MIPS and choosing a microcontroller
20 May, 2010 by Terry Schmidt, product marketing manager, Advanced Microcontroller Architecture Division, Microchip Technology
Measuring CPU performance in real-time embedded-control applications has always been a widely debated and subjective topic. The market is composed of 8-, 16- and 32-bit microcontroller and digital signal controller products with a wide variety of device pin counts, memory sizes and types and integrated system support and peripheral functions.
New tests for evolving FPD technologies
20 May, 2010 by Charles Cimino and David Rose, Keithley Instruments | Supplied by: Scientific Devices Australia
Flat panel display (FPD) manufacturers are placing heavy bets on new technologies to fill the needs of demanding applications. These applications include larger and lower-cost laptop monitors, small area/low power panels for mobile phones and other portable devices, HDTV and widescreen formats for home television and high reliability daylight-readable displays for the ‘glass cockpits’ of fighter aircraft, battle tanks and warships.
MtronPTI LCC clock oscillators
19 May, 2010 | Supplied by: Ampec Technologies Pty Ltd
MtronPTI has released clock oscillators for down-hole drilling and other harsh environment applications.
Cree round amber LEDs
17 May, 2010 | Supplied by: Cutter Electronics
Cree has announced its 5 mm round amber LEDs for transport signage.
Curtiss Wright VPX3-685 managed switch
17 May, 2010 | Supplied by: Unitronix Pty Ltd
The latest layer 2/3 managed switch from Curtiss Wright is available on a 3U VPX embedded platform. The VPX3-685 is said to be the first VPX card in the 68x series of managed switches for professional defence work.
Cree C4SMK oval LEDs
17 May, 2010 | Supplied by: Cutter Electronics
Cree has released the C4SMK range of red, green and blue 4 mm oval LEDs.
Aaeon Onyx-2122 slim medical panel PC
17 May, 2010 | Supplied by: Interworld Electronics and Computer Industries
The Aaeon Onyx-2122 slim medical panel PC has been designed for Core 2 Duo processors, allowing it simultaneously execute two computing tasks.
ABB SafeWind switchgear
17 May, 2010 | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty Ltd
ABB has introduced SafeWind tailor-made switchgear for wind turbines.
National Instruments PXI/CompactPCI backplane
17 May, 2010 | Supplied by: National Instruments Aust Pty Ltd
National Instruments has available board-level backplanes from all its PXI/CompactPCI and PXI Express chassis for OEMs to use in applications ranging from aerospace/defence to industrial embedded control.
Moxa CSM-200 series slide-in ethernet-to-fibre modules
17 May, 2010 | Supplied by: CrispTech Pty Ltd
Moxa has released the CSM-200 series of slide-in ethernet-to-fibre modules for the NRack System.
Aaeon AEC-6915 Revision B fanless industrial PC controller
17 May, 2010 | Supplied by: Interworld Electronics and Computer Industries
Interworld has released the AEC-6915 Revision B fanless industrial PC controller from Aaeon. It features a dual core processor and 4-PCI expansion slots allowing users to expand the system to fulfil a diverse range of requirements.
Hirschmann (Belden) MACH 4000 gigabit switches and routers
14 May, 2010 | Supplied by: Wired & Wireless Solutions International
Wired and Wireless has released the Hirschmann (Belden) MACH 4000 gigabit switches and routers which offer maximum transmission rates in the backbone area.
M/A-COM Technology Solutions MABA-000001-50KIT1 design kit
14 May, 2010 | Supplied by: Wireless Components
The MABA-000001-50KIT1 transformer/balun designer’s kit simplifies RF design at the prototype stage.
Yitran IT700 communication module
14 May, 2010 | Supplied by: Glyn Ltd
Yitran has released the IT700, an integrated system-on-a-chip powerline communication IC that incorporates physical layer, high-performance data link layer and network protocol.
Targus USB 2.0 docking station
14 May, 2010 | Supplied by: Targus Australia
Targus has launched an enhanced docking station with video output capability. The USB 2.0 docking station enables users to connect to an external monitor, network connection, speakers and microphone as well as four USB devices such as a keyboard, mouse and printer.
