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Smiths Interconnect Unveils 2020 Distributors of the Year
Smiths Interconnect has recognized its valued distribution partners for their outstanding perfor- mance in advancing the company’s business across the world in 2020. The Global award was offered for the first time and went to TTI Inc. thanks to the prominent worldwide activity of the distributor. For Americas, Mouser Electronics Inc. was awarded as best performing distributor thanks to its outstand- ing activity in the sale of board text fixture probes. The distribution award in EMEA went to CEL S.A., an important partner in the sale and value added services for high reliability connectors in France, whilst the distribution award for Asia went to Wai Tat Electronics Ltd, an established partner with significant design-in activity throughout the year. Eric Lakin, VP Finance and Strategy at Smiths Interconnect concluded: “Whilst in-person events
Smiths Interconnect’s 2020 Global distribution award
during the Covid-19 pandemic are not possible, we did not want to lose the opportunity to celebrate the achievements of our valued partners and to underline their strategic importance in our business growth.”
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www.smithsinterconnect.com
Power Integrations Incorporates Lossless Zero-Cross Detection and X-Capacitor Discharge into New
LinkSwitch-TNZ Offline Switcher ICs LinkSwitch-TNZ compact switcher reduces component count, addresses smart home and appliance applications Power Integrations (Nasdaq: POWI), the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, today announced LinkSwitch™-TNZ, a new switching power supply IC that combines offline power conversion, lossless zero-cross detection and, optionally, X-capacitor discharge functions in a compact SO-8C package. The highly efficient LinkSwitch-TNZ IC can be used for non-isolated buck and buck-boost power supplies up to 575 mA output current and provides up to 12 W output for universal-input isolated flyback designs. Adnaan Lokhandwala, product marketing manager at Power Integrations said: “The new LinkSwitch-TNZ ICs provide an accurate signal indicating that the sinusoidal AC line is at zero volts. This signal is used by smart home and building automation (HBA) products and appliances to control the switching of relays, IGBTs and TRIACs to minimize switching stress and system in-rush current. LinkSwitch-TNZ’s detection of the zero-cross point consumes less than 5 mW, allowing systems to reduce standby power losses versus alternative approaches that require ten or more discrete components and burn 50 to 100 mW of continuous power.” Devices such as light switches, dimmers, sensors, and plugs connect and disconnect the AC line periodically using a relay or TRIAC. A discrete circuit is typically implemented to detect the AC line zero-crossing to control the turn-on transition of the main power device while reducing switching losses and in-rush current. This approach requires many components and is very lossy, consuming almost half of the standby power budget in some cases. Similarly, appliances often use a discrete zero-cross detection circuit to control motor and MCU timing.
www.power.com
Smallest, ultra-low power wireless mesh network modules from NeoCortec available
through Mouser Electronics
Leading NPI distributor to stock NC1000 and NC2400 modules following Global Distribution Deal. NeoCortec, manufacturer of the world’s smallest, ultra-low- power bi-directional wireless mesh network modules, has signed a
global distribution agreement with Mouser Electronics, the leading New Product Introduction (NPI) distributor. Mouser will stock NeoCortec’s range of wireless connectivity devices, including NC1000 and NC2400 network modules, Mini PCI Express (PCIe) interface modules and breakout boards. Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, NeoCortec develops mesh technologies and solutions for wireless sensor networks, enabling large-scale routing networks to operate in real time while simultaneously reducing power consumption. The unique NeoCortec protocol stack is offered for both 2.4GHz as well as sub 1GHz frequency bands, delivered in a series of pre-approved modules. Cost efficient and easy to integrate, the modules suit a broad range of applications based on IoT and Cloud-based sensor networks, including smart home and smart workplace, metering, security, agriculture, transportation, industry 4.0, medical and food distribution. All NeoCortec modules share the same tiny 11x18x2.6mm footprint, so the target product does not need to change to support a full range of frequency bands. Average power consumption is as low as 20μA. Comments Thomas Halkier CEO at NeoCortec: “By making the latest technologies easily available to designers, Mouser is a perfect supply channel partner for NeoCortec.” Adds Jeff Newell, Senior Vice President of Products at Mouser: “By simply adding an antenna and power to the NeoCortec NC1000 and NC2400 wireless mesh network modules, users can immediately create a fully functional wireless mesh network node, speeding development time and saving power.”
