Automation Parts

Intersil Unveils Flexible ISL54230 Octal Switch Intersil has introduced the ISL54230 Octal switch, which is suitable for high-end Smartphone applications. The ISL54230's small size and flexible design enable designers to optimise the routing of the many different types of signals in dual-mode, dual-standby operation phones. It is a quad double-pole/double-throw (DPDT) analogue switch that can operate from a single +2.0V to +5.5V supply. It contains eight single-pole/double-throw (SPDT) switches configured into four DPDT blocks. Each DPDT block is independently controlled by a logic input signal. This flexible configurability provides switching and routing of USB, UART, PCM for Bluetooth Phy, SIM power/data and audio signals between internal chips and external connector pins. In particular, the ISL54230 allows dual-baseband chips to access either of two SIM cards while allowing the unused SIM card to be powered down into a zero-power-consumption condition. Dual USB 2.0 high-sp...

ICP DAS USA has announced the launch of the NS-205PSE, a compact, five-port, unmanaged Ethernet switch that connects network elements while supplying up to 15.4W of power per port. Each of the ports supports 10/100Mbps speed auto-negotiation while the device offers 3.2 Gbps of high-performance memory bandwidth, so it can handle some traffic. The NS-205 transitions between different configurations with its auto MDI/MDI-X crossover technology for plug-and-play adaptability. Other notable features include fully duplex IEEE 802.3x and half-duplex back-pressure flow control to avoid data interference, store-and-forward architecture and IEEE 802.3af compliance on its four power-over-Ethernet ports. The NS-205PSE has both auto-detection of powered devices and automatic power management. The unit can operate within a temperature range of -30C to 75C, sports over-temperature, over-current and over/under-voltage detection and is robust. Its LED indicators allow users to quickly monitor its ...