Communications

With a power consumption of just 10W/hr from a single 5V supply, the new eBox-3300 from Datasound Laboratories is a low power computer solution with the performance of a full sized pc. Inside the fanless, compact, unobtrusive casing is a 1GHz processor, supported by a host of energy and space saving features. Easily mounted on the back of an LCD monitor, the VGA XGI Z9s with 32MB DDR2 and an external 15-pin D-type female VGA connector, provide ex...

PREMO has taken out an important low consumption current transducer patent by the Spanish Patents and Trade Office and developed together with the Catalonia Polytechnic University (UPC). ES 2 294 966 1 number patent was granted on 16th February 09 to the Premo Group. The new system developed is based in the “Flux-Gate” principle, a well-known technology employed in magnetometers and sonar boat systems. Premo has combined Flux Gate pri...

Inertial Aerosystems has announced that its range of Analogue and Digital MEMS Accelerometers have increased temperature capability. Now fully rated at -55 to +125°C, they operate well in high temperature, high shock environments. This high quality range is manufactured by U.S. based Silicon Designs.

MCCI Corporation, the developer of USB connectivity for the portable device industry, has announced the availability of Windows 7 USB Host Drivers. These drivers are used by portable device manufacturers whose customers connect their devices to Windows PCs. MCCI host drivers support file transfer, contact synchronization, and cellular network connectivity as well as other functionality. MCCI products are largely complementary to Microsoft's in bo...

NEC Electronics has announced enhancements to the USB 2.0 host and peripherals controller, the µPD720150, adding new drivers, software and industrial temperature range support for consumer electronics and industrial applications.

Nexcom has expanded its range of Industrial Computer Solutions with the launch of several new embedded boards and systems which are based on the energy-efficient Intel Atom CPU. Nexcom has utilized Intel Atom based technology in a number of its new Embedded Computing Platforms including the ICES 170 ETX Module, the ICES 270 Com-Express Module and EBC 340 3.5” Embedded CPU Board.

Amplicon has launched an Industrial PC branding service allowing customers to automatically generate a custom front door design with company logo and customised colour scheme. The finished design can be previewed instantly on-line.

A new railway passenger information terminal combining audio, visual, and touchscreen capabilities is entering service, using Zytronic’s proprietary Projected Capacitive Technology (PCT). Its creator, Nexus Alpha, chose ZYTOUCH touch sensors for unrivalled durability, reliability, ability to create bespoke designs, and consistent performance under widely varying ambient conditions.

PEWATRON produces miniature and sub-miniature stepper motors for positioning tasks where space is limited such as photographic cameras, vending machines, small robots, medical engineering products, microscope-XY tables, pointer instruments, valve controls, ticket machines etc.

Maxim has introduced the DS8500, a single-chip, HART-compliant modem IC that enables the smallest solution size for modulating and demodulating 1.1kHz/2.2kHz FSK signals. This device integrates an ADC and state machine to implement the digital filter required to eliminate noise from the HART signal. The built-in digital filter minimizes the number of external components while ensuring reliable signal detection in noisy industrial environments.