ADLINK Technology introduce its industry first (PoE) frame grabber

ADLINK Technology, Inc., now offer its GIE62+, the industry's first Power over Ethernet (PoE) frame grabber, which supports two independent Gigabit Ethernet ports for multiple Gigabit Ethernet Vision device connections with data transfer rates up to 1000 Mb/s.

By supporting the Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP), the two Gigabit Ethernet ports of the GIE62+ can be configured as a Link Aggregation Group (LAG), and provide a sustained maximum data rate of 2 Gb/s.

The GIE62+ is ADLINK's latest addition to their "power over cable" series of frame grabbers supporting Power over Camera Link®, IEEE 1394b (FireWire 800), and now Power over Ethernet. "Power over cable" solution provides single cable solutions between cameras and frame grabbers to provide both data and power. Applications will greatly benefit through reduced costs, simpler installation (supporting cable lengths of up to 100 meters), and lower maintenance.

"This unique combination of features will be a great benefit for a wide range of applications, especially where high-speed industrial vision is required", stated Ethan Huang, Senior Product Director at ADLINK. "We've even included two of each isolated TTL digital inputs, outputs, and programmable trigger pulses to connect to external devices such as position sensors and strobe lighting to further simplify implementations of complex designs."

The GIE62+ also provides automatic detection of being a powered device within the system to ensure reliable connections between other PoE and non-PoE cameras and frame grabber cards. 

For further, information on The GIE62+, ADLINK's latest addition to their "power over cable" series of frame grabbers and its complete line of machine vision products, view website: http://www.adlinktech.com/Vision/  Refer to page 122

Molex Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable
Plus (QSFP+) solution  for high-density applications

Molex Incorporated's Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable Plus (QSFP+) interconnect solution are designed for a multitude of markets and applications including switches, routers, Host Bus Adapters (HBAs), enterprise data centres, high-performance computing (HPC) and storage. Components of the system include the Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) shielding cage, passive cable assembly, active cable assembly, optical MTP cable assembly, optical loopback and a 38-circuit SMT iPass™ host connector.

Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable Plus (QSFP+) interconnect solution.

 "The QSFP has evolved to QSFP+ to meet 10 Gbps data rates just as SFP progressed from SFP to SFP+ for 10 Gbps rates. The original QSFP MSA now resides as INF-8438 and is no longer an appropriate designation for use, being superseded by SFF-8436 in the SFF [Small Form Factor] Committee," said Jay Neer, advanced technical market manager, industry standards, Molex Incorporated.
 
"The SFF-8436 document specifies a transceiver mechanical form factor with latching mechanism, host-board electrical-edge connector and cage. The hot-pluggable transceiver integrates 4 transmit and 4 receive channels plus sideband signals. Molex's QSFP+ transceiver (cable plug) can replace up to 4 standard SFP+ transceivers, resulting in greater port density and overall system cost savings over traditional SFP+ products," continued Neer.
 
QSFP+ uses a standard 38-circuit iPass SMT host connector with a proven mating interface that enables high durability. The iPass contact design, also implemented in other standards such as PCIe*, SAS, SATA, Ethernet and InfiniBand**, provides four balanced differential channels featuring class-leading isolation, and bandwidth, with durability cycling up to 250 cycles. The Molex host connector mounts to the PCB beneath a low-profile metal cage that provides latch points and is engineered to provide appropriate EMI protection for the host system port. Optional light pipes and heat sink thermal solutions can be clipped onto the cage when needed.
 
The QSFP+ cable assemblies are designed to accommodate stacked and ganged connector configurations in extremely high-density requirements. They support 10G Ethernet, InfiniBand, SAS and SONET/SDH standards with different data rate options.
 
The optical QSFP+ MTP cable assemblies and loopbacks meet the QSFP+ interface specification. Cables are constructed with 12-fiber 3.00mm round cable for data centre interconnect cable assembly applications. The round cable provides much improved cable management over the traditional flat ribbon cable. A robust 4.50mm round optical cable ensures cable integrity and improved cable routing for installations that require connections greater than 25m apart.
 
QSFP+ MTP-to-LC breakout cable assemblies are available for SFP+ or patch-panel installations. Loopbacks feature a compact housing compatible with module spacing and loop optical transmit ports to receive ports for testing, burn-in and field troubleshooting.
 
For further information about the QSFP+ interconnect solution from Molex, view website: www.molex.com/product/qsfp+.html  Refer to next page

Belden introduces new comprehensive range of copper cabling solutions for industrial Ethernet connectivity

Belden, a world leader in the development of signal transmission products for enterprise, industrial, building management, broadcast and security applications, has introduced a new and comprehensive range of copper cabling to support Industrial Ethernet and associated communication networks, including EtherNet/IP™ and Profinet. The new range offers more choice to suit specific application and cost requirements.

The new Industrial Data Solutions range was specifically designed for use in industrial environments and complements Belden's existing Industrial Data Solutions copper Fieldbus cable offering for industrial environments. Building upon its Fieldbus cable solutions with proven reliability, the Belden portfolio now offers customers a single source for all their industrial network connectivity needs, i.e. switches, connectors and cable, with a wide choice of products with the highest level of reliability, quality and performance in the industrial automation and data processing environment.

