Raspberry Pi becomes a data logger

 Pico DrDAQ has created a new single-board logger, which can add channels 17 I/O channels to the Raspberry Pi. When connecterd, the board forms a data logging system. This can work with a Linux application.

 Read more: http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/21/08/2012/54382/raspberry-pi-becomes-a-data-logger.htm

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 Cool news! NXP has made a new kind of interface chip for control nodes in cars. This basically means, that the inside of cars can be decorated with LED modules in order to enhance the car. The chip is a UJA1018 which contains the same interface as MPU. This will protect it from the car's power rails.

For more information visit: http://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/led-lights/2012/07/nxp-chip-for-multi-colour-led-modules-aimed-at-car-interiors.html 

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i'm Watch and i'm Android The Italian company i'm has upated its Android-based, wrist-located computing device, aka a watch.

The recent CES 2013 threw up many examples of Android embedding itself in lots of places: watches, cameras, ovens... as well as smartphones, of course

Check out the gadget here: http://www.imsmart.com/

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Tektronix opens repair and calibration lab in France

Tektronix has opened a calibration and repair laboratory at its French headquarters in Orsay, France.

This laboratory has been awarded ISO9000 certification for repair and calibration.

Tektronix already has labs throughout Europe in Russia, Germany, the UK and the Netherlands and the new Orsay facility expands the company’s repair and calibration services in Europe.

“We have facilities today throughout Europe and it is important we have a strong presence in France, a strategic market for us,” said Christophe Bassole, vice president of Service Operations for EMEA from Tektronix. 

Tektronix Europe now has the capability to calibrate the following types of instruments for all manufacturers: power supplies, watt meters, phase meters, power quality, safety testers, appliance testers, multi-meters, current clamps, current sources, counters, generators, resistors, oscilloscopes, scope-meters, video,  spectrum analyzers up to 50GHz, network analyzers, HF power meters and sensors, professional audio, temperature probes and meters, temperature baths, infra-red temperature, gasses (N, O2, CO and CO2), high voltage up to 40KV, most calibrators, a wide range of biomedical test equipment, network instruments, cable testers, fiber products, gas-flow and pressure meters, dimensional equipment, intrinsic safe (EX) instruments, vibration meters, HVAC, and data acquisition instruments.

According to Bernie Duffy, v-p and general manager of Service Solutions at Tektronix: “It is our intention to continue to expand our coverage, as we know that customers prefer local providers. This latest expansion in France is the latest following recent announcements in China, Japan, Mexico and India and is yet another outcome of our multi-million dollar investment in service operations worldwide.”
http://service-solutions.tektronix.com

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