Semiconductor solutions for Building Management
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The Building Management market is increasingly becoming a greater portion of
the overall semiconductor market with signifi cant growth expected worldwide.
NEC Electronics recognizes that within this market there are multiple
applications and many different forces affecting development trends. Gleichmann
Electronics and NEC can support you today to deliver the lowest cost and highest
performance solutions, limited only by your imagination.
What is BM?
Building Management is the grouping of all electronic products designed to
monitor, control and optimize various functions and services provided in a
building. Covers a variety of key systems & applications:
 Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC)
Fire and Security (F&S)
Utility Metering
Lighting
Home / Building Automation
Today's buildings have the most advanced systems, monitoring and controlling
all of the essential services providing round the clock comfort and security.
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Approximately 50 to 60 percent of the expenditure for a modern Building
Management System is determined purely by the installation costs. It is,
therefore, important that the necessary cabling between the central controller
and various sensors/ actuators is reduced by optimized system architecture.
The local installation of each sensor or actuator with its own small,
suitable controller normally guarantees a much simpler networking and
consequently, in most cases, a direct cost reduction.
For this purpose, NEC offers highly interesting products, particularly in the
area of 78K0s Low Pin Count (LPC) 8-bit microcontrollers. Sensor applications
benefi t from the worldwide smallest microcontroller in a 2 x 2 mm Chip Scale
Package (CSP), actuators with a maximum of scalability within NECfs broad 8-bit
/ 16-bit / 32-bit MCU product portfolio.
The future is wireless
Wireless technologies are gaining importance in the rapidly growing sector of
Building Management. In most cases, a single lowcost wireless sensor is already
more economical than a hardwired version. However, the cost reduction rises
exponentially as the number of wireless sensors in the same system increases. A
special situation arises in the market referred to as retrofit or modernization.
For this, the use of wireless technologies is almost unavoidable.
With the new ZigBee starter kits, NEC presents the answer to these new
requirements. Kits with NEC's 8-bit 78K0, 16-bit 78K0R or 32-bit V850ES as
controller platform and UBECLs UZ2400 transceiver device are available since the
beginning of 2007.
Typical, as a rule battery powered, wireless applications are:
Heat Cost Allocator
Water Meters
Security Systems
Lighting Controls and
Sensors
In their class, NEC’s 16- bit microcontrollers of the 78K0R/Kx3 family offer
an unmatched performance combination of high computing power and low electric
power consumption. These microcontrollers help to significantly reduce the power
consumption and therefore, extend the battery lifetime in such applications.
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Energy saving Building Management?
In addition to newly gained comfort and safety features, modern Building
Management Systems also offer a further major benefit: The controlled
utilization of lighting, window, climate and heating systems contributes
significantly to the reduction of the amount of energy required in a modern
building.
The homeowner not only saves money, but the environment also profits from it.
Whether
for an office or a residential house, all settings are made and displayed on a
central
control unit. Equipped with NEC’s TFT displays, a simple and simultaneous
adjustment
of all components is guaranteed. Tomorrow's buildings will be "connected" -
accessible
via Internet or the mobile phone - every aspect from managing the heating and
security
systems to lighting and leisure systems will be at your fingertips - wherever
you are.
NEC Advantage: Application Support
NEC's focus is not only on semiconductor product development, but also on
developing
the applications technology to enable future new product features to be
incorporated.
To make this work for you, Gleichmann Electronics & NEC have also invested
in the technical product support team, who can assist you to make your product
happen
on time.
No matter what your application, NEC has the right product.
A wide range of microcontrollers
8-bit, 16-bit, 32-bit
The most advanced ASIC technology
fast turnaround, low-cost gate arrays
high-end, high-performance cell-based technology
NECfs own unique ISSP
Power MOSFETs to pack a punch
Optocouplers to be ahead
Microwave to communicate with RF
TFT Displays
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Lx3 – See More and Do More
Today as humans we are increasingly seeking more information about everything
we use. Whether it is a utility meter, a power tool or healthcare diagnostic
monitor - gone are the days when we accept that things just work. We crave more
information, for example we want our electricity meter interface to show the
power usage trends, allowing us to see when is the optimum time to use the
washing machine, or in our handheld rechargeable electric drill, we want to see
the battery charge status with potential available torque allowing us to know if
we can start and finish our Do It-Yourself jobs, and even in the simplest
pregnancy tester, we want the removal of any potential confusion by seeing
either „Pregnant“ or „Not Pregnant“.
