Measurement Computing Gets On the CPCI Bus; MCC Introduces New Line of DAQ Products.Business/Technology Editors MIDDLEBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 2001 Measurement Computing today released a line of CompactPCI digital input/output (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 ) boards. The new CPCI-DIO computer board family includes the CPCI-DIO24H, CPCI-DIO48H and CPCI-DIO96H. These digital I/O boards provide 24, 48 and 96 I/O bits, respectively. The CPCI-compatible boards are based on a discrete logic emulation of the 82C55 mode 0 and provide high output drive capability (64mA sink, 15mA source). The high-density 48H and 96H boards use 74S244 chips for digital output drivers and 74LS373 input buffers. "Our new digital I/O product line introduces a low cost, high quality CompactPCI product," said Ed Evansen, president, Measurement Computing Corporation. "These boards are a continuation of our rapid expansion into new bus and board arenas. The new CPCI See CompactPCI. boards keep pace with one of our core values: To deliver quality boards that help industrial engineers quickly acquire data and stay within their budgets." The CPCI-DIO board family is compatible with a wide variety of external relay and solid state I/O module racks. This includes the industry's largest selection of digital signal conditioning products, such as Measurement Computing's CIO-ERB48, 24 & 08, CIO-SERB48, 24 & 08 (providing 48, 24 or 8 electromechanical The use of electricity to run moving parts. Disk drives, printers and motors are examples. Electromechanical systems must be designed for the eventual deterioration of moving components that wear over time. The first TVs were electromechanical systems (see video/TV history). relays) and the SSR-RACK48, 24 & 08 (providing 48, 24, or 8 solid state relays). The new boards are shipped with Measurement Compuing's InstaCal(R), an installation and test software package and are supported by the Universal Library(R). Additionally, each board is supported by most third-party, high-level data acquisition programs including LabVIEW(TM) from National Instruments, VEE(R) from Agilent Technologies and SoftWIRE(TM) from SoftWIRE Technology. CPCI-DIO board prices include: --CPCI-DIO24H: $289.00 U.S. with delivery from stock --CPCI-DIO48H: $329.00 --CPCI-DIO96H: $399.00 Measurement Computing Corporation, designs, manufactures and markets a full line of computer-based test and measurement hardware and software. These products include analog and digital I/O boards, serial and GPIB (General Purpose Interface Bus) An IEEE 488 standard parallel interface used for attaching sensors and programmable instruments to a computer. Using a 24-pin connector, up to 15 devices can be daisy chained together. HP's version is the HPIB. interfaces for the PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). , ISA (1) (Instruction Set Architecture) See instruction set. (2) (Interactive Services Association) See Internet Alliance. (3) (Internet Security and Acceleration) See .NET. , cPCI, PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, San Jose, CA, www.pcmcia.org) An international standards body and trade association that was founded in 1989 to establish a standard for connecting peripherals to portable computers. PCMCIA created the PC Card. See PC Card. and PC104 buses, as well as RS-232/485 serial interfaces. Measurement Computing, www.measurementcomputing.com, also provides an extensive line of signal conditioning products; a family of low-cost, rugged data loggers, a new expansion chassis series and a 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. based I/O. The privately owned company, founded in 1989, has more than 80 employees and markets its products worldwide through direct marketing, a distribution network and the worldwide web. |
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