Product Update

Designated the M76, this single-wide M-Module mezzanine card features a complete digital multimeter with 6½-digit resolution.

• Adds AC/DC voltage and current measurements to VME, VXI, CompactPCI, and PXI instrumentation systems.
• Provides DC measurement accuracy of 0.01%.
• Driver support includes Windows NT, VxWorks, OS-9, QNX, and Linux.

Base price: $1076. MEN Micro, Carrollton, TX. 972-939-2675; www.menmicro.com.

The ET-GT-3ES-2SC is an Ethernet-to-fiber converter for connecting a 10/100BaseT(x) line to 100BaseFX fiber.

• Extends an Ethernet network up to 15 km using high-speed, noise-immune fiber optics.
• Operates over a temperature range of–40°C to +85°C.
• Includes an additional RJ45 port.

Sixnet, Clifton Park, NY. 518-877-5173; www.sixnetio.com.

Value-Line comprises five economical PCI data-acquisition boards offering 12-bit and 16-bit ADC resolution.

• Deliver throughput rates of 100 kHz and 200 kHz.
• Furnish up to 16 multiplexed analog inputs, up to 48 digital I/O lines, FIFO buffers, DMA, and optional 16-bit DACs.

Price: $199 to $599. ADAC, Winchester, MA. 781-721-9800; www.adac.com.

Maplets is a Java-based tool that lets you create your own GUI for the Maple 7 mathematical program.

• Permits customization of Maple calculators; interfaces to Maple packages, queries, and messages.
• Provides slider bars, buttons, text areas, pull-down menus, and other GUI elements.
• Works by invoking GUI elements from Sun's Java Swing package.

Waterloo Maple, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. 800-267-6583; www.maplesoft.com.

Three 6U CompactPCI digitizer cards, the DC211, DC241, and DC271, deliver over 1-GHz bandwidth with one, two, and four channels, respectively.

• Furnish sampling rates of up to 4 Gsamples/s and memory length of up to 32 million points.
• Include advanced triggering and front-panel control I/O.
• Consume less than 40 W of power.

Acqiris, Monroe, NY. 877-227-4747; www.acqiris.com.