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Reconfigurable control and acquisition system
May 2005
The RIO FPGA hardware provides essentially unlimited options for timing, triggering, synchronisation, and sensor-level signal processing and decision-making

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Controlling Australia's largest power station
May 2005, Yokogawa South Africa
Yokogawa proposed an integrated solution comprised of a distributed control system (DCS), plant information management system, field device management system, full-replica training simulator and field instruments together with strong local support

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New multiparameter universal controller
May 2005, PREI Instrumentation
The new Hach SC1000 multiparameter universal controller from PREI Instrumentation can accept up to 20 sensors, in any combination, in a true plug-and-play system. These sensors can be any of the following ...

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Solid-state solution with Linux approach
May 2005
In collaboration with an industry-leading semiconductor manufacturing supplier, an integrator recognised the significant potential of combining the strengths of the Linux operating system with the power ...

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Combined PC + PLC machine controller
May 2005, Phoenix Contact
The S-MAX machine controller from Phoenix Contact is a high-performance combination of PC platform, soft PLC and fieldbus master that includes operating and monitoring functions. When it comes to equipping ...

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CPU card supports TFT and DSTN LCD, LVDS
May 2005
Advantech's PCI-6871 is a half-sized CPU card with onboard VIA Eden400 C3 EBGA fanless CPU. The VIA Eden processor uses advanced 0,13 µ CMOS technology with 128 KB L1 cache memory and 64 KB L2 cache memory ...

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Water and process industry control systems
April 2005, Festo South Africa
Sensor boxes that provide a reliable position feedback function, particularly with swivel drives in the field of water/waste-water treatment, and a local controller for opening and closing main valves ...

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PC programmable transmitters
April 2005, Security Services & Risk Management
KAB Instruments is offering the Datexel range of DIN Rail and 'Hockey-Puck' Headmount Smart PC programmable transmitters. The complete range of instruments carry CE and ISO9001 certification. The instruments ...

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Single device for PC and PLC operation and monitoring
March 2005, Phoenix Contact , Products & Solutions
The S-MAX machine controller from Phoenix Contact is a high-performance combination of PC platform, soft PLC and fieldbus master that includes operating and monitoring functions. When it comes to equipping ...

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Broadcast control system on a dam
March 2005, Products & Solutions
When the rainy season in Taiwan causes the water level in a dam to rise too high, the dam operators must release the water to protect the area. This sudden onrush of water is dangerous to people fishing ...

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Profibus DP/AS-interface gateway
March 2005
IFM Electronic has added the SmartLink DP, an AS-i/Profibus gateway to its AS-i master family. All LEDs indicating AS-i voltage/communication error, projection mode, configuration error/periphery fault ...

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Entry for invited guests only
March 2005
Wago Ethernet controllers have additional functionality, which allows controlled access to the control and configuration data. The controllers are effectively protected against unauthorised access by ...

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Controller for DIN-rail mounting
March 2005
Johannesburg-based ASSTech Process Electronics & Instrumentation's German supplier, JUMO, is offering a high-performance DIN-rail mount controller, the JUMO iTRON DR100. Configurable as a 2-state controller ...

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Amplifier and multiplexer board
March 2005
The PCLD-789D from ProMicro is a front-end, signal conditioning and channel multiplexing daughterboard designed for use with analog input ports. It multiplexes 16 differential input channels into a single ...

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High-performance controllers
March 2005, Temperature Controls
Temperature Controls, sole SA agents for RKC, is offering its new range of high performance controllers, the FB Series. The process controller has a more advanced Brilliant II PID, auto tuning, advanced ...

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Intelligent process controllers
March 2005
Failure in the production process is often due to burnt out elements, stress as a result of thermal expansion in the startup phase or processes overheating or suddenly stopping. These are generally ...

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Servo motor controller and encoder cards
March 2005
Advantech's PCI-1240 4-axis stepping/pulse-type servo motor control card is designed for general-purpose extreme motion applications. The PCI-1240 is a high-speed 4-axis motion control card for the PCI ...

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PLC upgrade supports legacy code
February 2005
For many years Control Technology Inc (CTi) has been the preferred engineering company responsible for the design, manufacturing and support of the many 'specialty modules' for the TI505 series PLC range ...

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Mini-PLC with logging facility
February 2005, Integrated Solutions, Infrastructure
Until recently standard micro PLC units did not offer the option of data logging. Vangard Digital has now developed a mini-PLC with a logging facility, providing a low-cost solution for combined data ...

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High performance inline controller
February 2005, Phoenix Contact
The ILC 370 ETH 2TX-IB is the newest addition to the modular and compact inline controller product range from Phoenix Contact. In this product family, control intelligence is directly integrated into ...

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