LCD’s are the ideal way to display this form of information.
Added value to an application
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With an LCD you can add value to an application and in many cases even
demonstrate the products benefits in a better way. Clearly the trend for end
products with LCD is increasing, and with the need to display more and more in-
formation this in turn is driving the need for larger amounts of LCD segments.
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NEC Electronics has now launched a new range of monolithic 8-bit
microcontrollers with embedded LCD controller that offers drive capabilities
from 88 up to 288 segments, Flash memory sizes from 8 k up to 60 KB and many
excellent features such as Calendar RTC, 10-bit SAR & 16-bit ÄÓ ADC’s.
78K0/Lx3 has been developed to compliment the existing Lx2 family to smaller
packages and memory sizes and a higher number of LCD segments. 78K0/Lx3 is using
the same state of the art 0,15ìm SST flash technology as 78K0/ Lx2. This and the
monolithic dice enables them to deliver excellent performance at low voltage
with leading power consumption, making them ideal for battery and handheld
applications.
NEC Electronics’ Lx3 devices are supported by high quality development tools
that can significantly reduce time-to-market. A range of solutions are available
from low cost starter kits, on-chip debug, Flash programmers to fully featured
integrated emulators all supported by IAR’s efficient class leading compiler.
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Motor Control - Time to think in new dimensions
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In 2005, NEC Electronics and Gleichmann launched the first of many
initiatives dedicated to complete focus on major industrial market segments. One
particular team is focused on what both companies recognize as one of the
largest and most important application areas in Europe – motor control. Of
course, motors are used in a diverse range of products, from toothbrushes to
highpower drives. Motor types themselves, as well as the methods used to control
them, are just as diverse.
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However, from the simplest PWM based DC motor application through to complex
3-phase techniques, NEC Electronics has a proven track record, and combined with
the applications expertise of Gleichmann, is ideally positioned to support the
many different needs of this market.
In each segment there are many technologies at play and numerous forces that
affect development trends. Some are general trends, for example energy
efficiency, others from government legislation, and others are simply based on
the need to add more features to attract the consumer. All of these are driving
the demand for more intelligent and integrated solutions.
And there’s a lot more to this than just motors – NEC Electronics and Gleichmann
are committed to supporting all elements of a motor-based system, whatever the
motor type, including userinterface, communications and networking, system
control… This commitment results in a lot more than just products – state of the
art tools, extensive middleware and software libraries, application notes,
reference platforms, regulation compliance… all backed by first class
applications expertise and product support available at your door. All of this
combines to let our customers focus on what is important to them – getting the
most out of their design, and not wasting time on acquiring technology.
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From cost-optimized 8-bit devices through to some of the highest performing
32-bit devices available, NEC Electronics’ motor ASSP’s all share dedicated
peripherals for getting the most out of 3- phase motors whilst removing external
cost items such as sensors, analog and safety IC’s through high-level
integration and market-leading software solutions. To get you to market quickly,
these microcontrollers are backed by dedicated tools such as the new Low Voltage
Motor Control Development Kit – an ideal platform for starting a 3-phase motor
project – as well as state-of-the-art emulation tools such as IECUBE full
emulator and the new MINICUBE2, offering on-chip debug and Flash programming for
8-, 16- and 32-bit microcontrollers in a single 4.8cm2 tool.
We want to offer as much from a single source as possible, so
microcontrollers are only a starting point to a number of system components also
available.
Motor control is one of the most dynamic and exciting applications areas
around today, and NEC Electronics and Gleichmann are totally focused on ensuring
that your application gets the most out of it as easily and as quickly as
possible.
