ECN-Electronic Component News articles from December 2005

ECN-Electronic Component News archives from December 2005

Unearthing opportunity in "going green".
December 1, 2005... (Editor's Note: Once every three months, we will devote this space to comments from one of our Editorial Advisory Board members. This month, we feature the comments of Ron Manley, Global Vice President-Sales & Marketing at PennEngineering...

Motor encoders for rotary position measurement.(Sensors & Actuators)
December 1, 2005... Zettlex has announced its patented inductive sensor technology. The 'ME' (Motor Encoder) Series for high precision rotary position measurement is appropriate for motor winding commutation and motion control. A typical specification for a 22 mm...

Single chip encoder for differential phase shift keying.(Sensors & Actuators)
December 1, 2005... Inphi's 13750DE/13751DE Differential Encoder is said to be the first commercially available single-chip encoder to provide up to 12.5 Gbps Differential Phase Shift Keying (DPSK) or Duobinary transmission. Designed for telecommunications systems...

DC-LVDT position sensors are compatible with PLCs.(Sensors & Actuators)
December 1, 2005... Macro Sensors has introduced a line of 24V DC-operated spring-loaded LVDT position sensors suitable for a variety of position measurement and dimensional gauging applications. The GHSE/GHSER 750 Series LVDT position sensors provide an output of...

Optical frame sensors with heavy duty construction.(Sensors & Actuators)
December 1, 2005... STM Sensors' FS Series Frame sensor features mechanical protection for the lens filter by the design of the housing, IP67 protection, dynamic working principle, and it detects small parts at high speeds. Applications include parts ejection...

Transmitter for industrial sensors and monitors.(Sensors & Actuators)
December 1, 2005... Texas Instruments' high accuracy, 4-20 mA transmitter in a miniature MSOP-8 package features low offset and span errors. The XTR117 offers simple over-scale and noise resistant signaling with low power consumption (250 [micro]A max.). It has an...

Grabber style handheld enclosures.(Packaging & Interconnects)
December 1, 2005... Bud's Grabber Style C handheld plastic box for portable equipment is constructed of self-extinguishing UL 94-HB ABS plastic material. It comes with removable end panels for modification, and a top cover, bottom cover, opaque end panel, battery...

Spectrally transparent high-temperature epoxy.(Packaging & Interconnects)
December 1, 2005... Tra-Bond F202 is a spectrally transparent high temperature epoxy that bonds well to metals, glass, ceramics and most plastics. This long pot life has a required high temperature heat cure and a Tg of 130[degrees]C. It is suitable for photonics...

Micro-DIMM connector from JAE for board-to-board uses.(Packaging & Interconnects)
December 1, 2005... Japan Aviation Electronics (JAE) has introduced its WA6 Series Micro-DIMM (Dual In-Line Memory Module) connector that is said to be the first board-to-board Micro-DIMM connector available to the market. Featuring a small footprint, this...

Fourteen-pin DIP adapter accepts 12-ball [micro]BGA devices.(Packaging & Interconnects)
December 1, 2005... Aries offers an adapter that enables designers to test or bread board a 12-ball [micro]BGA device on an existing PCB with 0.300" holes. The top of the adapter accepts a 12-ball [micro]BGA on 0.5 mm pitch; the bottom of the adapter features 14...

High current cord connectors.(Packaging & Interconnects)
December 1, 2005... Schurter offers power cord connectors for use with cordage up to 16/21A. Two types, 4789 and 4790 (plug or connector), are angled for closer placement of the equipment to the wall. They have pillar terminals for ease of safe and reliable wire...

Full color TFT has a white LED backlight.(Optoelectronics & Displays)
December 1, 2005... Data Image has introduced its 3.5", QVGA, Full Color TFT with white LED backlight for use in handheld portable instrument displays, GPS systems, portable video, automated instrumentation, medical devices, security access and printers. The...

