PCI Express to Parallel (IEEE 1284) I/O 2 Port Host Adapter
PCI Express to Parallel (IEEE 1284) I/O 2 Port Host Adapter http://t.co/EZjdwKjs3o pic.twitter.com/BW9kZN2xq0
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PCI Express to Parallel (IEEE 1284) I/O 2 Port Host Adapter http://t.co/EZjdwKjs3o pic.twitter.com/BW9kZN2xq0
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G-RAID with Thunderbolt, designed specifically for professional content creation applications, features the most powerful, flexible I/O technology ever. At double the data transfer rates of USB 3.0 and over 12 times faster than Firewire 800, no other PC I/O interface can match the raw speed of Thunderbolt now available in G-Technology’s leading RAID solution. The G-Technology team has built its reputation and business on serving creative professionals and prosumers that demand performance, capacity and quality. To continue its tradition of serving this market, we’ve worked with Intel and Apple to enable Thunderbolt on its product line. Leveraging the strengths of our Enterprise storage experience, our AV expertise and the capabilities of Thunderbolt, the G-Technology team is delivering the future of rich media now.G-RAID is ready right out of the box for use with Mac OS X systems and appears to the system as a single, big and fast disk drive. G-RAID also supports Windows(R) systems with a simple reformat. G-RAID is backed by a standard 3-year factory warranty and unlimited free technical support by representatives experienced with the latest content creation applications.
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Apotop All-in-1 #USB 2.0 Memory Card Reader/Writers DR85 and DR87 Benchmarks http://t.co/dIjjagOYQ6 pic.twitter.com/ORd9YBzsqs
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As Solid State Drives (SSD) like OCZ Vector Series find more deployments than ever before, it's important to keep in mind some of their technological compromises. While smaller processes, and hence increased transistor densities, are often desirable in microelectronics, NAND cells present a trade-off. Smaller processes reduce the endurance cycles of NAND memory, while simultaneously providing better capacity to cost ratios.
On April 10, 2012, AnandTech published an interesting piece that discusses this compromise, and provides an informative table of typical SSD total estimated life-span for several program/erase cycles. That table is reproduced here for informational purposes. Synchrotech recommends potentional SSD users familiarize themselves with the trade offs that SSDs pose.
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We found this piece by The Register's Gavin Clarke on the history of the relational model for database management to be inspiring and worth sharing. The piece pays homage to Ted Codd, whose Turing Award winning idea is now taken for granted because it is ubiquitous.
12 simple rules: How Ted Codd transformed the humble database
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The folks at pcfuns.com ran benchmarks on the ORICO 2595 Series 2.5-inch SATA HDD/SSD external enclosures with eSATA and SuperSpeed USB 3.0 with a Kingston HyperX 3K 120 GB SSD installed.
Comparing both the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 and eSATA, they found the eSATA interface to be significantly faster, but that isn’t to say the USB 3.0 numbers were entirely unimpressive. The 2595's eSATA port averaged 200 MB/s reads and 171 MB/s writes with the Solid State Drive, while the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 port weighed in with 164.5 MB/s reads and 103 MB/s writes.
All in all, the stylish 2595SUS3 deployed with modern 2.5-inch devices provides excellent performance and is perfect for mobile applications at a price that anyone can appreciate.
ORICO 2595 Series 2.5-inch SATA HDD/SSD external enclosures with eSATA and SuperSpeed USB 3.0
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Many thanks to an end user for locating copies of these USBScope Registers and USBScope, Wave, Pulse, Count Communications Protocol Documents
USBScope Registers by Synchrotech
USBScope, Wave, Pulse, Count Communications Protocol by Synchrotech
We're currently phasing in Link Instruments' devices to replace the now EOL Elan ones, but there are still a lot of end users with the EOL items. To see all of the Elan and Link Instruments' we carry, see our test equipment page.
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Highly regarded technology site Ars Technica reported today that Asus is first to the party with a Thunderbolt 2-certified motherboard. The article's byline is "Other devices, including the new Mac Pro, will follow." Synchrotech finds this news of Thunderbolt 2 being immediately available exciting, as well as the article's announcement that USB 3.1 devices should be available in the next six months or so. Seeing both of these technologies add capabilities and increase their capacities for speed is exciting news for consumers.