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When it comes to technology, a wide choice of general purpose
microcontrollers and dedicated 3-phase devices for controlling controlling the
motor are backed by market-leading power devices, optoelectronics, ASIC’s,
communications controllers and TFT-LCD’s.
From the world’s smallest microcontroller to the world’s number one selling
32-bit family, NEC Electronics provides one of the broadest 8-, 16- and 32-bit
microcontroller ranges available. These begin with 10-pin devices, including a
family without A/D’s for lowcost mechanical replacement, through to high
performance, high memory devices capable of the most complex system control and
communications as well as handling standard PWM-based motor control.
As trends for more performance and greater control, less energy usage and
less noise / vibration become more important, 3-phase motors are more and more
becoming the defacto standard.
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Groundbreaking control
NEC Electronics has a long history in 3-phase control, and with our latest
generation of dedicated 32-bit devices, we are opening up all kinds of new
possibilities, including the ability to control multiple motors from a single
device, as well as reducing overall system cost by removing the need for many
external cost items, such as sensors, analog components and safety IC’s.
Two new device families, V850E/IF3 and V850E/IG3, are now on offer, based on the
high performance 32-bit V850E1 core built in the very latest 0.15 ìm UX4 Flash
process.
Delivering on 86 MIPS at 64 MHz, both families include either 128 K Flash memory
with 8 K RAM or 256 K Flash with 12 K Ram. They also include two powerful 16-bit
accuracy 3-phase inverter timers with a 6-phase PWM output function, capable of
controlling two 3-phase motors simultaneously and independently. These timers
also incorporate other key features for optimised motor control, such as dead
timers for high-side and lowside transistor protection, timer tuning, cycle
setting, compare register rewriting, interrupt culling, A/D triggering,
availability of 0% and 100% output and forced output stop. Up to 9 channels of
additional 16-bit timers are also available, including 2 encoder timer channels.
There are also three A/D converters on board – two separate high-speed buffered
12-bit A/D’s with 3 – 5 channels for simultaneous sample and hold, and an
8-channel 10-bit A/D. The 12-bit A/D’s also include up to 3 analog op-amps and 6
comparators.
Also included are DMA controller, external memory bus (on larger devices),
multiple serial interfaces, including standard and FIFO UART, CSI and I2C which
are user configurable, plus watchdog timer, clock monitor, power on clear and
low voltage interrupt. The V850E/IF3 family is available in an 80-pin LQFP
package, and the V850E/IG3 family comes in a 100- pin LQFP package, both
operating from 4.5 to 5.5 V and -40 to +85° C.
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8-bit MCU’s – the Series concept evolves
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Series, L Series, F Series – they all incorporate state-of-the-art 8-bit
microcontrollers designed to meet even the most advanced application
requirements. And they’re all on view at the NEC Electronics booth at the
Embedded World 2007. For standard applications, take a closer look at the K
Series (78K0S/Kx1+, 78K0/ Kx2 and 78K0R/Kx3). Here you will find devices with 10
to 144 pins and up to 512 Kbytes on-chip Flash memory. To reduce your costs to a
minimum, these devices integrate a 10-bit ADC, a wealth of 8- and 16- bit
timers, (LIN-capable) UARTs, CSIs, I²C, up to 2 on-chip oscillators and more!
If you have an LCD application, you should definitely also talk to us about the
L Series (78K0/Lx2 and 78K0/Lx3). These microcontrollers integrate all the
features of the K Series plus an on-chip LCD controller/driver. This can control
up to 288 LCD segments (36 x 8) and provides an optional internal voltage
booster for driving the LCD glass. This Series even features an optional 16-bit
ADC. Last but not least, there is the F Series (78K0/Fx2). These devices are
derivates of the K Series with an on-chip CAN controller. This CAN controller
has 16 message buffers and can communicate at up to 1 Mbps. All devices comply
with ISO 11898 and are tested to ISO 16845. All three Series are supported by
the latest addition to the NEC Electronics tool chain: the 4.8 x 4.8 cm²
MINICUBE2 on-chip debugger!