DC/DC converter with five op amps for TFT LCDs.(Optoelectronics & Displays)
December 1, 2005... Maxim's MAX1518B integrated, step-up DCDC converter for active-matrix thin-film transistor (TFT) LCDs includes a high-performance step-up regulator, two linear-regulator controllers and five high-current operational amplifiers. Also integrated...

Precision, efficiency, low noise & low [I.sub.BIAS].
December 1, 2005... National's Advanced VIP50 BiCMOS Process Does It All [GRAPHIC OMITTED] [GRAPHIC OMITTED] LMP7711 Features Benefits * Input offset voltage [+ or -]150 Improves system accuracy [micro]V (max) * Input...

Off-the-shelf DC/AC inverters for CCFL-backlit LCDs.(Optoelectronics & Displays)
December 1, 2005... ERG has introduced the D Series "generic" off-the-shelf inverter for engineers who need an inverter for evaluation purposes. D Series inverters such as the 2-lamp Model DLDS60J (based on ERG's LDS Series inverter) feature a low profile ( For...

Board cameras measure 22 mm X 26 mm.(Optoelectronics & Displays)
December 1, 2005... Pacific and Panasonic have developed a range of color board cameras--PC-1005 standard resolution and PC-2005 high resolution--with the latest Sony 1/4" CCD sensor along with a strengthened and robust lens mount. They are fully compatible with...

Bright SMT LEDs with 30[degrees] viewing angle lens.(Optoelectronics & Displays)
December 1, 2005... Agilent has introduced high-brightness red, red-orange, orange, amber, green and blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) in the industry-standard Power PLCC-4 surface-mount (SMT) form factor, which incorporate integral lenses to produce a 30[degrees]...

Surface mount LED numeric displays.(Optoelectronics & Displays)
December 1, 2005... Para Light Corp. has introduced a family of surface mount device (SMD) digital numeric displays in a variety of sizes. The Para Light SMD Display Series comes in heights of 0.30", 0.39", 0.51" and 0.56"--each molded 0.148" thick--with all sizes...

New ICs lead to small and efficient power adapters.(Special Report)
December 1, 2005... Until now, ringing choke converters, or RCCs, have been one of the least expensive ways to implement a switched-mode power supply in the sub-four-Watt power range. The high parts count, design-and-manufacturing difficulties, and inability to...

25W Wall Plug-In power supplies have interchangeable international blades [RoHS/energy star].(NEW DESIGN)(Advertisement)
December 1, 2005... GlobTek Inc. GT-41060 series of Wall-Plug-In Interchangeable North America, Europe, U.K., Australia Class II, Double-Enforced Insulation Mechanical Configurations, Regulated Outputs voltage from: 5V to 24Vdc in 0.1V increment, up to 25W of...

0-350 watt 4" X 8" power supplies meet medical / ITE applications.(NEW DESIGN)(Advertisement)
December 1, 2005... GlobTek's GT(M) 200P350 series delivers up to 350W of Continuous Output Power Design has Regulated Output Voltages Ranging from: 3.3V to 48V in 0.1V increment with Remote Sense Available. This High Efficiency, 85% typ., Series of Power Supplies...

GT(M)21096-FW & GT(M)2065-FW series offers Protection Class II, double insulation.(NEW DESIGN)(Advertisement)
December 1, 2005... GlobTek Inc. is introducing 2 new large series of single-output Class II (double-insulated) power supplies. Products with output voltage from: 3.3V to 48V in 0.1V increment, industry standard dimensions, some with optional power factor...

TI unveils high-performance power converters.(Power Sources & Conditioning Devices)
December 1, 2005... Texas Instruments (TI) has announced its T2 family of non-isolated, plug-in power modules with a patented technology that is said to provide ultra-fast transient response rates, reducing the need for output capacitors. Featuring a tight 1.5...