Synchrotech offers several high-performance Thunderbolt devices, and intends to expand our product line up over the next few months. Thunderbolt 2's doubling of bandwidth and accommodation of single-cable 4K video represents a breakthrough for mobile users in that Thunderbolt is the only technology that allows for a single-cable connection to high end video card breakout boxes plugging into multiple 4K displays. Thunderbolt equipped notebooks are not constrained by their built in video, and Thunderbolt 2 expands upon that capability. Connecting powerful RAID and SSD to systems via Thunderbolt enables performance once only achievable by Fibre Channel and other exotic server related technologies. Current Synchrotech Thunderbolt offerings include the Delock 61971 Thunderbolt to SATA 6Gbps HDD/SSD Drive Adaptor + AC Adapter, the Sonnet Echo Thunderbolt to ExpressCard/34 Adapter Pro, and several other devices.
Thunderbolt and the Thunderbolt logo are registered trademarks of Intel.
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The Delock 61971 Thunderbolt to SATA 6Gbps HDD/SSD Drive Adaptor represents the second generation of high-performance Thunderbolt to SATA devices. Portable, but still featuring a full 22-pin SATA connector, the 61971 Thunderbolt to SATA 6Gbps Adapter connects to both 2.5in and 3.5in SATA devices. Deploy with screaming fast Solid State Drives (SSD), or spacious Hard Disk Drives (HDD), Delock’s 61971 Thunderbolt to SATA 6Gbps HDD/SSD Drive Adaptor versatility makes it a great addition to any Thunderbolt based work flow. While best performance is achieved with SATA 6 Gb/s devices, the Delock 61971 Thunderbolt Adapter is backward compatible with SATA 1.5 Gb/s and SATA 3 Gb/s devices as well.
The 61971's 12 Volt at 2.5 Ampere power supply is used to power the adapter itself as well as connected 5.25-inch optical drives, 3.5-inch HDDs, or 2.5-inch HDDs and SSDs. The 61971 features a single Thunderbolt port and is compatible with both Mac OS X and Windows systems with Thunderbolt support. The included Windows drivers allow use with SATA based Optical Drives under Windows.
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The folks over at technology musings wrote an interesting HOWTO/Review on our M-510 Portable Bluetooth A2DP Music Receiver. The tutorial, replete with screen shots, explains the process for connecting iOS devices to the M-510. They also discuss some technical details of A2DP and sound quality. We've been given permission to reproduce the post here.
Connecting an iPhone to the M-510 Portable Bluetooth A2DP Music Receiver
Got a loaner M-510 Portable Bluetooth A2DP Music Receiver to test out over the weekend. We plugged it into a Bose Wave II Radio using the included double male 3.5mm stereo audio cable. Our test devices were an iPhone 3GS and an iPad with Retina display (4th generation). Both devices were running iOS 6.1.3. Getting the M-510 to work with iOS devices was a snap, and the sound quality was surprisingly good for typical mobile device playback.
The M-510 Portable Bluetooth A2DP Music Receiver supports the Bluetooth Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) utilizing Low Complexity Subband Coding (SBC). SBC is applied to existing audio CODECs, in other words transcoding on the fly. This is fine for typical medium to higher quality AAC and MP3 stored on portable devices like iPods, iPhones, and iPads. However, if you're expecting lossless formats like FLAC, ALAC, or even high quality lossy formats like lame--preset insaneencoded files to sound the same, they won't. Highest quality audio is better served over WiFi with AirTunes/AirPlay enabled audio equipment. That said, the M-510's quality is acceptable for 256 kbps or lower quality iTunes AACs or MP3 files, which is what most people have on iDevices and other portable players. Overall the M-510 is an inexpensive way to add wireless playback ability to devices without that capability. If you're looking for really high fidelity, you're not shopping the under $40 devices market to begin with.
The M-510 Portable Bluetooth A2DP Music Receiver's other big plus is that it provides the choice between an AC adapter and running off a single AAA battery. That last option provides a lot of flexibility when you think of portable scenarios. Don't want to lug your expensive audio equipment outside, but have an old boombox with a 3.5mm line in? Add the M-510 and now that boombox becomes remote speakers for your iPhone 5.
Pairing the M-510 with the iOS devices is a simple as visiting Settings > Bluetooth" and then finding Music Receiver in the list of devices
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Tap on Music Receiver and it will then read as Connected.
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Later if you choose to remove the saved connection by clicking arrow to the right of the word Music Receiver and then tapping Forget this Device.
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During playback, clicking the AirPlay icon on the bottom right of the screen (in orange next to the volume control) allows choice of where the audio signal is to be sent.
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Here the M-510 is selected. We can easily switch to the iPhone's internal speakers by clicking the iPhone button.
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Because of our excellent relationship with Delock, we were selected to be one of their first vendors for their exciting new product release. The 61971 has been approved by Intel and is listed on their official Thunderbolt® site.
