Integrated Ideas &
Technologies, Inc.,
Expands to New Facility
Integrated Ideas & Technologies,
Inc., has completed construction and
began occupancy of a new 23,000
sq ft manufacturing facility. The new
building is located in Post Falls, ID,
just eight miles west of their previous
facility in Coeur D’Alene.
“We were at maximum capacity
in our previous facility and did
not have the space for the new
equipment required for advancement
of both our SMT stencil division
and our metal fabrication division,”
says Michael Ray, President and
owner of IIT, Inc. Ray expects the
new facility to allow for a 50%
increase in production capabilities
over the next two years.
Onwards and Upwards —
Radiometrix lends hand to US students
Wireless communication specialist
Radiometrix ( www.radiometrix.com) has
supplied two custom radio transceivers to Idaho
State University for its Research Involving
Student Engineers (RISE) program. The London-based company supplied the pair of customized
UHX1 multi-channel radio transceivers tuned to a special VHF frequency
(147 MHz) through US distributor, Lemos International ( www.lemosint.com).
The program is sponsored by NASA and releases weather balloons with
ceilings exceeding 25,000 meters. The balloons have payloads made up of
a camera box, an automatic position reporting system for tracking purposes,
and a flight computer. In addition, the balloons can carry various experiments
from extremeophile bacteria research to simple egg drop mechanisms.
Weight is a key concern to comply with the Federal Aviation
Administration’s 12 lb weight limit on these flights. “Finding a compact, light-weight radio solution was vital to the continued success of the project,” noted
Professor Tim Frazier, the project’s faculty sponsor. Researchers have been
looking at how to miniaturize the multi-channel tracking package, and the
Radiometrix module offered a way of achieving this. “Lemos and Radiometrix
have worked with us to choose a suitable transceiver and associated
electronics for the project,” explained Ben Estes, program member. “The
UHX-1 module from Radiometrix has enabled a transparent serial link between
the control station and the flight computer in the balloon once it is airborne.
This allows full communication between the balloon and the ground crew,
allowing them to operate vents, cut-down mechanisms, parachute deployment,
and actuate any other mechanisms needed,” Estes concluded.
Sidewinder
14V - 50V - Dual H-bridges - 150
Adjustable current limiting
Temperature limiting
Three R/C inputs - serial option
Many mixing options - Flipped Bot Input
Rugged extruded Aluminum case
4. 25" x 3. 23" x 1.1”
RC Control
2+ price
Dual H-bridge
5V - 28V
2.7“ x 1.6” x 0.5”
Dual H-bridge
5V - 28V
2.7“ x 1.6” x 0.75”
(6A pk) H-bridge
5V - 20V
1.6” x .625” x 0.25”
Closed-loop control of two motors
Full PID position/velocity loop
Trapezoidal path generator
Giant Servo Mode!
C source for routines provided
PIC18F6722 CPU
See
H-bridges: Use with Dalf or with your Micro/Stamp
6-28V
2.25”x2.5”x0.5”
3 wire interface
current & temp
protection
Monster power!
14-50V
3. 15”x4.5”x1.5”
3 wire interface
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68 December 2008