CopperAlliance.net - Backplane and Signal Integrity

Michael Munroe's page for backplane and signal integrity topics, info and favorite links.

CopperAlliance.net - Backplane and Signal Integrity

• Cooling Systems - A Tutorial, April 1994
• Power Management: It's in the System, RTC Magazine, December 2005
• 3U VPX: Small, Rugged and REDI, RTC Magazine, September 2007
• More .....

Network Friendly Embedded Systems - Coridium

"Our products are designed to configure themselves on most networks. The development environment is something you already use every day: Your web browser and text editor."

Network Friendly Embedded Systems - Coridium

From Hyper Embedded - Microcontroller ASIC and EDA

ARMmite PRO - Low-cost SBC - Coridium

Features Include

• Arduino PRO footprint compatible
• Compatible with 5V shields
• Development software Basic and C
• ARM7 CPU running at 60 Mhz
• 24 TTL compatible digital I/O
• 7 10-bit A/D converters, 100 KHz sample rate
• 8 Hardware PWM channels
• Internal supplies of 5V, 3.3V and 1.8V

Mechatronics Demonstration Kit with PIC

The DM163029 or PICDEM Mechatronics demonstration board is an easy-to-use mechatronics development and demonstration platform. Mechatronics refers to implementing intelligent control in a mechanical system.

Mechatronics Demonstration Kit with PIC

The demonstration kit takes a hands-on approach to learning about mechatronics. Jumper wires are provided in the kit which allow the developer to experiment with connecting the PIC microcontroller to various components on the board. These components include sensors, LEDs, human input devices and motor drivers.



Features Include

• PIC16F917 MCU with 8 MHz
• Displays: 8 LEDs and LCD
• Stepper motor and brushed DC motors
• Analog temperature sensor
• 32.768 kHz crystal for time generation
• Human inputs: 4 tactile switches, 2 potentiometers
• Optical speed sensor for brushed DC motor
• ICSP programming capability - MPLAB ICD

Mechatronics Control System - Sun Equipment Corporation

This Mechatronics Control System was a custom design for Sierra College in California. Professor Steven Hunter and Professor Michael Halbern initiated a new mechatronics program to challenge students' problem solving skills and a keen understanding of the system structure and functions as a whole.

Mechatronics Control System - Sun Equipment Corporation

Electrical Specifications Include

• Mitsubishi FX 2N-32 MR PLC Controller (Siemens and Allen Bradley PLC's available)
• Main Unit I/O control points: 24 inputs/ 16 outputs
• 8K words memory (extensible to 16K words)
• RS-232/ or RS-422
• 16 Input LED Indication lights, 16 Output LED Indication lights
• 25-pin D-Shaped communication connectors for I/O between PLC and mechanism

From - Sun Equipment Corporation