Agilent Technologies Offers Industry's First Laser-Based Optical Mouse Reference Design Kits for Corded and Gaming Mice; LaserStream Design Kits Accelerate Time-to-Market for Mouse Manufacturers.PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif. -- Agilent Technologies This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :A) today introduced the industry's first optical mouse reference design kits based on the company's patented LaserStream technology. Two LaserStream reference designs are being offered: one for high-end corded mice and one for high-performance gaming mice. Agilent's LaserStream illumination and tracking technology provides 20 times the surface tracking power of an LED-based optical mouse sensor. Laser illumination is superior to LED-based illumination because it reveals trackable surface structures the LED light source cannot uncover. Laser mice using this technology can easily track on painted metal, polished wood-grain, glossy photo paper, translucent plastic, frosted glass Frosted glass is produced by the acid etching of clear sheet glass, or sand-blasting. It has the effect of rendering the glass translucent, obscuring the view while still passing light. Applications:
"Our new LaserStream reference design kits are enabling our OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and customers to complete their new corded and gaming laser mouse designs in time for the high-volume, fourth-quarter retail sales season," said Ngoh Kee Hane, vice president and general manager of the Navigation Products Division in Agilent's Semiconductor Products Group. "Consumers are clearly gravitating to the higher performance and superior tracking of laser mice. This transition from LED-based mice to laser-based mice is occurring at a much faster pace than the last technology cycle, in which LED mice replaced mechanical ball mice." ADNK-6003 Corded Laser Mouse Kit Based on the Agilent ADNS-6000 laser navigation sensor and the Cypress CY7C63743-PXC USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. microcontroller, the ADNK-6003 optical mouse designer's kit provides a low-cost and feature-rich time-to-market solution. The ADNS-6000 features 800 counts per inch (cpi) resolution, 20 inches per second (ips) maximum velocity maximum velocity n. 1. The maximum rate of an enzymatic reaction that can be achieved by progressively increasing the substrate concentration. 2. and a 6,400 frames per second (fps) frame rate. The ADNS-6000 sensor along with the ADNS-6120 lens, ADNS-6230 clip and ADNV-6330 laser diode form the complete laser mouse tracking system. Communication between the CY7C63743-PXC microcontroller and the Agilent ADNS-6000 sensor is accomplished through the integrated serial peripheral interface (communications, hardware) Serial Peripheral Interface - (SPI) A serial interface in which a master device supplies clock pulses to exchanges data serially with a slave over two data wires (Master-Slave and Slave-Master). . The Cypress microcontroller features a 12 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. internal clock, 256 bytes of RAM, 8 Kbytes of EPROM EPROM in full erasable programmable read-only memory Form of computer memory that does not lose its content when the power supply is cut off and that can be erased and reused. , a built-in clock oscillator oscillator Mechanical or electronic device that produces a back-and-forth periodic motion. A pendulum is a simple mechanical oscillator that swings with a constant amplitude, requiring the addition of energy at each swing only to compensate for the energy lost because of air and timers, and programmable drive strength and pull-up resistors on each I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output line. The Agilent ADNK-6003 designer's kit is connectable to a PC via the USB port. A USB cable is provided with the kit. ADNK-6013 Corded Laser Gaming Mouse Kit Based on the Agilent ADNS-6010 high-performance laser navigation sensor and the Cypress CY7C63743-PXC USB microcontroller, the ADNK-6013 optical mouse designer's kit provides a fast time-to-market solution for development of the industry's highest-performing laser gaming mice. The ADNS-6010 features industry-leading 2,000 cpi resolution, 45 ips maximum velocity and a 7,080 fps frame rate. The ADNS-6010 sensor along with the ADNS-6120 lens, ADNS-6230 clip and ADNV-6330 laser diode form the complete laser mouse tracking system. Communication between the CY7C63743-PXC microcontroller and the Agilent ADNS-6010 sensor is accomplished through the integrated serial peripheral interface. The Cypress EPROM-based microcontroller allows for easy firmware modification. The Agilent ADNK-6013 designer's kit is connectable to a PC via the USB port. A USB cable is provided with the kit. U.S. Pricing and Availability The Agilent ADNK-6003 and ADNK-6013 optical mouse reference design kits, priced at $199 each, include a sample optical mouse with complete schematics, layout and firmware. The kits are available now through Agilent's direct sales channel and worldwide distribution partners. Agilent Optical Mouse Sensor Solutions Agilent pioneered position sensing for mouse technology and supplies these products to all major optical mouse manufacturers worldwide, having shipped more than 400 million sensors to date. Agilent provides a broad portfolio of mouse sensors, ranging from inexpensive, entry-level LED-based models to high-precision versions. Since their introduction, optical mice powered by Agilent's optical sensing technology have established themselves as the standard in computer input devices. Agilent's new LaserStream technology is expected to revolutionize the mouse industry yet again. More information about Agilent's LED and laser optical navigation sensors, and reference design kits is available at www.agilent.com/view/opticalnavigation. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) is the world's premier measurement company and a technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company's 28,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $7.2 billion in fiscal year 2004. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: Please direct reader inquiries to Agilent Semiconductor Products Group at +1 800 235 0312, or e-mail us at semiconductorsupport@agilent.com. Further technology, corporate citizenship Corporate Citizenship The extent to which businesses are socially responsible in meeting legal, ethical and economic responsibilities placed on them by shareholders. 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