EP&Dee no 10

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NOVEMBER 2013 Table of Contents DESIGN FEATURES 5 Freescale i.MX 6Quad Processor Enables Breakthrough OrCam Eyeglass-Mounted Device for the Visually Impaired Designing with Freescale seminar in Israel includes product demonstration and keynote by OrCam co-founder, professor Amnon Shashua

6 ADAS Surround View over MOST® MOST150 Star Topology Enables Advanced Driver Assist Systems

8 Rutronik24 gives smaller and medium-sized customers access to the advantages of volume distribution Roughly 40% of customers in the European electronics market are currently supplied inadequately: They are either too small for volume distribution or too large for catalog distribution. It takes a great deal of time and effort, as well as numerous sources, to satisfy their demand for components.

12 Overview of Arduino kits in the TME offer

Win a Microstick for 3V PIC24F K-series from Microchip EP&Dee is offering its readers the chance to win a Microstick for 3V PIC24F K-series (#DM240013-1).

This Microstick is an easy-to-use, flexible USB powered development platform. It’s the perfect solution for those looking to get started with Microchip’s lowest cost 16-bit microcontroller families, PIC24F “KL” and “KA”, designed for extremely cost sensitive consumer, medical and industrial applications.

Arduino is a platform for embedded systems, based on an open-source hardware/software project, designed for ATMEL AVR microcontrollers (but not limited only for them) that form a part of single printed circuit board with the support for I/O line and a standard program language.

18 MEMS sensors for industrial applications Developers of mobile applications, as well as gaming and automotive applications were the first to know the options for utilizing the MEMS sensors.

26 Global Beam - Intelligent sensor technology for the entire world of automation Diversity is what's important: Leuze electronic has three complete sensor series to offer: the 5, 28 and 318B series for your standard detection tasks – are available worldwide and at an attractive price!

28 Selec - Digital Timers 30 Selec - 600 Series 31 PhotoMOS Relays 39 parts2clean 2013 cleans up with record exhibitor and visitor count PRODUCT NEWS Embedded Systems (p 4, 17, 22, 24, 25)

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Lighting (p 32) Display (p 33) Active Components (p 35 - 38)

For the chance to win one of the two Microsticks for 3V PIC24F K-series, please visit: http://www.microchip-comps.com/epdee-microstick3v and enter your details in the entry form.

Passive Components (p 38)

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The Microstick for 3V PIC24 K Series is designed to provide an easy-to use, economic development environment for 16-bit microcontrollers. The board includes an integrated debugger/programmer, a socket for the target microcontroller chip and pins that facilitate insertion into a prototyping board for extremely flexible development.

At about half the size of a credit card, it is extremely portable, and can be plugged into a prototyping board. This Microstick ships with a USB cable, header pins for proto board use, and the PIC24F16KL402, and PIC24F16KA102 MCUs.

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Microchip releases MOST150 Data Link Layer Specification Microchip announces that it has made available for license, on a royalty-bearing basis, its proprietary MOST150 Data Link Layer Specification. By making the key technologies available for the lower layers of MOST150, other semiconductor companies now have the opportunity to develop, manufacture and supply chips with a MOST150 interface.

The open MOST® standard for network communication is used in the infotainment and driver-assistance domain for automobiles and other applications that have been developed by and within the MOST Cooperation, a consortium of key automotive companies and suppliers. As is typical for standards-based technologies, there is complementary technology and intellectual property that is important for implementing standards-based products, though they are not part of the standard itself.

As committed and communicated by the MOST Cooperation on Oct. 1, 2007, the data link layer specifications of the respective MOST standard speed grades will be opened and licensed after reaching certain defined milestones. In the spirit of open technology innovation, Microchip has decided to release and license the MOST150 data link layer specification earlier than stipulated by that 2007 agreement, to encourage other semiconductor companies to participate in MOST150 development. Currently, there are more than 150 car models on the road with MOST technology, and the MOST Cooperation expects that there will be over 60 more car models with MOST150 starting mass production within the next three to five years.

Key Advantages • Enables other semiconductor companies to develop, manufacture and supply chips with a MOST150 interface • MOST150 is the latest technology from the Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST®) open standard • Over 150 car models currently use MOST network communication for infotainment and driver-assistance systems with a further 60 models anticipated over the next 3-5 years MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY www.microchip.com/get/DER6

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Sensirion joins Atmel’s sensor hub platform ecosystem to boost the development of smarter devices in the internet of things and wearables Sensirion has partnered with leading platform manufacturer Atmel to create an easyto-use and power efficient sensor hub solution. This relationship allows Sensirion to provide its customers with turnkey sensor hub solutions and enables designers to create smarter, connected devices including mobile devices and wearables.

Atmel’s sensor hub solutions combine inputs from different sensors, which range from motion sensors to environmental sensors, such as Sensirion‘s humidity and temperature sensors. These sensor hub solutions not only provide real-time direction, orientation and inclination data, but also now include environmental information, bringing visibly superior performance to a range of applications including gaming, navigation, augmented reality, and contextual awareness.

According to market analyst BCC Research,

the market for sensors is expected to increase to nearly $91.5 billion by 2016.

With more sensors being integrated into mobile, gaming, consumer, wearables, and healthcare devices, there is an increasing demand to offload the application processor with a standalone microcontroller that fuses the sensor data.

SENSIRION www.smart.sensirion.com

Silicon Labs Reference Design Helps Developers Get Motors Spinning in Less than Five Minutes Silicon Labs introduced a brushless dc (BLDC) motor control reference design featuring ready-to-use hardware and software for sensorless BLDC applications using Silicon Labs’ C8051F85x/6x microcontrollers (MCUs). Silicon Labs’ new reference design provides a comprehensive, system-

level solution that accelerates embedded development for a wide range of motor control applications including remote control helicopters, motorized toy cars, elec-

tronic speed controllers, PC and electric fans, electric tools such as cutters, shears, mowers, nail guns and staplers, and small appliances such as mixers, grinders, toothbrushes and vacuum cleaners.

The C8051F85x/6x MCU-based motor control reference design makes the developer’s job easier by providing cost-effective hardware and production-quality firmware for quick evaluation and deployment in costsensitive BLDC applications. In addition, the motor control graphical user interface (GUI) gives developers greater flexibility and easeof-use when controlling and understanding BLDC motor operation, and access to production-ready motor control source code helps to expedite the design-in time. The sensorless BLDC motor control reference design uses a C8051F850 MCU to control a BLDC outrunner motor (typically found in toy helicopters) mounted on the motor mount board. The powertrain board contains gate drivers, power MOSFETs, a current sensing resistor as well as resistor dividers to attenuate motor phase voltages so that they can be measured by the C8051F85x/6x MCU. The MCU board contains a C8051F85x/6x MCU, as well as buttons to start/stop and change motor direction and reset the MCU. SILICON LABS www.silabs.com/smallmcu

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Freescale i.MX 6Quad Processor Enables Breakthrough OrCam Eyeglass-Mounted Device for the Visually Impaired Designing with Freescale seminar in Israel includes product demonstration and keynote by OrCam co-founder, professor Amnon Shashua Freescale Semiconductor is powering a compelling new application from Israeli startup, OrCam, that helps people with visual impairments interact more easily with the world around them. The OrCam solution is a compact, eyeglass-mounted device that employs sophisticated computer vision algorithms running on Freescale’s high-performance, energy-efficient i.MX 6Quad applications processor to interpret visual inputs and communicate their meaning in real time to the person wearing the device.

for additional components, and the chip’s advanced power management capabilities provide exceptional power efficiency for long battery life.

“The i.MX 6Quad processor delivered outstanding performance well within the power envelope we needed to design a wearable, affordable and intuitive solution for people whose visual impairments prevent them from easily interacting with the world around them,” said Amnon Shashua, co-founder of OrCam and

OrCam device powered by i.MX technology from Freescale. (Photo: Business Wire) Freescale’s i.MX 6Quad processor provides the OrCam product with the processing power required to execute highly advanced computer vision algorithms. The processor’s integrated camera interface reduces the endproduct form factor by eliminating the need

the Sachs professor of computer science at the Hebrew University. “With Freescale’s highly advanced i.MX 6Quad device, OrCam is able to help compensate for lost vision and dramatically improve quality of life for the visually impaired.”

The OrCam product is comprised of a small

unit mounted on the wearer’s eyeglasses and includes a small camera, microphone and bone conduction headphone. Designed with an intuitive user interface, the wearer simply points at an object or text with his or her finger, and the device then interprets and reads it.

The i.MX 6Quad processor integrates four ARM® Cortex™-A9 cores running up to 1.2 GHz, delivering the processing performance to handle the massive amounts of data captured by the OrCam product’s visual sensor.

This performance allows execution of all processing algorithms and software speech codecs on a single chip. i.MX 6Quad processors support computer vision algorithms that allow OrCam to recognize a broad range of inputs, from the faces of friends who walk into a room, to text in newspapers and books, to transit signs, traffic signals and everyday objects of all sorts.

“This design win underscores Freescale’s role as a premier provider of embedded intelligence for the fast-growing wearables and intelligent healthcare markets,” said Shmuel Barkan, joint general manager and director of Sales and Marketing for Freescale Israel. “The i.MX 6Quad applications processor is fueling new categories of applications and, in this instance, is providing the processing power to enable a novel and extremely compelling product that is profoundly transforming the lives of people with visual impairments.”

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ADAS Surround View over MOST®

Surround view demo system based on MOST150 coaxial cabling

(Copyright: MOST Cooperation)

MOST150 Star Topology Enables Advanced Driver Assist Systems The MOST® Cooperation (MOSTCO) - the standardization organization for the leading automotive multimedia network Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST) – is showcasing a MOST 150 based advanced driver assist system (ADAS) network that transmits HD video streams from up to eight cameras, using up to 1.2 Gbit/s total bandwidth. The surround view cameras are connected to a central node in a star topology

perfectly adapted for ADAS since it assures hard real-time determinism and ultra-low latency at 10 milliseconds; flexible topology; high bandwidth; safety aspects; as well as robustness and maturity.

The 360-degree automotive top view system uses small-footprint high dynamic range cameras. The cameras are based on a two-chip solution and, with the remote control feature, no microcontroller is required.

MOST150 star topology enables advanced driver assist systems (Copyright: MOST Cooperation)

over coaxial cable. The multi-channel network approach of MOST, with its inherent synchronicity, is

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Multiplying Bandwidth to Several MOST150 Branches A multiport network interface con-

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troller in the central node allocates the true, full bandwidth to every branch. The different branches can then be built with any topology, including star, ring, tree or daisychain, and can be hot-plugged or disconnected without influencing the flow of streaming data in the rest of the system.

Low Latency Streaming Meets Safety Requirements Sending a video stream from the camera to the renderer means that a significant amount of data is streamed for a prolonged period of time. Especially with ADAS, the continuously flowing stream of data cannot be interrupted or delayed. MOST provides the transport of data streams with guaranteed bandwidth and latency that the multiplex architecture inherently offers. It does not require either additional communication processors and addressing information, or the bandwidthwasting process of breaking up the data into packets that then need to be examined every time they go through a device along the route.

