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Connect Tech introduces a PC/104-Plus solution for CAN
bus applications.
CANpro/104-Plus Opto
features 3kV optical isolation
protection and memory mapping to free up valuable I/O space and
provide greater flexibility in design. |
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A synchronous
version of our Blue Heat/Net Ethernet-to-serial product
family is added to our list of product offerings.
Blue Heat/Net Sync
can be programmed with application specific protocols and
incorporates multiple electrical interfaces with remote
configurability to free devices from a physical connection. |
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Connect Tech
expands its ComSync product line
to include a PCI-104 platform
option for synchronous/asynchronous communications.
ComSync/PCI-104 is a multi-protocol, two channel serial card
based on the Zilog Z16C32 IUSC. It incorporates a high
performance PCI bridge and an FPGA to coordinate all onboard
data flow.
ComSync/PCI-104 supports seven software programmable
electrical interfaces. |
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Xtreme/104-Express is developed; the industry's first
serial
board designed in support of the recently adopted
PCI/104-Express
specification.
Xtreme/104-Express offers a communication solution that
boasts high data rates, rugged reliability and long term
sustainability. |
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In support of the new PCI/104-Express specification, Connect
Tech designed a
PCI Express to PCI/104-Express
adapter
board that enables
users to install either a PCIe/104 or a PCI/104-Express card into a
standard PCI Express system slot. |
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February 2008 |
CANpro/104 Opto is introduced.
CANpro/104 Opto combines the power of two NXP SJA1000 CAN
controllers with the compact size and rugged stability of
PC/104. |
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February 2008 |
Connect Tech's BlueStorm/Express product family extends with the
addition of
BlueStorm/Express LP.
BlueStorm/Express LP offers a low profile option for PCI
Express applications. |
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February 2008 |
A 16 port Ethernet-to-serial solution is added to Connect Tech's
Blue Heat/Net product line with the introduction of
Blue Heat/Net 16. |
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December 2007 |
An
extension of Connect Tech's PCI Express product family, the
BlueStorm/Express LP Opto offers a low profile solution for
your PCI Express applications and includes 3kV optical
isolation. |
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November 2007 |
In response to a customer specific request, Connect Tech designs
BlueStorm/Express Opto (1kV). This PCI Express card
offers multi-strike surge suppression on four of eight ports and
1 kV optical isolation on the remaining four ports. |
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November 2007 |
Connect Tech's
BlueStorm/SP RJ-11 Universal PCI board is introduced.
BlueStorm/SP RJ-11 eliminates the need for external power
supplies as the power is provided on six RJ-11 ports. Two DB-9
connectors are also accessible via an optional cable assembly. |
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September 2007 |
3 kV optical isolation is added to
Connect Tech's PCI Express product line with the addition of
BlueStorm/Express Opto. |
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September 2007 |
Connect Tech introduces
FreeForm/PCI-104, a flexible reconfigurable board that
combines a user programmable FPGA (Virtex-5) with a 32-Bit,
33MHz PCI-104 interface for system development. |
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August 2007 |
Connect Tech designs a robust, drop-in replacement for magnetic
hard drives.
FlashDrive/104 is a flash based, solid-state drive designed
using the latest NAND technology with no moving parts and
resistance to mechanical failures and corruption caused by shock
or vibration. |
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July 2007 |
Connect Tech's robust Xtreme/104-Plus product family
presents
Xtreme/104-Plus Opto; a 3 kV optically isolated board
on a rugged and compact form factor for your critical
applications. |
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April 2007 |
In response to the recent EOL of Blue Heat/PCI, Connect Tech
introduces
BlueStorm/SP; a standard profile Universal PCI card that
offers the advantage of compatibility with both 3.3V and 5V
systems. |
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March 2007 |
BlueStorm/SP Opto is added to Connect Tech's product line.
BlueStorm/SP Opto is a Universal PCI card that offers the
added protection of 3 kV optical isolation for your critical
applications. (Replaces the Blue Heat/PCI Opto due to recent EOL
of the product). |
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November 2006 |
Connect Tech develops a way to enable the burn-in of up to ten
PCI Express cards simultaneously without the need for a
dedicated computer system with the addition of the
PCI Express Burn-in Rack. |
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October 2006 |
FreeForm/104 is launched.
FreeForm/104 is a PC/104 based board that features a
reconfigurable FPGA for digital I/O and control applications.
