| Rabbit Powers Award-Winning Touch Panel Control System |
Test
& Measurement World named Tidal Engineering's VersaTenn V touch
panel control system one of the best new test and measurement products
of 2000. One of only 12 products selected for the magazine's annual "Best
in Test" honors, the VersaTenn V is an environmental chamber controller
powered by the Rabbit 2000™ microprocessor.
"This is our second 'Best in Test' award in three years,"
says Craig Borax, engineering manager of Tidal Engineering. "And
we're proud to say that Rabbit Semiconductor has played a big part of
our success in both cases!"
Developed for Tenney Environmental, makers of environmental test chambers,
the VersaTenn V employs the Rabbit 2000 in its input/output controller--called
the Olympic Processor. The VersaTenn V plays a crucial role in the environmental
testing of advanced electronic products. In controlling critical test
parameters and then managing the resulting data, the VersaTenn V helps
design engineers meet tight product-development cycles.
Tidal chose the Rabbit 2000 because the main goal for the controller
was to off-load most of the input and output, something the Rabbit could
do efficiently and cost effectively. This, combined with the Rabbit's
powerful and expandable characteristics, made the Rabbit "a dream
come true," says Borax.
"Initially, we were researching other approaches, but then Rabbit
Semiconductor launched the Rabbit 2000," says Borax. "We were
thrilled. The timing was incredible because we were about to commit to
another approach that was less than optimal. The Rabbit 2000 is perfect--it
exceeded all of our requirements for usability, performance, features,
and cost."
The Dynamic C® software development system was another selling point
for Tidal. "We love the Rabbit 2000's powerful Dynamic C development
environment, and it's free with the development kit," says Borax.
"What more could we ask for?"
The VersaTenn V is a truly "connected" device, with Ethernet,
IEEE 488, RS-232, and RS-485 interfaces making it easy to move test data
around the lab, around the factory, and even around the world. Such advanced
communication capabilities are essential for building the "Global
Factory" of the future.
The VersaTenn V controller offers a host of features previously unavailable
in environmental chambers, including:
- Ethernet and Web-based remote control and monitoring
- Built-in data acquisition (up to 64 channels)
- Windows CE-based touch screen supporting multiple languages
- Powerful online setup Wizards
About Tidal Engineering
Based in Randolph, New Jersey, Tidal Engineering designs and manufactures
embedded hardware and software for test and measurement and data acquisition
products. Tidal also provides engineering services, custom electronic
product development, and turnkey distributed data acquisition and control
systems.
For more information:
www.tidaleng.com
(800) 877-0510
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