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Sunlight-readable transflective LCDs now possible
2 November 2005, Centurion Micro Electronics
A major problem for LCDs has been the difficulty in using them in bright conditions. A typical transmissive LCD uses a backlight lamp with brightness of 300 nit (candela per m². This is fine for indoor ...

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Success through concentrating on key competencies defines MPL
2 November 2005, Electronic Products Design
MPL, located in Dättwil, Switzerland, develops and manufactures industrial and embedded controllers, industrial PCs and systems specialised for industrial needs and extremely rugged environments. The ...

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Windows XPembedded for industrial PCs
30 November 2005, Centurion Micro Electronics
Industrial PCs or single board computers (SBCs) often run only one or two applications. Normally, these combined applications or programs are less than 200 MB in size. On a normal hard disk drive this ...

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Using CompactFlash in industrial PCs
19 October 2005, Centurion Micro Electronics
Most industrial PCs or single board computers (SBC) are fitted with CompactFlash sockets. This allows the system to boot and run from a CompactFlash instead of a hard disk drive. CompactFlashes are physically ...

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Industrial motherboards combined with elastomer keypad in a small rugged enclosure
19 October 2005, Electronic Products Design
Ampro Computers and White Electronic Designs have jointly developed the prototype of an industrial computer system contained entirely within a 13,9 x 20,3 cm elastomer keypad enclosure. Based on Ampro's ...

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New module with PCI Express offers more CPU and graphic performance
19 October 2005, Centurion Micro Electronics
In introducing the smartModule SM915, Digital-Logic now offers a function- and pin-compatible upgrade of its proven SM855 computer module. The new SM915 is the smallest CPU module of its class with dimensions ...

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VITA 41 now offer 10 Gbps on the VME backplane
19 October 2005
Although VITA 41 maintains the classic VME pinout, it adds switched fabrics on the backplane with a new high-speed connector in P0 of the payload slots. This is a simple solution that preserves the VME ...

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TCP/IP and Ethernet solutions
19 October 2005, Sivan Electronic Supplies
TCP/IP and Ethernet solutions are available from Ceibo. Working hardware and software implementations that can be used as a design reference is now available. The Development Kit includes all the sources ...

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More power available for cPCI systems
19 October 2005, Actum Electronics
More and more the traditional power supplies for CompactPCI systems have reached their perfomance limits. Usually, the simplest solution would be to increase the performance of the system with a third ...

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Cabinet takes on role of server room
19 October 2005, Actum Electronics
The Proline server cabinet offers a complete and very affordable standalone server room solution, according to the manufacturer, Schroff. The cabinet comes in various sizes ranging from 25U x 600 x ...

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Add-in card refreshes legacy PCs
5 October 2005
How many legacy PCs become useless simply because they lack up-to-date I/O connectivity? Sometimes all it takes to bring new life to an old PC is to add USB 2.0, Firewire or Ethernet connectivity. This ...

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S-MAX with Pentium M technology
5 October 2005, Phoenix Contact
For its all-in-one S-MAX controller, Phoenix Contact needed a processor designed for robust industrial environments that would eliminate heat and vibration problems. It chose Pentium M technology to satisfy ...

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Power over Ethernet - industrial Ethernet is now a true fieldbus
21 September 2005, Electronic Products Design
Industrial Ethernet as a fieldbus Industrial Ethernet, as a fieldbus replacement technology, lacks two attributes found in fieldbuses. The first is bus topology. The second is power sourced from the ...

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Combination PLC and industrial PC
21 September 2005, Phoenix Contact
Phoenix Contact's S MAX 5000 is a highly available combination of industrial PC, PLC and fieldbus master and is used in mechanical and plant engineering, building automation and in the water/sewage sector. ...

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Putting Flash lifespan into perspective
21 September 2005, Centurion Micro Electronics
Most industrial PCs or single board computers (SBC) are fitted with CompactFlash sockets. This allows the system to boot and run from a CompactFlash instead of a hard disk drive. Compact Flashes are physically ...

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VMEbus being energised by advances in microprocessors and extended specifications
21 September 2005
The VMEbus format continues to take advantage of the latest developments in microprocessor technology, and those advances, combined with the work on a switched fabric standard for the VMEbus format by ...

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Top-end CPU options for industrial PCs
21 September 2005, Centurion Micro Electronics
Industrial PCs or single board computers (SBCs) come in various physical sizes. Unlike normal PC motherboards they are compact, have extra features, often run fan-less and aim to offer a five year availability ...

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Industrial Ethernet can be easily set up
21 September 2005, Phoenix Contact
Phoenix Contact's Inline installation system comes with a new Ethernet starter kit, meaning I/O signals can now be integrated quickly, simply and cost-effectively in an Ethernet system. The starter kit ...

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Microsoft Windows Embedded operating systems
21 September 2005
The 'Windows Embedded' family of operating systems from Microsoft includes Windows CE, Windows Embedded for Point of Service (WEPOS) and Windows XP Embedded - Embedded Server OS will not be discussed ...

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Controlling and remote control in one device
7 September 2005, Phoenix Contact
The 'Automationworx for Remote Systems' (ReSy) function modules library from Phoenix Contact is designed for tasks that arise in modern remote control systems. It enables the user to set up local substations ...

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