Buck regulator integrates emulated current-mode control scheme.(Power Sources & Conditioning Devices)
December 1, 2005... National Semiconductor has introduced the LM5005. This high-frequency buck regulator steps down an input voltage from 7V to 75V to produce a regulated 2.5A power supply, adjustable from 1.225V to 65V. The LM5005 is optimized for 48V telecom,...

Desktop power supply handles up to 150W.(Power Sources & Conditioning Devices)
December 1, 2005... Wall Industries' DTPW150A Series of desktop power supplies offers a universal input range of 90V AC to 264V AC and safety approval on single outputs of 12, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 36 or 48V DC output. The 7.4" X 4.1" X 2.4" supplies feature...

"Stretched" 1/4 brick DC-DC converter for telecom.(Power Sources & Conditioning Devices)
December 1, 2005... Bel's GALW9V647 450W single output 1/4 brick "stretched" DC/DC converter measures 1.45" X 4.25" X 0.95" and includes a built-in heat sink. The microprocessor-controlled device offers a single-stage power supply control, and an architecture...

IP65 power supply for harsh conditions.(Power Sources & Conditioning Devices)
December 1, 2005... Automation Systems Interconnect has released its IP65 Single Phase Switching Power Supply. This UL listed supply, with its sealed aluminum enclosure, is able to withstand harsh environmental conditions including spraying or splashing water. It...

Switch-mode power supply with high-efficiency/density operation.(Power Sources & Conditioning Devices)
December 1, 2005... Taiyo Yuden has introduced its AAD600S 1U-high switch-mode power supplies. They provide a single, isolated (floating) output of up to 600W continuous power, correcting the input current waveform to better than 99 percent power factor at the...

Switching power supply for 1U networking, rack applications.(Power Sources & Conditioning Devices)
December 1, 2005... Emerson Network Power has added five models to its high-density 3 X 5 LPS120 switching power supply family from Astec Power. At 6.7W per cubic inch, the units will provide up to 130W of total power with output voltages of 3.3V, 12V, 15V, 24V...

Family of switching power supplies.(Power Sources & Conditioning Devices)
December 1, 2005... Power Sources Unlimited has announced the Cincon CFM05 Series compact, open frame, 5W AC/DC switching power supplies. With a footprint of 55 mm X 35 mm X 20 mm, the CFM05 has a universal 85V to 264V AC input and single outputs from 3.3V DC to...

Small MOSFET chipset for high density PoL converters.(Power Sources & Conditioning Devices)
December 1, 2005... International Rectifier has introduced a 20V DirectFET[TM] MOSFET synchronous buck converter chipset. The IRF6610 and IRF6636 small can DirectFET MOSFET pair has performance similar to a pair of SO-8 MOSFETs with a 40 percent size reduction,...

Military grade, galvanically isolated power supply for embedded computer systems.(Power Sources & Conditioning Devices)
December 1, 2005... Parvus' OnPower 60-I is an intelligent 60W, triple-output galvanically isolated PC/104 Bus DC/DC power supply designed for aircraft, ship and industrial installations. Featuring a special mechanical design hardened for extreme temperature,...

Integrated 24-port PoE injector and power supply for switch and VoIP.(Power Sources & Conditioning Devices)
December 1, 2005... Phihong's PSM275 275W power supply with an integrated 24-port Power-over-Ethernet injection for switch and PBX applications provides 12V DC output voltage for switch and 50V DC output voltage per port in PoE. The PSM275-909 can implement eight...

Small, 40W/60W open-frame switching supplies.(Power Sources & Conditioning Devices)
December 1, 2005... Astrodyne's OFM 40/60 miniature open frame modular switching power supplies provide output power of 40W and 60W. They accept Universal Input from 85V to 265V AC, and 27 models provide single, dual and triple outputs from 3.3V to 48V DC. Power...

Development kit for digital power controllers.(Power Sources & Conditioning Devices)
December 1, 2005... Silicon Labs offers a development kit for its Si825x digital power controllers. The Si8250DK hardware and firmware development system requires users to write little or no software to implement digital power supplies. The Si825x architecture...