Based on the Xilinx Spartan 3E FPGA, this board provides
off-the-shelf flexibility, making it ideal for high speed,
compute-intensive, reconfigurable applications. |
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October 2006 |
A
convenient adapter board that allows PMC cards to be easily
incorporated into existing PCI-104 stacks is added to Connect
Tech's list of products. The
PCI-104 to PMC adapter includes signal multiplexing
circuits, allowing multiple PMC cards to operate in a PCI-104
stack simultaneously. |
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July 2006 |
Connect Tech announces 9-Bit data support for PC/104-Plus
with
Titan/104-Plus. The
Titan/104-Plus combines the best in performance and
design of full sized PCI bus devices with the rugged and compact
form factor of PC/104. |
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June 2006 |
BlueStorm/Express marks Connect Tech's first PCI Express
serial board. Available with 2, 4, 8 or 16 ports,
BlueStorm/Express offers a robust,
high performance, high speed communications solution for
point of sale/retail applications, transportation stations,
lottery terminals, automated teller machines and self-service
kiosks, among others. |
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March 2006 |
The
PCI Dump Switch card is developed. This convenient
development tool is essential
hardware for the system of every developer working on programs
such as device drivers or interrupt handlers because it
eliminates the guess work needed to debug the cause of system
hang. |
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February 2006 |
Connect Tech adds
wireless radio modems to
its long line of reliable communications equipment. Available in
900 MHz and 2.4 GHz frequencies,
Xtreme/104 Radio Modem cards will add robust wireless data
communications to your PC/104 applications. |
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November 2005 |
The
PC/104-Plus to Mini PCI adapter is designed to aid
developers by enabling them to mount a Mini PCI card into a
standard 3.3 or 5V PC/104-Plus stack. |
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October 2005 |
A
PCI to CompactPCI adapter is added to Connect Tech's
engineering tools. The passive extender card allows
developers to mount a CompactPCI card in a standard Universal
3.3V or 5V PCI system so that a dedicated CompactPCI system is
not necessary for development work. |
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October 2005 |
Connect Tech designs a convenient extender card that allows
developers to mount an 8 or 16-bit PC/104 card into a standard
ISA bus PC system, without the need for a dedicated PC/104
stack. Introducing our new
ISA to PC/104 adapter. |
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August 2005 |
An extender card that allows developers to mount a PCI-104 or
PC/104-Plus module into a standard Universal PCI slot is
released. The stack-through connectors on the
PCI to PC/104-Plus adapter card enable probing on the
front or back of the test card. |
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May 2005 |
Connect Tech introduces
Blue Heat/Net 2; a new two port Ethernet-to-serial device,
featuring options such as extended temperature range (-40°C
to 85°C),
Power over Ethernet (PoE) and industrial protocols. |
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September 2004 |
Connect
Tech introduces the
Xtreme/104-Plus
- a
serial adapter combining the best of CTI’s Universal PCI and
PC/104 product lines. The
Xtreme/104-Plus incorporates the stackable, compact
form factor of PC/104 with the rapid data transfer speeds of
PCI. |
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May 2004 |
The
Blue Heat/Net
is introduced.
This Ethernet-to-serial device will network enable any standard
serial device and can connect anywhere around the world.
Blue Heat/Net allows equipment to be monitored remotely over
a LAN or the World Wide Web. |
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February 2004 |
Connect Tech announces an industry first;
a 12 port, PC/104 serial adapter that is as efficient in
throughput and performance as it is in saving space. The
Xtreme/104 Isolated includes eight switchable
RS-232/422/485 ports and four dedicated RS-232 ports on one
small PC/104 form factor with the added protection of 1kV peak
to peak electrical isolation. |
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November 2003 |
Connect Tech introduces
Echo/ISA; an eight port, drop in replacement for the DFlex
product line, which has recently undergone EOL. |
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The
BlueStorm/LP is Connect Tech's first low profile
adapter. Built for PCI systems, it offers the space saving qualities of an MD1 low profile design
without sacrificing performance. |
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The Universal
Blue Heat/PCI RS-485 is introduced as a natural evolution of the Blue Heat
product line. Compliant with all conventional PCI specifications, it supports both 5V and 3.3V
systems. |
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The
ComSync/104 offers two channels of
synchronous or asynchronous communications for the PC/104 bus. A choice of seven programmable
electrical interfaces adds flexibility. |
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The
Titan/cPCI,
with two or four ports of jumper selectable RS-232 or RS-485
interface, marks Connect Tech's entrance into the CompactPCI
marketplace.
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An upgrade to the Intellicon-NT960, the
NT960/PCI offers 16 to
128 ports of PCI bus Intelligent serial I/O with RS-232/485
and 20mA Current Loop support.
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The Blue Heat/PCI series adds an adapter featuring eight ports
of 20mA Current Loop interface. Introducing
Blue Heat/PCI CL!
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The Xtreme/104 family continues to grow with the introduction of
optical isolation on two or four jumper selectable RS-232 or
RS-422/485 serial ports. Introducing
Xtreme/104 Opto! |
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The
Blue Heat/PCI
Opto adapter is released and offers two or four asynchronous RS-232/RS-485
serial ports with optical isolation.
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The Blue Heat/PCI gets powered up with the addition of this
RJ-11 version;
Blue Heat/PCI RJ-11. It offers eight asynchronous RS-232 serial
ports.
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Connect Tech announces the addition of
Xtreme/104; an eight port, jumper selectable
RS-232/422/485 card for the PC/104 bus. |
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Connect Tech adds support for the RS-422/485 interface to the
Blue
Heat/PCI product line. Available in two, four and eight ports,
it supports high speed transmission rates up to 921.6 K baud
and has a fully featured RS-485 interface.
