Kontron    Poway, CA 92064
Mar 08, 2013 Intended for SCADA and control room systems, fanless Kontron Passau II 2U rackmount server is powered by Intel® Celeron® processor 827E or Intel Core™ i3 processor 2310E and offers scalable number of GbE LAN, CAN, and galvanically isolated serial interfaces (RS232/422/485) with surge protection to 2,500 V. Features enable deployment in heavy-current environments while allowing for direct control of devices with live current. Multiple I/O, expansion, and storage options are available.

Temperature Alert    Boston, MA 02111
Dec 13, 2012 Smart sensor adapter boards for 4–20 mA and 0–2 Vdc integrate with Astec Heracell incubators for CO2 and oxygen monitoring. Aside from incubation, adapter board can also monitor and alert for breached CO2 and oxygen levels in culturing of microorganism environments, hatching of eggs, cellular biology, microbiology, molecular biology, and poultry industry. Cellular Edition can also interface with smart sensors that use standard signals, such as 4–20 mA and 0–2 Vdc, for incubator integration.

Aries Electronics, Inc.    Bristol, PA 19007-6810
Feb 11, 2011 Mounted to existing PCB via raised pads up to 0.010 in. on adapter bottom, Fine Pitch Bump Adapters feature pads on component side, designed to accept any device on any pitch 0.5 mm or greater, and route signals for packages including TSSOP, QFP, and other fine-pitch devices down to 0.40 mm. Boards are 0.032 in. thick FR4 or Rogers 370 HR with ½ oz copper traces on both sizes. Non-solder mask defined pads are finished with electroless nickel immersion gold.

Viola Systems Ltd.    Turku FIN-20520  Finland
Sep 21, 2010 Operating with meters via RS-232 or external optical port cable, Arctic AMR automatically retrieves all meter data and transfers it to any server, enabling utilities to use meter data for billing and distribution control. Plug-and play system uses ThinVPN software, which ensures data security and authentication in transmission. Equipped with built-in modem that works on existing public network, Arctic AMR implements protocols such as Modbus/DLMS/COSEM.

Phidgets, Inc.    Calgary, AB T2M3R7  Canada
May 13, 2010 Targeted for commercial customers, Model 1132 allows users to integrate 4-20 mA industrial sensors into their projects. Any 4-20mA sensor that does not require more than 15 V and whose capacitive load is equal to or less than 1.5 µF can be used. Output impedance is 1 KW and current consumption is 130 mA in 22 mA loop, 18.4 mA in 4 mA loop, and 1.84 mA at no load. Features include power supply range of 4.75-5.25 Vdc and max output error of ±1.2%.

Diamond Systems Corporation    Mountain View, CA 94043
Apr 28, 2010 SUMIT/FP Adapter allows use of FeaturePak I/O expansion modules in systems that provide SUMIT-ISM expansion stack locations. FeaturePak socket consumes one PCIe x1 lane from SUMIT-A bus connector on SUMIT-ISM module, while adapter board provides pair of 50-pin I/O header connectors for access to all FeaturePak I/O. Additionally, pass-through connectors are provided for SUMIT-ISM stack's SUMIT-B bus and PC/104 (ISA) bus. Adapter is rated for -40 to +85°C operation.

Online Development Inc.    Knoxville, TN 37920
Feb 16, 2010 Without custom programming or middleware computer, eATM tManager enables data exchange between factory floor controllers and enterprise, business, and plant computer applications. Unit can be installed in panel or cabinet and connects to controllers and computer systems via 2 independent Ethernet ports. Module can connect controllers from Rockwell Automation, Siemens, and Schneider with databases such as MS SQL, DB2, and Oracle as well as Java Message Service systems.

ProSoft Technology Inc.    Bakersfield, CA 93311
Feb 04, 2010 Residing on single slot of Rockwell Automation® ControlLogix® chassis, Message Manager ILX56-MM pulls all data transfer code into one location and requires no special software to support or maintain. Data transfers can be set up by users at one location for up to 16 controllers. Supporting Internet Explorer 7, module includes built-in web-based configuration utility, scrolling display for status and diagnostics, and ability to remove and insert under power.

Liantec Systems Corp.    Taipei Hsien 235  Taiwan
Jan 04, 2010 Model TBM-1450 Tiny-Bus® PCI Express based 3-port IEEE1394b FireWire 800 host extension module integrates LSI-Agere PCIe FW643 FireWire host controller and Mini-PCI type-IIIA/B socket. It also includes 3 external FireWire 800 ports, with 1.5 A/+12 V power output on each port. Suited for small form factor industrial x86 PC-based computing platform, unit supports 100/200/400/800 Mbps data transfer bandwidth as well as isochronous/asynchronous data transfer modes.

Aries Electronics, Inc.    Bristol, PA 19007-6810
Jun 17, 2009 Offering standard pin 1-to-pin 1 routing connection scheme, which can be customized to accommodate any connection requirement, Fine Pitch Bump Adapters enable use of any SMT IC device on pitch of 0.4 mm or higher to 0.5 mm pitch PCBs designed for TSSOP and QFP packages. Adapter boards are fabricated from 0.032 in. thick FR4 or Rogers 370 HR, with ½ oz copper traces on both sides. Operating temperature is up to 221°F for FR4 versions and 226°F for lead-free version.

