PRODUC
NEW
■ HARDWARE
■ SOFTWARE
■ GADGETS
■ TOOLS
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NEW 4-1/2 DIGIT
BENCH DIGITAL
MULTIMETER
Global Specialties has introduced a new digital multimeter. The
PRO-1000 is a portable, bench type
digital multimeter with a 4-1/2 digit
LED display that can measure diodes,
frequency, current, voltage, and
resistance, as well as test continuity
for a list price of $345.
Important features of the new
PRO-1000 include:
• True RMS digital multimeter.
For more information, contact:
Global Specialties, LLC
22820 Savi Ranch Parkway
Yorba Linda, CA 92887
Tel: 800-572-1028
Web: www.globalspecialties.com
28
November 2011
64-BIT
FLOATING POINT
COPROCESSOR
Micromega Corporation announces the release of the
uM-FPU64 floating point coprocessor
chip. The uM-FPU64 extends
Micromega’s family of coprocessors
to provide support for IEEE 754
compatible 64-bit floating point and
integer calculations, expanded digital
I/O and analog input capabilities, and
support for local peripheral devices.
The uM-FPU64 can be interfaced
to a wide range of popular
microcontrollers to provide extensive
floating point capabilities, and
optionally control a subsystem of local
peripherals. It can also be configured
as a stand-alone microcontroller for
embedded applications.
The precision required for GPS
navigational calculations and the
transformation of data from MEMS-based sensors can easily exceed the
capabilities of 32-bit floating point
numbers. The uM-FPU64 coprocessor
— with support for both 64-bit and 32-
bit floating point numbers — provides
the added precision needed for these
demanding applications, and can
offload the floating point calculations
from the microcontroller.
The uM-FPU64 is compatible with
the instruction set of Micromega’s
popular uM-FPU V3.1 32-bit floating
point coprocessor. Advanced
instructions are provided for fast data
transfer, matrix operations, FFT
calculations, serial input/output,
NMEA sentence parsing, string
handling, digital input/output, analog
input, and control of local devices.
For more information, contact:
Micromega Corporation
1664 St. Lawrence Ave.
Kingston, ON K7L 4V1
Tel: 613-547-5193
Web:
www.micromegacorp.com
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