Instrumentation and Control News - Embedded

First Automotive Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) Sensor Coupled With TI Controller Enhances Fuel Efficiency and Safety

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 19:47:22 +0200

Transense and TMS320F28x Device Brings Complete Control System Capabilities For Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems and Torque Sensing

Advantech launches UNO-3072 Front Access Computer

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 20:38:20 +0200

The UNO-3072 can withstand high temperatures and vibrating environments to fulfill tough requirements. Lastly, it’s an open platform which can fulfill demanding requirements from the field and is an ideal solution for any industrial automation or control task.

Moteiv launches Tmote Mini wireless sensor network node (mote)

Fri, 25 May 2007 05:52:16 +0200

Tmote Mini combines a Texas Instruments MSP430 microcontroller with a TI/Chipcon CC2420 low-power radio, forming the "mote core" for use in WSN applications. The Tmote Mini line is offered in two configurations: the standard module has 0 dBm (1mW) output power at 2.4 GHz, and an enhanced module with +20 dBm (100mW) output power at 2.4 GHz.

Wireless sensor network node features Zigbee support

Tue, 15 May 2007 05:37:52 +0200

Tmote Mini combines a Texas Instruments MSP430 microcontroller with a TI/Chipcon CC2420 low-power radio, forming the mote core for use in wireless sensor network applications. The Tmote Mini line is offered in two configurations: a standard module that has 0dBm (1mW) output power at 2.4GHz and an enhanced module with +20dBm (100mW) output power at 2.4GHz.

Compact Flash serial cards from Interworld Electronics

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 04:13:08 +0200

In addition the non-isolated cards feature an eight times baud rate multiplier allowing operation up to 921.6K baud. The SIO-485/CF card also features automatic RS-485 tri-state line drivers and can operate in RS-485 mode without any special software...

Toolkit analyzes analog, digital RF signals

Thu, 05 Apr 2007 04:13:08 +0200

The URT hardware consists of a PXI chassis, an embedded PXI dual-core controller and the National Instruments PXI-5671 2.7 GHz RF vector signal generator. Optionally, the PXI-4461 data acquisition module and the PXI-5661 2.7 GHz RF vector signal analyzer with a digital downconverter can also be used for audio analysis or RF recording...

Two 8bit microcontrollers for household appliances

Thu, 05 Apr 2007 04:13:08 +0200

A pair of 8bit microcontrollers have low power consumption and high performance making them suitable for use in household appliances and digital audio/video equipment.

Platform to develop three-phase motor control apps

Thu, 05 Apr 2007 04:13:08 +0200

A development platform for automotive and industrial motor-control applications built around a 32bit microcontroller is designed to simplify development of three-phase motor-control systems.

Embedded Systems Conference: Wind River simplifies on-chip multicore, Linux device debug

Wed, 04 Apr 2007 04:13:08 +0200

New Workbench OCD Edition debugs up to eight devices on a multiprocessor JTAG tool chain simultaneously

Startup's software turns uniprocessors into multicores

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 03:43:02 +0200

The CoreUpGrade seamlessly transforms a given single-processor core into an enriched multi-core with a significantly reduced cost to performance ratio; it is also designed to compress large blocks of any repetitive logic...

NI, Freescale, and Wind River work together for embedded control

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 03:43:02 +0200

The National Instruments cRIO-9014 controller is based on the Freescale MPC5200 processor built on Power Architecture™ technology and the Wind River VxWorks real-time operating system (RTOS) to deliver the processing speed, memory and storage required for a variety of demanding embedded and industrial applications such as high-speed machine control, machine monitoring/protection, in-vehicle data logging, and embedded device prototyping.

Intelligent Dual-Channel LVDT Controllers and Indicators from Macro Sensors

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 05:37:16 +0200

Suited for applications utilizing ac and dc operated LVDT inputs, the microprocessor-based, dual-channel Series DMC provides digital position indication and cross-channel math and control functions for monitoring, measuring, and control requirements. Units offer programmable input averaging, digital filtering, and HI/LO limit detection. GUI enables operators to calibrate and set up sensors, retrieve or send programs, and view and collect data remotely through RS-232 or Ethernet.

Medical devices get wireless sensor technology

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:03:04 +0100

The chip implements a proprietary protocol and is designed to be used in disposable medical devices which require a personal area network (PAN).

Flash MCUs offer Full-Speed USB control

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 00:03:04 +0100

Microcontrollers target high-volume USB applications ranging from high-performance human interface devices to wireless adapters.

Long Life Industrial Motherboard with Intel Duo-Core Technology

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 04:25:26 +0100

"The ATXP-945G with a guaranteed five to eight year production life solves the biggest problem customers face which is motherboard obsolescence.,”