Belden Industrial Ethernet copper cabling solutions deliver the highest level of quality, consistency and performance possible in the industrial environment to ensurmaximum uptime and productivity.

Supporting Key Industrial Ethernet Standards
Belden offers a choice of two ranges according to Ethernet Protocol. Profinet cabling, a range of copper cabling conforing to the standard managed by PI International; and standard copper cabling to support other Industrial Ethernet standards.

Profinet Cabling
A range of copper cabling conforming to PROFINET, the industrial ethernet standard managed by PI International (compliant with Profinet PN-Cabling Guide 2252 V200 May 2007) and suitable for use in the industrial environment, cabling is SF/UTP and Cat 5e performance.

Standard Industrial Ethernet Cabling
A range of copper cabling to support industrial ethernet and associated networks such as EtherNet/IP™. Suitable for use in the industrial environment, cabling is SF/UTP for Cat 5e and S/FTP for Cat 7 performance.

Comprehensive portfolio
The new comprehensive portfolio is manufactured in Europe and offers over 30 different cable designs, both in 4-pair and 2-pair cables. In addition to its broad scope, the new portfolio offers other key advantages. Cables and cord sets can be designed to customer specifications. Also available is a choice of robust jacket grades for bulk cabling to meet the different requirements of general, harsh and extreme conditions. Armored and application-specific cable jackets are available upon request, including non-cross-linked, weld splatter-resistant jackets.

Belden Industrial Ethernet cables can be used in conjunction with Hirschmann™ and Lumberg Automation™ switches and connectors to provide effective industrial automation solutions for a number of industries. Key amongst these are Automation & Processing; Oil & Gas; and Energy.

For further information, view website: www.belden-emea.com  Refer to page 122

ADLINK Technology's feature-rich 3U CompactPCI^®
PlusIO Compatible Blade with IPMI and TPM support

ADLINK Technology Inc. (TAIEX: 6166), a leading supplier of industrial building blocks, introduces the cPCI-3970 Series, the first 3U CompactPCI PlusIO compatible processor blade in its product lineup that supports high-speed serial point-to-point connections. The ADLINK cPCI-3970 Series is equipped with the latest quad and dual core 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7/i5 processor with ECC memory support, and the Intel® QM67 Platform Controller Hub (PCH). It is a high performance solution for applications in industrial control and automation, transportation, and medical segments that require enhanced graphics capabilities, ECC memory and high speed I/O interconnects.

The ADLINK cPCI-3970 Series supports the following operating systems: Microsoft Windows® XP, Microsoft Windows® 7, RedHat Enterprise Linux 6 and VxWorks.

The cPCI-3970 Series includes two blade types based on the same electrical and mechanical design: the cPCI-3970 which is equipped with HM connectors, and the fully PICMG 2.30 compliant cPCI-3971 which features an Ultra Hard Metric (UHM) J2 connector with a data transfer speed of 5 Gb/s. Both products are compatible with the CompactPCI PlusIO pin assignment and support PCI Express Gen2 x4, three SATA ports, three USB 2.0 ports and two Gigabit Ethernet ports at the J2 connector.

"ADLINK's cPCI-3970 Series has an outstanding performance-per-watt ratio and is designed for maximum interoperability, expandability and flexibility," states Eric Kao, Director of ADLINK's Modular Computing Product Center. "CompactPCI PlusIO compatibility allows the cPCI-3971 to be electrically and mechanically backward compatible with CompactPCI and paves a smooth path for upgrading the legacy CompactPCI parallel bus to modern high speed serial interfaces. It can work in hybrid backplanes with a legacy 32-bit/33MHz CompactPCI bus for existing CompactPCI peripherals and modern high speed point-to-point serial connections. The cPCI-3970 Series is well suited for the requirements of today's embedded applications."

"ADLINK's cPCI-3970 Series is equipped with the 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7 processor and the Intel® QM67 PCH. This powerful combination provides built-in HD graphics, smart multi-tasking capabilities and improved power efficiency. Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology and Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 are supported to use processor resources more efficiently with multiple threads to running on each core and dynamically adapt processor frequency to match the workload," said Matt Langman, marketing director of Intel's Embedded Computing Division."

The cPCI-3970 Series is a 3U CompactPCI blade with rich features for different applications. For high density computing applications, it can operate in a system slot as a master or in a peripheral slot as a standalone blade. In addition, the cPCI-3970 Series is compliant with the PICMG 2.9 specification and supports system management functions based on the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) as well as hardware monitoring of physical characteristics such as CPU and system temperature, DC voltages and power status. With different riser cards installed and the addition of a Rear Transition Module (RTM), the cPCI-3970 Series provides versatile I/O interfaces up to two DisplayPort/DVI/HDMI, four serial ports, four SATA ports, five USB 2.0 ports, four GbE ports, PS/2 KB/MS, audio ports, and one PMC/XMC site for expansion flexibility. Trusted Platform Module (TPM 1.2) is also supported to provide efficient hardware-based data protection.

For further information, view website: http://www.adlinktech.com/cPCI/  Refer to page 122