The AEAT-9000 is a modular absolute encoder that consists of a read head
module and a high-precision code disc. The modular design affords greater
flexibility, allowing system designers to easily design-in the encoder
feedback system. The AEAT-9000 series addresses key motor qualities such as
position accuracy, speed stability, and bandwidth which determine
command-signal response, disturbance rejection capability, power loss, size,
and quietness.

Applications include integration into servo motors, industrial and maritime
valve control, high-precision test and measurement systems, industrial and
factory automation equipment, textile, woodworking and packaging machinery,
and nacelle / blades control in wind turbines.

The charging parameters and operating modes are programmable through an I²C
Interface that operates up to 3.4 Mbps. The charger and boost regulator
circuit switch at 3 MHz to minimize the size of external passive components.
The FAN540X provides battery charging in three phases: conditioning,
constant current, and constant voltage.

To ensure USB compliance and minimize charging time, the input current is
limited to the value set through the I²C host. Charge termination is
determined by a programmable minimum current level. A safety timer with
reset control provides a safety backup for the I²C host.

The integrated circuit (IC) automatically restarts the charge cycle when the
battery falls below an internal threshold. If the input source is removed,
the IC enters a high-impedance mode with leakage from the battery to the
input prevented. Charge status is reported back to the host through the I²C
port. Charge current is reduced when the die temperature reaches 120C.

“The industry trend towards the use of LEDs in office lighting is driving
demand for next-generation low profile and compact connector innovations.
The Flexi-Mate Connector System offers luminaire manufacturers a total
complement of configurations for optimal system reliability, ease of
assembly and design flexibility,” said Matthijs Peters, European industry
manager for lighting, Molex.

Currently available in a standard two-circuit design, Flexi-Mate’s key
features include a dual-contact terminal design for secure electrical
contact and robust, space-saving positive side locks for wire-to-board
connectors. A mating guide on PCB versions facilitates smooth mating and
protects terminals during mating and un-mating. The Flexi-Mate system is
available in low halogen and non-low-halogen material to meet various
environmental and market requirements, says the company.

The CMX994 is a receiver integrated circuit (IC) featuring I/Q demodulators
intended for use as a direct conversion receiver. The device targets the
next generation of multi-mode SDR for wireless data and two-way radio
applications. Its design provides the optimum route for on-board
integration, allowing a small RF receiver to be realised with a minimum of
external components in both zero IF and low IF systems.

A DCRx mixes the wanted RF signal down to 0Hz in a single quadrature mixing
process using a local oscillator (LO) tuned to the wanted RF channel
frequency. Selectivity filtering and gain can now take place at baseband
with practical, low-power, analogue and digital circuits. DCRx also
eliminates the need for an image-reject filter.

The CMX994 DCRx IC offers ‘excellent’ RF performance, exceptional IP2 from
I/Q mixers and is suitable for modulation schemes including: QAM, 4FSK, GMSK
and pi/4-DQPSK. Key features of the device include on-chip VCO for VHF
applications, on-chip LNA, precision baseband filtering with selectable
bandwidths and the smallest PCB area, typically less than 50% of a dual
superhet.

The CMX994 is available now, operates at 3V- 3.6V and comes in a Q4 40-pin
VQFN package, says the company.

The PWM controllers have a proprietary ‘green-mode’ function that provides
off-time modulation to continuously decrease the switching frequency under
light-load conditions. Under zero-load conditions the power supply enters
burst mode, which completely shuts off the PWM output. Applications include
power adapters, open-frame SMPS and SMPS with surge-current output, such as
for printers, scanners and motor drivers.

Designed primarily for use in wireless infrastructure equipment, the VGAs
ensure that the incoming signal is always at optimum strength by
compensating for any degradation caused by changes in temperature. By
controlling the power level to the power amplifier, the VGAs also help
compensate for variations in cell load and the presence of aging
infrastructure equipment.

The BGA7204 and BGA7210 devices perform with better power consumption than
competitive offerings, with several power-saving features, including a
unique power-save mode that can effectively reduce the current consumption
in TDD systems up to 45 percent. The BGA7210 also adds flexible current
distribution across its two amplifiers, depending on the attenuation state,
to save power.

“These are state-of-the-art, industry-leading VGAs that combine low power
consumption with signal support across a very wide frequency band, right up
to 4 GHz,” said Kees Schetters, director of marketing, wireless
infrastructure, NXP Semiconductors. “By enabling easier signal routing
connections, reducing footprint, and supporting platforms with multiple
frequency ranges, we’re offering an extremely flexible solution that gives
our customers a significant competitive advantage in their infrastructure
designs.”

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Single and dual outputs are available with efficiency ratings up to 83%.
Comprehensive preventative circuitry includes a fully regulated input,
operating temperature range of -40C to +80C and overload protection. The
MSGW106 Series AC/DC power modules use high quality, 100% RoHS compliant
materials and are manufactured within an ISO-9001 quality control program to
ensure high product reliability.

The MSGWI06 Series provide a cost-effective solution for many space-critical
applications in commercial and industrial electronic equipment, says the
company.