Complying with safety protocols,

MOST delivers video streams with low latency and determinism throughout the system.

Coaxial Cabling Destined for Driver Assist Systems Using coaxial cable, MOSTCO provides a scalable electrical physical layer for the ADAS automotive domain, as it allows for bidirectional communication and power supply across the same cable. Coaxial cabling is the industry standard cable for transport of high frequency signals. It has inherent shielding and provides low-cost and standard cables and connectors.

Its construction enables an automated connector assembly, allowing lower assembly costs than shielded twisted pairs of copper wires (STP). Depending on bandwidth and cable/connector quality, it offers low reflections at up to 100 meters distance. The coaxial standard already works up to several Gbit/s and thus delivers an EMC-proof and low-cost electrical physical layer.

MOST COOPERATION www.mostcooperation.com

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Closing the gap between volume and catalog distribution

Rutronik24 gives smaller and medium-sized customers access to the advantages of volume distribution Roughly 40% of customers in the European electronics market are currently supplied inadequately: They are either too small for volume distribution or too large for catalog distribution. It takes a great deal of time and effort, as well as numerous sources, to satisfy their demand for components. Rutronik24, the new sales organization of the broadliner Rutronik, closes this gap and ensures efficient procurement for traditional distribution customers.

Author: Thomas Rudel, CEO of Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH

In today’s distribution landscape, around 40% of the overall market is supplied through volume distributors. Catalog distributors supply smaller customers with smaller quantities and samples, accounting for roughly 10% of the total market. This leaves a gap of about 40% - i.e. customers that are too small for volume distribution, yet too large to be served by catalog distributors. This predominantly applies to medium-sized businesses and smaller assembly companies.

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These were the typical distribution customers roughly 20 years ago. At that time, component producers supplied several thousand larger customers themselves, while catalog distributors were responsible for small volume business; everything else in between was handled by a number of franchise distributors. However, by placing greater emphasis on their core competences – product development – manufacturers have gradually moved away from

direct sales and today focus their attention on maybe just one hundred very large customers. This has resulted in a new set of customers for volume distributors and a turnover of several million euros, as well as greater volume requirements. Due to the prevailing competitive conditions, also influenced by Europeanization and globalization, their strategy was ultimately to encourage growth and to sell greater quantities of goods. As this was the only way to survive in

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the market while meeting the demands of their franchise manufacturers. Therefore, less and less franchise distributors served ever larger customers.

A large number of companies that were too small for volume distribution and too large for catalog distribution were left by the wayside. In Austria, in particular, there are many development companies with a reasonable turnover which do not require a large number of parts and are thus considered too small for large-scale distribution. Even smaller OEMs or manufacturers, e.g. in the aircraft or medical industry, which do not produce large amounts of parts encounter supply problems. They currently purchase components from niche and small distributors or brokers. They definitely have a role to play and are uniquely tailored to meet specific requirements. Nonetheless, there are a number of disadvantages for the broad range of customers which they currently work with: Customers are not usually able to purchase all they need from a single provider, but must obtain the necessary components from various sources. In this case, it is not possible to determine whether the selected components are preferred products or not. There is always the risk of obtaining non-standard parts which are only available for a short period of time. Customers also find it difficult to rely on product quality, as the supply chain, in contrast to traditional volume distribution, is often not fully traceable.

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price and all the products meet the high Rutronik quality standards. There is also no minimum order value; the smallest order quantity is a packaging unit. Furthermore, customers can order samples and request special offers.

Intelligent search functions and alternative proposals Intelligent search functions to search for technical parameters, part numbers or full text ensure that customers find the required components quickly.

Rutronik24 closes the supply gap Rutronik is able to close this gap through its new sales organization Rutronik24. At the core of the concept is the e-commerce platform www.rutronik24.com. Customers who previously stayed below the turnover threshold of Rutronik can now access the broadliner’s entire product portfolio and manage their procurement processes more efficiently. The product catalog has been enhanced with numerous tools to facilitate ordering, and includes the Rutronik delivery service and logistics.

The online catalog provides access to over one million items covering the entire range of electronic components. Rutronik does not simply focus on a specific product area, but offers customers passive and electromechanical components, semiconductors, storage technologies, displays and boards, as well as wireless products. The broadliner is therefore adapting to the current trend of reducing the number of supply sources.

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Current prices and information on availability are shown in real time after selecting products. Several selected products can be compared; the parameters which differentiate them from each other are highlighted red. Proposed alternative spare products with a detailed list of the individually differing parameters help, e.g., with discontinued parts and when searching for more favorably priced or readily available components. If no adequate replacement can be found, the customer can revert to the classic Rutronik system and receive alternative proposals from the relevant experts.

A so-called star system indicates whether the article is a high runner, a preferred arti-

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cle or a demand-driven article. Further information, e.g., on the standard delivery lead time or the supplier data sheet are available via a link. PCNs are linked directly to the respective product to ensure they appear with it at every position. They are additionally stored in a full PCN database.

Quick and easy evaluation of individual part lists The platform provides a very special tool to compare individual part lists with the Rutronik24 range: Rutronik24 customers can use the mass quotation to simply upload their entire, individual part list. The e-commerce platform provides the respective

Rutronik article numbers immediately together with the current prices, delivery lead times and packaging units. Customers can use this hit list to place orders item by item. Changes to the customer list are not necessary in order to utilize mass quotation, as it must only contain the supplier part number and details of the desired quantity.

Processible formats are xls, xlsx and csv.

The opportunity to order goods to a fixed date is particularly interesting for smaller and medium-sized companies and OEMs. Moreover, there is a choice of standard shipping, which takes the individually agreed terms of delivery into account, and express shipping via DHL Express.

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There are no additional delivery costs for orders over â‚Ź100 to most EU countries. It is possible to pay by credit card or invoice.

After placing an order, customers are immediately informed of the binding delivery date and the shipping costs according to the selected shipping option. Customers can track the ordered goods online in real-time.

If necessary, the Rutronik product consultant provides expert advice on all aspects of component selection and personal product specialists can be contacted directly via Rutronik24.

In the Procurement section, customers are provided with a full overview of their orders, contracts, articles, store inventories, etc. with the respective order number, status, desired date, delivery date and realtime tracking. Within the Online Community TechForum, engineers, developers and purchasers can exchange ideas with Rutronik experts and each other irrespective of where they may be in the world. It is moderated by Rutronik product specialists, who also pass on their wealth of know-how and extensive experience.

But not only customers profit from Rutronik24. Rutronik24 also proves to be a useful path to new customers for Rutronik franchise partners. And in contrast to catalog distribution, this sales channel even ensures full traceability of small quantities or samples and registration of the respective projects.

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French, Spanish, Italian and Chinese.

Optimized versions can also be used on tablet PCs and smartphones. In Germany, a team of 30 field and office staff are dedicated to helping Rutronik24 customers. They present the Rutronik24 range and the e-

nomic support or logistics solutions. There are no clearly defined thresholds as each allocation is being carried out individually for each customer on the basis of various parameters. However, this should not be seen as classifying customers as first or sec-

commerce platform to new customers, and existing customers benefit from support and advice face-to-face or over the phone.

ond class. In truth, the distributor caters for the various customers with adequate, tailored concepts. And thus also aims to achieve the goal of sustainable growth n

Order quickly and easily around the globe Rutronik24 can be accessed from anywhere in the world. The e-commerce platform is currently available in German, English,

Accompanying growth If Rutronik24 customers grow, they profit, in particular, from the services of the classic Rutronik system, such as technical and eco-

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Overview of Arduino kits

in the TME offer Arduino is a platform for embedded systems, based on an open-source hardware/software project, designed for ATMEL AVR microcontrollers (but not limited only for them) that form a part of single printed circuit board with the support for I/O line and a standard program language.

Thus, the Arduino name does not refer to a single, specified device, but to a set of technologies defined by the Arduino group.

Author: MSc Paweł Sióda, TME

A huge and ever-increasing popularity of this platform is the effect of the phenomenon similar to the one that caused the emergence of Apple Macintosh.

This computer first offered user-friendliness, unknown before it's emergence. It caused an increased attention from people who were not much knowledgeable about operating systems, commends etc. Users just wanted to use the computer, and not to delve into rules of its operation.

Currently, this idea of the user-friendliness is represented by smartphones. A similar approach in the segment of embedded systems is represented by Arduino offering users a well-considered module construction of boards with easy to extend functionality (a multilevel structure, many available extension boards colloquially referred to as shields) and thanks to a well-developed Arduino IDE design environment. Thus, to obtain a working and ready device, it is enough to compile a proper hardware configuration and send a programme to it.

Therefore, Arduino is designed for people who, not having much knowledge about embedded systems, would like to be able to build them to achieve their goals (for example let's imagine an architect who would like to create a colourful illumination of the facade for the self-designed building with the use of RGB LEDs).

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The platform can be used for creating standalone devices or can be connected to a hostcomputer. Importantly, the platform works on Windows, Linux and Macintosh OS X. The program language of Arduino is based on the Wiring project and basically C/C++.

A typical Arduino board includes a microcontroller with digital and analogue I/O lines, the USB, Ethernet or serial (for the connection with the host-computer) interface.

The computer is used for programming (a microcontroller on the Arduino board has an bootloader implemented – and this is why no dedicated programmer is required) and for the interaction during operating with Arduino. Since the Arduino platform is fully open, apart from the possibility of purchasing a pre-mounted boards, hardware diagrams for people who want to build their own Arduino at their own are also available.

The overview of ready Arduino kits begins with basic Arduino Uno (A000066).

It was built with the use of a 8-bit ATMEGA328 controller. It comes with resources equal to 32kBs of Flash memory, 2kBs of SRAM data memory and 1kB of nonvolatile EEPROM memory. The microcontroller runs at 16MHz (to make it possible a quartz generator was mounted on the board). The board includes 14 I/O lines, 6 of

which can be used as PWM outputs (pulsewidth modulation). 6 of these 14 lines can work as analogue inputs. What is more, on the board there is a USB socket for connecting the host-computer, an ICSP (In-Circuit Serial Programming with the use of external programmer) connection and a reset button. A pre-programmed microcontroller ATMEGA16U2 was used as a USB-UART TTL converter (serial interface).

The overview of basic parameters of Arduino boards that are available in the TME offer can be found in the following tables.

The offer is complemented with the wide range of extension boards (shield).

The Arduino IDE environment is designed to be an easy tool for hobbyists and people who usually do not have much in common with software design. Obviously, it is fully free and available for download from the Arduino group website (www.arduino.cc).

