New Product News
EDUCATION KIT FOR
CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL
The Flextek Education Kit is a low-cost system that provides an intuitive feel to closed-loop control while
demonstrating Visual Basic programming, SPICE simulation, PIC micro familiarization, and general electronic principles. The kit includes a PC-based controller with mating
infrared experiment board, closed-loop control software
with tutorial and application notes, serial data cable, and
power adapter. Visual Basic code demonstrates variable
gain Proportional-Integral control of an IR emitter-sensor
pair with strip chart for stability evaluation. The IR circuit
reacts to external light or shadowing and has visual LED
feedback to provide an intuitive "touch and feel" for experiments. The digital controller is converted to an equivalent
analog circuit for loop-gain simulation in SPICE to gain a
clear understanding of critical principles. Schematics suggest additional experiments for motion, thermal, and lighting control.
After experimentation, the controller is suitable for a
variety of industrial tasks powered by a free Active X
Control. The Flextek Education Kit FCED010 is available
now from Flextek Electronics for $99.50 each at their
website.
For more information, contact:
FLEXTEK ELECTRONICS
315B Walnut Ave.
Carlsbad, CA 92008
760-224-7637 Fax: 425-491-5601
Email: djcaldwell@flex-tek.com
Web: www.felx-tek.com
Circle #117 on the Reader Service Card.
THE NEW SERIAL PROGRAMMER
The new meLabs Serial
Programmer connects to a
PC serial port and allows you
to program most PIC microcontrollers, including the
PIC12Cxxx, 12CExxx,
12Fxxx, 14000, 16C43x,
16C505, 16C55x, 16C6xx,
16C7xx, 16C84, 16C92x, 16CE62x,
16Fxxx, 17C7xx, 18Cxxx, and 18Fxxx
devices.
The
programmer is designed with in-circuit
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