TI's Free IQmath Library Brings Ease-of-Use and Precision Benefits of Floating Point to Developers Leveraging C2000(TM) and Stellaris® Microcontrollers
Software allows C/C++ programmers to seamlessly port floating-point algorithms into fixed-point code on TI's C2000 real-time control and Stellaris ARM-® Cortex(TM)-M3 MCUs DALLAS, Nov. 3, 2010 - Delivering floating-point benefits to developers using fixed-point microcontrollers (MCUs), Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced that its free IQmath Library now supports both...
Read More »GE Oil & Gas Awarded $120 Million in Brazil Deepwater Equipment Orders
HOUSTON--GE Oil & Gas' drilling & production business has been awarded two contracts totaling more than $120 million by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd (DSME) of South Korea, one of the world's leading specialized shipbuilding and offshore contractors. Under the first contract, GE will supply a blowout preventer (BOP) stack and controls system, to be installed on a...
Read More »LED Lighting Controller offers power factor correction.
Model TPS92210 single-stage LED lighting pulse width modulation controller regulates LED current and is suited for general lighting applications. Flexible operation modes include peak primary current; constant on-time, with single-stage power factor correction; and frequency modulation. Unit also includes overvoltage protection without optocouplers, thermal shutdown, and overcurrent safety...
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External Gauge Control facilitates OEM/end-user integration.
Intended for blown film extrusion lines, automatic external gauge control (EGC) system includes automatic air ring system with 90-288 control zones. Film thickness variations can be reduced more than 50%, and 4 plenum sizes accept lip sets from 4-28 in. In addition to electronic circuit board in plenum area, features include mapping hardware and software for control processor as well as...
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Advanced Optics Used in the Medical Diagnostics & Life Sciences
Considerations, challenges, and customized solutions for manufacturing optics in the medical diagnostics and life sciences fields.
Read More »Rockwell Automation Offers Comprehensive, High Availability Options for Critical Control Applications
New capabilities deliver end-to-end fault tolerance to help users minimize unscheduled downtime ORLANDO, Fla. - Rockwell Automation has expanded its high availability offering to help end users achieve end-to-end fault tolerance in critical control applications. The new capabilities include redundant I/O, alarm and event server redundancy, network resiliency and faster controller cross-loading....
Read More »General-Purpose MCU offers multiple Flash memory options.
Leveraging 32-bit ARM-® Cortex(TM)-M3 RISC processor, SAM3N series includes multiple package options as well as capacitive touch support for buttons, sliders, and wheels. Supply range of 1.62-3.6 V enables true 1.8 V operation and 0.86 mW/MHz in active mode, and power consumption can be reduced to 1.9 -µA in 1.8 V standby mode with RTC running. Additional features include system control, sensor...
Read More »Access Controller enhances maritime communication management.
Able to be installed on any vessel, Access Controller enables seamless management of ship onboard satellite communications network. It facilitates and accelerates switching between VSAT, Iridium OpenPort, or Inmarsat FleetBroadband systems. In addition to offering dynamic firewall that lets vessel operator set up profiles that allocate bandwidth and access to services depending on location and...
Read More »Emerson to Retrofit Controls for Dual-Fuel, GE Frame 7E Turbine with Dry Low NOx Combustion at MMWEC's Stony Brook Power Plant
Project will improve operator interface, reporting, alarming and diagnostics capabilities at combined-cycle plant PITTSBURGH (October 12, 2010) - Emerson Process Management's Innovative Control Systems (ICS) will replace legacy controls on a GE Frame 7E gas turbine at Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company's (MMWEC) Stony Brook Intermediate Unit. ICS recently became part of Emerson's...
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Desktop Stepper Controller supports 1-4 axes.
Supplied with drives, power supply, I/O, enclosure, and software, 1-4 axis Model iMC-P1 features eight 24 Vdc inputs and eight 24 Vdc outputs, as well as Start, Stop, and Reset buttons. Step size function can be changed via dip switches, from full to half to micro-step. Able to perform linear and circular interpolation, controller is suited for pick-and-place, dispensing, assembly, testing,...
Read More »Xilinx Expands Secure Mobility and Ruggedized Performance Offering with Next Generation of Defense-Grade Families
Spartan-6Q Family Delivers Most Secure FPGA Solution for Low-Power Applications as Virtex-6Q Family Targets High-performance, Computationally Intensive Designs SAN JOSE, Calif. - Xilinx, Inc., (Nasdaq: XLNX) today announced the Spartan®-6Q family and Virtex®-6Q family, its newest generation of field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) qualified for meeting the rigorous requirements of the...
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Triad WAU Wall Plug-In AC Power Supply May Be First To Meet Level VI Energy Efficiency Standard
Triad Magnetics, an industry leader and one of the most trusted names in transformer design and manufacturing, is proud to announce the release of the Triad WAU Wall Plug-In AC Power Supply. Engineered to provide robust performance and high reliability, it is setting the standard for 120V/60Hz power supplies. See our video to learn all about it.
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