The community of Arduino platform users is huge and fully open; it is extremely easy to find films, instructions, programme codes and complete projects created with its use on the Internet. www.tme.eu

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Name of kit

Microcontroller

Arduino UNO (A000066)

ATMEGA328 (16MHz, 32kB Flash, 2kB SRAM, 1kB EEPROM)

Sockets

Connections

Power supply, USB, pin

ICSP

Number of buttons 1

Name of kit

Microcontroller

Arduino Due (A000062)

AT91SAM3X8E (ARM, 84MHz, 512kB Flash, 96kB SRAM)

Sockets

Connections

Power supply, USB ×2, pin

SPI, JTAG

Name of kit

Number of buttons 2

Power supply, USB, pin

ICSP

Number of buttons 1

USB

Basic, USB-UART converter ATMEGA 16U2, THT Number of I/O lines incl.

PWM outputs/ analogue inputs 54/12/12

Interface

Number of I/O lines incl.

PWM outputs/ analogue inputs 54/15/16

Interface

USB OTG (Host/Slave), 4×UART, 2×TWI (SPI/I2C)

Remarks SMD

Arduino Mega 2560 (A000067) ATMEGA2560 (16MHz, 256kB Flash, 8kB SRAM, 4kB EEPROM)

Connections

Interface

Remarks

Microcontroller

Sockets

Number of I/O lines incl.

PWM outputs/ analogue inputs 14/6/6

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Name of kit

Microcontroller

Arduino Mini (A000087)

ATMEGA328 (16MHz, 32kB Flash, 2kB SRAM, 512B EEPROM)

Sockets

Connections

pin

-

Number of buttons 1

Arduino Micro (A000053)

ATMEGA32U4 (16MHz, 32kB Flash, 2,5kB SRAM, 1kB EEPROM)

pin

ICSP

Number of buttons 1

Name of kit

Microcontroller

Arduino Nano (A000005)

ATMEGA328

Sockets

Connections

USB, pin

ICSP

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Number of buttons 1

Number of I/O lines incl.

PWM outputs/ analogue inputs 20/7/12

Interface

UART

SMD

Microcontroller

Connections

Interface

Remarks

Name of kit

Sockets

Number of I/O lines incl.

PWM outputs/ analogue inputs 14/6/8

USB

Remarks USB-UART conversion ATMEGA32U4, SMD Number of I/O lines incl.

PWM outputs/ analogue inputs 14/6/8

Interface

USB

Remarks USB-UART converter FT232RL, SMD

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Name of kit

Microcontroller

Arduino Leonardo (A000057)

ATMEGA32U4

Sockets

Connections

Power supply, USB, pin

ICSP

Number of buttons 1

Name of kit

Microcontroller

Arduino YUN (A000008)

ATMEGA32U4

Sockets

Connections

MicroSD, USB Ă—2, pin

ICSP

Number of buttons 3

Name of kit

Microcontroller

Arduino Esplora (A000095)

ATMEGA32U4

Sockets USB, LCD, TinkerKit (extension boards)

Connections

Number of buttons 5

Number of I/O lines incl.

PWM outputs/ analogue inputs 20/7/12

Interface

USB

Remarks USB-UART conversion ATMEGA32U4, SMD Number of I/O lines incl.

PWM outputs/ analogue inputs 20/7/12

Interface

Ethernet, WiFi, USB OTG

Remarks Atheros AR9331 processor (Linux on-board), SMD Number of I/O lines incl.

PWM outputs/ analogue inputs 20/7/12

Interface

USB

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Name of kit

Microcontroller

Arduino Ethernet (A000068)

ATMEGA328

Sockets

Connections

Power supply, RJ45, microSD, pin

ICSP

Number of buttons 1

Name of kit

Microcontroller

Arduino Robot (A000078)

ATMEGA32U4 x2

Sockets

Connections

Power supply, USB, pin, MMC/SD, 4× AA batteries

ICSP

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Number of buttons 7

Number of I/O lines incl.

PWM outputs/ analogue inputs 14/4/6

Interface

Ethernet

Remarks Ethernet-SERIAL Wiz5100 controller, SMD Number of I/O lines incl.

PWM outputs/ analogue inputs

Interface

TWI (I2C/SPI), UART, USB

Remarks It is built with the use of 2 round boards. TFT 160×128 1,77” display, infra-red sensor

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Renesas Electronics Europe Releases Starter Kit Development Tools for RZ/A Family for High Performance and Low Cost Human Machine Interface Applications Renesas Electronics Europe announced the availability of the Renesas Starter Kit for the RZ/A1 family of embedded processors. The RSK is the ideal starting point for design and creation of Human Machine Interface (HMI) applications and features everything needed for the development process. It has been specifically designed to reduce time to market and assist Renesas customers in creating rich HMI systems in the shortest time possible.

In 2013, Renesas launched the RZ/A1 device family featuring the world’s largest on chip SRAM of 10MB. It has been specially designed to meet the requirements of the graphical user interface developer, as it is able to drive screens up to XGA size without the need for external RAM. It is set to revolutionise the market, filling the gap in the market

between the more traditional microcontroller and microprocessor solutions.

The Renesas Starter Kit, which is launched today, features a development board with the device itself as well as connectors for all the major supported communications peripherals on the device.

These include CAN, Ethernet, camera interface, audio interface, SD card, USB 2.0 host and USB 2.0 function.

RENESAS ELECTRONICS www.renesas.eu

New Starterkit for Multicore ARMbased Qseven Modules The new MSC Q7-SK-IMX6 from MSC is a complete, out-of-thebox Starterkit for the company’s Qseven modules based on the Freescale i.MX6 which contains a Cortex-A9 RISC CPU with one, two or four cores. Using the Starterkit, evaluating and testing the Q7-IMX6 module is very simple because the kit includes all necessary components for the immediate operation of the Qseven module: a compact Qseven baseboard with power supply, a Qseven Heatspreader, an SD Card with bootable Operating System and a Resource CD with drivers and documentation. Also, the Starterkit includes all parts required for the development of applications with the Q7IMX6 module. An optional TFT kit can be provided including a suitable cable set to directly connect the LCD with the Qseven Baseboard of the Starterkit. The

new Qseven module MSC Q7IMX6 based on the Freescale i.MX6, an ARM Cortex-A9 RISC Processor, is a family of fully compatible modules with one, two or four CPU cores. Clocked at up to 1.2GHz, they consume less than 5 Watts but provide high computing performance and powerful graphics.

IAR Systems launches starter kits for new high-performance ARM CortexM4 series from STMicroelectronics IAR Systems® releases new starter kits for the high-performance STM32F429 series from STMicroelectronics. Several kits are available, all providing hardware, example projects and evaluation versions of the leading embedded development toolchain IAR Embedded Workbench® for ARM®. The kits can be used to evaluate the tools and the included microcontroller, as well as to design, start develop, integrate and test applications.

STMicroelectronics’ STM32F429 series is based on a high-performance ARM Cortex™-M4 core and features a rich set of peripherals for connectivity, graphics and audio. The series is designed for medical, industrial and consumer applications where a high level of integration and peripherals are required.

IAR KickStart Kit™ for STM32F429 contains software and example projects, as well as a feature-rich evaluation board with plenty of connectivity possibilities. The board features an LCD touch screen, microphone and headphone connectors, Ethernet, USB OTG and USB Host connectors.

Also included is SPI flash memory, an SD card slot and multiple power supply options. The included J-Link Lite debug probe provides JTAG and SWD debug interfaces. For enhanced debug capabilities, IAR Systems also offers a range of fully integrated in-circuit debugging probes sold separately. I-jet™ provides an exceptionally fast debugging platform and has the capability of measuring target power consumption with a high degree of accuracy. Detailed current and voltage measurements can be added by I-scope™. Advanced trace functionality is provided by JTAGjet™-Trace.

Also available for the new series are two IAR Experiment! kits: a magnetometer kit and a game controller kit. Both kits include example projects, evaluation versions of IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM and an STM32F429 evaluation board.

The magnetometer kit can be used to identify magnetic fields with the included magnetometer module and to output information on a small LCD. The game controller kit features a game controller and a color LCD. The kits can optionally also include a J-Link Lite debug probe and is compatible with other JTAG probes such as I-jet. Pricing starts at 69 EUR/94 USD. The kits are in stock and available in IAR Systems’ e-shop.

Details are available at www.iar.com/eshop.

MSC VERTRIEBS www.msc-ge.com

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MEMS sensors for industrial applications Developers of mobile applications, as well as gaming and automotive applications were the first to know the options for utilizing the MEMS sensors.

The sensors also open an abundance of options for application in industry, medicine and home appliances sphere.

Author: Martin Grimmer, Senior Marketing Manager Analog & Sensors at Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH

Especially attractive for many applications are the 3-axis acceleration sensors. With costs of significantly less than one Euro and a multitude of features, they provide a first class price/performance ratio. Included in the actual highlight products are the 3-axis MEMS acceleration sensors LIS3DH from STMicroelectronics and BMA250E from Bosch Sensortec.

Both are extremely low consumption and small and, therefore, are also recommended for applications mobile appliances. Due to Low Power mode, the power consumption of the ST model LIS3DH can be reduced to only 2μA, the sensor from Bosch requires less than 5μA. With the aid of their “Wake-up on Motion Function”, the power consumption for a complete application can be significantly reduced and the service life of the battery increased. The application is set to a form of “Sleep mode”, when the MEMS sensor registers motion it is “awakened” (Smart Power 18

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Management). The dimensions of 3×3×1mm (LIS3DH) and 2×2×0.95mm (BMA250E) of the sensor housing are ideal for applications where space is critical. Both models provide accurate values across programmable measurement ranges of ±2g, ±4g, ±8g and ±16g with a sensitivity of 1mg/digit for the LIS3DH and 256LSB/g for the BMA250E in the 2g range. They have a digital resolution of 12 Bit and 10 Bit, the typical zero-g offset over the complete service life is ±40mg for the ST and ±80mg for the Bosch model.

Many features open countless options for application Both acceleration sensors provide “Freefall Detection”, which at present is primarily utilized in hard drives of laptops. Here, the write and read head is placed in a safe position as soon as the sensor registers the freefall. This principle can also place machines, e.g. chain saws or remote crane

control, in a safe condition by freefall using emergency shutdown.

Due to the recording of the most minimum of motion and vibrations, as well as changes in position, the acceleration sensors are also suitable for protection against vandalism or theft, for example for oil or gas pipelines, machines or valuable objects. Registration of vibrations can serve to check the correct function of a machine and, in the event of a malfunction, quick shutdown.

HMI applications can be provided utilizing the sensors with new features and, thus, enhanced. With the aid of the so-called “display profile switching”, alignment of the screen can be adapted to portable control units with displays if the display is rotated through 90° - similar to digital cameras.

Their Flat Detection allows by detection of the position for example disabling the sound (Smartphone) or the shutdown of an appliance if there are vibrations.

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In many applications, the acceleration sensors provide tap and double tap control.

Thereby, there is no requirement for mechanical buttons and, thus, easy control is provided.

The step counter function is attractive for mobile fitness or health monitoring, as well as the Activity Monitoring that can be realized by the 3-axis acceleration sensors.

Motion patterns of the carrier are recorded and, thus, conclusions made of the route covered and the calorie consumption. In the event of a fall, e.g., whilst mountain climbing, the sensor detects the freefall and, if the body no longer moves can initiate an emergency call.

