Nuts and Volts - March 2015

NEW PRODUCTS ■ HARDWARE ■ SOFTWARE ■ GADGETS ■ TOOLS

18 March 2015

LED VINTAGE

LIGHT BULBS

Super Bright LEDs, Inc., announces their new LED vintage light bulbs. These LED filament bulbs replicate an elegant antique bulb look, while offering modern day energy efficiency in one long-lasting bulb.

These dimmable old-fashioned style LED replacement bulbs with traditional exposed filament appearance for decorative illumination are the perfect vintage reproduction touch for antique fixtures, vintage wall sconces, traditional lamps, and older wall lanterns. Lasting up to 30,000 hours, the bulbs range from 280 to 450 Lumen, and are available in both warm white and ultra warm white. Their warm color temperature replicates the look and feel of antique bulbs.

In addition to the new LED vintage light bulbs, Super Bright LEDs also offers a selection of LED globe bulbs, LED bi-pin bulbs, LED tube lights, LED smart bulbs, LED strip and tape lights, LED panel lights, and LED T8 tubes.

FAMILY OF PRODUCTS FOR

PCB REPAIR

SchmartPatch — new from SchmartBoard — allows users to add surface-mount components to a substrate such as a printed circuit board (PCB), or to replace existing components.

SchmartPatch boards each support multiple predefined components and allow one to cut off a pad from the SchmartPatch (using scissors or a blade), stick the pad on to the surface of the substrate (utilizing adhesive already on the back of the SchmartPatch), and then solder a component onto the SchmartPatch.

The component pads are routed to other pads that allow one to solder jumper wires from the SchmartPatch to make the electrical connection to the substrate.

SchmartBoard sees a few scenarios that the product can be utilized for. One situation might be to replace ruined pads in a circuit board repair in the field. Another example might be to add a component to a run of PCBs to resolve an issue immediately rather than waiting for new PCBs to arrive. They can also be used as part of one's prototyping or project development.

SchmartBoard has released six types of SchmartPatch boards. Each comes in packs of four for a retail price of $15. Volume purchases can be arranged with SchmartBoard directly for larger rework needs.

AIR FOR WICED BLUETOOTH

SMART MODULE

Anaren, Inc.’s, Wireless Group has announced the release of its first AIR for WICED™Smart Bluetooth module and Atmosphere on-line developer platform as part of a strategic engagement with Broadcom Corporation. This new relationship advances the goal of both companies to support designers, innovators, and end-equipment manufacturers looking for intuitive, easy-to-use developer tools (like Atmosphere) that will simplify the challenge of ‘going wireless’ and speed up their time to market. In beta trials of its new module and Atmosphere tool, customers were able to get their product “proof of concept” running in 90 minutes or less.