Electronics

ABSOLUTE ENCODER

For miniature applications

Designed for applications where limited space is a factor, the MAS10-256-G is reportedly one of the smallest absolute rotary encoders in the industry. It measures 13 mm in diameter and 17.5 mm high. It is designed for a variety of applications, including medical devices, instrumentation, and robotics. It delivers 8 bits of absolute position information with a gray code, parallel output. It is capable of operating within a 0-60C range, and it can measure the rotary process as fast as 6,000 rpm. CUI Inc.http://rbi.ims.ca/4389-577

CONVERTERS

Rated up to 50A

The PAF600F280 series is designed as a high-efficiency family of 600W full-brick dc-dc converters with a nominal input of 300V dc. They are suitable for systems using distributed high-voltage dc power architecture and for users designing custom off-line power supplies. It is rated up to 50A and is available with 12, 24, 28, and 48V outputs. Features include over-current and over-voltage protection, remote sensing, output adjustment trim, remote on/off, current-sharing capability, a converter-good signal, as well as auxiliary voltage for housekeeping functions. Lambdahttp://rbi.ims.ca/4389-578

CAPTIVE LINEAR ACTUATOR

Durable design

The company's size 8 captive linear actuator is designed with an HIS patented integral anti-rotation mechanism. It is suitable for applications in which external anti-rotation methods would be difficult or impossible to employ. It features engineering thermoplastics in the rotor drive nut and a stainless steel Acme lead screw. It is available in a range of resolutions ranging from 0.0015-0.04 mm per step, and it delivers thrusts up to 4.5 Kg. Haydon Switch & Instrument Inc.http://rbi.ims.ca/4389-579

SOFTWARE SUITE

Completes projects faster, cheaper

The FactoryFloor 4.1 industrial automation software suite is designed for use with the company's line of process automation controllers, typically combined with the company's SNAP Ethernet I/O^™ and SNAP Serial I/O products. Using the software, users can develop powerful and diverse control programs; design human machine interfaces; expand control systems' connectivity to enterprise databases; and complete control and data acquisition projects faster, cheaper, and more easily. It includes new security and auditing features for controlling and logging operator HMI use. Opto 22http://rbi.ims.ca/4389-580

OPERATOR INTERFACE TERMINALS

Electronics upgraded

The electronics of the QTERM-G70 and QTERM-G75 rugged graphics operator interface terminals has been upgraded. New hardware features a 400 MHz Intel^® XScale^™ core platform with 8 Mbytes of Flash memory and 32 Mbytes RAM. They are designed for rugged industrial and vehicle environments, and they feature Ethernet-enabled color touch screens. The products use the company's object-based programming environment, named Qlarity^™. QSI Corp.http://rbi.ims.ca/4389-581

MODULAR I/O PRODUCTS

256 digital inputs

Compatible with the company's SynqNet network, the family of modular SynqNet I/O products is comprised of a SynqNet Interface Device (SQID) and flexible analog and digital add-on boards that provide machine builders with a modular and cost-effective high-count I/O solution. It can be easily integrated to work with existing machine I/O and is also offered as part of a developer kit solution for custom OEM solutions. The product family provides up to 256 digital inputs and outputs and 16 analog inputs and outputs per SQID. Motion Engineering Inc.http://rbi.ims.ca/4389-582

SENSOR

Detects fluorescent agents

The CZ-H52 UV sensor detects the presence of fluorescent agents used in a wide variety of products and packaging materials. It emits a UV light beam from the transmitter in the sensor head; the receiver picks up the visible light reflected by fluorescent materials. The product detects materials that are not only invisible to the naked eye, but cannot be detected by ordinary photoelectric sensors. Background colors and patterns do not affect sensor performance. Keyence Corp. of Americahttp://rbi.ims.ca/4389-583

LIN-CONTROLLED ALTERNATOR-REGULATOR

Data received in single pass

The company has introduced a local interconnect network (LIN)-controlled alternator-regulator for next-generation vehicles. It is designed to optimize performance in intelligent automotive charging systems for increased efficiency and improved fuel economy. It offers integrated programmable load response control features, programmable field excitation of current or temperature, and regulator feedback of fault status. It can be addressed for compatibility with up to 15 other modules on the bus, and all data can be transmitted or received in a single pass. International Rectifierhttp://rbi.ims.ca/4389-584