ZWS series.(Advertisement)
December 1, 2005... 150W to 480W 200% Peak Power Supplies [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * Universal Input (85-265VAC) * 24V, 36V or 48VDC Outputs * Low Leakage Current * Power Factor Corrected http://www.lambdapower.com/products/zws-series.htm

SWS series.(Advertisement)
December 1, 2005... 50W to 600W Low Cost Power Supplies [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * Universal Input (85-265VAC) * 3.3 to 48VDC Output * Very Low Cost * Input Transient Protected * 2 Year Warrantys ...

JWS series.(Advertisement)
December 1, 2005... 50 to 600WAC-DC Industrial Power Supplies [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * AC Input with Power Factor Correction * 2V to 48VDC Outputs * 200% output surge (JWS-P models) * VDE0160 Approved * 5 year warranty ...

MC/MZ12 series.(Advertisement)
December 1, 2005... 6A to 30A, 250VAC EMI Filters [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * Low Leakage Option * Chassis or DIN Rail mount * High Pulse or Noise Attenuating Versions * Easy Connection and Installation * RoHS Compliant ...

PS series.(Advertisement)
December 1, 2005... 1.5W to 12W DC-DC Converters [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * Ultra Compact Single & Dual Versions * 5V, 12V, 24V & 48VDC Input * 3.3 to 30VDC Output * RoHS Compliant http://www.lambdapower.com/products/ps-series.htm

DLP series.(Advertisement)
December 1, 2005... 75W to 240W DIN Rail Mount Power Supplies [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * Universal Input (85-265VAC) * 24V Output * UL508, SEMI F47 Approved (180W, 240W models) * 3 Year Warranty ...

Inductors/transformers/magnetic devices: power supply designers turn to magnetics suppliers for solutions.(Field Applications)
December 1, 2005... In many applications, the power supply is the last element to be designed in--often falling on the shoulders of engineers with considerable skills but not much experience in the intricacies of switch-mode power. It is not uncommon for engineers...

Film capacitor line for high power filter applications.(Passive & Discrete Components)
December 1, 2005... A line of polypropylene film capacitors for high power DC filter applications is available from Electronic Concepts. The Unlytic[R] Film Capacitor Series provides 12 nH inductance values (UL34 and UL35), reducing overshoot. They are packaged...

Power metal strip resistors with values from 0.2 m[ohm] to 4 m[ohm].(Passive & Discrete Components)
December 1, 2005... Vishay's WSL3921 and WSL5931 SMT Power Metal Strip Resistors with power ratings of 3.0W and 5.0W use a proprietary processing technique for low resistance values from 0.2 m[ohm] to 4.0 m[ohm] with tight tolerances of 1.0 percent and 5.0...

High grade tantalum SMT capacitors.(Passive & Discrete Components)
December 1, 2005... Kemet's High Grade COTS T497 Series of tantalum capacitors are available in nonstandard case sizes corresponding to the Military CWR09, 19 and 29 styles. The T497 COTS capacitors range from 0.10 [micro]F to 150 [micro]F and 4V to 25V and are...

Inductors with low core loss and no thermal aging.(Passive & Discrete Components)
December 1, 2005... Pulse has introduced through-hole, shielded, shaped-core power inductors for PC motherboard and servers. The PG0322NL Series is suitable for use in voltage regulator modules (VRMs), DC/DC converters and point of load applications. The PG0322NL...

SMT inductors meet government qualifications.(Passive & Discrete Components)
December 1, 2005... API Delevan's Series MIL 1812 and MIL1812R have been qualified to DSCC Specification Sheet #MIL-PRF-83446/29, and its Series MILS1812 and MILS1812R have been qualified to DSCC Specification Sheet #MIL-PRF-83446/40. Devices from the /39 and /40...

