC Vertriebs GmbH is more highly integrated and more cost-efficient than the MSC EXM-IMX31 predecessor version. The compact board in the form factor of 65 x 90 mm offers a high computing performance and extreme low power consumption. The module complies with the open EXM32 system-on-module specification defined by MSC.

Inertial Aerosystems has introduced a fully submersible version of its established PPTR Ruggedised SMART Digital Pressure Transducer. The unit, manufactured by US based Honeywell, incorporates a SEA CON electrical connector, which is qualified for use in depths in excess of 2000 metres. Codenamed the PPTR Submersible, it has an environmentally sealed stainless steel construction and is designed for use in severe conditions, primarily as a depth ...

Providing a combination of rugged hardware, embedded Linux operating system, OSGi framework and pre-packaged routing software, the ZyWAN offers a secure and robust connection across GSM/GPRS/3G, CDMA mobile data networks, and provides real-time access to any Ethernet, 802.11b/g or serial device for mobile and fixed data applications.

Maxim has introduced the MAX19996A, a fully integrated, 2000MHz to 3900MHz downconverting mixer with an on-chip LO buffer. Designed using Maxim's proprietary, monolithic SiGe BiCMOS process, this device delivers an unparalleled combination of linearity, noise performance, and component integration over an exceptionally wide band of operation.

Peregrine Semiconductor has released the latest in the new UltraCMOS Digital Step Attenuator 50Ω series. Building on their high-performance predecessors, along with direct and latched parallel interface logic these new HaRP-enhanced devices also offer highly flexible serial programmability with attenuation options covering a 7.75 dB (PE43501)and 15.75 dB (PE43601) attenuation range in 0.25 dB steps.

Expanding on the AP21x1/x2 family, the AP21x6 family of dual USB power switches are said to offer a reduced footprint, improved switch on-resistance and better power dissipation than competing devices. These integrated high-side power switches are optimized for self-powered and bus-powered Universal Serial Bus (USB) and other hot-swap applications.