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For initial tests using the MEMS sensors, the STMicroelectronics and Bosch Sensortec provide software and hardware tools with a user-friendly graphic user interface. Thus, developers can vividly carry out different adjustments and tests and later transfer this to the application one-to-one. For this, both manufacturers provide programmable boards, Application Programming Interface (API) and Low-Level drivers.

Abundance of sensor types In addition to the acceleration sensors, there is a wide range of other types of MEMS sensor on the market. Thus, MEMS microphones combine a high quality of sound and robustness with the smallest dimensions for applications of speech recognition and control. In contrast to conventional classic electric microphones (ECM), the MEMS

The acceleration sensor LIS3DH from ST has a power consumption of only 2 ÎźA in the Ultra Low-Power mode.

The acceleration sensor BMA250E from Bosch Sensortec is minimal in power consumption and dimensionally.

models are more reliable and robust and have better characteristics over the temperature curve. At present, they are hardly more expensive than the conventional microphones; shortly they will be available for the same price or less.

They are not only suitable for HMI applications in industry, but also for navigation systems, hands-free systems or conference systems. STMicroelectronics offers digital (MP34DT/DB01 / MP45DT02) and analogue (MP33AB01/B01H) models with a SNR of up to 63dB at a very flat frequency response (20Hz to 20kHz).

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They record the rotation of the drill (or concurrent rotation) after the drill has engaged in the concrete and provides emergency shutdown. Barometric MEMS pressure sensors measure the air pressure and, from the value, calculates the height to within an accuracy of 25cm. Thus the pressure sensors open up new application scenarios for indoor navigation in stores or car parks. This could even assist the fire service and police to save life, whereby they indicate the location of persons who have had an accident. In navigation systems, they depict the exact position of the vehicle, also on multi-level roads.

With the combination of multiple sensors, the options expand practically indefinitely.

For example, in a washing machine: here, the pressure sensors could measure the fill level whilst the acceleration sensors determine the load and optical sensors check the degree of contamination of the water, so that the wash/drying program can be optimally adapted.

Sensor combinations The manufacturers have also recognized the advantages of combining different types of sensor and already provide these united in a module, e.g. in the LSM330D from STMicroelectronics.

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Data of the pressure sensor BMP180 from Bosch Sensortec whilst travelling in a lift

Schematic structure of fill level measurement using a MEMS Pressure Sensor LPS331AP from STMicroelectronics

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The 3-axis acceleration sensor LIS3DH and the 3-axis gyroscope L3GD20 are located in a housing only 3×5.5×1mm in size. The latter provides the full measurement scale from ±250dps to ±2000dps and has a programmable interrupt. The same combination of 3-axis acceleration sensor (BMA255) and 3axis gyroscope (BMG160) is provided by Bosch Sensortec, with the BMI055. With the dimensions of 3×4.5×0.95mm, it is the smallest Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) available on the market at present. Its six (6DoF, Degrees of Freedom) and low power consumption of only 5.15mA in full operation mode makes it ideal for demanding applications in the consumer electronics, e.g. for gaming applications for play consoles, Smartphones and tablet PCs. Its high resolution of 16 Bit (gyroscope) and 12 Bit (acceleration sensor) provides accurate, reliable measurement results. In addition, the BMI055 has an excellent signal/noise ratio.

Its measurement scale enables it to be programmed, from ±125dps to ±2000dps for the gyroscope and ±2g to ±16g for the acceleration sensor. Moreover, the latter distinguishes itself by a low Zero-g-Offset of typically only 70 mg. The digital I2C and SPI interfaces provide flexible options for data communication.

The types of xDoF MEMS sensors and modules not only enable gaming applications, but also remote monitoring of patients or older people without restricting their freedom of movement. Thus, the sensor can, e.g. “detect” a fall and initiate an alarm to the careers. Also mentally confused persons who have strayed can be found.

Ergotherapy, training for sports persons and

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medication information can be accurately determined for the individual movement profile and, thus, can be applied more effectively. The sensor can check the position of the arm in blood measurement appliances at home and, thus, ensure correct measurement. In livestock breeding, with the aid of such a MEMS sensor, the quantity of concentrate can be individually determined to the movement of the animal.

All in one Sensor modules that combine a greater number of sensor types have even more freedom of movement.

STMicroelectronics has recently introduced such a Multi-Sensor module to the market with new degrees of freedom: the iNEMO M1 (System on Board) unites a 6-axis geomagnetic sensor LSM 303DLHC (3-axis acceleration sensor + 3-axis magnetic sensor), a 3-axis gyroscope L3GD20, as well as the 32-Bit microcontroller STM32 and a specific Sensor Fusion Software – and that with dimensions of just 13×13×2mm. Thus, the iNEMO M1 has nearly all perceptions of the human sense and that partly exceed this. Thus, it records linear accelerations, angular speeds and the earth's magnetic field, with which the position, movements and their directions can be

accurately determined. The software gathers the output signals of all sensors.

Contortions and inaccuracies of the measurements are automatically corrected by prediction and filter algorithms. The gyroscope L3GD20 registers roll, pitching and pivoting movements on an arbitrarily selectable scale of between ±250°/s, ±500°/s and ±2000°/s. The geomagnetic sensor LSM303DLHC has an arbitrarily programmable measurement scale of ±2g, ±4g, ±8g and ±16g for the acceleration sensor and ±1.3 Gauss to ±8.1 Gauss for the magnetic

sensor, as well as an I2C output. With these features, the iNEMO introduces more reality into gaming and virtual and augmented reality applications, human-machine interfaces, robots and portable navigation appliances, as well as for monitoring patients.

Development support The abundance of different types of MEMS sensors with different levels of integration spoils the developer for choice. Frequently it is initially difficult to say with which type of sensor the objective of a development can be best attained. Rutronik has an incomparably wide and broad portfolio of the most different, innovative types of MEMS sensors of its franchise manufacturer. Thereby, the distributor not only covers the sensors, but also the sensor signal processing. From this wide range, a suitable solution can be realized for every requirement and the developer must not already determine at the beginning of the development. They obtain knowledgeable support from the Rutronik product and application engineers. For an overview of the portfolio, refer to the Website www.rutronik.com/sensors n www.rutronik.com www.epd-ee.eu | November, 2013 | EP&Dee

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INDUSTRY NEWS Innovasic Launches NextGeneration Industrial Ethernet Switch Innovasic announces its next generation of Industrial Ethernet switch identified as the fido5000, Real-time Ethernet, Multi-protocol (REM) Switch. The fido5000 REM Switch can be paired with any processor including any ARM® CPU or Innovasic’s fido1100® communication controller and supports PROFINET, PROFINET IRT (version 2.3), EtherNet/IP, EtherNet/IP with Beaconbased DLR, ModbusTCP, EtherCAT, SERCOS, and POWERLINK all in a single silicon solution.

Unlike other standalone switches that leave protocol integration up to the user, the fido5000 REM Switch comes with a driver for each protocol to easily configure the switch and integrate the protocol stack. While EtherCAT and POWERLINK do not technically use a switch, the fido5000 can be configured to meet all of the performance and connectivity requirements for these protocols. The driver for PROFINET IRT will be available in January 2014 followed by ModbusTCP, EtherCAT, and EtherNet/IP (with and without DLR). SERCOS and POWERLINK drivers will be released in Q3 2014.

The REM Switch incorporates Innovasic’s unique PriorityChannel™ Technology that ensures real-time Industrial Ethernet messages are processed on-time, every time regardless of the protocol and the amount of network traffic on the wire. This feature reduces factory downtime due to devices failing under network traffic load conditions.

“The REM Switch is an industry first,” says Innovasic’s CEO Keith Prettyjohns. “No other switch on the market supports all major Industrial Ethernet protocols. Furthermore, the unique architecture of REM includes configurable blocks that will support the future convergence of standards-based time-sensitive Ethernet protocols being developed by IEEE802.1.”

Production shipments will begin in January 2014 and the datasheet is available now through Innovasic’s website.

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EMBEDDED SYSTEMS IAR Embedded Workbench extracts the full potential of Renesas new high-performance RXv2 core As the only tools provider covering the entire range of Renesas 8-, 16- and 32-bit microcontroller families, IAR Systems® is proud to announce full development tools support for the RXv2 core, a new, high-performance 32bit RX CPU core for embedded devices in the consumer, industrial, and office equipment fields, introduced today by Renesas Electronics. As a result of the strategic alliance between IAR Systems and Renesas, early support for the new core is available in the world-leading C/C++ development tool suite IAR Embedded Workbench®.

Renesas has developed the RXv2 core to meet a growing demand for accessing high CPU processing performance while at the same time reducing power consumption and keeping system costs down. The new core targets consumer, industrial and office equipment fields and in particular applications for motor control and mechanism control applications. The RXv2 core is backwards compatible with Renesas’ existing RXv1 core, while delivering improved performance and reduced power consumption. Compared to the previous RX generation, the new micro-

electronica launches new campaign

Welcome to Planet e For 50 years, the global electronics industry has been meeting at electronica to show what will influence society in the future. Thanks to a new campaign, now electronica is getting its own planet. Planet e does more than just give the industry a visual home. It also takes exhibitors and visitors on a journey into the world of tomorrow – from November 11 – 14, 2014 in Munich.

The new campaign does a visually impressive job of depicting what moves our world.

PCBs, semiconductors, sensors, plug connectors and displays – they all make up the core of Planet e and shape its landscapes, cities and streets. The fair revolves around the topics of automotive, embedded and security. It also focuses on energy-efficient solutions and the latest developments in medical electronics.

MESSE MÜNCHEN www.messe-muenchen.de

controllers will deliver a reduction in power consumption of up to 40 percent, while gaining an up to 25 percent performance increase when used in combination with the IAR C/C++

Compiler™. IAR Embedded Workbench for RX includes the IAR C/C++ Compiler, assembler, linker, library tools and the C-SPY® Debugger in a user-friendly integrated development environment. It is available in several editions, including a Baseline edition tailored for developers working with the smaller memory RX microcontrollers.

IAR SYSTEMS www.iar.com/ewrx

Panasonic PAN1322 all-in-one bluetooth module with smartphone compatibility from Mouser Mouser Electronics, Inc. announced it is stocking the new Panasonic PAN1322 Place & Play Bluetooth® Module from Panasonic Electronic Components, an all in one Bluetooth module with smartphone compatibility. The Panasonic Electronic Components PAN1322 Place & Play Bluetooth Module is smartphone compatible and supports Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR. Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) provides for data transfers as fast as 3Mbits/sec and the module can be programmed using standard modem commands using the AT command set. An onboard 2.4GHz transceiver and antenna frees engineers from having to do RF design. The module is based on a single chip Bluetooth solution that easily interfaces to most microcontrollers. While the BT 2.1 + EDR stack provides secure, reliable, high speed data connections, Secure Simple Pairing (SSP) allows for even faster connections and enforces data encryption for protection against man-inthe-middle (MITM) attacks.