Thanks to its versatility, unique design and low price this tool is a must-have
and certainly a must-see! The Series concept evolves… make the most of it!
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Intelligent power devices for automotive
applications
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Adding to an established discrete power device portfolio with products like
PowerMOSFET, the launch of our new &µPD166xxx intelligent power device (IPD)
family further strengthens our automotive semiconductor offering.
The new product family is designed for use in on-board electronic control units
(ECU’s) in support of applications such as headlights, antilock braking systems
and air conditioners. In these new devices, the mechanical switches or relays
conventionally used to control these units have been replaced by semiconductors
to enable smaller and lighter ECU’s with improved on/off control and high
reliability. The control logic function limits rapid fluctuations of the output
current to reduce electromagnetic noise and improve ECU performance.
A current-sensing function monitors current flow during normal operation, and a
diagnosis function detects overcurrent and overheating. These features can be
used to good effect to form an accurate picture of the output status and to
detect any irregularities.
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32-bit MCU’s – new devices with CAN
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NEC Electronics’ latest V850ES/FX3 series MCU’s are now incorporated in the
V850FX3-CANIT starter kit for immediate evaluation and program development. The
kit is based on the 100- pin ìPD70F3377 with 512 K flash memory.
Use this huge capacity to run your own application programs or to download one
of the many application examples prepared by our software development engineers
in Europe.
Hardware communication support is provided by a USB interface and an NWire
connector for on-chip debugging. For CAN networking there are two onboard CAN
transceivers. Both the software development tool chains from IAR and Greenhills
are supported. IAR offers the kit with a sizelimited full version of its
development platform.
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IC output and Transistor optocouplers
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With a wide product range of transistor and IC output optocouplers, NEC
offers over 400 different devices to provide optimal performance, reliability
and quality to meet the requirements in a variety of applications such as in
motor control, building management, industrial automation, healthcare,
communication and consumer.
Our transistor optocouplers are available in a variety of package types,
including DIP, SOP5, SOP8, SSOP and Flat-Lead. NEC was the first supplier to
offer SSOP (PS28-series) worldwide and introduced the smallest photocoupler in
fl at-lead package (PS29-series). For IC output optocouplers, our range of 1
Mbps, 10 Mbps and 25 Mbps devices are available in 8-pin DIP, 5-pin SOP and SO-8
packages and are compatible with industry standard.
For high performance Motor Control applications we have launched our fi rst
high-speed 2A output current optocoupler for IGBT gate drives. The complete
line-up is available lead free in compliance to RoHS directive. All optocouplers
have UL approval, many of them meet additionally the international safety
standards VDE, CSA, BSI, SEMKO, NEMKO, FIMKO, DEMKO.
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NEC’s new ìPG2250T5N Power Amplifier delivers more than
+19dBm output power
Many RF transceivers in the 2.4 GHz range have an output power of only 0c+4
dBm. The ISM specification allows, however, up to +20 dBm in frequency hopping
process. With this, a range of greater than one thousand meters in an open area
can be achieved. NEC Electronics has developed a small, high efficiency power
amplifier for 2.4 GHz, which delivers more than +19dBm @ 5dBm PIN, 1,8 VDD. With
this output power and voltage, the ƒÊPG2250T5N device typically consumes only
100 mA. This is equivalent to 60% effi ciency.
Its 6-pin plastic TSON (Thin Small Out-line Non-leaded) package (1.5 1.5 0.37
mm) and a supply voltage from 1.5 to 3.5 V (1.8 V typ.) makes its particularly
suitable for battery-operated radio applications such as ZigBee, Bluetooth and
Wireless USB.
Evaluation boards and samples are available immediately from Gleichmann.
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Come and touch it!
Snobs, switches and dials – they’re useful, they’re everywhere, but they’re
so limiting! Like most mechanical systems, they are designed to do one thing
very well, but what can we do about this limitation? And what about reliability,
ease of use, performance, aesthetics, differentiation…?