PEM[R] self-clinching cable-tie mounts.(Passive & Discrete Components)(Advertisement)
December 1, 2005... PEM[R] TY-D[TM] self-clinching cable-tie mounts provide secure attachment for mounting wires to electronic enclosures. They "self-clinch" permanently in sheetmetal as thin as .040"/1.02mm or thick as .125"/3.18mm and eliminate the use of...

PEM[R] ReelFast[TM] SMT spacer/nut.(Passive & Discrete Components)
December 1, 2005... These fasteners are mounted on to printed circuit boards during the automated reflow solder process in the same manner and at the same time as other surface mount components. They can be used to stack or space boards or (as nuts) to mount...

PEM[R] access hardware.(Passive & Discrete Components)
December 1, 2005... PEM Brand access hardware is designed to help keep parts to a minimum and eliminate risks associated with loose hardware. These panel fastener assemblies are ideal to attach metal panels or other thin material components in applications where...

ASICs: Platform ASICs offer flexibility, performance and power.(Semiconductor Highlight)
December 1, 2005... Platform ASICs are rapidly emerging as the market leader for mid-volume applications where low unit cost and fast development times are critical. Ever increasing pressures on cost and development cycle time is driving the adoption of Platform...

Hot swap controller with onboard ADC and [I.sup.2]C interface monitors board current, voltages.(Integrated Circuits & Semiconductors)
December 1, 2005... Linear Technology has introduced its LTC4261 negative high voltage Hot Swap[TM] controller. It features an onboard 10-bit ADC and [I.sup.2]C compatible interface, allowing sophisticated power monitoring by measuring card voltages and currents...

Digital chip from Saelig offers six channels of touch sensing.(Integrated Circuits & Semiconductors)
December 1, 2005... The QT160 IC from Saelig Company, Inc. is a self-contained, digital QTouch chip capable of six channels of proximity or touch sensing. It can be used to create capacitive 'glass touch' keys through insulating materials up to 100mm thick (4")....

Dual SATA bridge trip for portable data storage.(Integrated Circuits & Semiconductors)
December 1, 2005... Oxford's OXU921DS enables transparent data transfer between a USB2.0 port and up to two SATA disks and offers RAID 0 and 1 capability as well as disk spanning. The chip's embedded USB Link and Phy allow for full- and high-speed operation to...

Current-output charge pump for white LED flash applications.(Integrated Circuits & Semiconductors)
December 1, 2005... Advanced Analogic Technologies has introduced its AAT3175 low noise, high frequency current mode charge pump for white LED flash applications. It is capable of driving up to three flash LEDs at 300 mA total current with current sharing from a...

Starter kit demonstrates secure in-system programmability of FPGAs.(Integrated Circuits & Semiconductors)
December 1, 2005... Actel has announced the availability of its ProASIC3 starter kit and sampling of a 250K-gate A3P250 field-programmable gate array (FPGA). Available in both a prototyping and a low-cost evaluation version, the starter kit allows the exploration...

Power supply system supports next-generation mobile processors.(Integrated Circuits & Semiconductors)
December 1, 2005... Intersil has introduced the ISL6260B multiphase core regulator and ISL6262 two phase with integrated drivers. The ISL6260B is a multiphase regulator that uses external drivers and can be programmed as one-, two-, or three-phase. When combined...

Integrated single chip VOIP devices.(Integrated Circuits & Semiconductors)
December 1, 2005... Marvell[R] has introduced its 88W8618 for ultralow power Voice over WLAN (VoWLAN) handsets, with other members of the Marvell 88W86 family targeted at VoIP residential gateways. Each product integrates VoIP processing, low power WiFi circuitry,...

Synchronous switching controller in SOT-23.(Integrated Circuits & Semiconductors)
December 1, 2005... National Semiconductor has introduced what is said to be the industry's first SOT-23 synchronous buck switching controller. The LM1770. controller uses constant on-time control, and it does not require external compensation. Packaged in the...

