Instrumentation & Automation News articles from January 2000

Instrumentation & Automation News archives from January 2000

SMART TEMPERATURE TRANSMITTER, TDZ.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... SMART TEMPERATURE TRANSMITTER, TDZ, supplies up to [+ or -] 0.025 [degrees] F and [+ or -] 0.014 [degrees] C accuracy and exceptional stability specifications that allow up to five years between calibrations. It features a two-line, digital...

ETHERNET-READY MODULE.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... ETHERNET-READY MODULE, BFOOT-10501, can be embedded into a wide range of products to allow them to be remotely monitored and controlled from any Internet browser. The matchbook-sized module has a 10Base-T interface so that it can be connected...

DATA RECORDER.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... DATA RECORDER, SIR-1000i, provides 16 analog channels at 20 KHz, each with selectable ICP[R] input. Channels can be expanded to 32 channels of 20 KHz signal input or up to 128 channels at 5 KHz by adding SCX channel expansion units. The...

CONNECTORS.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... CONNECTORS, Cage Clamp Compact 869 Series, connect 28-12 AWG and have a current rating of 24 amps with a rated voltage of 500 V that is ideal for use in electrical appliances and small terminal blocks. WAGO Corp., N120 W19129 Freistadt Rd., Box...

ADJUSTABLE SPEED DRIVES.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... ADJUSTABLE SPEED DRIVES, AF-300 G11[TM] constant torque drives and the AF-300 P11 variable torque drives, use simple commands from local or remote keypads or from facility management systems to operate. Pre-loaded motor parameters and factory...

VISION GUIDED MOTION.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... VISION GUIDED MOTION using Ethernet TCP/IP as an interface combines DVT's SmartImage sensors with ORMEC's family of motion controllers. The interface utilizes the Modbus TCP applications protocol to communicate over standard Ethernet TCP/IP...

Product News.
January 1, 2000... ETHERNET I/O PRODUCTS SUPPORT A HOST CONTROLLER OVER AN ETHERNET LINK The OptiLogic[TM] Series of Ethernet I/O products support a host controller over an Ethernet link. This initial offering includes a four-slot card cage base, various...

Temperature Measurement & Control.
January 1, 2000... Multi-Loop Process Controller Single-, Dual- and Three-Loop Formats The latest addition to the Euroth Controls Series 2000 family of process and temperature controllers from Eurotherm Controls, Reston, VA, is the Model 2604...

Recorders & Data Loggers.
January 1, 2000... Telemetry Recorder-Workstation Features 18" Touchscreen Color Monitor A powerful new telemetry recorder-workstation has been announced by Test and Measurement Systems, Astro-Med, Inc., West Warwick, RI. The unit offers a host of...

Proximity Sensors.
January 1, 2000... Inductive Proximity Sensor Can Be Flush-Mounted In The Die The 8-mm PileDriver[TM] inductive proximity sensor from Pepperl+Fuchs, Inc., Twinsburg, OH, is a small, self-contained all stainless steel sensor that has been designed to...

Operator Interfaces/Workstations.
January 1, 2000... Operator Interface Terminals Feature 5.7" High-Resolution Graphic Touchscreen Displays Two new operator interface terminals (OITs) have been introduced by Maple Systems, Inc., Bothell, WA. The HMI520 Series OITs feature 5.7"...

Software Update.
January 1, 2000... Diagnostic Monitoring Operates with Three Control Networks Version 2.5 of DIAmon DP/DeviceNet/CAN from Weidmuller, Inc., Richmond, VA, is a diagnostic network monitoring and power-up software package for use with three major control...

Remote Web-Based Testing And Development Platform Acts As A Virtual Engineering Laboratory.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... 43As one of the first practical examples of remote Internet technology, Electro Standards Laboratories (ESL) of Cranston, RI, has developed a collaborative testing and experimentation platform for electric motor and power systems that can be...

Novel Technology And New Switches Bring True Ethernet Capability To Industrial Environments.
January 1, 2000... Using the RM-1 Redundancy Manager and RS1 Rail Switch from Hirschmann, Pine Brook, NJ, the full speed and functionality of Ethernet can now be brought to the most demanding industrial applications. As the backbone of a distributed high...

Literature.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... ENGINEERING APPLICATION GUIDE The Engineering Application Guide features sections on digital and advanced digital panel meters, counters, encoders, PID temperature controllers, analog panel meters, meter relays and accessories. Each...

New Server Connects Everyday Devices To The Web.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... Recently, Echelon Corp., Palo Alto, CA, launched a new Internet product called the i.LON[TM] 1000 IP Server. Developed and certified under the Cisco NetWorks[TM] program, the i.LON 1000 is designed to bring everyday devices into the Internet...