Paul N. Gardner Co., Inc.    Pompano Beach, FL 33060 6608
May 23, 2013 With spacing up to 6 mm, Dual Guide Crosscut Tester is suitable for adhesion tests on bridges, ships, and other ferrous substrates. Tester features steel cutter knife blades, black anodized aluminum gauge body for corrosion resistance, and stainless steel 1 mm and 1.5 mm shims. Scores in blade permit ends to be snapped away so that up to 13 fresh sharp tips may be exposed. Equipped with magnetic base, instrument is suitable for smooth and flat surfaces as well as somewhat rough coated surfaces.

Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI)    Dallas, TX 75243-4136
May 22, 2013 Based on 0.45 in. WXGA resolution DLP4500 chipset and 150 lumen LED light engine, DLP® LightCrafter™ 4500 helps developers create portable and stationary 3D measurement tools for machine vision and quality control scenarios, medical imaging devices, spectrometers, and augmented reality devices. DLPC350 digital controller brings chipset's more than 1.03 M micromirrors to life, while suite of mini HDMI, USB, I2C, and 24-bit RGB FPD-link ports enable connection with other devices.

GE Co.    Southfield, MI 48034
May 16, 2013 Dynamic Positioning system holds position with computer system that takes signals from range of sensors to sense environment, heading, position, and attitude and issues commands to thrusters and propellers. Equipped with adjustable, 26 in. touchscreen HMI that is equally visible in various lighting conditions, nautical instrument lets mariners focus on managing control of ship and its position, heading, and course without distraction of manipulating and controlling complex computer system.

Rudolph Technologies, Inc.    Flanders, NJ 07836
May 14, 2013 Available for transparent films in advanced semiconductor fabrication applications, S3000SX™ System uses focused beam ellipsometry and small site measurement optics to measure thickness of single- and multi-layer films on product wafers, including device area at site sizes as small as 30 x 30 µm. Available metrology options include deep UV (190 nm) reflectometry, wafer stress and bow measurements, and next-generation airborne molecular contaminant control.

INOVA Geophysical Equipment Limited    Stafford, TX 77477
May 14, 2013 Built to handle rugged terrains, cable-based G3i™ Digital captures multicomponent data for subsurface imaging and characterization. Land seismic acquisition system, when combined with G3i NetLink™ and Shot Pro II Remote Encoder™ to communicate across obstacle-ridden terrains, optimizes flexibility. Digital sensor options enable recording of high-density 3D and time-lapse 4D multicomponent data with VectorSeis® sensors. System works in unconventional terrains, oil sands, and shale plays.

MICRO-EPSILON AMERICA    Raleigh, NC 27617
May 10, 2013 Based on structured light projection, identityCONTROL TID 8303.I detects tire type and tire identification number (TIN), or DOT code/number, on conveyor belt during production. Solution requires short stop on conveyor belt, and design does not require additional electromechanical components in order to index or turn tire, which eliminates wear. Users can teach system new types of tire, which are managed by database.

Pentek Inc.    Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458
May 10, 2013 Assembled and pre-configured for Cobalt® Virtex-6 and Onyx® Virtex-7 FPGA PCI Express software radio and DAQ I/O boards, Model 8266 is delivered with selected hardware configured for Windows 7 Professional or Linux OS, along with ReadyFlow® BSP drivers and software examples. Built on 4U rackmount workstation, Model 8266 includes Intel Core i7® processor, DDR3 SDRAM, and PCIe motherboard. All coaxial and timing cables are installed and tested, providing SMA connectivity for analog I/O lines.

MTS Systems Corp.    Eden Prairie, MN 55344
May 09, 2013 Designed to help automotive companies introduce and optimize Energy Recovery Systems in hybrid-electric vehicles, ERS Test Solution spans performance range from Formula One racing to high-volume commercial passenger vehicles. System incorporates computer-generated vehicle and physical test stations for up to 3 ERS components, enabling simulation of fully integrated vehicle. It is capable of testing components that rotate at angular velocities up to 120,000 rpm and absorb/generate up to 150 kW.

Plews/Edelmann    Dixon, IL 61021
May 08, 2013 Jot Solutions, developed for contractors, DIYers, automotive shops, and retail environments, provide reusable writing surface. When written on with pencil, users can erase mark with thumb. Some models are equipped with magnetic or adhesive backing for stable use on accommodating surfaces. Jot Spot™ affixes to existing tape measure, larger Jot Pad™ comes with pencil and holder, while Jot Tape™ has writing pad permanently affixed to tape measure.

Kontron Modular Computers GmbH      Germany
May 07, 2013 Kontron COMe-QorIQ Starterkit comes with Kontron Evaluation Carrierboard for QorIQ and all necessary components, including power supply and adapter cards for individually configurable SerDes lanes. Solution can be pre-configured to specific demands, and options include preinstalled QorIQ-based Kontron module, pre-configured SerDes lanes, and Linux or VxWorks OS and BSP. COMs with 32 bit Freescale QorIQ P2020 or 64 bit Freescale QorIQ P5020 processor are available.

