PRODUCTS EDITOR’S CHOICE INTEGRATED ETHERCAT SOLUTION NOW AVAILABLE
Panasonic combines the strengths of individual automation products in an integrated EtherCAT motion control solution. The industrial PLC FP7 from Panasonic already forms a solid base for complex solutions related to Industry 4.0. In addition to industrial-grade sensors and displays, the portfolio is supplemented by the MINAS A5 series servo drives, which are of a compact design and highly reliable. Panasonic's new FP7
motion control unit (AFP7MC) closes the gap
to EtherCAT-based applications so that customers can use open and standardised networks. The open protocol EtherCAT as defined in IEC standard 61158 is especially suitable to meet real-time requirements and has established itself as a worldwide standard thanks to its advantages
and high acceptance among users. There are different versions of the
FP7 motion control unit available for controlling 16, 32, and 64 axes. In addition to EtherCAT communication, the FP7 motion control unit allows the synchronisation of 32 axes and offers interpolation functions such as linear, spiral, and circular functions for simultaneous control of a maximum of 4 axes. You can store between 100 and 1000 axis positions.
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TOUCHSCREEN CONTROLLERS DESIGNED FOR AUTOMOTIVE HMIs
Microchip has introduced a family of maXTouch touchscreen controllers. The MXT1665T-A family of automotive-qualified touchscreen controllers is designed for large-screen automotive Human Machine Interface (HMI) designs. The technology brings multi-touch HMI, such as that experienced on a mobile phone, to car drivers and passengers on screen sizes from 8 to 15”. The MXT1665T-A family features Microchip’s adaptive touch technology that uses self-capacitive touch as
well as mutual-capacitive touch scanning. This combination provides a multi-touch experience even through thick cover lenses, thick gloves or in the presence of moisture and water. The product family is fully AEC Q100-qualified to address the needs of automotive system designs. The family complements the successful MXT641T-A family of products and shares many of the same features developed for the automotive industry. It also supports larger screen sizes above 10” in addition to smaller multi-finger pinch separation. The wide range of screen size options within Microchip’s touchscreen controller families enables greater
scalability and helps to shorten design time as well as lower system and development costs. The MXT1665T-A family consists of three controllers: the MXT1665T-A supports 1664 touch-node sensors; the MXT1189-A supports 1188 touch-node sensors; and the MXT799T-A with support for 798 touch-node sensors. A designated evaluation kit is available for each of the parts in
the MXT1665T-A family. Each kit includes a PCB with maXTouch controller; a touch sensor on a glass/plastic lens; the FPC to connect to the sensor display; a converter PCB to connect this kit to the PC via USB; and cables, software and documentation. The controllers are also compatible with maXTouch Studio, a full software development environment to support the evaluation of maXTouch. The devices are available now for sampling and volume production.
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COMMS CAPABILITIES
Capturing, transmitting and processing data lies at the heart of Industry 4.0. Consequently, connectivity is a must for equipment in factories, to enable predictive maintenance, for example. Rittal is highlighting the communication capabilities of its new cooling units and chillers, and in conjunction with Siemens MindSphere and IBM Watson IoT, the enterprise offers insight into tomorrow’s Industry 4.0 world. Rittal’s new Blue e+ cooling units and
chillers are said to consume an average of 70% less power than their conventional counterparts. They can also transmit key data to a smartphone quickly and simply via a NFC (near field communication) connection. And RiDiag III parameterisation and diagnostics software uses a USB interface or a network to support efficient system operation, deliver support for maintenance and repairs, and enable in- depth diagnostics. The Com Modul communications
module also allows cooling units and chillers to communicate with any higher-level system via OPC UA, Profinet, SNMP, Modbus RTU and CAN Master.
www.rittal.com
The TTR500 Series USB Vector Network Analyser has been introduced by Tektronix, adding to the growing portfolio of disruptive USB-based RF test instruments. Like the company’s USB-based spectrum analysers, the TTR500 Series delivers an efficient combination of low price and performance – it is said to be 40% lower cost than alternatives capable of matching its 122 dB dynamic range and 6 GHz frequency range. It also includes many new features.
www.tektronix.com
NEW ADDITIONS TO PORTFOLIO OF SBCs FOR EMBEDDED APPLICATIONS
BVM offers an extensive product portfolio of SBCs for embedded applications, with motherboards conforming to all standard sizes offering a range of computing power, power consumption, graphics performance, I/O capability, expansion options and price points. The latest additions are an initial selection of new boards in three form factors from Jetway. The NP59 is a Pico-ITX (100 x 72mm) based
on the Intel Braswell N3160 clocked at 2.24 GHz with 4GB of RAM and 2560 x 1600 @ 60 Hz DisplayPort graphics. A SATAIII storage port, Gigabit LAN port, two USB3.0 ports and a full size Mini-PCIe slot are standard. Optimised for fanless system use, the NF3A 3.5” (148 x 102mm)
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series features Intel Celeron N2930/N2807/Atom E3827 low power SoC Bay Trail processors at 1.83 GHz with up to 8 GB of RAM. Two displays are supported via DVI-I and 24 bit LVDS, there are a SATAII port, and an mSATA/Mini-PCIe shared slot, a half size PCIe slot, two Gigabit LAN ports and two USB2.0 ports. The most powerful unit of the three is the NF693, which uses the H110 chipset with Core i3, i5, i7 and Pentium Skylake processors in the LGA1151 socket and up to 32 GB of RAM. Two displays, with a choice of HDMI 3840 x 2160 @ 24 Hz and DisplayPort and embedded DisplayPort 4096 x 2304 @ 60 Hz, are supported. Two SATAIII storage ports, a combined mPCIe/mSATA slot, a PCIe x16 slot two
Gigabit LAN ports and four USB3.0 ports are standard. All types have onboard HD audio.
www.bvm.co.uk
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