MOUSER ELECTRONICS www.mouser.com

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Rutronik distributes new μATX industrial mainboard from Fujitsu The Fujitsu D3231-S marks the start of a new family of industrial mainboards. The μATX with its Intel® Q87 Express chipset supports the latest Intel®Core(TM) processors i7/i5/i3 with LGA1150 up to 95W and dual-channel DDR3 1600/1333 SDRAM memory up to 32GB. The mainboard is available at distributor Rutronik as of now.

The D3231-S is designed for 24/7 continuous operation in an extended temperature range of 0° up to 60°C. Long-lived components and rugged tin coating of the circuit board make the D3231-S particularly robust and resistant. Its EMI compatibility and burst resistance live up to industrial standards. Thanks to this, the board ensures fail-safe operation of critical applications in the medical field as well as in harsh industrial manufacturing environments, e.g. in machine tools or robot control systems. The long

product lifecycle of five years or even more if required qualifies the mainboard for use in the capital goods sector, for instance in automation technology. Intel® HD graphics with DirectX 11.1 can be supported depending on the processor, which makes the board particularly suitable for demand-

ing applications in industrial image processing or medical imaging technology. All boards in the new family come with standardized drivers, what gives integrators a high degree of flexibility.

RUTRONIK www.rutronik.com

Intersil’s Next-Generation PowerNavigator™ GUI for Digital Power Simplifies System Design Intersil Corporation extended its global leadership in digital power technology, introducing a major breakthrough in digital power design -- the PowerNavigator™ graphical user interface (GUI).

The PowerNavigator GUI lets users design digital power into their systems without writing a single line of code, and its easyto-use drag-and-drop interface significantly accelerates design time.

The PowerNavigator tool is a free, downloadable GUI that provides the flexibility designers need to quickly set up and control any power supply architecture. Crafting the power architecture in PowerNavigator’s “hardware-free” mode lets users select components prior to hardware development, without design risk. The PowerNavigator GUI provides access to all commands

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Lattice Announces HetNet Solutions Portfolio for Accelerating Deployment of Next Generation Wireless Infrastructure Lattice Semiconductor announced a portfolio of programmable solutions for building smart, lowpower cellular equipment needed to support the global rollout of Heterogeneous Networks (HetNet). In collaboration with Azcom Technology, the Lattice HetNet Solutions Portfolio enables system designers to implement best-in-class solutions for connectivity, control path and power management while accelerating their development with system-level reference designs for multi-mode LTE small cells. Service providers around the world are deploying a mosaic of wireless equipment in both indoor and outdoor environments including office buildings, public facilities and underground areas to support the explosive growth in mobile data traffic. The Lattice HetNet Solutions Portfolio enables designers of small cells, lowpower remote radio heads, distributed antenna systems, and active antennas, to achieve the lowest BOM, power consumption and smallest footprint for the connectivity, control path and power

management functions of their systems. Complementing the ASICs and SOCs used for complex data path functions, Lattice’s industry leading FPGAs, CPLDs

and programmable power management devices meet requirements for small form factor, lowcost and ultra-low power.

Combined with soft IP for connectivity, control path and data path functions optimized for low complexity HetNet applications, the LatticeECP3, MachXO2™ and MachXO3™ FPGA families, Lattice power management devices and Azcom reference platform give developers everything they need for affordable innovation of HetNet systems.

LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR www.latticesemi.com

Microchip’s free Code Configurator plug-in for MPLAB® X ID

hardware is developed, the GUI can apply the saved settings and monitor all the rails. Any number of rails can be displayed with a selection of telemetric data.

Designers make final system adjustments through the GUI with simple and intuitive controls.

Sequencing of the rails is now possible through a visual dragand-drop interface.

INTERSIL www.intersil.com

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Microchip announces the availability of its MPLAB® Code Configurator, a new code development tool which accelerates application development using 8-bit PIC® microcontrollers (MCUs) and enables developers to enhance the design experience with custom application development.

The MPLAB Code Configurator is a user-friendly plug-in tool for the MPLAB® X Integrated Development Environment (IDE) that generates drivers for controlling and driving the peripherals inside PIC® microcontrollers, based on the settings and selections made in its user interface. A key feature of this tool is that it

produces the peripheral starter code which is easy to migrate between similar peripherals and products. The generated driver functions can be used in many different application programs providing a very powerful and extremely easy-to-use development platform.

The Code Configurator simplifies development efforts, accelerating time to market for customers designing with 8-bit PIC® microcontrollers. Additionally, the tool offers many new and powerful features that provide customers with flexible code creation options to solve application development obstacles efficiently and at a minimal cost. Designers

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Ericsson Meets High Power Datacom Demands with 864W Quarter-Brick DC/DC Module stable and immune from voltage deviation due to power disturbances on the system bus voltage. This means it retains intermediate bus voltage integrity within the tolerance band required by power system architects. The new PKM4817NHPIHS module delivers an output voltage from 8.6V to 10.8V at a maximum output current of 80A across an input voltage range of 40V to 60V, within the operational system voltage between 36V and

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Ericsson has announced a second new product in its high-power PKM-NH platform, the PKM4817 NH-PIHS, which employs the company’s innovative hybrid regulated topology. The platform is optimised for datacom board applications that have a 52–58V system bus distribution and require high-power regulated quarter-brick-format intermediate bus converters. The new PKM-NH delivers up to 864W with a power density of 35.6W/cm3 (581W per cubic inch) and follows the PKM4717NH, which was announced earlier this year and offered a high-power handling capability of 750W. To meet the challenge of packing this level of power into a fully regulated quarter-brick format DC/DC converter, Ericsson has deployed its highly innovative proprietary topology known as Hybrid Regulated Ratio (HRR). The topology combines two power-control methods – voltage-regulation and ratioregulation – resulting in high performance across the input voltage ranges between 40V to 60V, which are commonly used in datacom systems. The HRR topology implemented in the Ericsson PKM-NH platform delivers an excellent response to line or load transients and guarantees the output voltage will remain

60V. A product of Ericsson’s ‘design-forefficiency’ principle, the PKM4817NH has a typical efficiency of 97% at 50% load and offers flat-curve characteristics from 20A to 60A, reducing power losses to the lowest possible level and making a significant contribution to the reduction of energy consumption.

Kontron announced the launch of a new, versatile control cabinet computer in its 3U CompactPCI Value Line series with Intel Celeron 807UE processor. This intelligent system offers customers a compact sized industrial computer with all the flexibility of a modular 3U CompactPCI server. That makes the latest Kontron CP-POCKET a highly customizable solution with standard building blocks that are easily combined. OEMs and system integrators can leverage the entire ecosystem of 3U CompactPCI and define their dedicated wall mount system within minutes, reducing design and system integration effort to a minimum. By downgrading system functionality from a server to a box sized CompactPCI platform, the intelligent modular system has also been cost-optimized a perfect fit for price-sensitive applications such as machine and factory control, programmable logic controllers, and inspection systems.

ERICSSON POWER MODULES www.ericsson.com/powermodules

DE makes it easier and faster to develop firmware on 8-bit PIC® MCUs looking to get to market quickly can benefit from this easy-to-use code development solution, which is better able to meet ever-shorter product design schedules and decreasing budgets. With such a

New Kontron 3U CompactPCI system with Intel Celeron processors offers ultra-flexible modularity in a compact size

broad feature set and flexibility, the Code Configurator is an excellent general-purpose code development tool.

MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY www.microchip.com/get/DWAV

The Kontron CP-POCKET excels over conventional box PC sized designs by including versatile expansion options enabled by rugged CompactPCI peripheral boards. Accessible from the front without the need to remove the enclosure, the boards are easily swapped in a matter of seconds. This simplifies system assembly and maintenance. With its three CompactPCI expansion slots, the Kontron CP-POCKET easily supports applications with high I/O requirements.

Kontron already offers a broad range of industrialgrade network, controller, I/O, and field bus cards.

Plus, the cost-optimized CompactPCI platforms feature high mechanical strength by design, thereby increasing reliability and further reducing maintenance. An actively cooled system can operate in ambient temperatures from 0°C to 50°C. The Kontron CP-POCKET with CP3003-V supports Linux, Microsoft Windows 7, and Windows Embedded Standard 7.

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Diversity is what's important: Leuze electronic has three complete sensor series to offer: the 5, 28 and 318B series for your standard detection tasks – are available worldwide and at an attractive price!

Complete means you have the choice between throughbeam photoelectric sensors, retro-reflective photoelectric sensors and – brand new –light scanners as well!

Very simple operation through brightVision®, active suppression of extraneous light and teach button

3 complete sensors series, now also with light scanners – simple, dependable, economic!

Best service thanks to qualified customer service center and technical support – with a globally competitive price strategy Very simple operation through brightVision® light spot and teach button • Large brightVision® light spot without blind area for easy alignment and reliable detection of even the smallest objects • Integrated teach button for easy and convenient sensitivity adjustment.

Flexible integration options due to innovative fastening concepts, protection class IP 67 and large temperature range

• Customer service center and technical support aid in the selection of suitable products and the right implementation • Convenient online product selector for easy comparison and selection of the right product using technical features.

5 series application possibilities Object detection on transportation systems

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PhotoMOS Relays Panasonic Electric Works offers a wide range of PhotoMOS relays for use in telecommunication, measurement, security devices and industrial control. Obviously the PhotoMOS relay differs from the conventional electromechanical relay, but it also distinguishes itself from other switching solutions that utilize optocouplers and semiconductors. This application note describes the construction of a PhotoMOS relay and hot it differs from other types of switching devices.

The construction of the PhotoMOS relay is illustrated

by Figure 1. The input pins are connected to a light emitting diode. This LED is located on the upper part of the relay and if a current flows through it, it starts emitting infrared light.

Below the LED there is an array of solar cells integrated into an optoelectronic device, located at least 0.4 mm from the LED.

Figure 1: Internal view of a PhotoMOS relay The light emitter and detector are moulded in a translucent resin that allows light to pass thus and provides a dielectric barrier between the input and output side. By integrating a resistor and a MOSFET in the optoelectronic device, it serves as a control circuit for switching the power MOSFETs and therefore the load circuit. These DMOS transistors are source coupled, thus providing bidirectional switching capabilities.

The connection of the parts can be easily illustrated by the schematic of the relay (Figure 2). If a current of about 3mA flows through the LED, it emits light.

Figure 2: Schematic of a PhotoMOS relay

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The light is detected by solar cells and results in a voltage drop of about 10V across the array of cells.

The driving circuit controls the photo voltage and thus the transistors switching the output.

By adding more solar cells to the optoelectronic device, the operating current of the relay can be further reduced, as far as 0.5mA. By choosing different transistors for the output side, a whole range of relays can be offered.

Therefore we will take a closer look at the DMOSFET output transistor which significantly differs from standard MOSFETs used in integrated circuits. It has a vertical channel structure, source and drain are placed opposite the wafer as shown in Figure 3. As a result, more space for the source and drain region is available and the current rating can be increased.