ADC with 170 MSPS rate.(Integrated Circuits & Semiconductors)
December 1, 2005... Texas Instruments has introduced a 14-bit, 170 MSPS analog-to-digital converter (ADC) with a 72 dBFS signal to noise ratio (SNR) and 84 dBC spurious-free dynamic range (SFDR) at the maximum sample rate of 170 and an input frequency of 150 MHz....

Receiver incorporates HDMI v1.2 features for consumer electronics.(Integrated Circuits & Semiconductors)
December 1, 2005... Silicon Image's SiI 9033 is said to be the industry's first High Definition Multimedia Interface[TM] (HDMI) receiver to add Super Audio CD (SACD) capability in support of the HDMI v1.2 specification to enable consumer electronics manufacturers...

Programmable chip for energy metering applications.(Integrated Circuits & Semiconductors)
December 1, 2005... STMicroelectronics' STPM01 addresses a wide range of electricity metering requirements, operating as a stand-alone power meter in low-end equipment or as a peripheral in sophisticated microprocessor-based meters. The STPM01 is a standard device...

PC/104-Plus 802.11b/g wireless ethernet module cuts the cable.(WinSystems' DesignSolutions)(Advertisement)
December 1, 2005... Rugged and reliable, the PPM-Wireless module links industrial applications by providing both 802.11b and rapid 802.11g wireless networking capabilities. It offers a high-speed, data network based on MiniPCI wireless modules and Ethernet...

PC/104 D/A and A/D Module provides extreme flexibility.(WinSystems' DesignSolutions)(Advertisement)
December 1, 2005... The PCM-ADIO is an intelligent PC/104-based 16-bit analog input, 12-bit analog output, and 16-line digital I/O board designed to meet application requirements for high-accuracy and high-channel count analog I/O. Under user commands, a...

Books and boards.(Embedded Systems)
December 1, 2005... In this two-part series, ECN takes a look at several new development boards and books aimed at embedded-system developers. Make ZigBee Zig Zag 2.4 GHz ZigBee Development Kit (ZigBee-2.4-DK), Silicon Laboratories, Austin, TX. Price:...

Family of 10/100 physical layer Ethernet transceivers.(Embedded Systems & Networking)
December 1, 2005... National's Phyter[R] family of application-specific 10.100 physical layer Ethernet transceivers is suited for engineers developing products that require network connectivity. The DP83848 Phyter family provides error-free operation over 137m of...

SBC reference design kit.(Embedded Systems & Networking)
December 1, 2005... AMD has announced the availability of the AMD Geode GX Single Board Computer Reference Design Kit (AMD Geode GX SBC RDK) adaptable design for embedded devices. The kit is based on 4th-generation RDK technology and provides a complete system...

Embedded integrated fax modem.(Embedded Systems & Networking)
December 1, 2005... Silicon Laboratories' Si2417 and Si2435 fax ISOmodem[R] embedded modems for multi-function printers and stand-alone fax machines leverages the company's silicon DAA technology and are said to reduce board space and external components by more...

PowerPC accelerated PMC carrier with fibre channel.(Boards & Modules)
December 1, 2005... VMETRO has introduced its PowerMIDAS C5000, an intelligent dual-PMC I/O controller for cPCI. It integrates PowerPC CPUs, Fibre Channel, Gigabit Ethernet, faster Ethernet and dual PMC module I/O devices into a single 6U cPCI system. Applications...

Internal hard drives.(Boards & Modules)
December 1, 2005... Seagate's Barracuda 7200.9 internal hard drives combine up to a half-terabyte capacity with 3 Gbit/s Serial ATA throughput and storage technologies. They automatically configure for either 3G or 1.5G SATA for a streamlined integration....

Credit card sized evaluation board.(Boards & Modules)
December 1, 2005... Quantum Research Group has introduced its E240B, a credit-card sized evaluation board that shows how to create a small, single-sided PCB for applications in small appliances, monitors or PC peripherals where a touch sensitive unit is required...

