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Device servers bring wireless networking capabilities to retail/POS devices
30 November 2005, Opto Africa Holdings
With the trend in the marketplace to go wireless for connectivity instead of running physical cables, Opto Africa has developed a retail application to meet retailers' requirements in this arena. Wireless ...

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New version WinDriver USB/PCI for Windows, Linux and Solaris
30 November 2005
Jungo Software Technologies, a leading provider of USB/PCI software solutions, has released Version 7.02 of its driver development toolkits - WinDriver USB/PCI - for cross operating system and multiple ...

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New line of slim lightweight point-of-care terminals
30 November 2005, Centurion Micro Electronics
The latest advancement in point-of-care (POC) systems is a new line of ultra slim, lightweight yet full-featured terminals from Advantech. The new POC terminals are light enough to mount safely on nursing ...

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Direct communication modules transfer data over Ethernet
30 November 2005, Allpronix
Acromag's i20 I/O modules have the ability to operate like a long distance transmitter. One may convert sensor inputs at point A, to process signals at point B, with the signals transmitted over the standard ...

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Input/output modules with Ethernet connection
30 November 2005, Phoenix Contact
Phoenix Contact says that its new Inline Block I/O modules for Modbus/TCP and Profinet enable a simple and fast integration of I/O modules in Ethernet systems. Connection is established by mounting the ...

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To COM or not to COM - that is the question
30 November 2005, Electronic Products Design
Computer-on-module technology has been known to ease the designer's woes by allowing him to concentrate on custom I/O while just plugging in the compute power. Adding PCI Express to the mix on the I/O ...

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InfiniBand - ready to meet its markets?
30 November 2005
After its first spirited appearance in 2000, InfiniBand technology's experience in the marketplace has been chequered. Its predecessor, the PCI bus, found a new lease of life, and other competitors crept ...

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Industrial PC for in-vehicle computing
16 November 2005, Centurion Micro Electronics
A fanless rugged industrial PC for in-vehicle computing applications has been launched by Digital-Logic of Switzerland. The Microspace-PCX48 (MPCX48) is housed in a compact metal case and IP50-protected. ...

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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
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
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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