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PLCs
AutomationDirect (Cumming, GA) has released the latest addition to its PLC offerings, the Do-more T1H Series PLC. Using the proven Terminator field I/O hardware as a platform, the Do-moreT1H PLC supports stackable base units, discrete and...
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Compact USB Oscilloscope
Saelig Company, Inc. (Fairport, NY) recently announced the availability of the new PicoScope 2000 series oscilloscopes, which are 80% smaller than their predecessors, similar in size to a passport but ¾" thick....
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Power Management ICs
ON Semiconductor (Phoenix, AZ) has introduced two new AEC Qualified ICs optimized for automotive powertrain and in-cabin deployment. Running off a 2V to 44V input voltage, the NCV8876 non-synchronous boost controller with...
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Software Platform Builder
Altium Limited (Sydney, Australia) has announced Software Platform, which delivers ultra-rapid prototyping and development for ARM Cortex-M based microcontrollers. The Software Platform includes a comprehensive range...
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From VME to VPX
Sequestration, defense reform and cost constraints are driving a new paradigm in the defense industry, where leveraging existing technologies is no longer optional, but required. This is especially true as we migrate from VME to...
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CompactPCI Steps Into the Future
CompactPCI Serial has proven to be a beneficial technology upgrade for a number of embedded systems designers accustomed to working with the legacy CompactPCI platform. Not only does CompactPCI Serial bring...
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The Evolution of AdvancedTCA: From telecommunications to military, aerospace and security
The Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture (AdvancedTCA® or ATCA®) is a series of open standard computing platform specifications originally ratified...
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2 GHz RF Source
Crystek Microwave (Fort Meyers, FL) has announced the release of a 2 GHZ RF Source, the CRFS75-2000. Crystek designed the module using proprietary circuitry and SAW (surface acoustic wave) resonator technology to provide...
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C40 Heatsink System
Ohmite Manufacturing (Arlington Heights, IL)recently introduced their high performance C40 Heatsink System with modular cooling benefits. Designed to provide engineers with a variety of cooling options, the C40 heatsinks...
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OpenVPX HDS Data/Graphics Processing Module
OpenVPX™ systems operating Serial RapidIO(R) or 10Gigabit Ethernet data plane architectures can process data and graphic information faster with the HDS6502 (High Density Server) module from Mercury...
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Modular Backplane System
Molex Incorporated (Lisle, IL) has announced a high-performance connector system designed specifically to enable PCB developers in the video, commercial broadcast and telecommunications industries to transfer multiple...
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Designing Rugged, Standards-Based Embedded Solutions
It can be argued that small form factor design trends are paradoxical. As form factor size decreases, functionality requirements increase; as processing power requirements heighten, lower...
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Tips for Selecting or Designing a Membrane Switch
Membrane switches are known for standing up to tough environmental conditions. Flexible and durable, the membrane switch can be customized with embossing, backlighting, sealing, and...
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Small Form Factor Computers Go Ultra-low Power
Agrowing number of mobile, space constrained or harsh environment applications are being designed for the military, industrial automation/HMI, digital signage and medical markets that are driving...
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Carbon Nanotube Technology Promises a Revolution in Electrical Cabling
While carbon nanotube technology (CNT) has generated widespread interest for applications ranging from semiconductors to medical, one area that is a focus of research at TE...
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Looking Under the Hood of a Military Power Supply
There are power supplies in virtually every military electronic system. These ubiquitous devices come in all sizes and power ratings. And just like their commercial counterparts, they are...
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Mixed-Signal Cards
BEEcube (Fremont, CA) offers six ADC and DAC cards for wireless applications. The cards have VITA-57 FMC-HPC form factor and are pluggable in any of BEEcube’s products. The FMC104 ADC and FMC105 DAC are singlechannel,...
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Video Compression Module
An enhanced version of the ICS-8580 high-definition video compression XMC module from GE Intelligent Platforms (Huntsville, AL) allows moving images to be captured, transmitted, and stored with low latency and minimal...
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Ceramic Capacitors
API Technologies Corp. (Orlando, FL) has added MIL-grade SMPS ceramic capacitors to its Spectrum Control product line. The high-speed switch mode power supply (SMPS) capacitors feature low equivalent series resistance (ESR)...
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Using Laser Direct Structuring (LDS) to Create Robust Hardware Security Devices
A wide range of devices are designed to handle, convey and store sensitive information that requires varying degrees of security from protecting low level...
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VPX-SC N-dimensional Supercomputing Architectures Come To The Critical Embedded Systems Market
From the first computers of the 1940s through the machines of the 1990s, all computer systems were CPUbound. In other words, the I/O interfaces could...
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Embedded Graphics Processor
Rockwell Collins (Cedar Rapids, IA), a designer of communications and avionics systems for the aerospace and defense industries, has selected the AMD Radeon™ E2400 embedded graphics processor for inclusion in its...
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Accelerated Processing Unit
With average power below 13 Watts and discrete-class AMD Radeon™ graphics performance integrated into the AMD (Sunnyvale, CA) R-Series APU (Accelerated Processing Unit), applications that previously required a...
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Flash Memory
Aeroflex (Colorado Springs, CO) offers the UT8QNF8M8 64Mbit NOR Flash Memory, a rad-tolerant 3-volt memory organized as 8Mx8 or 4Mx16. For both read and write functions, the UT8QNF8M8 NOR Flash operates from a single power supply...
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VME Single Board Computer
Interface Concept (Briec-de-l’Odet, France) has introduced a VME board based on the Intel® Core™2 Duo processor SL9380/SU9300 associated to the Intel®3100 Chipset. The VME64x- VITA31.1-compliant IC-DC2-VMEb board...
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VPX: The State of the Ecosystem
You can never have too much bandwidth. High-speed processing and growing amounts of data to be communicated require generous bandwidth from the board level to the I/O. VPX, with a backplane connector system...
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Embedded Video Requirements Drive New Mezzanine Card Format
Sophisticated graphics have hit the embedded systems world and are increasingly demanded by military, aerospace, industrial, and medical applications. The problem, of course, is that...
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Thin Cavity Cooling of Electronic Circuitry
Anovel tested technology for cooling electronic circuitry is also useful in many other industries. The method is called “Thin Cavity Fluidic Heat Exchanger”(TCFHE). Technology details can be...
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MIL-STD-1553 PCIe Module
The MIL-STD-1553 PCI Express module from AIM GmbH (Trevose, PA) features up to 4 dual redundant MIL-STD-1553A/B streams on one card. The design includes a high-speed FPGA with integrated PCI-Express bus (2.5 Gb/s rates)...
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