Multi-Contact USA    Windsor, CA 95492
May 13, 2009 Part of modular CombiTac connector system, contact carriers are available for Ethernet cabling and field bus systems. CAT 5 IEEE 802.3 Ethernet types have 2 RJ45 sockets connected to 8-pole, gold-plated plugs or sockets on opposite side. CT-NET bus types, rated CAT 6, can hold one or two 8-pole, male/female connectors. Contacts are gold-plated and have Multilam® torsion spring elements. Termination is via crimping for flexible copper conductors with cross-sections from 0.25-0.75 mm².

ProSoft Technology Inc.    Bakersfield, CA 93311
Apr 27, 2009 Residing in single slot of Rockwell Automation® ControlLogix® chassis, ILX56-MM Message Manager Module connects islands of automation and transfers factory and plant process automation data between PLCs/PACs for monitoring and control. Unit enables PLC-to-PLC data transfer without requiring message programming or ladder logic. Configured using built-in graphical web-based utility, module supports local or remote rack and includes scrolling display for status and diagnostics.

PCI Embedded Computer Systems Inc.    Jackson, CA 95642
Oct 13, 2008 Offered in customized versions for Vita 46/48, VPX Conduction Cooled PMC carrier has separate ±12 V, 150 mA DC/DC converter on board. It is available with PCIe bus implementation on backplane (8 lanes per slot) and 64 lane switch, allowing up to 7 add-on slots and CPU slot. Supplied in 3U form factor, single-slot VPX 64-bit 133 MHz PMC Carrier module can connect one standard IEEE 1386.1-compatible PMC module to standard VPX backplane using PCIe 1x lane or 4x lane configurations.

Loadstar Sensors, Inc.    Mountain View, CA 94043
Sep 22, 2008 Designed to work with conventional resistive load cells, DI-1000 Digital Load Cell Interface converts millivolt output from any load cell into digital USB output, streamlining process of building PC-based load measurement system. Compatible with any PC running Windows XP or Vista, it features calibrated output in ASCII format and command set for software integration. Unit is also offered with optional Bluetooth or Zigbee and LoadVUE software to log and plot data.

Data Device Corp. (DDC)    Bohemia, NY 11716-2482
Aug 06, 2008 Designed for avionics lab applications requiring interface to MIL-STD-1553 and/or ARINC 429 data buses, Model BU-65591U offers 2 dual redundant 1553 channels, 4 ARINC 429 receive channels, 2 ARINC 429 transmit channels, 7 Digital Discrete I/Os, and IRIG-B time synchronization input. It includes both 1553 and 429 C SDK and drivers for Windows® 2000/XP. Graphical bus analysis and simulation tools for MIL-STD-1553 and ARINC 429, along with ARINC 615 data loading software are available.

Broadcom Corp.    San Jose, CA 95110
May 01, 2008 Designed on 65 nm CMOS process, BCM8073 dual serial 10GBASE-KR-to-XAUI backplane PHY enables 10, 2.5, and 1 Gigabit Ethernet on existing backplane infrastructures. It extends life of existing systems that use 4 lanes to carry 10 Gbps (XAUI) data rates by providing 4X bandwidth improvement per channel. Featuring DSP-based architecture with fully adaptive datapath, 1.2 W solution can drive over 40 in. of FR-4 with 3 backplane connectors.

StrandVision Digital Signage    Eau Claire, WI 54701
May 01, 2008 Including PCA adapter at PC that is paired with TVA receiving adapter at TV monitor, PC-2-TV.net digitally connects all common peripherals via single CAT5 or CAT6 network cable, either directly or through standard networking appliances, such as gateways, routers and fiber optic networks. It supports 1-way HD video and 2-way communications, and includes standard mouse and keyboard connections as well as audio in/out ports. Transmitter/converter also features built-in IR receiver.

FutureDial, Incorporated    Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Nov 05, 2007 Intended for retailers who want to offer end user content transfer services in their stores, hosted RMS service enables them to move customers' private content from their old devices to new ones. It is compatible with most storefront PCs. Mobile content management solution is based on Retail Management Solution(TM) (RMS(TM)) web-based client-server system along with device support portfolio that includes more than 1,000 handset models.

Augusta Systems, Inc    Morgantown, WV 26505
Oct 26, 2007 With EdgeFrontier(TM) v2.0, users can build and manage intelligent networks, systems, and applications featuring data from sensors, actuators, wireless sensor networks, RFID systems, imagery devices, and other edge assets. Program eliminates need for separate middleware applications, since it can integrate data from any device or in any protocol. It provides complete, remotely configurable solution for integration, processing, correlation, distribution, and control throughout network.

Enea    San Jose, CA 95134
Oct 25, 2007 High-availability middleware framework, Element(TM) v2.3, lets applications in one cluster communicate seamlessly with applications in another cluster via LINX(TM) high-performance interprocess communications protocol. Mixed-endian abstraction layer handles data marshalling between disparate architectures, and Enea Element Name Server supports additional hierarchy in address space. Commercial integration of ConfD network management solution supports distributed network management needs.