MasTec Ltd
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May 2010            Circulation 16,000+ World-wide                Edition # 105


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Hello Everyone,

We have a new employee, Nicola Soakell who will be managing the eNewsletter marketing lists and also build our new eCommerce sites.

For all the LabVIEW programmers.

We have had quite a bit of interest on the new MCC DAQ Driver for Multicore and Windows 7 systems for LabVIEW 8.2.1 and newer. ( It will run also with standard single core well I have tried it)

Here is a little more info for you

  • Comprehensive library of VIs and examples
  • Polymorphic VIs reduce the number of required VIs
  • Intelligent error handling
  • Synchronous DAQ operation support
  • Auto management of device capabilities
  • 24-bit MCC device support
  • Easy-to-use counter/timer support

Also do a little reading

MCC's Measurement Studio

Now I know that the market is swinging away from LabVIEW as the software tools from MS and others get better. We have had a case recently where a site wanted to develop ATE systems and thought LV was best. After a little discussion it was determined that Measurement Studio would be better as the programmer they had was already familiar with .net, C and C#. After one months of work they are well into the ATE project with version 1 almost complete.

Have a look at MCC's Measurement Studio, it is very comprehensive.

Also do a little reading

For the Evaluation Version download please visit the FTP Site


At a Quick Glance

  • Industrial and Commercial Backup Power Systems - Low Idle Current Power Power Backup
  • Inverter Chargers - Soltec low sleep power Green Power models

 

  • Wireless - 3G Router with 2 SIM cards for fall over
  • Embedded -  Cloud M2M option now
  • Embedded -  Factory Webinar for Rabbit 6000 products - Are you interested???
  • Instruments - Same Company - New Products - New Website
  • UPS - MasTec's Offerings - Broadest in the industry
  • Inverter Chargers - Soltec extremely low sleep power Green Power models
  • Power Conditioning - From Buildings to CNC and more
  • Frequency Converters - Converter AC power - Voltage & Frequency
  • New DAQ - A complete new set of DAQ products
  • Encore Software - A new way to make DAQ systems
  • E Platform - Intel ATOM - New range of low cost Products
  • Cameras - 16 Mega Pixel Camera
  • High Speed Cameras - Up to 500K fps
  • Marine - Underwater Marine LED Lights






Industrial and Commercial Backup Power Systems

Soltec's AHS series

Inverter Chargers - Low Sleep Power

Are you looking for a power back up system that can sleep if there is no load on the output and also has very low sleep power.??

Soltec's AHS series has always been suitable for sites that require long runtime backup power -- running lights, pumps, fans, elevators, emergency doors, smoke fans, alarm systems, security and access systems etc. Link

Now these AHS units with no load go to sleep and with very low DC power levels. When a load appears they wake up.

Solar Charger option also, so sleep with no AC and charge battery bank with Solar.
 Model DC Green/Sleep
Mode
DC Power VA
AHS
Battery
DC Voltage
AHS
AC Charge Current
DC Amps
 AHS 1.2KVA/ 800W  2.5 VA  12  >40
 AHS 2.4KVA/ 1.6KW  5.1 VA  24  >50
 AHS 3.6KVA/ 2.4KW  7.0 VA  24  >50
 AHS 5KV/ 4 KW  8.0 VA  24  >60
 AHS 6KVA/ 6KW  8.0 VA  48  >60
 AHS 8KVA/ 8 KW 8.0 VA  48  >60
 AHS 11KVA/ 11KW  6.0 VA  48 >60

 

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Wireless

 Embedded + Web Cloud

 Embedded

3G Router with 2 SIM cards for fall over

 Cloud M2M options now

 Factory Webinar for Rabbit 6000 products

New 3G Industrial Router

GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA+ router

Designed for industrial applications with wide Range Embedded PSU - 8-32 VDC

DUAL Sim with fall over

Ethernet, Embedded Easy User Web Interface, Metal Casing - Full Automated Setup

MasTec has hundreds of Maestro products running in NZ, we are expecting to see this product fill a very important need for 3G work in M2M.