www.neocortec.com 44 June 2021
Components in Electronics
OKW Meets Rising Demand For Touchscreen Enclosures
OKW reports increasing demand for its advanced touchscreen enclosures: SMART-PANEL, SLIM-CASE, PROTEC and INTERFACE- TERMINAL. Collectively, all four cover a wide range of applications including IIoT/IoT, Industry 4.0, smart factory, measuring and control, medical and laboratory technology, offices, gateways, automation, data systems engineering and wireless communications. New SMART-PANEL houses edge-to-edge
touchscreens for building services, electrical installations, smart home and security systems. Ergonomic new SLIM-CASE (IP 54/65) accommodates touchscreens up to 4” (10cm) for a wide range of high-mobility environmental technology and safety engineering applications. PROTEC (IP 65 optional) has an ergonomic sloping front panel and is available in three sizes – all of which can be customized to house a touchscreen. Modular INTERFACE-TERMINAL (IP 54 optional) can be ordered in a range of configurations: mobile, table-top, wall-mounted or flush-mounted. An accessory glass screen can be specified for touchscreens (6.4”, 8.4” or 10.4”). OKW can supply all the enclosures fully customized.
Visit the OKW website for more information:
www.okw.co.uk/en/Products/Plastic-enclosures.htm
New SiBRAIN MCU development standard from MIKROE is ‘game-changer’ for embedded systems design
Easily swap-out MCUs during development with no hardware penalty Supports leading MCUs from Microchip, TI, NXP, STMicro and more MikroElektronika (MIKROE), the embedded solutions company that dramatically cuts development time by providing innovative hardware and software products based on proven standards, today launched SiBRAIN, a standard for add-on development boards that facilitates the simple installation and exchanging of a microcontroller (MCU) on a development board equipped with the SiBRAIN socket. SiBRAIN enables embedded designers to try out different MCUs in a prototype system without having to invest in expensive hardware or learn new tools. Currently, the SiBRAIN cards are available to support MCUs from major manufacturers including Microchip, STMicroelectronics, NXP and Texas Instruments, with others to follow shortly. Nebojsa Matic, CEO of MIKROE commented: “Because there is no universal standardization, for
every different microcontroller there is a specific set of operating instructions, new tools to learn, new boards and licenses to buy and new processes to adopt. The SiBRAIN card and socket standard is a game-changer, saving months of wasted development time and money and providing enormous design flexibility.”
SiBRAIN uses the same ‘plug & play’ concept which underpins MIKROE’s Click board product range. Depending on the MCU type, its pin count, and the number of required external components, there are different SiBRAIN add-on boards. Each board is a self-contained unit, allowing the development system to operate on a logic level, without having to facilitate the specific requirements of many different MCUs. This gives designers a free hand in the choice of MCU, regardless of the pin count or pin compatibility. Most importantly, this approach enables designers to swap SiBRAIN MCU cards easily during the development phase, without any additional hardware.
Please visit
https://www.mikroe.com/mcu-cards/8th-generation for more information.
Embedded ARM Core Front Panel Solutions from ITRON (U.K.) LTD
Itron’s powerful ARM-9 based embedded TFT modules provide serial interfaces to link host and peripheral devices using USB, RS232, Async, SPI, I2C, CAN and Ethernet. Most ports double up as general I/O with IRQ functionality. Our embedded solutions allow design engineers to move application processing into the TFT module which reduces host overhead and enables easily manageable communication speeds. The host overhead can send raw data to the TFT module for the operating system to process and synchronise display refresh, navigation and peripheral control.
For further details: The Sales Team, ITRON (U.K.) LTD +44 (0) 1493 601144 sales@
noritake-itron.com
www.noritake-itron.com
www.cieonline.co.uk
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