We are now taking pre-orders for the versatile Thunderbolt SATA device. Our tentative shipment schedule is as follows: "we will be able to ship 10 pieces to you on August 6, 2013 so you can test the product first; and other 10 pieces to ship by the end of August. After that time, we will have enough stock for this item."
The Delock 61971 Thunderbolt to SATA 6Gbps HDD/SSD Drive Adaptor represents the second generation of high-performance Thunderbolt to SATA devices. Portable, but still featuring a full 22-pin SATA connector, the 61971 Thunderbolt to SATA 6Gbps Adapter connects to both 2.5in and 3.5in SATA devices. Deploy with screaming fast Solid State Drives (SSD), or spacious Hard Disk Drives (HDD), Delock's 61971 Thunderbolt to SATA 6Gbps HDD/SSD Drive Adaptor versatility makes it a great addition to any Thunderbolt based work flow. While best performance is achieved with SATA 6 Gb/s devices, the Delock 61971 Thunderbolt Adapter is backward compatible with SATA 1.5 Gb/s, SATA 3 Gb/s devices as well.
The 61971's 12 Volt at 2.5 Ampere power supply is used to power the adapter itself as well as connected 5.25-inch optical drives, 3.5-inch HDDs, or 2.5-inch HDDs and SSDs. The 61971 features a single Thunderbolt port and is compatible with both Mac OS X and Windows systems with Thunderbolt support. The included Windows drivers allow use with SATA based Optical Drives under Windows.
Delock 61971 Thunderbolt to SATA 6Gbps HDD/SSD Drive Adaptor + AC Adapter
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The Portable Bluetooth A2DP Music Receiver M-510 allows playback of streaming music on non-Bluetooth equipped devices like speakers, HiFi Systems, and headphones from a A2DP Bluetooth compatible music source. The M-510 Bluetooth Music Receiver is a great way to provide existing equipment with wire-free capabilities. Play songs from an iPad, Android or other Smart Phone, iPhone, notebook computer or any other device with A2DP Bluetooth transmitting capability to remote speakers up to 10 meters away. The Portable Bluetooth A2DP Music Receiver M-510 provides three power options, AC adapter, USB bus power, or a single AAA battery for maximum portability. Use the included cable to plug into the 3.5mm audio inputs on an output device, pair the Portable Bluetooth A2DP Music Receiver M-510 to source device, and enjoy music streamed wirelessly.
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The I/O Flex PU430 PCI to SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Host Adapter 4 Port brings new life to older desktop computers by providing them SuperSpeed USB 3.0 connectivity. The PCI card adapter is fully backward compatible with existing USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 devices, and connects with SuperSpeed USB 3.0 hard drive enclosures, SSD enclosures, backup RAIDS, video converters, printers, and hundreds of other devices while enabling the use of high performance device that were once reserved only for high speed buses like eSATA and FireWire. Able to offer most of the usable bandwidth of SuperSpeed USB, the PU430 is limited to a maximum of 2.133Gbps transfer rates [1] because of the limitations of PCI. However, that's an amazing improvement over USB 2.0, and the PU430 PCI USB 3.0 solution provides over twice (200+%) the performance gain over on-board USB 2.0, and is only 30% slower than the maximum speed USB 3.0 can achieve in PCI-Express (PCIe) slots.
The adapter provides four (4) external USB 3.0 ports. The I/O Flex PU430 PCI to SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Host Adapter features both 15-pin SATA power connector and mini 4-pin power connector for added power source to better support power hungry bus-powered devices. Easy USB installation makes adding new hardware a breeze, with no complex configuration, confusing plug-ins, or IRQs. Connect up to 127 USB products to PCs. Ready for use with self-powered devices, or plug any available 15-pin SATA Power Connector into the onboard connecter for devices requiring bus power.
The I/O Flex PU430 PCI to SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Host Adapter 4 Port
The PU430 PCI USB 3.0 solution provides over twice (200+%) the performance gain over on-board USB 2.0, and is only 30% slower than the maximum speed USB 3.0 can achieve in PCI-Express (PCIe) slots
PCI to SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Host Adapter 4 Port I/O Flex PU430
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This #USB 13-hub can charge an #iPad or other high-current-draw device while a computer is off http://t.co/MzQsSjc6am pic.twitter.com/PyTYBtWBbi
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The MSO-19 is a portable USB based 2GSa/s Oscilloscope, 200MSa/s Logic Analyzer, 100MSa/s Pattern Generator and TDR. All channels sample simultaneously at a max rate of 200MSa/s (5ns), includes probe, clips, wires and software. The device works with Windows XP/Vista/7/8. The MSO-19 has time synchronized oscilloscope and logic analyzer inputs. All 9 channels are sampled at the same time and are displayed together. This is better than separate instruments because the analog and digital waveforms are acquired with the same sample clock assuring accurate time correlation between the two. Even if you went through the effort of cabling two individual instruments together, you would not be able to get the samples to within 5 ns of each other, nor would the triggering be so tightly coupled. Since the software displays the oscilloscope and logic analyzer data on the same screen it stays synchronized no matter how you scroll or zoom.