During design of the DMOSFET the values of breakdown voltage, on-resistance, and the MOSFET’s capacities interact with each other. For example increasing the breakdown voltage up to 600 V requires a large and slightly doped drain area.

Figure 3: DMOSFET structure This will decrease capacities but increase on-resistance of the transistor to about 70Ω. If resistance is reduced to a few mΩ, changes of the drain area lead to higher transistor capacities and a lower breakdown voltage.

This interaction affects the relay’s characteristics in two ways: 1. During the switching operation the capacities of

the DMOSFET have to be charged and discharged and thus influence the switching speed (20μs up to 5ms).

2. Since the on-resistance influences in max. power dissipation based on package type, the low load voltage types can carry a higher load current (60V/ 0.4A) and vice versa (600V/50mA).

Another important point for understanding the contact behaviour of the PhotoMOS relay is the DMOSFET’s intrinsic bulk-drain-diode in connection to drain and source. Thus a single transistor is only capable of switching a DC voltage since the diode will become forward biased if the polarity is reversed. Using a PhotoMOS relay for switching AC voltages requires two source coupled DMOSFETs. By connecting the two output transistors of an AC relay in parallel, the allowable DC current can be increased up to 5A. Due to the behaviour of the DMOSFET and the resulting connection possibilities, relays for numerous applications are offered.

Detailed information about the exact behaviour of a particular PhotoMOS relays can be obtained from its datasheet. Nevertheless, the advantages over electromechanical relays and other semiconductor solutions apply to all types of PhotoMOS: • Low control current • Controls small analog signals • Low leakage current • Stable on-resistance over lifetime • Extremely long lifetime • Small size • No preferred position • High vibration and shock resistance • No bouncing and no switching noise Due to the enormous variety of PhotoMOS relays, they are suitable for numerous applications. They can be used in telecommunication and measurement equipment, for switching and multiplexing I/O-signals, controlling small motors or power supplies, and for controlling various signals out of microcontrollers.

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Lattice Semiconductor’s New, Ultra-Low Density FPGAs Enable Always-On Sensor Solutions for Context-Aware Mobile Devices Lattice Semiconductor announced new ultra-low-density iCE40™ FPGAs, delivering the world’s most flexible, single-chip sensor solutions for making a new generation of contextaware, ultra-low power mobile devices possible.

The new additions to the iCE40 FPGA family allow customers to integrate more functions into a smaller space. In packages as small as 1.4mm × 1.48mm × 0.45mm, they are small enough and affordable enough to fit almost anywhere, reducing board space and system complexity.

With hard IP for strobe generators, I2C and SPI interfaces, the new iCE40LM FPGAs deliver near-zero latency to the mobile market, enabling context-aware systems with the real-time capturing of user and environmental inputs with minimal delay or error. This gives designers a plat-

form for their mobile products to deliver media-rich experiences based on movement, travel direction, location and other interac-

tions with the environment.

The small size of the new iCE40 FPGAs enables integration of advanced functions such as IrDA, barcode emulation, service LED, and more in a single chip with available logic for addition customer defined functions. The new additions include the iCE40LM 4K, iCE40LM 2K, iCE40LM 1K FPGAs and consume very little power, just under 1 mW in active mode.

LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR www.latticesemi.com

New LITEON SMD Infrared sensor now available from Freeway Lighting Solutins Freeway Lighting, a leading franchised distributor of LED lighting solutions, is pleased to announce a new SMD infrared sensor from Liteon for the security market.

The Liteon LTE-R38386-S is a high-powered infrared LED light source with high performance and long life that out-performs similar products in the market, both in real system testing and thermal resistance testing. It is ideal for all applications requiring security including CCTV. The LTE-R38386-S features very high brightness (typically 300Mw/SR), high power versus brightness efficiency, a wide 90degree angle, low power consumption for energy efficiency and the SMD provides ease of board mounting. Fewer components are used in this sensor for further efficiency and a reduction

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in weight. This product is also environmentally friendly, being RoHS compliant.

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Tesco Mobile launches 4G coverage checker powered by SpatialBuzz SpatialBuzz, an innovative cloudbased customer experience analytics and service monitoring platform for network operators, has announced that Tesco Mobile has launched its online coverage checker, a component of SpatialBuzz’s cloud-based customer experience management (CEM) software solution. Introduced to coincide with the recent launch of Tesco Mobile’s 4G service, the SpatialBuzz software provides customers with real-time access to detailed coverage maps for both 2G and 3G as well as for 4G. The SpatialBuzz online coverage checker means that both existing and potential customers of Tesco Mobile will be able to check whether 4G coverage is adequate in their area before making a decision to purchase or upgrade to the new 4G service. Tesco Mobile is the UK’s largest Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO), with 3.5 mil-

lion customers, working on the O2 network. Telefónica O2 has already been using the SpatialBuzz (CEM) software since 2010.

SpatialBuzz harnesses the power of customer experience analytics to enable operators to better understand service issues, by analysing in real time where customers and agents are performing network status checks.

SPATIALBUZZ www.spatialbuzz.com

Cree extends XLamp CXA Family with a 68-Percent Brighter LED Array The two new Cree XLamp LED arrays for applications that require a very high light yield are characterized by a particularly long service life and low power consumption and can be purchased immediately at MSC. The new CXA3590 LED array provides up to 16.225 lumens at 85°C. These are 68 percent more lumens compared to the previously brightest array of Cree. The CXA3590 LED Array is the ideal light source to replace 250-watt metal-halide fixtures — using 40percent less power and designed to last twice as long. Cree also introduces the CXA3070 LED Array, which delivers more than 11,000 lumens at 85°C and shares the same footprint and package design as the existing CXA3050 LED. Both the CXA3590 and CXA3070 arrays are optimized to simplify design and enable low

system cost. The new, high lightoutput LED arrays deliver up to 134 lumens per watt at 85°C and 70- to 95-CRI options.

Characterized and binned at 85°C, the new LEDs are available in ANSI white and EasyWhite®

color temperatures (2700 – 5000 K), providing the industry’s best color consistency for designs that use only one LED. MSC VERTRIEBS www.msc-ge.com

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Low Power Multi-Core ARM Cortex A9 Human Machine Interface Ambedded Technology is pleased to announce the launch of it’s latest high-end open frame Human Machine Interface(HMI) Jupiter CA9 series which are powered by Freescale i.MX6 application processor.

The Jupiter CA9 Series HMI unleashes a scalable multicore platform that includes single-, dual- and quadcore families based on the ARM® Cortex-A9 for next-generation applications. By combining the power-efficient processing capabilities of the ARM Cortex-A9 architecture with bleeding edge 3D and 2D graphics, as well as high-definition video, the Jupiter CA9 series provides a new level of multimedia performance to enable an unbounded next-generation user experience.

Next-generation graphics and high-definition video are centric to the Jupiter CA9 series. The Jupiter CA9 21” supports up to 1080p video playback, enabling exceptionally high-quality video with low power consumption for

devices playing high-definition content. The 3D graphics engine in the Jupiter CA9 Quad and Dual core version are capable of providing up to 200 Mt/s, which enables ultra-vivid, realistic graphics critical for applications which combine the power of the main cores with the 2D/3D engines to

Just 19.6 mm deep: First 55“ (139.7 cm) full HD public dual display worldwide AUO are setting new standards in the area of large-scale displays and information panels with their 55“ (139.7 cm) full HD public dual display P550HVN04.0. available as of now from Gleichmann Electronics.

With outside dimensions of 1363.2 mm × 816.2 mm, the world’s first 55“ dual display may be larger but with a depth of just 19.6 mm over 20 percent thinner than commonly available oneside 55“ displays. In addition, the weight of the P550HVN04.0 is around 15 percent less than two individual displays in 55” format.

are supplied with power by a separate input with a 24 V current which can be dimmed if required.

The power consumption of the 55” panel, which can be deployed within the temperature range between 0° to +50°C, is approximately 160 W.

Thanks to two separate dual-port 8 or 10-bit LVDS interfaces, different content can be displayed on both differently bright pages at the same time. The 10-bit LVDS interface, luminances of 700 and 450 cd/m2 and a contrast ratio of 4000:1 guarantee an enormous depth of 1073,7 million colors in addition to high color saturation. Another outstanding feature of the dual display realized in multi-domain vertical alignment (MVA) technology is an ultra-wide horizontal and vertical viewing angle of 89° respectively, which makes such displays suitable for use both vertically and horizontally.

The dual display’s LED backlights, which are designed for a typical life time of 60,000 hours at 25°,

bandwith requirements of high resolution 2560×1600 (2.5K) and also high refresh full HD 1920×1080@120Hz (3D) panels 2 HDMI©, 1 DisplayPort and 2 optional 3G/HD/SD-SDI inputs offer up to date connectivity.

For ideal activation of the P550HVN04.0, an interface card developed by Displaign Elektronik & Design, a subsidiary of MSC, is available which can simultaneously drive the two displays with different picture content. The DIS 812C meets the

perform computational tasks. The Jupiter CA9 series enables a new generation of smart devices, digital displays, industrial instrumentation panels and auto and aero infotainment with compelling features such as augmented reality applications, content creation capabilities and multichannel HD video processing for a new level of user experience.

AMBEDDED TECHNOLOGY www.ambedded.com.tw

First 7.0-inch (17.8 cm) Full HD TFT display module developed specifically for industrial applications Gleichmann Electronics now offers the world’s first 7.0-inch (17.8 cm) Full HD TFT display module from KOE Europe (part name TX18D200VM0EAA), which is developed specifically for industrial applications.

The TX18D200VM0EAA, which has mechanical outline dimensions of 169.0 mm (w) × 104.0 mm (h) × 10.0mm (d), uses the latest Advanced IPS (in-plane-switching) technology and features a high resolution of 314 ppi (pixels per inch), a 16.7 million color palette and 170° vertical and horizontal viewing angles. Excellent optical performance is ensured with a contrast ratio of 800:1 and a brightness specification of 700 cd/m². Therefore, highly accurate representation of image detail such as color gradients and authentic color reproduction is

guaranteed in professional broadcast and medical imaging applications. Other features include a 20pin LVDS interface supporting 8bit RGB that enables a colour palette of up to 16.7 million

colours. The LED backlight is specified at 70,000 hours to half brightness lifetime and features an integrated dimming function. The operating temperature range of the TX18D200VM0EAA module is -20°C to +70°C. GLEICHMANN & CO. ELECTRONICS www.msc-ge.com

A frame rate converter takes care that the panels are always driven with the specified timing, regardless of the input source. Also panel power will be selected automatically for each connected display. Detailed information on the P550HVN04.0 139.7-cm (55“) full HD public dual display can be requested from display@msc-ge.com GLEICHMANN & CO. ELECTRONICS GmbH www.msc-ge.com

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Power Integrations’ High-Frequency Two-Switch-Forward IC Slashes System Cost and Footprint Power Integrations, the leader in highvoltage integrated circuits for energyefficient power conversion, today announced the HiperTFS™-2 family of ICs, combining two-switch-forward and flyback power-supply controller ICs with integrated high-voltage MOSFETs. This high level of integration saves more than 20 components, resulting in a smaller form factor and higher power density. The main converter provides a selectable switching frequency between 66 kHz and 132 kHz, which reduces system cost by enabling the use of very small magnetics.