It is no surprise then that graphical user interfaces (GUI’s) based on
touchcontrolled TFT’s are seen as the ideal solution, inspiring next generation
designs for all kinds of applications, from ovens to security systems to
industrial drives, patient monitors, photocopiers and ATM’s.
So now your Marketing Department is telling you that you have to introduce
this into your next design, and not just to replace your existing user
interface, but to add all kinds of „value“ on top of it! So where do you start?
A perfect place to start is NEC Electronics’ new Touch-it! Starter Kit,
designed to make your touch-controlled TFT project development as easy as
possible. In the box you get everything you need to get going immediately –
32-bit V850 All Flash microcontroller with big embedded Flash memory, TFT-LCD
controller / driver, the 3.5” colour TFT itself, including built-in touchscreen,
plus RTOS, graphics libraries and software examples. To enable future expansion
and upgrades, the kit has also been designed in a modular way so that additional
boards may be connected for extra functionality.
At the heart of the system is a V850ES/ JG2 All Flash 32-bit microcontroller,
offering 20 MHz performance, 640 K Flash, 48 K RAM and an abundance of general
purpose peripherals.
Memory sizes from 64 K Flash with 6 K RAM up to a huge 1 M Flash with 60 K of
RAM are available in the V850 All Flash family, so the actual device used in the
final design can easily be tailored exactly to your application’s functionality
and graphics output requirements. An external bus interface is also provided,
enabling additional external memory or graphic controller IC’s to be connected.
The kit is supplied with our new NL2432HC22-41K 3.5” transflective Quarter
VGA colour LCD-TFT module, which includes driver LSI’s for the TFT array, touch
screen and backlight and is qualified to industrial specifications. As well as
offering low power, high luminance, and high contrast, the display is based on
our unique Super-Reflective Natural Light Technology (SR-NLT) for optimum
performance in any light environment. Connectors are also provided on the board
for you to easily switch to larger displays if desired.
The system software is based on our partner Segger’s popular emBOS Real Time
Operating System (RTOS), managing graphics, touch screen/ user input and any
communications to other boards, and their emWIN graphics library to handle
character and graphic display routines, fast drawing of circles and polygons,
string/ value output routines, management of multiple windows, optional widgets
for a PC-style look and feel, and touch screen support. Demonstration versions
are supplied, as well as an appetiser version of the IAR Workbench ‘C’ compiler
suite, and application as well as function-based program examples.
Our semiconductor and TFT-LCD portfolio provides NEC Electronics with a unique
single source solution, with expertise spanning across products and technologies
to provide a complete platform offering, including software, from just one
supplier.
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DIS-285P High-End Interface Card enables TFT Displays
in Studio Quality
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The DIS-285P board supports high resolution displays of up to 1920 x 1440
pixels. At the same, by means of the 3rd Generation Motion Adaptive De-Interlace
an excellent HDTV (480i, 576i, 1080i) picture quality can also be achieved. In
addition to the color components inputs, HD/SDSDI signals and other signal
sources can be processed via auxiliary input modules. The DIS-285P also has two
parallel channels for image processing, which makes it possible to display
Picturein- Picture (PiP) as well as Picture-by-Picture (PbP). It is therefore
possible, for example, to superimpose a window in the RGB picture, which shows
the HDTV/color components input. This window can be positioned and its size
changed as required. In addition to the six regular signal sources (two each
RGB/YPbPr and FBAS as well as DVI and Y/C) seven video inputs are available, if
required to the user, via a connector. The DIS-285P TFT Interface Card is a
board without jumpers. This means that all settings take place via the
OnScreenManager (OSM).
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An optical or mechanical JogDial, which allows an intuitive operation, as
well as a keyboard with dynamic autorepeat, can be used as control element. As
an alternative, the board can also be controlled via an infrared remote control.
