The DMC-1700 Series of ISA bus motion controllers received their first major upgrade and are now available with up to 80 I/O channels and firmware that doubles the number of multitasking threads. Dubbed the DMC-1718, -1728, -1738, and -1748, they provide an additional 64 digital I/O over their predecessors. The buffered I/O is accessible via two 50-pin ribbon cables that plug directly into OPTO 22 PO Series, Greyhill 70, or Greyhill HL Series expansion racks. In addition, engineers added new firmware that doubles the multitasking threads from four to eight while adding tangent and arc tangent functions, IF/ELSE constructs, and speed control around corners. Each card controls any combination of from one to eight axes using step motors, servo motors, and hydraulics. Galil Motion Control, Product Code 4209.
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Thanks to embedded electronics, medical devices are getting smaller and smarter than ever. Pacemakers and implantable defibrillators are now able to call physicians. MRIs, CT scanners, and ultrasound machines are gaining mobility. And the venerable Band-Aid may soon be able to detect illnesses ranging from fevers to heart arrhythmias. On February 21, join Design News senior editor Charles Murray for a wide-ranging discussion, "Embedded Angles for Medical Products," which will explore the latest developments in medical electronics. The discussion will examine advances in medical device technology and offer an inside look at the embedded electronics behind it.
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