The MSO-19 can trigger on the Oscilloscope, Logic Analyzer, SPI or I2C inputs. Since all of the 9 inputs sample at the same time you will see a fully synchronized display of all the digital and analog inputs. Oscilloscope trigger: Rising edge, falling edge and pulse width. Logic Analyzer trigger: 8 bit trigger word, SPI trigger: 32 bit trigger word, I2c trigger: 32 bit trigger word. The 100Mpt/S pattern generator has many features not found on other pattern generators. Since it has shared pins with the Logic Analyzer the pattern data can be tri-stated to create bidirectional bus signals. The PG also runs on an independent clock from the logic analyzer, hence you can create a slow signal and analyze the response at a much faster sampling rate. The pattern buffer length is adjustable and can be looped to create complex patterns. The PG can start manually or be synchronized with the MSO trigger inputs. High speed sampling is key to getting a good capture. The 200MSa single shot sample rate and 60MHz bandwidth will allow you see a great picture of a 60MHz signal in single shot mode and an even faster one if you use RIS mode sampling. The FFT Spectrum Analyzer has controls for FFT window, FFT type, FFT resolution. The software also supports averaging, memory and plot subtraction. This allows for a whole range of spectral analysis including: Frequency response analysis, Power supply noise analysis, etc...
MSO-19 USB 2GSa/s Oscilloscope, 200MSa/s Logic Analyzer, 100MSa/s Pattern Generator and TDR
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What are the Pin-outs from PCMCIA PC Card to CompactFlash when using a CF Adapter?What are the Pin-outs from PCMCIA PC Card to CompactFlash when using a CF Adapter? j.mp/15ffDWf twitter.com/synchrotech_in…
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The FireNEX-COAX-S800 uses flexible coaxial cabling to provide reliable FireWire 800 transmission up to 60 meters (196 feet). There are several advantages in using a standard 75 Ohm coax cable, like wide availability, excellent EMC performance, low cost connections, enabling of terminations by end users, and the possibility of using existing cabling infrastructure. Since each FireNEX-COAX-S800 repeater has two IEEE 1394b FireWire 800 ports it can also be used as a hub for daisy chain connections.
A FireNEX-COAX-S800 set includes two FireNEX COAX S800 75ohm COAX BNC FireWire 800 IEEE1394b repeaters and a manual. An available DC power jack lets you connect an optional power supply (purchased separately), such as the FIRENEX-POWER. COAX cable and FireWire/IEEE1394b cables are not included. The repeaters feature industrial standard screw locking for 1394b ports.
FireNEX COAX S800 75ohm COAX BNC FireWire 800 IEEE1394b Repeater Kit (2ct)
FireNEX800™, FireNEX-MX™, FireNEX800™-SX, FireNEX-CAT5™, FireNEX-CAT5™ S400, FireNEX-COAX-S800™, FireNEX-POF™,FireNEX-CAT5-S800™ are registered trademarks of Newnex Technology Corp. All rights reserved.
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Thunderbolt Cables as long as 3 meters (9.8 feet) j.mp/ZrQpEa #mac #thunderbolt twitter.com/synchrotech_in…
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The FMJ USB 10-Pin Module is a small, low cost, high performance, removable solid-state memory storage subsystem. It is an appropriate replacement for hard disk drives and host systems that require low power and small scalable storage solutions. FMJ technology is designed for customers that prefer reliable operation in harsh environments and long product life-cycle. Amongst the endless number of applications are networking products, military systems, interactive kiosks, record and playback systems, medical equipment, industrial control systems, avionics, and voting machines. Every USB 10-Pin Module is integrated with technology that prevents data corruption and loss from power anomalies. USB 10-Pin Module Pin Information.
FMJ USB 10-Pin Module Removable Solid-State Memory Storage Subsystem
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OCZ Vector Series 7mm Low Profile SATA III 2.5in Solid State Drives
The Vector Series delivers a new industry-leading solid state storage solution for the high-end consumer and workstation user. Meet the storage expectations you didn't know you had.