HiperTFS-2 ICs enable efficiencies of more than 90% at full load. They also provide 175% peak power, a requirement of next-gen Intel CPUs. This single-chip implementation of a two-switch-forward main (66/132 kHz) and flyback (132 kHz) standby power supply delivers up to 364 W total output power (586 W peak) in a compact, tworow eSIP™ power package. Safety fea-

tures include undervoltage, overvoltage, over-temperature, overcurrent and short -circuit protection. A transformer-reset control function prevents saturation under all conditions.

A new reference design based on the HiperTFS-2 IC, DER368, describes a 12 V, 180 W power supply with 250 W peak power load and 10 W standby power - see: www.powerint.com/sites/ default/files/PDFFiles/der368.pdf HiperTFS-2 IC samples are available now, and cost $1.74 each in 10K quantities.

POWER INTEGRATIONS www.powerint.com

World’s First Inductance-to-Digital Converter from Texas Instruments in Stock at Mouser Mouser Electronics, Inc. is now stocking the world’s first Inductance-to-Digital Converter from Texas Instruments which is a contact-less, short-range sensing technology that provides a revolution in sensing.

The Texas Instruments LDC1000 Inductance-to-Digital Converter available from Mouser Electronics provides a sensing technology that enables low-cost, highresolution sensing of conductive targets in the presence of dust, dirt, oil, and moisture, making it extremely reliable in hostile environments. Using a coil which can be created on a PCB as a sensing element, the LDC1000 enables ultra-low cost system solutions. Inductive sensing technology enables precise measurement of linear/ angular position, displacement, motion, compression, vibration, metal composition, ideal for applications in markets such as automotive, consumer, computer, industrial, medical, and communications.

The LDC1000 is the world’s first inductance-to-digital converter, offering the benefits of inductive sensing in a lowpower, small-footprint solution. The product is available in a SON-16 package and offers several modes of operation. An SPI

interface simplifies connection to an MCU. The LDC1000EVM is an evaluation module that can be used to evaluate the LDC1000 Inductance-to-Digital Converter.

With its broad product line and unsurpassed customer service, Mouser caters to design engineers and buyers by delivering What’s Next in advanced technologies.

Mouser offers customers 20 global support locations and stocks the world’s

widest selection of the latest semiconductors and electronic components for the newest design projects. Mouser Electronics’ website is updated daily and searches more than 10 million products to locate over 4 million orderable part numbers available for easy online purchase.

MOUSER ELECTRONICS www.mouser.com

Exar Introduces Industry’s Lowest Power Fault Tolerant Transceivers with Level 4 IEC ESD Protection Exar Corporation, a leading supplier of high performance analog mixed-signal components and data management solutions, today announced the XR307078X family of ruggedized RS-485/RS-422 transceivers for harsh industrial environments. The analog bus pins can withstand direct shorts up to ±18V and are protected from ESD events exceeding IEC Level 4.

Operating from 3.3V with an industry-leading 300μA idle current, these devices consume half the power of a comparable ±18V fault tolerant solution. The family of nine devices supports data rates up to 20Mbps in either full or half duplex configurations, and is intended for use in energy metering, building automation, security systems, process control, and other industrial automation applications.

Common practice in these applications is to route 15Vdc or 12Vac power in the same cable pack as the RS-485 data lines.

Damaged cables or incorrect wiring can expose the transceiver to these voltages, which will permanently damage standard RS-485 devices.

The XR3070-78X provides cost effective insurance against wiring faults up to ±18V, and simultaneously protects against ESD events exceeding IEC Level 4.

The IEC standard is significantly more stringent than the Human Body Model (HBM) ESD test commonly referenced by semiconductor device manufacturers, mainly due to the higher currents requirements.

Product Details XR3070-78X are 1-driver/1-receiver RS-485/422 devices operating from a 3.0V to 3.6V power supply (3.3V ±10%) and are fully compliant to the TIA/EIA485 and TIA/EIA-422 standards. The bus pins feature enhanced ESD protection to ±15kV (±15kV IEC 610004-2 Air Gap Discharge, ±8kV IEC 61000-4-2 Contact Discharge, ±15kV Human Body Model); non-bus pins are protected up to ±4kV Human Body Model.

Product Availability and Pricing The XR3070-78X family is available in industry standard 8 NSOIC and 14 NSOIC packages.

EXAR

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Murata launches 94% Platinum efficiency 1200 Watt power supply in 54mm form factor Murata announced the D1U54P series of 54mm wide 1200 Watt front end power supplies from Murata Power Solutions. With industry leading efficiency of greater than 94% and a power density in excess of 28 Watts per cubic inch, these low profile units measure only 54.5 × 321.5 × 40 mm and fit the industry standard 1U package format. This high efficiency significantly lowers the cooling requirements and also contributes to power savings in customer applications. Additionally, the design offers at least 8% more power than leading competitors in the same form factor. The D1U54P series comprises two models, both providing a + 12VDC 1200 Watt output and an auxiliary +5VDC 15Watt output.

The power factor corrected D1U54P series accommodates the universal AC input range from 90 to 264VAC. Forced air cooling is provided by an internal variablespeed fan. The series features a 0 to 60°C operating temperature

range. The D1U54P series features hot-swapping and active current sharing for up to 8 supplies to be connected together.

Safety features include output overvoltage, output overcurrent, and self-resetting overtemperature protection. PMBus™ man-

agement and I2C interface with status indicators and boot loading are also available. Bi-Color LEDs on the front panel indicate the status of the power supply.

The D1U54P series design utilizes a low component count, resulting in high reliability (MTBF 529K hours). Typical applications for the D1U54P series include data centers, servers, storage sub-systems, and data communications infrastructure equipment.

MURATA www.murata.eu

Riedon targets low cost current sensing applications with a full line up of low ohmic value resistors Riedon, a specialist manufacturer of cutting-edge resistive solutions, is targeting the demanding requirements of current sensing and shunt applications with its comprehensive portfolio of low ohmic value resistors, ranging from the economical bare metal element MSR series through to its CLSA series chip resistors that provide AEC-Q200 compliance for use in harsh automotive environments.

Utilizing various technologies, Riedon offers ±1% tolerance resistances from 0.5 milliohms up to 1 ohm in various package formats with TCRs as low as ±20ppm/oC and power ratings up to 5 Watts. For tolerances down to ±0.1%, Riedon is also able to supply four terminal ver-

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sions of its axial lead low ohm power resistor.

Riedon’s MSR series uses a bare metal element in an all-welded construction for through-hole circuit board mounting to provide

resistance values from 5mΩ to 100mΩ, while also achieving low inductance (<10nH) and low TCR (±20ppm/oC). MSR resistors are available in 1, 3 and 5-Watt power ratings with tolerances of ±1% or ±5%.

RIEDON www.riedon.com

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Intersil’s New Digital Power Controller Delivers Highly-Integrated, Compact Solutions for Densely Populated Power Systems ZL8800’s Compensation Free Control Loop and High Integration Simplifies Design, Reducing Risk, Cost and Footprint, Extending Intersil’s Leading-Edge Digital Power Platform Intersil Corporation expanded its industry-leading family of power management ICs with a highlyintegrated, innovative digital DC/DC power controller that reduces design risk, time, and cost for developers of complex power systems.

The ZL8800 is a Dual Channel/Dual Phase controller that utilizes a ChargeMode control loop technology to deliver fast transient response without the need for compensation, reducing design time. It provides best-in-class transient response for digital Point of Loads (POLs), saving on output capacitance and board space, important benefits for the advanced power systems found in the latest generation of basestations, routers, and similar infrastructure designs.

These complex systems require designers to fully control and monitor every power rail in order to maximize reliability, and typically use monitors and sequencers to provide added functionality

around the POL converters. The ZL8800 integrates all of these functions, so a designer can monitor and control every aspect of

the power supply through a PMBus™ interface, without the need for additional parts.

Telemetric data is available on the power supply, including temperature, input current, output current, input voltage, output voltage and fault status. Each ZL8800 output can operate independently or together in a dual phase configuration for high current applications. The device supports a wide range of output voltages (0.54V to 5.5V) operating from input voltages from 4.5V up to 14V. INTERSIL www.intersil.com

Intersil Introduces New High Reliability Tempe

New ISL71590SEH Requires Only 1.5mW (25°C) Power, Provi Intersil Corporation introduced the ISL71590SEH, a radiationhardened, low power, current output temperature sensor able to deliver a high level of accuracy over radiation exposure, time and temperature. The new ISL71590SEH temperature sensor is ideal for remote temperature sensing in satellites and other space applications.

Developers of the most advanced next generation satellite systems require temperature sensors that provide accuracy over the mission life of a satellite, eliminating the need for expensive radiation lot acceptance

testing or spot shielding. With the ISL71590SEH’s ±1.7°C accuracy over temperature and at most -1°C change in accuracy over low dose rate radiation, the device is able to serve satellite temperature sensing functions that support most of a system’s telemetry data and calibration accuracy. The ISL71590SEH provides highly accurate, reliable temperature sensing and linearity over the full military temperature range of -55°C to 125°C, as well as over 50krad (Si) low dose rate and 300krad (Si) high dose rate irradiation.

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Murata launches Power Block modules to address demand for increasing power densities in networking applications Murata introduced the first in a series of Power Blocks designed to provide the power system architect with an alternative design approach for non- isolated DC-DC conversion. This concept, developed by Murata Power Solutions to meet the growing demand for increased power densities, sits between a discrete point-of-load (PoL) design and that of a complete non-isolated PoL converter module. The power block is essentially a non-isolated buck converter without the PWM controller.

The Power Block design approach allows the power engineer to achieve the highest efficiency and maximum possible power and current density while maintaining a high performance system at a lower cost when compared to a complete module design approach.

Murata’s Power Block provides a single component solution that incorporates all of the power handling components, fully tested and characterized for thermal and dynamic performance. The Power Block design approach is ideal for today’s power-hungry FPGAs, ASICs, computing and IBA architectures. Most analog or digital PWM controllers can be used with the power block; however, the maximum benefits are achieved when coupled with ZMDI’s ZSPM1025 single phase digital PWM IC controller family.

By combining the ZSPM1025 controller IC and the 25A Murata Power Block engineers can implement a full pre-configured 25A point-of-load solution. This includes a downloadable construction kit with step-by-step instruction and a software wizard, and is an FPGA designerfriendly solution. This implementation supports up to four different output capacitor ranges without any additional design work.

XP Power announced the HDS series of 800 and 1500 Watt highly efficient programmable AC-DC power supplies. With a typical efficiency of up to 93%, these single output low profile supplies measure 249.0 ×127.0 × 40.9 mm (9.80 × 5.00 × 1.61 inches) for the 800Watt models and 280 × 127 × 63.5 mm (11.02 × 5.0 × 2.5 inches) for the 1500Watt range and fit into an industry standard 1U or 2U profile. Two front mounted variable speed fans, included in the above dimensions, help conserve energy and keep noise to a minimum. The power density of these compact units is greater than 10Watts per cubic inch.

