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New Integrated Operator Console/Amplifier for Machine Tool OEMs and Retrofit Applications
Autopilot quick setup tool, all in a slim line design with 4 or 6-axis Geo PMAC motion and servo amplifier. Integration and connectivity between the operator console and the smart servo amplifier is simplified by utilizing a single USB2.0 interface cable. With the 900 CNC, the user adds appropriate motors
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CATV Equipment Protection (.pdf)
As cable providers enter the local exchange market, protection of CATV (Community Antenna TV) equipment becomes even more critical in order to ensure reliable operation of equipment and uninterrupted service. Protection Requirements CATV line equipment should be able to withstand overvoltages
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Optical fibers keep an eye on sensor connections
be programmed with a remote control with either a 5 or 16-ft cable. Copy and paste functions duplicate settings from one amplifier to another easily. It also lets users upload various settings into the remote controller's 10 memory banks. With the remote-control programmer, the sensor's hysteresis
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Joel Orr: Let the Computer Do More of It!
control your TV and stereo, with the addition of some inexpensive software. Apple just released AirportExpress, a $129 little box that networks wirelessly with your computers, and brings the audio from iTunes (or any other audio application) into your stereo or powered speakers. Technologies are being
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Machine Vision: Seeing (Electronically) Is Believing
and Thru-Beam sensors, with choice of cable or quick disconnect. Omron s ZX laser measurement sensor system features a single amplifier unit that supports 11 different sensing heads interchangeably, eliminating the need to purchase unique amplifiers for each sensing head. Heads available include eight
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No contact means no headaches in position transducing
for the noncontacting potentiometer shows the coupling capacitance , and the stray ground capacitance, , are then summed by the integrating amplifier. The amplifier output voltage, , is proportional to the position of the probe. Noncontacting potentiometers typically are more linear than contacting types
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EETimes.com | Electronics Industry News for EEs & Engineering Managers
Telecom Express plans $100 million stock offering Sematech launches metrology initiative with tool suppliers Lucent hybrid combines FPGA, ASIC features TI signs up Syscon to develop plug-in software testing for DSPs Anadigics rolls out GaAs amplifier for 870-MHz cable TV networks Cypress expands
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Distribute and conquer: Ethernet tackles motion control
and feed-forward parameters. A typical central control system consists of a single controller residing in the host PC. Because signals from the motor, amplifier, and limit switches must connect directly to the controller, the wiring can get fairly complex. E-Series motion controllers use Ethernet