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Resources for the Electronic System Developer
Guides and App Notes, Tutorials, Free Utility Software, Reference Info, LinksInterface Conversion Products
- Recommended USB, Ethernet, and RS-485/422 to RS-232 conversion product companies, a list of companies that make single and multiple port convertors.
Information About System Development
- A Step by Step Guide to Electronic Product Design
and Development, a guide to understanding electronic product development
and things to consider when designing a custom product.
- Collecting Parachute Test Drop Data,
a guide to developing your own data collection systems and equipment.
- Suppression of Transients in an Automotive Environment,
Application Note AN9312.5 in PDF format, by Harris Semiconductor.
- Protection of automotive electronics from electrical hazards,
Application Note AN2689 in PDF format, by STMicroelectronics.
- A Review of Transients and Their Means of Suppression,
Application Note AN843/D in PDF format, by ON Semiconductor.
- Building Your Own Strain Gauge Amplifiers,
for situations and applications where purchasing amplifiers is impractical.
- Programming the BetaBrite® Classic LED electronic sign,
an article written by our staff for Nuts and Volts magazine.
- Standalone Watchdog Timers, an article written by our staff that appeared in Nuts and Volts magazine.
Interfacing Signals to Microcontrollers
- An Introduction to "Industry Standard" Solid-State
Relays and Mounting Racks, an overview and description of these products.
- Contact Protection and Arc Suppression Methods for Mechanical Relays,
some ways you can improve the performance of your systems that use relays.
- Manufacturers of arc suppression circuits-
- Arc Suppression Technologies "NOsparc Products"
- Cornell Dubilier Electronics "Capacitors, snubber"
- Red Lion Controls "Snub"
- Electrocube, Inc. "RC Networks"
- ITW Paktron Capacitors "QuenchArc"
- Okaya Electric Industries Company, Ltd. "Spark Quenchers"
- Okaya Electric America "Spark Quenchers"
- LCR Capacitors Eu Ltd. "RC Suppressor"
- Jimson Electronics Company, Ltd. "Snubber Capacitor"
- Manufacturers of arc suppression circuits-
- Interfacing to Digital Inputs and Outputs,
and how to make sure you are making the right connections.
- Using a 0-5 Volt DC Analog Input to Read Other Signal Levels,
ways to extend the usefulness of your data acquisition devices.
- Light sensors for microcontroller digital inputs, an article written by our staff that appeared in Nuts and Volts magazine.
Utility/Application Software using PC Serial Ports
- SENDCOM.EXE, a Win32 command line interface to serial
port program. This program can be run from the Windows Task Scheduler to operate Industrologic
products and other RS-232 devices at specific times.
- TERM232.EXE, a Win32 terminal emulation program with data monitoring and troubleshooting functions.
Microcontroller Software Development Tools
- 8051 family software development tools - Products and resources we recommend for software development in assembly language, "C", or compiled BASIC for the 8051 family of microcontrollers, on which many Industrologic products are based.
RS-232 and PC Serial Port Info
- RS-232 Information and Troubleshooting Tips,
connector pinouts and schematics of some useful devices for troubleshooting.
- Using your PC compatible computer as a dumb terminal, how you can find a spare serial port to use with Windows software that already exists on your PC.
Charts, Tables, Reference Data
- ASCII.TXT, an ASCII/Decimal/Hexadecimal Conversion
Chart of control characters and printable characters, in plain text format.
- ASCII.GIF, a Decimal/Hexadecimal/PC Display Character Conversion Chart, in graphics format.
Electronics, Electrical, and Industrial Supply Companies
- Digikey Electronics, electronic parts
- Mouser Electronics, electronic parts
- Newark Electronics, electronic parts and industrial electronics
- McMaster Carr, industrial and electrical supplies
- W. W. Grainger, industrial and electrical supplies
- Carlton-Bates, industrial and electrical supplies
- Trip Lite, makers of the Isobar series power line surge suppressors
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