More


Read the blurb from Digi

This is running again as it is very important, as it is changing the rules again for embedded services

If you develop a product that needs to give customers web services, storage, on line reconfiguration etc then this is the lowest cost way to get hooked up.

iDigi will be a very useful tool - without a lot of cost and extra people involved in development.

This will save many hours of programming to get these services

It removes responsibility and and reduces costs adn speeds time to market.

iDigi

Are you interested???

Rabbit will be offering a Webinar for the Rabbit 6000 launch.

You can sign up for this. Click the link below and send a mail.

The Rabbit 6000 has integrated on one chip
10/100 Base-T Ethernet
Secure WiFi 802.11a/b/g with WPA2 support
Pulse Width Modulation (PWM)
Pulse Position Modulation (PPM)
Quadrature decoder inputs for efficient industrial motor control,
Analog-to-digital (A/D) 1MHZ 12 bit
USB 2.0 full-speed host
Two on-board Flexible Interface Modules (FIMs)
CANbus
Secure Digital (SD)
Secure Digital Input Output (SDIO)

Rabbit Sign up

Instruments

 UPS

Power Conditioning

Same Company- New Website

MasTec's offers - Broadest in the industry

From Buildings to CNC and more

MasTec has one of the largest ranges of programmable instruments in the Oceania market pleace

If you are looking to upgrade you labs, do talk, we can save you loads of money.

GW Instek is one of these world leaders.

Bench and Handheld Instruments.

Their range is full and flexible.

They have just uploaded a new website which has all their brochures and much more.

Have a look, it isn't complete yet but close.

New Website

When it comes to UPSs, MasTec has the largest range of anyone in Oceania.

We have 17 years of experience - with 30K+ sold

You can find what you need in this cluster! We can also supply APC and Powerware if needed.

Serious AC Power Conditioning right up to 700KVA +

TST Series for CNC machines or robots etc

This electronic voltage regulator series has 4 three-phase models ranging from 6 to 24 kVA.

They are the best solution for feeding CNC machine tools, robots and telecommunication systems. You do need them!

Thanks to a delta-star isolation transformer they create a "real neutral" on the output lines while using a three-phase input mains without neutral.

This is an excellent website to get educated on Power Conditioning

Read more

Frequency Converters

New DAQ Products

 E Platform

Converter AC Power
Frequency & Voltage

 High Speed DAQ Logger

 Intel ATOM - Expands this successful range

Convert or change single or three phase power

Convert 50 HZ to 60HZ or 400HZ or any combo of these

Change voltage in the conversions also - 50HZ 230 VAC to 60 HZ 110VAC or other combinations

1KVA to 400KVA

Even 3 phase power to single phase conversion with frequency shift.

Galvanic isolation from input to output also

If that is not enough add smart software for monitoring and control

Read more

The LGR-5320 Series are high-speed, stand-alone data loggers for analog and digital signals.

Each module has 16 analog inputs, 16 industrial digital inputs (up to 30 V), one single Form C relay (0.5 A) digital output for triggering/alarming, and four counter/encoder inputs.

All inputs are sampled synchronously and stored on the 4 GB SD memory card. Supports cards to 32 GB.

Configuration is handled either via a USB connection provided by a local host or via the SD memory card. Data retrieval same ways.

200 kS/s correlated sampling
16 analog inputs up to ±30 V
16 industrial digital inputs up to 30 V
Relay output for triggering/alarming
4 quadrature encoder inputs
4 GB SD™ memory card

Included with with each module is DAQLog software. DAQLog provides easy, spreadsheet style set-up, configuration, and data viewing capabilities.

Contact Loyal for prices

Advantech, the leading global ePlatform services provider, has released its Intel® Atom™ processor based series of embedded IPCs— ARK-1360, ARK-3202, and ARK-3360.

The benefits of this series are ultra low power, power and system performance, and effective cost of development. This innovation makes possible embedded designs for thermally- and size-constrained applications including in-vehicle, retail, signage, surveillance, and factory control related.

