Designed for high-voltage protection in industrial control and monitoring applications, the PCIe-IDIO-24 PCI Express I/O card boasts 24 optically isolated digital inputs and 24 solid-state FET relay ...

Rated for up to 1A DC/1Arms continuous current load IXYS Integrated Circuits Division, now part of Littelfuse, Inc., today introduced the CPC1984Y, a 600V, Normally Open Power SIP Relay, rated for up ...

LENEXA, KAN.—LynTec has unveiled its latest product, the Input/Output-Relay board for the Remote Power Controller platform. The I/O-R board expands RPC control options to include control for ...

Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) output driver chips are popular with embedded designers because they provide multiple outputs without using any CPU I/O pins. This article explains how to adapt a ...

Higher amperage relay output modules and an 8-point input simulator module are now available from AutomationDirect for the Click series stackable micro brick PLCs. The Click C0-04TRS-10 ($54.00) is a ...

No matter what the application is, when a definite-purpose solution is required, time delay relays (TDRs) can provide simple, reliable, and economical control. Adjusting the delay time is often as ...

A programmable logic controller (PLC) is an industrial solid-state computer that monitors inputs and outputs, and makes logic-based decisions for automated processes or machines. 1. The image above is ...

The technology behind remote controls has changed dramatically during my time in this business. When I first started I had a remote control that needed dc continuity between the transmitter site and ...

Würth Elektronik has created a smart CAN-bus controlled power distribution box, with multiple analogue and digital inputs for measurement. Called CAN Box 8FR6, it is a system building block for ...

Impulse relay is a viable alternative for lighting control from multiple locations. In modernistic houses and apartments, lighting schemes to control lights from two or more locations are becoming ...

Last column, I wrote about various applications where fire alarm relays could be used to integrate a commercial fire alarm system with other electrical systems at a customer’s site to provide them ...

This is a simple circuit which I built to one of my audio amplifier projects to control the speaker output relay. The purpose of this circuit is to control the relay which turns on the speaker output ...