New Brochure Features New WAGO ProServe® Updates January
2012—A new brochure highlights updates to WAGO Corporation’s
ProServe design, assembly, and marking suite. ProServe consists of
free professional-grade software, as well as plotters/printers that
combine design and engineering tasks with WAGO’s 25,000 products to
create assemblies. Revisions include new 6.0 software that utilizes
a high-performance SQL server database, and expanded marking/design
conveniences, e.g., AutoSave and SAP export options.
The brochure outlines how ProServe smartDESIGNER and productLOCATOR
functions navigate WAGO’s electronic interface, terminal block,
interconnect, and automation catalogs. It also details the
generation of part lists, creation of drawings, and 3D presentation
of parts/assemblies, as well as smartSCRIPT and smartMARKING
functions for the WAGO-I/O-SYSTEM and terminal blocks. ProServe is
compatible with industry-standard CAD/CAE systems and supports 18
languages for multinational projects.
2012 revisions to ProServe hardware include expanding compatibility
with prominent hand-held printers and renaming existing WAGO
printers. The 3M™ PL300 joins the DYMO® RHINO
6000 hand-held printer in accommodating WAGO-exclusive 11mm-wide
marking strips for TOPJOB®’s lighting connectors and
DIN-rail mount terminal blocks. The ProServe TP-343 printer has been
renamed TTP-345 thermal transfer printer.
Siemon Adds Ruggedized Armored Cable to
its Line of High-Speed MTP Plug-and-Play Fiber Optic Cabling
Solutions December
2011—Siemon has added multiple armored cable options to its
comprehensive line of high-performance MTP-based plug and play fiber
cable assemblies. Available in 40Gb/s and 100Gb/s-capable OM3 and
OM4 multimode fiber cable constructions, as well as standard
62.5/125 and 50/125 multimode and single-mode, these plug-and-play
assemblies feature flexible, spiral-wrapped aluminum interlocking
armor offering over seven times the crush resistance of standard
assemblies. This added durability supports rugged-environment
intrabuilding backbone and horizontal installations and eliminates
the need for ducting to protect non-armored fiber cable. Compared to
the installation of non-armored fiber with separate innerduct or
conduit, the use of armored cable can cut installation costs by up
to 50% or more.
Available in 12 to 144 fiber counts in increments of 12 fibers and
in custom lengths, Siemon’s armored plug-and-play fiber cable
assemblies are user-configurable to precise application requirements
and efficiently put high-performance, high-density fiber connections
exactly where they are needed. These new armored fiber cable
assemblies join Siemon’s full line of high-performance MTP
plug-and-play fiber optic cabling solutions. Constructed of
high-quality fiber optic cable and components for future-proof
support of critical links up to 40Gb/s and 100 Gb/s application
speeds, the Siemon plug-and-play system's factory-terminated and
-tested connections guarantee maximum channel throughput without the
performance variability of field terminations.
In both armored and non-armored varieties, Siemon OM3 and OM4
multimode MTP assemblies have passed independent third-party testing
by Experior Labs, confirming 40Gb/s and 100Gb/s-readiness and
performance margins in accordance with the latest IEC 1280-4-1
Edition 2 and TIA/EIA-455-171A standard. These testing procedures
use new Encircled Flux methods, which limit the negative impact on
the accuracy of multimode fiber insertion loss and return loss test
results. Encircled flux compliance reduces test variability by up to
75% versus the previous test methods, helping eliminate false pass
results that can degrade overall network performance. The more
accurate encircled flux test methods indicated industry-leading
performance margins of up to 60% for all Siemon product tested.
To ensure these high performance levels are maintained in every plug
and play assembly, Siemon performs 100% automated end-face
inspection of all fiber interfaces to IEC 61300-3-30 Ed 1.0 to limit
contaminants and surface defects that significantly degrade system
performance. Siemon also tests all of its plug and play assemblies
for Insertion Loss and Return Loss in both directions for both 850n
and 1300nm wavelengths and ships individual test results with every
assembly.
The full Siemon plug and play fiber optic system includes
low-profile MTP to LC or SC modules, MTP pass-through adapter plates
and an extensive offering of pre-terminated MTP to MTP, and MTP to
LC cable assemblies.
USB 3.0 Bulkhead Cables Added to L-com Lineup January
2012—L-com Inc. has added USB 3.0 cable assemblies with a type A
female bulkhead connector on one end. These assemblies are designed
to be easily installed on panels or chassis and provide access to
hard-to-reach or secured USB 3.0 ports.
The new USB 3.0 cable assemblies use a multi-layered PCB in the
bulkhead that maintains USB 3.0 speed and performance. The
ECF504-style bulkhead mounts to virtually any panel thickness via an
electrically grounded flange. They are a USB 3.0 version of the
original USB 2.0 cable assemblies that L-com has carried for years.
USB 3.0 is up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0, with speeds reaching
4.8 Gb/s.
“The new USB 3.0 cable assemblies will allow design engineers to
create products utilizing the drastically-improved speed of the
latest USB standard with a pre-terminated bulkhead connector that is
simple to install,” said Steve Smith, product manager.