Particularly useful and timesaving for designers is that the fi rmware contains
the timing of all ever adapted panels. Additionally, the DIS- 285P board allows
a variable and independent horizontal as well as vertical scaling. A Long
Distance DVI solution up to a distance of 50 meters is offered as an option. The
fl exibility and performance of the interface card is underlined by the
integrated Wide Range Controller, which generates 3.3V, 5V and 12V panel power
supply voltages. Therefore, only a single 8 to 28 VDC power supply is required.
An extensive windows tool as advanced RS232 support provides the simplest
possible protocol integration in customer systems. The board is an ideal
addition for large-area highresolution TFTs from AUO, LG.Philips LCD (LPL) or
also Samsung. The support of portrait mode presentation makes the card an ideal
choice for so-called Public Displays LC420WX5-SLB1 and LC320W01-SL13 from
LG.Philips LCD (LPL). Because of their mechanics, backlight system and the
internal structure of the LC molecules, these are suitable for vertical and
horizontal mounting.
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Latest TFT-LCD technologies
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This year the focus is on new, exciting technologies. We'll be demonstrating
LED backlights for industrial and medical applications, our unique Natural Light
Technology for brilliant image quality under all ambient light conditions and,
in combination, displays for portable devices with very low power consumption.
We'll also be showing an ultrahighbright 12.1" SVGA module that boasts 1100
cd/m², the highest luminance level in the class of colour LCD modules for
industrial use. The 12.1" ultrahighbright model has a highintensity backlight
system with improved efficiency.
This results in an exceptionally bright display with vivid colours and excellent
readability even when used with a touch panel. Moreover, it has a wide operating
temperature range of -10 to +70°C. With these enhanced features, the panel is
ideal for use in ATMs, vending machines, point-of-sale systems, gasoline pumps
and GPS navigators.
Key features NL10276BC13-01C
LED backlight
Sunlight readable
High luminance: 600 cd/m²
Wide viewing angles: 160° horizontal, 140° vertical
High contrast ratio: 600 : 1
Wide operating temperature: -20 to +70°C
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Fit for purpose – our new optocoupler family
The new PS85/95 optocoupler series is available in different outlines,
addressing multiple industrial applications that require a high level of
isolation. The PS85xx series are 1 Mbps analog output type optocouplers with
high output voltage of 35 V (max.).
The PS9587 series is a digital IC optocoupler with open collector output. With a
maximum propagation delay time (tplh , tphl) of 75 ns and pulse width distortion
(PWD) as low as 10 ns, it enables the transfer of data at 10 Mbps speed. The
PS9587 series is ideal for industrial high-speed communication lines that
require a high level of isolation.
Dedicated to motor drive applications, the PS9513 and PS9552 series are designed
for IPM and IGBT drives respectively. The PS9513 series delivers 1 Mbps speed
and 35 V output voltage and is suitable for IPM drives and general-purpose
inverters.
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The PS9552 series is the first type of optocoupler dedicated for IGBT gate
drives. It provides up to 2.5 A output current, has a wide range of Vcc from 15
to 30 V and operating temperatures from -40 to +100° C. It is suitable for
driving IGBT and MOSFET gates. All new PS85/95 series optocouplers are available
in different lead bending options either for through hole or surface mount. All
PS85/95 series optocouplers are fully RohS compliant and use nickelpalladium-
gold as leadfree pin-plating material. International safety certificates are
available, eg, UL and DIN EN60747- 5-2.
All these optocouplers are available now. For prices and delivery details please
contact Gleichmann Electronics.
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Gleichmann presents Harvatek
In summer 2006 Gleichmann added Harvatek to its list of suppliers. Harvatek
is one of the worldes leading manufacturers of surface mount LEDs. Its solid
state lighting solutions are utilized in numerous applications including mobile
phones, handheld media systems, LCD displays and appliances. Harvatek
manufactures billions of LEDs annually.
Gleichmann has established internal structures, which offer customers a broad
range of applications support and services for these new products. SMD LEDs from
Harvatek offer customers more fl exibility when designing ultra-compact,
portable products such as backlighting keypads and pushbuttons in the latest
cell phone and handheld products. Gleichmann carried out tests of Harvatekfs
products and were very pleased with the quality and reliability. The feedback
from our European customers has also been extremely positive.