The integration of AMD Embedded R-Series APU expands the COM Express
standard with a new module that combines power efficient high-performance
x86 processing, unprecedented integrated graphics performance and
high-performance parallel processing support.
The conga-TFS enables multimedia advancements and an exceptional visual
experience across applications, says the company.

“We expect AMD Embedded R-Series APUs to be a great addition to our
computer-on-module family which will be ideally suited for demanding
graphics applications that require lower power consumption,” said Gerhard
Edi, CEO. Congatec.

The company currently offers three variants of the AMD R-Series APU on the
conga-TFS ranging from the dual-core AMD R-272F APU up to the quad-core AMD
R-464L APU. The conga-TFS uses the AMD A70M Controller Hub to deliver a
powerful compact 2-chip solution with support for up to 16GB dual-channel
1600MHz DDR3 memory.

The integrated graphics core supports DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.2 for fast 2D
and 3D graphics. The third generation hardware Unified Video Decoder offers
seamless processing of H.264, VC-1, MPEG4 Part 2 and MPEG2 video streams.
The conga-TFS offers a choice of graphics interfaces including VGA, 18/24bit
single/dual channel LVDS as well as three DisplayPort 1.2, one HDMI 1.4 and
two Single link DVI interfaces enabling the direct control of three
independent displays.

Software developers can take advantage of APU programmability through proven
standards such as Direct Compute (Microsoft) and OpenCL. And the portability
of OpenCL allows programmers to preserve their expensive source code
investment across multiple product generations. OpenCL is a powerful
programming environment with which computing tasks can be distributed across
a variety of architectures involving a number of hardware compute units.
This is of crucial importance in applications that tend to execute a variety
of workloads and must do it both cost and power efficiently.

Seven PCI Express 2.0 x1 lanes, PCI Express 2.0 x8 link, four SuperSpeed USB
3.0 ports, four USB 2.0 ports, four SATA 6Gb/s ports, one Gigabit Ethernet
interface and high definition audio round off the module’s comprehensive
range of features.

The board controller provides an extensive embedded PC feature set. The
independent x86 processor makes functions such as system monitoring or the
I²C bus faster and more reliable, even if the system is in standby mode,
says the company.

The need for secure voice communication has become an important requirement
for wireless communication. Digital scrambling provides the highest level of
voice security and the advantage of digital voice. The CMX7011 provides the
solution with an embedded state-of-the-art, low-cost, low-bit rate vocoder
combined with a robust audio-band voice data modem.

The device allows simple implementation and configuration within existing
designs and is intended for addition to a radio via an accessory port or
‘feature socket’. The CMX7011 offers good quality speech and, using the
internal digital scrambling algorithm, significantly higher levels of
security are achieved.

Built in to the CMX7011 is CML’s proven and reliable RALCWI (Robust Advanced
Low Complexity Waveform Interpolation) vocoder providing near toll quality
speech at low bit rates. The CMX7011 also offers ‘instant voice capture’,
featuring push-to-talk (PTT) buffering eliminating clipping in PMR
applications. New features and enhancements to existing functions may be
provided in future, via Function Images, expanding the capabilities of the
device.

The CMX7011 offers the designer excellent performance, flexibility and a
fast time-to-market. It operates at 3V to 3.6V and comes in a 48-pin LQFP
or VQFN package, says the company.

Designed with graphics-intensive applications in mind, NISE 104 has a
powerful on-board 1.86 GHz processor and excellent graphics handing
capabilities including 1080P. In addition, NISE 104 will support Dual
independent Digital Display via DVI-I and HDMI outputs and is therefore the
ideal solution for self-service kiosk type applications. For additional
flexibility a VGA connection is available via an optional converter.

In terms of storage, fanless NISE 104 will support a standard 2.5-inch HDD
or SSD, in addition it can also be utilised with a CFast module which offers
faster rates of data transmission in comparison with conventional compact
flash.

Despite its dimensions, fanless NISE 104 packs a large amount of I/O into a
compact 185mm by 131mm by 54mm chassis. I/O options include, Dual Intel
82574L GbE LAN ports, 6x USB2.0, 2x RS232, 2x RS232/422/485, CFast socket.
In addition, Wireless or 3.5G Connectivity is available via a mini-PCIe
socket and also includes a Wi-Fi/GSM auto recognition function – another new
feature for this platform.

The Dual Intel 82574L GbE LAN ports incorporates a LAN teaming function
which means, that if for any reason one of the LAN ports should fail the
other LAN port can act as back up to ensure that all data is transferred.

The NISE 104 is totally fanless and constructed from high-quality
industrial-grade components and therefore is much more reliable than a
commercial-grade PC. For enhanced durability, NISE 104 has a ‘cable-free’
internal construction, a feature which makes it more resistant to vibration
and eliminates the possibility of users mixing up the cables.

With a wide range of power inputs from 9 to 36VDC and six USB, the NISE 104
will find applications within industrial automation including drilling
machine, drilling rig and CNC machine applications. With its tiny size, low
maintenance design and power graphics engine NISE 104 is also ideal for use
in kiosk applications or smart policing type projects, says the company.