Pentium 4[TM] industrial motherboard with eight USB 2.0 ports.(Boards & Modules)
December 1, 2005... Arista's ATX-865G Industrial Motherboard features a Pentium 4 Prescott (90 nm) CPU with 400/533/800M FSB selectable speed and is Intel VRD 10.1 compliant to support future advanced processors. It is comprised of an Intel[R] Pentium[R] 4...

Report generation toolkit.(Advertisement)
December 1, 2005... Easily create and edit reports with Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel with the National Instruments LabVIEW Report Generation Toolkit for Microsoft Office. Develop customized, professional reports with this library of flexible, easy-to-use...

Free 2006 NI measurement and automation catalog.(Advertisement)
December 1, 2005... Featuring new product information, comparison charts, key specifications, and information on: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * NI LabVIEW 8 Distributed Intelligence * PCI Express M Series * PXI Flexible-Resolution Digitizer * USB...

PDA module.(Advertisement)
December 1, 2005... Acquire, analyze, and present your data in the palm of your hand. The National Instruments LabVIEW PDA Module extends LabVIEW graphical development to handheld devices so you can easily create custom applications to run on Palm and Microsoft...

Enterprise connectivity toolkit.(Advertisement)
December 1, 2005... Track the progress of your product from research and development through production, test, and deployment. The National Instruments LabVIEW Enterprise Connectivity Toolkit provides integrated tools for database operations and SPC, as well as...

Sound and vibration toolkit.(Advertisement)
December 1, 2005... Easily handle audio measurements, fractional-octave analysis, sound and vibration displays and much more with the National Instruments LabVIEW Sound and Vibration Toolkit. Combined with the industry-standard LabVIEW development environment,...

Switches.(Product Technology REVIEW)
December 1, 2005... The LW Series of dual faced illuminated and non-illuminated rocker switches from NKK Switches are snap-in mount devices. They are double pole and are available in many circuit options including maintained and momentary action. Both UL and CSA...

Stepper drives.(Electromechanical/Mechanical Devices)
December 1, 2005... Applied Motion Products has introduced its STAC6 High Performance Stepper Drives that offer current output from 0.5A to 6.0A with 90V AC to 135V AC input, 50/60 Hz, and software selectable resolutions from 200 steps/rev to 51,200 steps/rev at...

Eco-friendly tactile switches.(Electromechanical/Mechanical Devices)
December 1, 2005... NKK's HP Series of 6 mm eco-friendly tactile switches. was designed to meet the RoHS directive. The circuit is normally open, SPST OFF, momentary ON. The body is .244" (6.2 mm) square, allowing for compact mounting for a keyboard matrix. The...

Variable speed AC drive.(Electromechanical/Mechanical Devices)
December 1, 2005... Schneider Electric has announced motor control for up to 700 hp motors in the Telemecanique[R] Altivar[R] 71 variable speed AC drive. The Telemecanique drive family features a common user interface, and a quick-start menu incorporates...

Electronic components catalog and CD.(Electromechanical/Mechanical Devices)
December 1, 2005... Mouser Electronic' latest quarterly catalog, No. 622, features 1,532 pages of products and technologies from 300+ component suppliers. Mouser publishes a new Electronics catalog every 90 days. This latest catalog contains 56 new pages of new...

RoHS compliant mini relay.(Electromechanical/Mechanical Devices)
December 1, 2005... CIT Relay & Switch has introduced its WJ106 Series relay. Weighing 10g, this small sized relay is offered with SPST N.O., SPST N.C. or SPDT contact arrangement rated 20A at 125V AC, 16A at 277V AC, TV-8 at 125V AC, 1 hp at 125/250 NO, 1/2 hp at...

Vertical holding-brake for linear actuators.(Electromechanical/Mechanical Devices)
December 1, 2005... Copley Controls has introduced an electrically activated mechanical brake for use with the company's line of ServoTube linear actuators. The Servotube enables linear actuators to hold vertical position with power off. The brake provides an...