Gleichmann will continue to expand its lighting product portfolio.
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LEDs
- High Power
- Through Hole
- SMD Lead Frame
- SMD PCB
- Ceramic
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Displays
- Seven Segment
- Alphanumeric
- Light Bars
- Dot Matrix
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Camera Module
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Harvatek is an ISO 9002, QS 9000 and ISO 14001 certified company.
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ASIC & ARM® System Solutions
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NEC Electronics’ expertise is designing, developing and manufacturing
sophisticated customized chips based on a wide range of ARM® CPU cores.
Local European design expertise
A huge expertise in designing highperformance ARM-based System-on-Chip (SoC)
devices is actually located at NEC Electronics Europe. Various teams within NEC
Electronics’ European Technology Centre (ETC) support the design process through
all stages of the development.
Besides providing local customer design support, also various development
platforms are supported. For example, NEC Electronics has newly developed the
multi-platform ARM9E™ Development Board as a design platform for ARM926EJ-S™ and
ARM946ES™ based systems. The board that will be shown at the booth, allows for
the verification of actual chip level functions prior to actual chip
manufacturing.
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Using this design platform for prototype development facilitates easy
checking of both hardware and software functions in order to speed up the
quality improvement process. At the same it also helps cutting additional
development costs and shortening development lead time.
Versatile development platforms
Besides its versatility, one of the outstanding features of the multiplatform
ARM9E™ Development Board is the integration of both CPU cores, ARM926EJ-S™ and
ARM946E-S™ within only one single prototype chip. Depending on the target
system, customer can thus easily select which CPU core is actually required. In
fact, there is only one board required to cover almost the whole range of
ARM9E™-based system design.
Another topic is the variety of analogue macro blocks that can be implemented
with NEC Electronics cellbased ASIC solutions. A large number of analogueto-
digital and digitalto- analogue converters are readily available for integration
within digital cell-based ASICs. In line with NEC Electronics „first- time
right“ approach these analogue function blocks have already been implemented and
thoroughly tested in silicon. The same holds true for other analogue function
blocks like analogue PLLs and high-speed serial interfaces with up to 6 Gbps
data rate.
EMI reduction
As a means to suppress electro-magnetical interference (EMI) effects NEC
Electronics is also offering spread-spectrum clock generation (SSCG) PLLs. EMI
emission is thus significantly reduced by dithering the clock frequency.
Important to mention here is, that NEC Electronics in addition supports
customers in optimum EMI-compliant PCB design by a dedicated team located within
the ETC. Last but not least, NEC Electronics as the worldwide leader in Gate
Array ASICs, will present recent product news. This includes especially new
packaging solutions (eg. QFN) and new design approaches that lead to reduced EMI
emissions.
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Addendum to our last Gleichmann Electronics & Bmz
Event
Gardening tools, power tools, e-bikes, golf caddies, e-scooters or motor boat
drives - the lithium-ion technology has conquered the market of mobile phones
and notebooks. But who wonders what's next? The lithium-ion technology offers
many advantages compared to nickel-cadmium or nickel-metal-hydride like a higher
energy density, no memory effect, twice the capacity and three times the voltage
compared to the nickel-technologies.
Today's market increases its focus on the different lithium-ion technologies
like cobalt, manganese and phosphate. This is why BMZ have already set their
focus on manufacturing lithiumion battery packs and they are today’s leading
European battery experts in design and manufacturing of intelligent battery
solutions. To penetrate the market for portable products, BMZ offer several
events to train their existing and potential customers or individuals wanting to
further their battery knowledge.
The last event was organised together with Gleichmann Electronics over a 2 day
period at the BMZ headquarter:
28th of February 2007
Attendees mastered the basics of lithium-ion batteries and went on to learn
about the principles and comparison of the different lithiumion technologies,
security and safety, charging rules and the new regulations facing everyone
regarding transportation.
