Nuts and Volts - February 2011

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expanded the range. They now stock 6 mm, 3 mm, 1/4”, and 1/8" versions. These pillow blocks can be the foundation for many small projects that require supporting an axle in one or more places. The heavy duty shielded bearings are rated for 50K RPM. The pillow blocks share common mounting hole spacing and have the same axis height for ease of design. They're made from 6061-T6 aircraft grade aluminum, and priced at $8.95 each.

For more information, contact: LYNXMOTION Web: www.lynxmotion.com UNIVERSAL USB CONTROLLER WITH 50 I/O PINS

Saelig Company, Inc. has introduced IO-Warrior56 — a universal USB controller that allows easy access to input or output

functions via a USB bus. Featuring 50 generic I/O lines, IO-Warrior56 is also an I2C/SPI master, allowing users to interface with a wide range of available ICs. IO-Warrior56 offers simple access to the USB since it has been designed as a generic HID device — the protocol is all in the IO- Warrior56 chip. Only a few simple lines of code are needed to access the I/O pins. If you need to connect simple devices to a computer — like relays, switches, a keypad, or a small display — IO-Warrior56 is a simple solution. IO-Warrior56 also supports a range of industrial standard interfaces such as I2C and SPI to simplify interfacing to chips, modules, or displays.