MasTec Ltd
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August 2009              Circulation 17,000+ World-wide                Edition # 94

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Activity for Early Spring _ Highlighting our T&M product lines

Well how was the winter, any skiing time??. We have had a lot of time with the horses in the mud.

Spring is here up north and the Almond trees are in full flower, have been for 2-3 weeks now.

MasTec has had a busy winter, with a lot of OEM Machine and Device Building clients starting to ramp up production again.

So we have been supplying parts for the builds that are probably going on right now.

These clients will be running these production items off orders received and not just building for inventory, you can be sure.

This means business has been steadily improving over the year for many companies. They have low inventories and will only build on orders, keeping things lean. This means delivery times are getting extended and everyone at present is OK with this but it will soon change and it will be all go again.

We hope the same is happening in your area also.


Focus on T&M Products with a special focus on Rigol Products

Rigol is a premier instrument maker, Oscilloscopes, DMM, ARBs both Bench and Virtual.

They supply many companies in the world with badged products, even Agilent.

I think if you are teaching or researching this newsletter section will be of interest.

Pricing on these products are excellent and we feel we can beat any equivalent product in NZ or Australia right now. So if you are setting up labs or workshops with instruments, you may save thousands of dollars using Rigol and the other manufacturers in this newsletter.

This issue will look at Rigol first as a highlight and then also include some of our other suppliers of Instruments.

We can surely meet your needs in 95% of cases.


A New Service

This section is to assist other companies:

We are finding many small start up companies are having difficulty exposing their products or services to the market.

This is a report on one of the companies we introduced a few months back.

 

Follow up on Infranet Systems Ltd

Infranet Systems has several sites in NZ running now and in July shipped their first export order with possibly more to come from the same client if all runs well remotely.

On time of writing, they have comms and the data is flowing to the web server fine from a country in the Pacific.

Infranet Systems make Web based connected remote monitoring and control systems for Infrastructure running out of sites on ADSL, 3G, GPRS etc.

The End Point Infranet System has local intelligence and has a configured set of rules of how to operate and maintain the site if comms is lost. If comms is lost, data is still collected and held in the remote end and when comms is re-established the data is sent to the web server, to up date the graphs and displays etc for the clients page/s.

The infrastructure can be almost anything, such as resouces like fuel, water, electricity, bulk material and security

It can manage devices or systems like these: - pumps, gensets, UPSs, motors, alternative power, any tank system, battery banks, silos.

Typical locations are industrial, generation, pumping, reticulation sites as well as building complexes, hotel, resorts, apartments and marine service sites, even marine floating systems, like ferries etc.

The nice thing about this IP Based system, is that all the customers get a web page/s to view their systems performance with historical data plots etc. So view anywhere even on your 3G phone, iphone etc.

For security or alarms, the system can do SMS text or emails to central locations etc for remedial correction or site visits

New Model Releases:

Infranet Systems are site testing level 3 of their software which configures remotely of the web, so the system will be even more versatile. Release date is before the end of the year at this point.

Infranet have also released a hardened galvanically isolated end point module for harsh sites, with all I/O digital and analog having isolation. Also including standard 4-20mA analog loops with loop power. All digital in and out are isolated to 4000VRMS and analogs to 1500VRMS.

They can be boxed in IP68 rating now

I am interested in this


Some Interesting Highlights for this month are:-

LabJack - U6 - 16bit + ADC, programmable gain amp, TCs and Bridges without any additional hardware. Best buy for simple instrumentation so far.

Gamatronic - Are you building a data center? You need Gamatronic Power + or Mega Power hot swap redundant  scaleable UPSs to 250KVA. Don't leave the datacenter without one. Very high efficiency. Super prices Easy  install. Power factor correction also

Array PLC - wireless remote control - pushing out the uses for these low cost PLCs. Now build remote control relays with a range of up to 70--100 meters. This is the lowest cost way we know of for wireless control of 6 relays with programmability in the middle for complex or simple logic, timers lock outs, interlocks etc.


