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Measure 4 analogue outputs with 33% fewer components
Suitable for industrial automation applications, designers can now add a high-accuracy, 4-channel analog output to their industrial automation designs with 33% fewer components than competitive designs by using the Alameda (MAXREFDES24#) subsystem reference design from Maxim Integrated.
Mobile monitoring app improves network availability
Running on smart phones or tablets, the HiMobile app from Belden's Hirschmann product portfolio improves network availability by allowing users to access status information about switches from almost anywhere. This enables administrators to respond immediately to error messages even when they do not have access to a PC.
Decoder supports multiple DTS audio formats
Providing manufacturers with a single technology solution for decoding all DTS 5.1 channel audio formats, Synopsys have made available the DTS-HD audio decoder optimised for its DesignWare ARC AS211SFX and AS221BD Audio Processors.
SPICE simulator targets memory applications
A parallel SPICE simulator for giga-scale circuit simulation for memory applications has been launched by ProPlus Design Solutions. Available immediately, the NanoSpice Giga is a high-capacity, high-performance simulator targeted at emerging giga-scale SPICE simulation needs.
ADS platform selected for complete RFIC/MMIC implementations
GIT Japan, a provider of interface technologies and a competence center for UWB chipset and module development, has selected Agilent's Advanced Design System (ADS) electronic design automation platform for complete GaAs/GaN- and silicon-based RFIC/MMIC implementations.
Advantech launches prototype for intelligent vending
Based on the Intel Reference Design for Intelligent Vending, Advantech delivers the Vending Machine Controller (VMC) functionality to a PC-based computing platform with a Vending Machine I/O (VMI) board. PC based computing platform makes vending machines intelligent, allowing enhanced user experience with LCD and touchscreen interface, telemetry, proximity marketing, advertising and data analytics (real time promotion, pricing update etc.) using ...
Software package enhances circuit breaker control
Offering enhanced control and monitoring facilities, Eaton has introduced an easy-to-use software package for moulded case circuit breakers (MCCBs) with electronic trip units in the company’s popular NZM2, NZM3 and NZM4 ranges. The NZM-XPC-Soft software makes it easy to check the breaker trip settings, which is an important aid to achieving selectivity, and also provides access to trip history information, facilitating fault diagnosis.
Altera customers achieve double core performance
Altera's Stratix 10 FPGA and SoC customers are successfully achieving the anticipated two times core performance gain in their designs compared to previous generation high-performance programmable devices. The company is working closely with several early access customers in multiple markets to benchmark their next-generation designs using Stratix 10 FPGA performance evaluation tools.
Development platform series enables more effective HMIs
A series of easy-to-use, Arduino-compatible, development platforms has been introduced by FTDI Chip. The VM800P series (where P signifies PLUS) furnishes engineers with everything necessary to implement more effective HMIs – including not only display, audio and touch elements, but data processing aspects too.
Accelerated vSwitch delivers 12m packets per second to VMs
Designed for network functions virtualization (NFV), Wind River's accelerated vSwitch integrated within the Wind River Carrier Grade Communications Server has, the company claims, achieved industry-leading performance. The accelerated vSwitch can deliver 12 million packets per second to guest virtual machines (VMs) using only two processor cores on an industry-standard server platform, in a real-world use case involving bidirectional traffic.