The RNM series 2000VDC isolated converter from RECOM (Brooklyn, NY) has a compact case size of 8.3 × 8.3 × 6.8 mm, and the pins fit into a standard 0.1" grid. The RNM converter features 1W of output power, and input and output voltages available in any combination from 3.3V to 15VDC and 1kVDC or 2kVDC isolation. The ambient operating temperature covers the full industrial range of -40°C to +85°C without derating and operation up to 100°C ambient is possible. Conversion efficiency is up to 84% and output ripple/noise is a respectable 100mVp-p.

The extremely small physical size of the converter allows application designers either to reduce the size of their circuit boards or add extra features in the same sized PCB. The RNM converter is a fully tested and guaranteed component and has the EN-60950-1 safety certification (UL-60601-1 pending) so it can be used in time-constrained projects where the power supply must work first time, every time, or in safety critical applications. Typical applications are isolated power supplies for industrial controllers, medical equipment, and hand-held devices.

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Sensor Products Inc. (Madison, NJ) announces the Pressurex Zero® tactile pressure-indicating sensor films. Pressurex Zero characterizes contact surface pressure down to an extremely low 7.2 PSI (0.5 kg/cm2). It is an easy-to-use flexible film that is placed between contacting or mating surfaces to instantly and accurately measure and map pressure magnitude and distribution. Var iations in contact surface pressure are immediately visible by the impression made on the film. The spatial resolution of the film is fine enough to expose minute surface defects and other imperfections. The range for Pressurex Zero is 7.2 – 28 PSI.

Pressurex comes in the form of a thin clear plastic sheet of 4 or 8 mil. It is available in eight different pressure ranges with the highest measuring impact up to 43,200 PSI. When placed between contacting surfaces, it instantaneously and permanently changes color directly proportional to the actual pressure applied. The precise pressure magnitude is easily determined by comparing color variation results to a color correlation chart. Pressurex can also be scanned through one of Sensor Product's optical imaging systems. Pressurex is used in design, manufacturing, calibration, and quality control. Other applications include flow check for fuel cell stacks and squeeges.

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WIN Enterprises, Inc. (North Andover, MA) has announced the PL-10540 and PL-10550 desktop platforms that feature the Intel® EP80579 Integrated Processor with Intel® QuickAssist Technology. The EP80579 is the Intel system-on-chip (SoC) purpose-built for the embedded and communications markets with highlyintegrated security features. The new WIN Enterprises platforms are designed for SOHO/SMB network management and network security applications, such as firewall, VPN, anti-spam, anti-virus, and intrusion detection and prevention.

The PL-10540 and PL-10550 support 4GbE and 5GbE LAN capability, respectively. E-OEMs are offered a scalable selection of 600MHz, 1.066GHz, or 1.2 GHz versions of the Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor. Support for Intel QuickAssist high-bandwidth and low-latency accelerator technology is available on select Intel EP80579 SoC processors. Features include a compact size of 9"(W) × 6.5"(D) × 1.7"(H), 256kb of L2 coherent cache, and four or five 10/100/ 1000Mbps Ethernet. Support for SATA HDD, Compact Flash II, and USB NAND Flash is provided. The PL- 10540 and PL-10550 desktop platforms are RoHS-compliant and offer dual color programmable LEDs. Linux, Windows Embedded XP, and FreeBSD are supported.

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LCR Electronics (Norristown, PA) offers a series of doublestage, low-profile EMI filters that provides easier assembly and reduced material costs. The 088 Series integrates a high attenuation EMI filter and IEC power entry socket with an illuminated power switch and either a fuse or a re-settable circuit breaker into one compact package. The RoHS-compliant 088 Series EMI filters are ideal for use in general purpose applications where electrical currents can cause damage to system components. The filters' low profile makes them suitable for applications where space is a premium, such as 1U rack configurations. The series uses either fast-on terminals or lead wires with customized lengths and terminals for installation in almost any application.