The " Little Bites eNewsletter " ©

 Bench Work

Test and Measurement Edition

 Automatic Test Work
 

 Rigol Instruments
 

Oscilloscopes

 DMM

 Function & Arbs Generators

DS1000E/D - Colour

 Model  DS1102E  DS1052E  DS1102D  DS1052D
 BW  100MHZ  50MHZ  100MHZ  50MHZ
Logic Analysis

 X

 X

 Y

 Y

DM305X

 Model  DM3051  DM3052  DM3054
 Resolution  5 3/4 digits all models allmodels
Interface

 NA

Lan/GPIB

 Lan/GPIB
+ MUX

DG10X2

 Model

 DG1022
 Max Freq

 20MHZ
Interface

 USB

Oscilloscopes

 DMM

 Function & Arbs Generators

DS1000A - Colour

 Model  DS1062CA  DS1102CA  DS1202CA  DS1302CA
 BW  60MHZ  100MHZ  200MHZ  300MHZ
Realtime
sample

2GS/s
Single

 1GS/s
Dual

 On all Models

 On all Models
Equiv
sample

50GS/s

 On all Models

 On all Models

 On all Models
Refresh

2000
wfms/s

 On all Models

 On all Models

 On all Models
Memory Depth

10kpts single

5kpts
dual

 On all Models

 On all Models

DM306X

 Model  DM3061  DM3062  DM3064
 Resolution  6 1/2 digits all models allmodels
Interface

 NA

Lan/GPIB

 Lan/GPIB
+ MUX

DG2000

 Model

 DG2021A

 DG2041A
 Max Freq

 25MHZ

 40MHZ
Interface

 USB,RS-232
LAN, GPIB

USB,RS-232
LAN, GPIB
Output Config

Digital Logic
Output Module

Digital Logic
Output Module

 Oscilloscopes

 DMM

Function & Arbs Generators

DS1000B - 4 Channels - colour

 Model  DS1064B  DS1104B  DS1204B
 BW  60MHZ  100MHZ  200MHZ
Realtime
sample

2GS/s
Single

 1GS/s
Dual

 On all Models
Equivalent
sample

10GS/s

25GS/s

50GS/s
Memory Depth

10kpts single

5kpts
dual

 On all Models

DM3058

 Model  DM3058
 Resolution  5 1/2 digits
Interface

 GPIB, LXI, RS-232, USB

DG3000

 Model

 DG3061A

 DG3101A

 DG3121A
 Max Freq

 60MHZ

 100MHZ

 120MHZ
Interface

 USB,RS-232
LAN, GPIB

USB,RS-232
LAN, GPIB

USB,RS-232
LAN, GPIB
Output Config

Digital Logic
Output Module

Digital Logic
Output Module

Digital Logic
Output Module

 Oscilloscopes

 DMM

 Function & Arbs Generators

VS5000

 Model  VS5042   VS5062   VS5102   VS5202
 BW  40MHZ  60MHZ  100MHZ  200MHZ
Realtime
sample

400MS/s

 On all Models

 On all Models

 On all Models
Equiv
sample

25GS/s

 On all Models

 On all Models

 On all Models
Memory Depth

1Mpts single

512kpts
dual

 512kpts
Logic

 On all Models

VM3000
 Model  VM3051   VM3053   VM3061   VM3063
Resolution  5 3/4  5 3/4  6 1/2  6 1/2
Interface

RS-232 USB

+ MUX

RS-232 USB

+ MUX

VG1000

 Model

 VG1021
 Max Freq

 20MHZ
Interface

 USB
 

More - T&M Instruments
 
     

GW Instek

 Array

 Protek

 Complete range of T&M products

Handhelds and Bench

Programmable Power Supplies and More

Excellent 6.5 digit DMM

A huge range of Everything

LCR above

 Atten

 Anshumann

 Global Specialties Power

China's Largest Instrument Maker

Above Spectrum Analyser - 6GHZ

Instruments from India

Perfect product for education

A long established USA Instrument Maker


Logic Analyser above
     
 

More - T&M Virtual Instruments
 
     

Elan

 ETC

 RK Systems

USB Instruments - 4 models
Scope, Counter, Function Generator, Pulse Generator

USB Instruments

USB Instruments
     
 

  New Products
 

 IT Wireless

 Embedded Wireless

 SSR with LED and for PCB - pdf

Digi 3G Routers

Connect to XT Telecom and/or Vodafone 3G

XBEE Pro Zigbee Modules

Make your machines & devices Wireless Meshable

OPTO 22 Hockey Puck SSR with LED Status

 
Include OPTO 22 AC and/or DC power control to your systems.
Yes - Right on to the PCB without a lot of fuss
     
 

Highlighted Products
 

 DC SSRs

 Embedded Rabbit

 MAC UPSs

Hockey Puck
Isolated 100 Amp @ 30VDC SSR

Read the specs

RCM 5700 - Lowest cost - Tiny size - Design it in

Rabbit 5000 50 MHZ CPU 16 bits fast math
1 meg of Flash
128K Static RAM
10/100 Base T Ethernet
35 Parallel Lines
6 CMOS Comms Ports
12 Timers
4 Channel PWM
Quadrature 2 channels
3.3VDC operation 70mA no Ethernet 200mA Ethernet
Qty 1 $35 USD Qty 1000 <$25USD
Development kit $99 USD
Handling extra of course

TrippLite USB HID Compliant UPSs
On line 2200


If you need quality UPSs for your large MAC systems, then TrippLite may be your answer.

