ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom - Controls & ControllersThomasNet Industrial Newsroom is a service of ThomasNet.comSoftware balances process and safety system integration.- June 30, 2008 Integrated with Process Knowledge System, Safety Manager allows safety and process controllers to communicate with each other without depending on intermediate interfaces or compromising operations security. In sharing information between Safety Manager and Experion C300 process controller, system can provide plant-wide safety instrumented system point data, diagnostics, alarms and events, operator displays, and sequence of event information to any Experion station located in plant. This story..http://news.thomasnet.com/fullstory/545874 Process Control offers insight into plant operations.- June 30, 2008 Experion&174; allows plant operators to coordinate process control, safety shutdown, as well as fire and gas mitigation steps. In addition to the safety instrumented system integration, this Process Knowledge System helps improve plant operations via embedded simulation capabilities used for operator training and control, display, and procedure validation. It also offers integrated batch functionality to optimize production, as well as reliability for chemical and life sciences companies. This..http://news.thomasnet.com/fullstory/545872 Weighing Controllers operate with scale conveyor systems.- June 26, 2008 Used to weigh random weight packages as they pass over scale conveyor, IND560dyn EXPRESSWEIGH&174; Scale Terminal features configurable output that can include avg weight, consecutive number, time and date, package ID, and package dimensions. IND9D56 EXPRESSWEIGH&174; controller offers connections for photo-eyes and other IO devices to create complete solution. Both provide 3-zone checkweighing for up to 25 target IDs. Graphical display shows comparison between package's weight and target...http://news.thomasnet.com/fullstory/545757 ARM&174;-Based SoC enables secure transactions.- June 26, 2008 EMV and PCI PED pre-certified for POS applications, Zatara(TM) ZA9L1 ARM 9(TM) core-based application-specific standard product (ASSP) suits security-critical applications such as payment, identity, healthcare, access control, e-government, and e-administration. It incorporates 32-bit RISC SoC and on-chip dual-role USB OTG controller and is secured against tampering and other attacks. Other features include Magnetic Card Reader, SmartCard and LCD monochrome controllers, and 76 GPIO. This story..http://news.thomasnet.com/fullstory/545709 PCB-Mounted Servo Drive enhances multi-axis designs.- June 25, 2008 Accelnet-Micro servo drive, mounted directly onto OEM circuit boards, works in range of system architectures and is compatible with various feedback devices. Along with built-in camming and electronic gearing capability, product offers several standard command interfaces. Drive exploits Copley Virtual Machine capability in stand-alone mode, enabling it to function as system controller. Solution delivers 6 A peak 90 V for brushless and brush-type servo motors. This story is related to the...http://news.thomasnet.com/fullstory/546032 Power Manager IC has 7 outputs.- June 24, 2008 Operating at switching frequency of 1 MHz, Model SMB119 incorporates 3 synchronous step-down converters, 2 step-up converters, 1 configurable step-up or step-down converter, 1 low-dropout linear regulator, and fully programmable system supervisor that monitors all channels for under- and over-voltage events. It provides digital power management via I2C interface and non-volatile memory. IC operates directly from +2.7-6.0 V input over 0-70&176;C or -40 to +85&176;C temperature ranges. This story.http://news.thomasnet.com/fullstory/817843 Wireless Solution conserves energy in HVAC environments.- June 24, 2008 Retrofitting to existing infrastructures, MeshScape&174; 6424 Wi-Stat II wirelessly integrates multiple sensors and control actuators to optimize energy consumption and comfort within each zone in commercial and industrial HVAC environments. It utilizes 802.15.4 unlicensed radio band and operates bi-directionally within wireless sensor network for intelligent control action. Connecting to existing HVAC wires for power, system replaces existing analog, digital, andor pneumatic thermostat. This...http://news.thomasnet.com/fullstory/545609 DCDC Regulator operates from 3-36 V input supply.- June 23, 2008 Delivering up to 500 mA, Model LTM8021 &181;Module(TM) regulates output voltage from 0.8-5 V that is adjusted with only one resistor. It includes dcdc controller IC, power switch, on-board inductor, compensation circuitry, and IO bypass capacitors. Available in 6.25 x 11.25 x 2.8 mm surface-mount LGA package, low profile and light weight (0.49g) enable system designers to solder device on backside of circuit board. RoHS compliant device operates from -40 to 85&176;C. This story is related to...http://news.thomasnet.com/fullstory/818110 DCDC Voltage Regulators suit embedded POL applications.- June 23, 2008 Wide-input (2.5-21 V) and single-output SupIRBuck(TM) IR380x series integrates control ICs optimized with benchmark HEXFET&174; MOSFETs in 5 x 6 x 0.9 mm power QFN package. Specific models are designed for 4, 7, and 12 A of output load current at 600 kHz and 6, 9, and 14 A at 300 kHz. All offer 0.6-12 V output range, pre-bias start up, and choice of 2 fixed switching frequencies as well as hiccup current limit and thermal shutdown features. This story is related to the following:Electronic...http://news.thomasnet.com/fullstory/545960 |