The
WhiteHEAT/USB brings a revolution in multi-port serial
communications to USB bus compatible computers. The
WhiteHEAT/USB is a four port RS-232 serial to USB adapter. |
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New features are
added to the DFlex-4/104, including a 16654 quad UART and more
flexible interrupt options. The DFlex-4/104 provides multiple
electrical line interfaces -- RS-232, RS-422/485, RS-423, 20
mA Current Loop -- on Serial Line Interface Modules (SLIM).
The
Blue Heat/PCI family grows to include two and four port
RS-232 serial adapters with 16C654 quad UARTS for PCI bus
compatible computers. The 16C654 quad UART provides 64 bytes
of FIFO buffering per port. |
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The
Blue
Heat/PCI-8 is an eight port RS-232 serial adapter with
ST16C654 quad UARTs for PCI bus compatible computers. The
ST16C654 quad UART provides 64 bytes of FIFO buffering per
port. The Blue Heat/PCI series provides high speed data
transmission rates up to 1382.4K baud. |
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The DFlex/Fast offers standard two and four port serial adapters
for ISA bus compatible computers with 16650 and 16750 UARTS. The
16650 UART provides 32 bytes of FIFO buffering per port and the
16750 UART provides 64 bytes of FIFO buffering per port. The
DFlex/Fast series provides high speed circuitry that supplies
data transmission rates up to 460K baud, and supports multiple
electrical line interfaces -- RS-232, RS-422/485, RS-423, 20mA
Current Loop -- on Serial Line Interface Modules (SLIM).
The original DFlex is introduced, offering standard two, four,
and eight port serial adapters for ISA bus compatible computers
with 16650 and 16750 UARTS. The 16650 UART provides 32 bytes of
FIFO buffering per port and the 16750 UART provides 64 bytes of
FIFO buffering per port. The DFlex series provides multiple
electrical line interfaces -- RS-232, RS-422/485, RS-423, and
20mA Current Loop -- on Serial Line Interface Modules (SLIM).
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Connect Tech becomes the first company to offer a
non-intelligent multi-port serial adapter for the PC/104 that is
able to run multiple electrical interfaces on the same adapter
at the same time with the release of the DFlex-4/104. A standard
four port serial adapter for PC/104 compatible computers, the
DFlex-4/104 provides multiple electrical line interfaces --
RS-232, RS-422/485, RS-423, 20 mA Current Loop -- on Serial Line
Interface Modules (SLIM).
Connect Tech is the first to offer a high performance
intelligent multi-port serial adapter able to run multiple
electrical interfaces on the same adapter at the same time with
the
ACM/Flex16. An asynchronous communications module for the
Intellicon-NT960 subsystem, the ACM/Flex16 is a 16 port module
that offers RS-232, RS-422/485 and 20 mA Current Loop Serial
Line Interface Modules (SLIM). |
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The
Intellicon-8 is unveiled, an intelligent eight port RS-232
and RS-422/485 serial adapter for ISA bus compatible computers.
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Connect Tech becomes one of the first companies to design an
intelligent multi-port serial adapter utilizing a RISC processor
with the
Intellicon-NT960 and ACM16, a high performance 16 to 128
port serial communications subsystem for ISA bus compatible
computers. The Intellicon-NT960 and ACM16 utilize the i960 RISC
processor and CD1400 RISC-like UARTs to achieve baud rates up to
115 Kbps, with maximum throughput.
The Intellicon-MC6+2, an intelligent eight port RS-232and
RS-422/485 serial adapter for the Micro Channel or bus
compatible computers, is designed.
The Intellicon-Sync2 follows, offering an intelligent two port
RS-232 synchronous serial adapter for ISA bus compatible
computers.
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The first company to offer non-intelligent multi-port serial
adapters able to run multiple electrical interfaces on the same
adapter at the same time, Connect Tech introduces the
DFlex family. Offering two, four and eight port serial
adapters for ISA bus compatible computers, the DFlex series
provides multiple electrical line interfaces -- RS-232,
RS-422/485, RS-423, and 20mA Current Loop -- on Serial Line
Interface Modules (SLIM).
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Connect Tech becomes the first company to offer an intelligent
multi-port serial adapter able to run multiple electrical
interfaces on the same adapter at the same time with the
Intellicon Flex-8, an intelligent eight port serial adapter
for PC/XT/AT or compatibles. The
Intellicon Flex-8 provides multiple electrical line
interfaces -- RS-232, RS-422/485, RS-423, and 20mA Current Loop
-- on Serial Line Interface Modules (SLIM).
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Building on the design of the original, the Intellicon-2/-4 is
produced, offering intelligent two and four port RS-232 and
RS-422/485 serial adapters for ISA bus compatible computers.
The Intellicon-MC8 follows, providing an intelligent eight
port RS-232 serial adapter for the Micro Channel or compatibles.
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With the introduction of the
Intellicon-8,
Connect Tech becomes one of the first companies to offer this
adapter option to the personal computer marketplace. An
intelligent eight port RS-232 serial adapter for PC/XT/AT or
compatibles, it offers drivers for QNX, XENIX, UNIX, DOS, and
PC-MOS/386.
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The ComSync, a synchronous serial adapter for ISA bus compatible
computers supporting Bisync, HDLC, SDLC and X.25 protocols, is
developed.
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