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How to Control a Remote Pump for a Natural Gas Pipeline
An Acromag Solutions Video Application Note A natural gas pipeline has a remote pumping station a mile away and they need to be able to adjust the pumping rate without driving to the site. The pump is controlled by a variable frequency drive. Running control wire is too expensive and also undesirable due to potential…
Remote I/O with Easy Ethernet-based Configuration
Easy setup from anywhere with a web browser NTE Ethernet I/O modules have a built-in web server for convenient configuration without installing any software. Several web pages lead you through the options to set your IP addresses, protocol, and I/O parameters. A diagnostics page lets you monitor I/O values from your PC, tablet, or smartphone….
New Single-Slot, ¾-Length, PCIe Carrier Card Interfaces XMC Mezzanine Modules
Acromag’s new APCe8775 card provides power, PCIe bus signals, and cooling air to an XMC mezzanine module for high-performance signal processing in small embedded computer systems. Acromag’s APCe8775 carrier card offers a simple and cost-effective solution that allows a PC to communicate with an XMC mezzanine module over a PCI Express (PCIe) bus. System developers…
New ¾-Length, Single-Slot PCIe Carrier Card Interfaces XMC Mezzanine Module to PC-based Embedded Computer Systems
Acromag’s new APCe8775 card provides power, PCIe bus signals, and cooling air to an XMC mezzanine module for high-performance signal processing in small embedded computer systems. Wixom, MI: Acromag’s APCe8775 carrier card offers a simple and cost-effective solution that allows a PC to communicate with an XMC mezzanine module over a PCI Express (PCIe) bus….
How to Display and Maintain Tank Levels in Hazardous Areas
An Acromag Solutions Video Application Note A chemical manufacturer has various tanks of substances which it combines to manufacture their product. The tops of these tanks are UL rated Class 1 Division 2 hazardous areas. Their sensors are four-wire, non-contact level. In addition, they want their operators to be able to read and adjust the…
How to Use Wireless Remote I/O Cost-Effectively
An Acromag Solutions Video Application Note A wastewater treatment facility needs a cost-effective wireless remote I/O solution to bring measurements for water level, turbidity, PH, temperature, and phosphates back to their SCADA control room. The SCADA system can accept analog and discrete inputs as well as Modbus® RTU and Modbus TCP/IP. They have sensors for these…
White Paper: What is FPGA Zynq UltraScale+ with MPSoC
This white paper is a brief overview of some types and features of the FPGA Zinq® UltraScale+™ MPSoC chip. Also discussed are the benefits and how the FPGA is used on Acromag’s APZU user-configurable mezzanine module. The engineering design kit, software drivers, development tools, and a few applications are also discussed. FPGA Modules with Low…
Monitor More I/O Points with Fewer IP Addresses with New Ethernet I/O Modules
New BusWorks® NT Series Ethernet I/O modules save money by requiring only one IP address for up to 64 I/O channels. The space-saving design requires only 25mm of DIN rail per module. Ethernet I/O modules distribute 9-32V DC power along the DIN rail bus to expansion modules. Hazardous location approvals, high noise immunity, and -40…
Why Do I Need Electrical Isolation?
Examining the important aspects of electrical isolation; what it does, why we need it, and how to test for it. Acromag is in the business of signal conditioning. We manufacture circuits that amplify, isolate, filter, and convert one signal form to another. Most of these circuits also provide electrical isolation. However, added isolation has a…
See How to Use Wireless Remote I/O Cost-Effectively in this New App Note Newsletter
A wastewater treatment facility needs a cost-effective wireless remote I/O solution to bring measurements for water level, turbidity, PH, temperature, and phosphates back to their SCADA control room. They have sensors for these measurements that output 4 to 20mA but local ordinances won’t allow overhead wiring. This would mean having to run wires underground, which…