1st of March 2007
Additionally, the attendees got the chance to get in direct contact with premier
lithium-ion manufacturers like Panasonic, Sony, Saft and A123Systems. This year
again, BMZ have organised a developer forum where they invite their main
suppliers to present their point of view and future thoughts for portable
applications.
Another main topic on these two days was the ban of nickel-cadmium. Some of the
main battery manufacturers announced that they would like to stop the production
of these batteries and focus more on lithiumion. Whilst the products are ever
decreasing in size their power requirements are not, so this is an ideal time
for many manufactures to focus on the production of lithium-ion cells and
develop their technologies further.
Summarised, BMZ were thrilled to have such a good response and attendance from
our last event and wish to thank everyone who attended and who was involved.
Additionally Gleichmann Electronics are proud to be the leading European BMZ
distributor and we are looking forward to organize many more exciting events
together to build-up and intensify our partnership.
The forum for developers has been organised now for the 5th time. Over the years
all events have been fully booked and have received fantastic reviews from
attendees and suppliers alike. For any information about future events you are
welcome to get in contact with our product marketing department.
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Gleichmann Electronics at Hannover Fair
The demand for plants and equipment, which can be connected via a network,
has increased in recent years. In addition to transparency and availability of
data, networks offer the advantage that planning, installation, management and
maintenance of complex systems can be carried out simply and easily. For this
reason, in the past months Gleichmann Electronics has broadened its product
portfolio and now offers you standard devices specifi cally for networking in
the industrial automation sector. This is in addition to our customer specifi c
ASIC or FPGA solutions.
HMS – Anybus-CC modules
Anybus CompactCom (Anybus- CC) modules are designed for integration into
industrial devices that need to communicate with other automation equipment.
Each module, independent thereof which industrial bus system will be used
through to the network, is always connected at the applications side via the
socalled Anybus. Anybus-CC modules support Profibus, DeviceNet, CANopen,
CC-Link, Modbus-RTU, Profinet IO, Ethernet/IP, Modbus-TCP, Powerlink, EtherCAT,
RS232/485, USB and Bluetooth.
NEC / SIEMENS – ERTEC devices
Profinet IRT solutions can be quickly and comfortably implemented with the help
of the ARM9-based architecture, ERTEC200 and ERTEC400 32-bit controllers. For
this, the ERTEC200 offers two Ethernet interfaces, including Switch und PHY. The
ERTEC400, offers four Ethernet interfaces, but without integrated PHYs.
IO Link
The serial IO link communication, for instance implemented based on a UART,
offers new, interesting possibilities with regard to planning, installation,
data communication and maintenance of sensors and actuators. We are glad to
support you by the choice of the optimal microcontroller for your individual IO
link solution. This includes a selection of particularly small packages (4 x 4
respectively 5 x 5 mm2) right up to the 32-bit controller with up to eight
integrated UARTs.
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Personal Profile of Martin Gruber – Gleichmann
Electronics GmbH
1984 - 1988
studies of electrical engineering
| 1989 - 1990
military service
since June 1990
Gleichmann, Stuttgart FAE NEC Microcontroller
since 2002
Gleichmann, Stuttgart FAE Manager Europe, since 2006 additional task Initiative
Motor Control
| Gleichmann
show Gleichmann as competent partner in Germany
and throughout Europe
strengthen technical support for our costumers
europe-wide
push Motor Control Initiative
| Personal
Age:43
married, 1 daughter 10 yrs, 1 son 14 yrs
Hobbies
home improvements around the house
customize my car
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Spotlights
New MCU Scout
Now available – the new issue of the MCU Scout
containing the latest information regarding NEC Electronics’ microcontroller
products. Contact us to receive the new issue!
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EPOS & PC Peripheral expert solutions team
A new team has been established aimed to
exclusively support the EPOS & PC Peripheral electronics market through its
dedicated solutions & innovative technologies. The introduction of this team
complements the existing expert solution teams (Building Management, Motor
Control, Industrial Automation & Healthcare) within the Industrial &
Distribution Business unit (IDBU).
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