Altera Corporation    San Jose, CA 95134
May 03, 2013 With Cyclone® V SoC Development Kit, hardware and software developers can accelerate embedded systems design development. Kit includes ARM® Development Studio 5 Altera® Edition Toolkit, an FPGA-adaptive debugging software that enables designers to view processor and FPGA portions of device simultaneously. Kit also features Cyclone V SX SoC with 800 MHz dual-core ARM Cortex™-A9 processor, 110K LEs of logic density, 3.125 Gbps transceivers, PCIe® rootport and endpoint support, and DDR3 memory.

Atmel Corporation    San Jose, CA 95131
May 03, 2013 Xplained Pro evaluation kit provides designers with flexible, out-of-the-box board that includes Atmel® MCU, embedded debugger, and connectors for extension boards. When designers plug board into their system, users can pull-up Atmel Studio 6 and Atmel Software Framework with 2,000+ ready-to-run project examples. Atmel Gallery, fully integrated into Studio 6, lets embedded designers pull up development App Store to download third party extensions and plug-ins for their projects.

Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI)    Dallas, TX 75243-4136
May 03, 2013 Offered as plug-in daughter card with TivaWare™ (featuring Sensor Driver Library and Peripheral Driver Library), Sensor Hub BoosterPack for Tiva™ C Series TM4C123G LaunchPad allows ARM® Cortex™-M4 MCU developers to create products with up to 7 types of motion and environmental sensing capabilities: pressure, humidity, ambient and IR light, temperature, and motion (including acceleration, orientation, and compass). Functionality also allows creation of sensor fusion applications.

Larson Davis, Inc., A PCB Group Co.    Provo, UT 84601
May 02, 2013 SoundExpert™ LxT Sound Level Meter is rugged device that measures noise for pass/fail assessments and gathers data for up to 2 wk using battery power. Graphic display and firmware are included, while in kit form, product also includes protective case, D-cell battery pack, microphone protection shroud, and cable options from 6–200 ft. Free field or random incidence microphones are also available. Product suits construction, mining, wind farm, and public venue applications.

Corelis, Inc.    Cerritos, CA 90703
May 02, 2013 Broadening structural and functional test capabilities, ScanExpress Boundary-Scan Tool Suite v7.8 features model-based test coverage, which limits test vector generation to nets where all nodes have been identified with device model. Cluster definitions are assignable by pin numbers in addition to net name. TPG parsing engine will automatically ignore leading P values found in pin definitions for non-BGA type BSDL files. In addition, v7.8 expands JET support to TI AM335x Sitara™ processors.

Kontron    Poway, CA 92064
Apr 29, 2013 Supplied in aluminum case, COM Express Starterkit Reference T6 provides Mini-ITX sized carrier board that can host any COM Express pin-out Type 6 Computer-on-Modules in basic 125 x 95 mm and compact 95 x 95 mm form factors. Kit enables evaluation and development of graphics-intensive solutions using interfaces such as DisplayPort, HDMI, DVI, or LVDS in Mini-ITX sized designs. With SIM card support, it also enables always-connected and constantly updated ubiquitous distributed solutions.

Thermal Engineering Associates, Inc    Mountain View, CA 94043
Apr 29, 2013 Thermal Interface Material (TIM) characterization tools comprise Thermal Test Chips (TTCs) in sizes from 2.5–12.8 mm² mounted on various packages, including BGA, QFN, and DIP. These tools, which include TTV-1100/1200/1500/1800/3000/3100 Series, can also be used to simulate heat sources for validation of thermal simulation, quantify thermal management performance, and establish temperature-controlled platforms for various measurement purposes.

Altus Positioning Systems    Torrance, CA 90501
Apr 26, 2013 Using TERRASTAR-D Precise Point Positioning (PPP) augmentation service, APS-T provides real-time, decimeter-level GNSS surveying solution without need for local reference station with UHF radios or cellular coverage from Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) networks. Solution contains Septentrio GNSS receiver with embedded L-band modem and is fully upgradeable to GNSS RTK rover if higher accuracy is required. Unit can be configured from data collector through Bluetooth or serial cable connection.

PCB Piezotronics Inc.    Depew, NY 14043 2495
Apr 23, 2013 Used for general product evaluation and noise monitoring applications, SoundExpert™ LxT comes with graphic display and fixed set of firmware options. Functionality provides method to measure noise for pass/fail assessments and archiving future traceability. Available with free field or random incidence microphones and with detachable pre-amplifier and microphone, hand-held unit comes with extension cable options from 6–200 ft and will gather data for up to 2 weeks using battery power.

Tektronix, Inc.    Beaverton, OR 97077
Apr 18, 2013 For power cycle tracking even in presence of transients and noise, PA4000 uses 2 spiral shunts – one for current measurements up to 1 A, and one for current measurements up to 30 A – on each channel and high-speed digital signal processing algorithms. Application-specific test modes are provided as standard, along with LAN, USB, and RS-232 interfaces; harmonics measurement capability up to 100th harmonic; and software for controlling analyzer, downloading measurements, and logging on PC.