The OKLP power block measures 12.7 x 17.02 × 10.7 mm and has a typical efficiency rating of 93.5%. Input voltage is around a nominal 12 VDC and can accommodate the range of 7 to 13.2 VDC. The first product using this approach, the OKLP-X/25-W12-C, is a 25 A rated module and is optimized for use with the ZMDI series of digital controllers that incorporate PMBus™ communications.

MURATA www.murata.eu

erature Sensor for Space Systems

ides ±1.7°C Accuracy and -1°C Shift Over Low Dose Rate Radiation sensor features a high impedance current output that allows the part to be insensitive to voltage drops across long wires. With a voltage between 4V and 33V on the input pin, the ISL71590SEH

Programmable 800 and 1500 Watt PSUs provides constant current output down to almost zero volts

acts as a temperature sensitive current source with a scale factor of 1μA/K (i.e.

1μA/°C). It operates in the full temperature range without the need of additional circuitry, to produce results with ±1.7°C accuracy.

The ISL71590SEH also offers power advantages, with requirements as low as 1.5mW (5V supply at 25°C). This allows it to be used in satellite signal chains and in applications such as temperature compensation networks, flow rate analysis, and biasing proportional to temperature.

INTERSIL www.intersil.com

Both the output voltage and output current are programmable from 0% through to 105% of stated nominal through a serial RS232 interface, I2C interface, a 0 to +5VDC input or via an external potential divider.

By programming the output current a true constant current output is achieved down to almost zero volts, this being significantly better than the industry norm which is typically only down to 20-40%.

The HDS series comprises seven models covering the popular nominal outputs from +12 to +60VDC. The output voltage for both series can also be manually adjusted ±5% by a trim function in order to make up for line losses. Both ranges also provide a user selectable standby output of 5VDC / 0.5Amp or 9VDC / 0.3Amp when the AC input is present.

The units include a comprehensive set of signals and controls such as remote on/off, AC OK, remote sense, PWM switching and overtemperature shutdown. A multifunction LED indicates the power supply status and gives warning notifications through use of different colours and blinking rates.

XP POWER

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Panasonic’s short and long stroke micro switches with silver contacts for high contact reliability can now be ordered through TTI, Inc. TTI, Inc. now stocks Panasonic’s robust EVQPL series short stroke micro switches and EVPAS series long stroke micro switches featuring many different push force varieties. New rubber dome type EVPAS series switches have a size of 6mm × 6mm (square) × 5mm with only 2 terminals. The rubber dome feature enables a dust proof structure with a silent superior snap and extra soft feeling.

Available with a stroke of 1.0mm or 1.3mm and equipped with an actuator (push plate), the switch guarantees high operability for a wide range of applications, such as operating switches for electronic car equipment, operating switches for mobile devices, and electronic music instruments. Further technical details include a travel of 1.0mm or 1.3mm, excellent solder ability with 2 terminals, excellent light-touch operation feeling, an operating temperature range of -40˚C up to +85˚C, and 30k – 100k life cycles

with a variety of push forces 1.6N, 2.0N, 2.5N, 3.0N and 3.5N. Reflow soldering is also available. Metal dome type EVQPL series switches benefit from a very small size of only 4.9mm × 4.9mm × 1.5mm in SMD and a 0.25mm stroke including high contact ability. A dustproof structure

(with film between push plate and metal dome) with an excellent tactile and acoustic feedback makes them suitable for very dust-sensitive environments.

TTI www.ttieurope.com

Remote-reset rocker switch supports Ecodesign implementation Omron Electronic Components Europe has introduced the industry’s smallest remote-reset rocker switch supporting zero-standby power design. The new switch is a great asset in implementing systems that meet or exceed the requirements of the European Commission ErP Ecodesign directive.

The new Omron A8GS is the smallest rocker switch with a reset function on the market, and is offered in a version with a delayed-off feature to support safe system shut-down. It is ideal for use as a power switch for a whole range of industrial and consumer electrical applications, featuring high inrush current durability conforming to TV-8 standards. Omron is offering the A8GS with reset voltages of 3.3V and 5V, to support easy integration into a wide range of electronic control circuits.

Versions suitable for micro load and micro load/high capacity applications are also available. The A8GS features a contact gap of 3mm. it is UL and cUL standard approved and conforms to EN standards. Innovative design has enabled Omron to reduce the size of the new switch to just 30mm x 17mm x 28.5mm, less than half the size of its existing non-resettable equivalent.

Omron is also offering the A8GS-T, featuring a delayed off function to allow safe shut down of electrical equipment. With this switch, the power to the system is maintained when the switch is returned to the off position.

The system is then powered down by an external signal after an interval determined by the designer. This prevents issues with data loss or circuit damage through forced power off by the user, and can help safer application design. The A8GS-T shares the specifications of the standard A8GS. The European Commission ErP Ecodesign Directive is the most important initiative by the EU to improve energy efficiency by 20% by the year 2020. It aims to reduce the environmental impact of energy-related products* (ErPs), including the energy consumption throughout their entire life cycle. It specifies that the power consumption of equipment in any off-mode condition shall not exceed 0.50W. In Standby Mode, consumption should also not exceed 0.50W, unless the equipment has a status display in which case 1W is permissible.

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INDUSTRIAL PARTS

parts2clean 2013 cleans up with record exhibitor and visitor count • parts2clean nets major growth in 11th season • Bilingual format sparks unprecedented interest in expert forum parts2clean is making an impressive job of building and consolidating its position as the leading international trade fair for industrial parts and surface cleaning. In its eleventh season, which ran from 22 to 24 October this year, the fair delivered record results on all key metrics. For starters, its exhibitor list boasted 264 companies, which is a 15 percent increase from 2012 – and an all-time record.

And at 6,350 square meters (68,350 sq. ft), its leased-space tally was also unprecedented. The fair featured exhibitors from 16 countries, with 20 percent coming from outside Germany.

The total visitor count over all three days of the fair was 4,982 – up just on 14 percent from 2012. And, yes, that’s a record too. The fair’s visitors came from 49 countries (as compared with 39 last year), meaning that around 20 percent of all visitors came from outside Germany. In another pleasing development, the fair’s bilingual expert forum attracted a record-breaking 2,181 participants.

“We are delighted that parts2clean has enhanced its performance significantly on all fronts and that our growth and internationalization strategy is bearing fruit,” said Olaf Daebler, Deutsche Messe’s director in charge of parts2clean. “Of course, the pleasing numbers tell only part of the story. The fair’s high level of exhibitor and visitor satisfaction are just as important if not more so.” This year, nearly all of parts2clean’s 264 exhibitors said they were satisfied with how the fair went.

Qualified trade visitors with high-level decision-making authority One reason for the exhibitor’s high satisfaction levels – apart from the fair’s pleasing growth – is the high quality of the visitors in terms of their technical know-how and decision-making authority. About 90 percent of the visitors at parts2clean have input into their organizations’ capital investment decisions, and this is reflected in the largely project-specific dialogue that characterized discussions at the display stands.

Hans-Jörg Wössner, Managing Director, acp – advanced clean production GmbH, Germany: “parts2clean has always been a solid performer for us, but this year we made about 20 percent more contacts than in 2012, which is a fantastic result. They included a large number of qualified and high-quality new contacts and inquiries, the majority of which related to dry, partial cleaning and integrated pre-assembly cleaning solutions”.

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Chuck Sexton, Sales Manager Industrial Products at the US-based cleaning media manufacturer Kyzen, was equally pleased with this year’s fair: “Once again it was an excellent show for us. We made a number of very good contacts with cleaning media users from Germany as well as other countries, such as the Czech Republic, Poland, Spain and even the USA. parts2clean is also a good opportunity to build and strengthen our relationships with manufacturers of cleaning plant and equipment.

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as England, Russia, Korea, India, the USA and Brazil. All of the industries that we sell to were represented at the fair.” Francesco Sala, Sales Manager at Lavo srl, Italy, also rates this year’s fair as a success: “parts2clean is the most important trade fair for our industry in Europe. In Stuttgart, we got in touch with potential customers from a wide range of industries.” Gaudenz Groen, Marketing Manager, Dürr Ecoclean GmbH, Germany, likewise attaches great importance to

why we participate in parts2clean is that it is an excellent way to gauge the market and gather ideas for the development of new products.” These sentiments are echoed by Manfred Holzleg, General Manager, Safechem Europe GmbH, Germany: “Visitors come to parts2clean looking for expert advice and detailed solution proposals for specific task areas and cleaning problems. The level of technical detail that gets discussed here is really quite striking. And that’s why it’s so good that providers from all sectors of plant cleaning exhibit here. They can network with one another and find integrated, multidisciplinary solutions”. Rudolf Knoth-Bambule of Knoth Automation GmbH, Austria, highlighted another key benefit of parts2clean when he said, “Participating in parts2clean is a major plus for me, and not just because of the excellent contacts I make there. It also spares me a lot of international travel because it brings so many key players together under one roof.” The parts2clean fair is also a valuable platform for meetings and market intelligence, as Hakan Gülecyük, Sales Manager, Everest Elektromekanik, Turkey, explained: “We exhibit at parts2clean primarily in order to win new customers and help market our products in Western Europe. But we also invite our existing foreign representatives and agents here for meetings and use the fair to find new representatives and agents. Another important aspect is that the fair is a good place to survey our competitors and their products. This gives us a valuable, first-hand impression of current market developments.”

Bilingual expert forum attracts record participation This year is the second time that the tried and proven expert forum has been held on a bilingual footing, with simultaneous translation of all presentations from German to English and vice versa. “The fact that participant numbers have grown nearly 24 percent to 2,181 reflects the strength and depth of interest in knowledge-sharing in the international industrial parts cleaning industry,” Olaf Daebler said.

We will be exhibiting here again in 2014.”

Participation in next year’s parts2clean is likewise a clear-cut decision for Berthold Relling, Head of Cleaning Technology Industry/Laboratory at Elma Hans Schmidbauer GmbH & Co. KG, Germany: “parts2clean went well, and we are very satisfied. Our showcase at the fair yielded numerous new contacts – both here in Germany and internationally in countries such 40

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parts2clean: “We exhibit at a lot of trade fairs in Europe, but for us, parts2clean is easily the most important of them. The visitors we meet here tend to be of a much higher quality and much more interested in getting down to details because they come here with real projects in mind. Consequently, parts2clean is the trade fair where we unveil our innovations.

For instance, this year, we showcased our EcoCCore product. The other main reason

In 2014, parts2clean will be held in its new, mid-year slot – from 24 to 26 June – in Stuttgart, Germany, and will thus be colocated for the very first time with O&S, the international trade fair for surface treatments and coatings, LASYS, the international trade fair for system solutions in laser material processing, and the AUTOMOTIVE Expo, a suite of shows dealing with various aspects of the automotive industry. www.parts2clean.com