The largest UPS system that we offer with HID compliant USB ports is the SUINT2200RTXL2UA.

These will run a MAC system for quite sometime >45 minutes.

MasTec has been selling TrippLite in Oceania now for 16 years with over 10K units in operation

     



MasTec Staff Contacts :-

 Functions

 Handle

Pronunciation

 MasTec Ltd    

 Administration

 Saera.Moala@mastecnz.co.nz

Sara Moala

 Spot Buy Sales - All products

 Saera.Moala@mastecnz.co.nz

Sara Moala

 OEM accounts liason and logistics

 Saera.Moala@mastecnz.co.nz

Sara Moala

     

 OEM Automation Instrumentation Wireless Manager

 loyal.noronha@mastecnz.co.nz

Loyal Noronha

 Automation Instrumentation Wireless Sales

 loyal.noronha@mastecnz.co.nz

Loyal Noronha

     

 OEM LED Lighting Manager

 Saera.Moala@mastecnz.co.nz

Sara Moala

 LED Sales

 Saera.Moala@mastecnz.co.nz

Sara Moala

     

 OEM Power Manager

 dhara.pandya@mastecnz.co.nz

Dara Pandya

 Power and Alternative Power Sales

 dhara.pandya@mastecnz.co.nz

Dara Pandya

 Power Dealers

 dhara.pandya@mastecnz.co.nz

Dara Pandya

     

 Strategic Marketing

 marketing@mastecnz.co.nz    

 Jeannie Murdoch

All info requests from the news letter

 info@mastecnz.co.nz    

 Jeannie Murdoch
     
 Smart Work Systems    

Product Development for SWS
All types of systems using Instrumentation, Automation, Transducers, Wireless, Micro and PC

 rob.maskell@mastecnz.co.nz

Rob Maskell & Hayden

Software Development
LabVIEW, Dynamic C, Python and PLCs

 rob.maskell@mastecnz.co.nz

Rob Maskell

     
 AC~DC Power Ltd    

General Sales & Dealers

 voltage@acdcpower.co.nz

Dara Pandya

     

Administration & Accounting

 power@acdcpower.co.nz

Jeannie Murdoch

Please send Rob Maskell in Marketing any updates on company details, any new staff members etc

Please contact our staff for any products, Loyal, Saera, Dhara are always pleased to help


Wireless Primer

Now the guys at B&B are pretty switched on cookies and they just released this excellent info on wirless, I believe should be available to all. It is public domain ut still I want to acknowledge them as the writers and authors to the public domain.

They have blogged it -- so happy reading and using.

The link for the Blog

Just scroll down a bit and you will hit this excellent work.


Some other important or useful links

Rabbit Forum - Rabbit
Rabbit Appnotes - Rabbit
Rabbit Webinars - Rabbit
Rabbit White Papers - Rabbit
Rabbit Documentation - Rabbit
Rabbit Ask Larry Column - Rabbit
Rabbit New Downloads and C math code examples etc - Rabbit  


Smart Works Systems -- For Sale -- We endeavoured to do this last year but were not prepared for the interest.

As announced in the beginning of the year MasTec would go through a process of off loading all parts of its operation that did not meet its focused goal of being a sales only company.

MasTec is now actively selling off its complete integration divison called Smartworks Systems or SWS for short.

This is to complete the cycle of divesting all but sales operations from the company.

SWS will suit an Auckland based company who wants to add income to their already established client base.

Most of SWS clients are in Auckland with some in Australia and Malaysia.

What will be available in this transfer is all the integration projects, products, software work done from 1990 to the present.

Additionally there is hardware design and IP included for proprietary systems that are installed at many sites that require onward going support and upgrading etc.

We know several of you are interested in this section of the company and we would like to hear from you by email first please.

We will reply with a listing of what is being offered.

Email discussions from there and finally for those really interested phone and mettings etc.

Finally offers to purchase will be accepted, with the sale completing as soon as everyone is happy.

Please register your interest -- I am interested


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