As an example

ARK-1360 Ultra-compact Cost Effective Embedded IPC
The ARK-1360 offers four USB 2.0 ports, two COM ports, one 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet port, and one mini-PCIe socket expansion for wireless application; all are powered by an Intel Atom processor, and packed into a robust, ultra-compact, VESA mounted, fanless construction. ARK-1360 has a single board architecture with low power requirements. Low initial cost, reduced operating cost, and long service life combine to make this model a low-cost choice.

Read more and more




Cameras

High Speed Cameras

 Marine

16 Mega Pixel Camera

 Up to 500K fps !!!

 Underwater Marine LED Lights

JAI's new 16-megapixel AM-1600CL and AB-1600CL cameras are the highest resolution members of the JAI product line which incorporate the Kodak KAI-16000 dual-tap progressive scan CCD to deliver full 4872 x 3248 pixel resolution at 3 fps

A quick snap:

4872 x 3248 resolution (KAI-16000 sensor)
7.4 µm square pixels
3 fps with full resolution
User-definable partial scanning for higher frame rates
2X binning (H, V, or H+V) for increased sensitivity and speed\
User-programmable look-up table (LUT)
Built-in pixel blemish compensation
Built-in flat-field correction
70 G shock testing and 10 G vibration testing (20 Hz to 200 Hz XYZ)
Integral heat sink plus ridged housing for low noise operation without cooling
Precise sensor alignment
Choice of lens mounts – P-mount (M42), F-mount, or custom

Read more

Vision Research, the leading manufacturer of high speed digital imaging cameras, recently extended its Phantom family of cameras with the introduction of the v310.

Featuring a custom-designed, high-performance CMOS sensor, the Phantom v310 offers users a wide aspect ratio and a top speed of 3,400 frames per second (fps) at the camera’s maximum resolution of 1280x800. At reduced resolution, the v310 can record at speeds up to 500,000 fps.

Eight gigabytes of high-speed dynamic RAM comes standard with the new Phantom v310, with the option to upgrade to 16GB or 32GB. The internal high-speed dynamic RAM is also dividable up to 64 segments, allowing users to record multiple shots, back to-back, without having to download data from the camera.

Contact Loyal for prices

Astel Marine make a range of LED lights for marine Systems. Interior lights and underwater lights. Read more

  • Innovative and Patented Design
  • Aluminium Bronze (AB2) Casing
  • Power LEDs Design
  • White, Blue or Green Lighting
  • High Grade Polycarbonate Glass Optical Window
  • Vacuum Metalized Reflector
  • Remote Control
  • Microprocessor Control (network) & Digital Dimming
  • Transient Protection & Thermal Protection
  • Wide Range Power Supply & Polarity Protection
  • Low Power Consumption

They also have a range of Wireless walk around your boat while docking controllers

+ GSM controllers for Yacht and boat control, alarms, power, water security, access etc




MasTec Staff Contacts :-

 

 

 MasTec Ltd  

 General Manager

 loyal.noronha@mastecnz.co.nz

 Administration -- Accounting, Logistics, Freight, AR, AP, GST, PAYE etc

 michelle.hicks@mastecnz.co.nz

 Marketing -- eNewsletter Management + eCommerce Website Work

 nicola.soakell@mastecnz.co.nz

   
   

 OEM -- Automation - Instrumentation - Embedded - Wireless etc

 loyal.noronha@mastecnz.co.nz

 OEM -- AC and DC Power & LED Lighting Systems

 taran.singh@mastecnz.co.nz

   

Automation - Instrumentation - Embedded - Wireless etc

 loyal.noronha@mastecnz.co.nz

AC and DC Power,  Alternative , Marine and Mobile & LED Lighting Sales

 taran.singh@mastecnz.co.nz

 Power Dealers

 taran.singh@mastecnz.co.nz

   
Alpha + Low Cost UPSs   
 AC~DC Power Ltd  

General Sales & Dealers

 voltage@acdcpower.co.nz

Administration

 power@acdcpower.co.nz

Please send MasTec any updates on company details, any new staff members etc

Please contact our staff for any products, Loyal, Taran 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  



All Prices in this eNewletter are exclusive of NZ GST

ODM/OEM Purchases - Spot Buying


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