The 088 series filters are available in 4A to 10A rated current, 250 VAC 50/60 Hz, in both general purpose and low leakage current version. The high potential voltage for 088 series filters is 1,450 VDC line-to-line and 2,250 VDC line-to-ground. The Insertion loss measured in a 50 Ohm system ranges from 20 dBA to 79 dBA in common mode and 13 dBA to 81 dBA in differential mode, depending on the filter current rating.

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LDRA (Monks Ferry, Wirral, UK) has released the TBsecure plug-in complete with the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) CERT C secure coding standard. TBsecure identifies security vulnerabilities and enables implementation of the CERT C Secure Coding Standard version 1.0. LDRA's TBsecure plugs into TBvision, a module within the LDRA tool suite that enables developers to easily see how the source code performs against security vulnerabilities, fault-detection, and adherence to the required quality standards. As its primary role, TBsecure applies the CERT C secure coding rules and relays findings to TBvision, which graphically shows code quality, fault detection, and avoidance measures through call graphs, flow graphs, and code review reports.

The CERT C Secure Coding Standard provides rules and recommendations for secure coding in the C programming language, in order to eliminate insecure coding practices and undefined behaviors that lead to exploitable vulnerabilities. The application of the secure coding standard leads to higher quality systems that are robust and more resistant to attack. Rules and recommendations included in this CERT C Programming Language Secure Coding Standard are designed to be operating system and platform independent. Once established, these standards can be used as a metric to evaluate source code using an automated process.

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The IPm2m® RTU and Datalogger from SIXNET (Ballston Lake, NY) combines RTU (Remote Terminal Unit), datalogger, and telemetry interface in a compact, installation-ready package. The IPm2m has a full complement of communication ports with an Ethernet, RS232, RS485, and USB. This flexible port configuration makes it ideal for connecting to devices in a remote location. Each port supports SIXNET and Modbus protocol along with DNP3 slave. A diverse mixture of discrete and analog I/O is well-suited for remote monitor and control of various instruments.

Datalogging memory of 32MB in flash or dynamic memory provides space to save data that can be accessed at any time. Uninterruptible power protection supplies backup power from a central location to each distributed Etherbus® I/O module using a single Etherbus Fieldbus cable. The Etherbus PoE supply feature will keep the module communicating and powering critical instrumentation during a power failure. IPm2m provides the means to connect remotely to bring real-time data from distributed locations to the Internet or into central information servers. The RTU datalogger is ideal for remote machineto- machine applications such as environmental monitoring, energy/facility management, critical equipment monitoring, resource tracking and control, automated field service, and security systems.

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A study was performed to evaluate the relative merits of four methods of reconfiguring a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) in response to detection of a faulty configurable logic block (CLB). As used here, “reconfiguration” signifies replacing the faulty CLB by disconnecting it and connecting, in its stead, a previously unused CLB. This study was a major part of an effort to develop a circuit-reconfiguration system (CRS) that could utilize any of the four methods to implement fault tolerance in the FPGA.

New architectures have been developed for cryptographic hardware that offer high throughput, algorithm flexibility, radiation hardness, and low power. The asynchronous (clockless) architecture combines a dedicated large-integer processor (LIP), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), and a simple processor. The asynchronous LIP can perform public-key encryption using large keys at a fraction of the runtime energy consumption of synchronous (clocked) systems. The system is made of quasi-independent components that can be commercialized as stand-alone or in different configurations.

A heterogeneous cluster comprised of host processors and field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) was used to accelerate the performance of parallel fine-grained applications using a direct FPGA- to-FPGA communications channel. The communications channel is implemented with an all-to-all board that attaches directly to the FPGA boards via their I/O interface. Parallel Discrete Event Simulation (PDES) was used to demonstrate the acceleration performance.

Reconfigurable Computers (RCs) combine traditional microprocessors with field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), and are characterized by lower form/wrap factors compared to parallel platforms. Therefore, RCs are a promising candidate for on-board preprocessing. The RC used in this real-time cloud detection system is an SRC-6E reconfigurable computer. The system can be used for on-board preprocessing by prototyping the Landsat 7 ETM+ ACCA algorithm on the SRC-6E.