
‘Usb Adapter’
An Electronicstalk guide
Start with the news release System host board for energy and medical sectors from Kontron, which we summarised at the time by saying "Kontron has introduced the PICMG 1.3 system host PCI-761, a slot-card-sized industrial server board equipped with the Intel Q57 Express chipset for asynchronous real-time applications.". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release Development board for HMI/automotive applications from Mistral Solutions: "Mistral Solutions has announced Craneboard, a low-cost ARM-based development board that offers designers a fully open-source printed circuit board (PCB) and design to reduce development costs.".
In December 2010, we covered the news from Vivid Engineering - take a look at Supporting products for Camera Link applications which says: "Vivid Engineering is has announced five new supporting products for Camera Link applications. ".
Take a look also at the news release from Power Integrations, Offline switcher IC eliminates no-load waste, as well as Communication appliance for security networking from Portwell Technology, and UPS is suitable for IT and data applications from AEG Power Solutions.
Latest stories...
Tyco cable assembly transmits multimedia content (November 2010)
Tyco Electronics has launched a long-reach, passive cable assembly for projectors and large commercial LCD monitors that complies with the Displayport v1.1a reduced bit rate (RBR) specification.
Fairchild offers USB-compliant switching chargers (November 2010)
Fairchild Semiconductor has developed the FAN5400 series of USB-compliant, Lithium-ion switching chargers with USB On-The-Go (USB-OTG) capabilities for smart phones, tablets and digital cameras.
Molex connector delivers high-definition video (November 2010)
Molex announces its next-generation HDMI Type D (Micro) connector, designed to help deliver high-definition video and images from mobile devices to flat-panel screens.
Embedded controller ideal for rugged applications (October 2010)
Aaeon has launched the AEC-6940, an advanced embedded controller that adopts the Intel Core 2 Duo processor and supports VGA and audio, making it ideal for multimedia applications.
Mounting adapter includes built-in transfer switch (September 2010)
TDI Power has announced that the LPES-SA single-module mounting adaptor allows any standard hot-plug 1U LPE inverter to be used in a standalone application.
Z-Comms offers waveguide-to-coax adapters (September 2010)
Z-Communications has launched a range of waveguide solutions designed to provide the microwave industry with high-performance precision waveguides for their equipment needs.
Embedded system for multimedia applications (September 2010)
Ibase Technology, a manufacturer of industrial computers, has launched an Atom N450 processor-based CSB100-891 fan-less embedded system for multimedia applications such as POS/kiosk and automation.
Linear battery charger for Bluetooth headsets (September 2010)
Maxim Integrated Products has introduced the MAX8895, a linear battery charger for Bluetooth headsets and portable devices that is compatible with the USB Battery Charging Specification Revision 1.1.
Further reading
- USB adapters bring new life to serial devices
Serial devices are ideal for connecting one or two peripherals such as barcode scanners, serial displays and data acquisition modules to any USB port. - USB adapter turns PC into oscilloscope
A new USB2.0-connected PC-based mixed-signal oscilloscope adapter has 14bit dual-channel A/D conversion and advanced maths functions.

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