New product applications

Application: Vehicle Diagnostics
Quatech Products Used: SSPXP-100, 1 port RS-232 serial ExpressCard Performance Series

Help isolate machine and truck problems with diagnostic software, a laptop and a 1 port serial PCIe-based ExpressCard by Quatech. Most software requires an RS-232 serial port to connect to the truck's onboard computer. In the past, laptops were equipped with a PC slot that fit PCMCIA cards. The evolution of technology has decreased the size of the PC card slot to fit a smaller, modular card that only allows 34/ExpressCards and 54/ExpressCards.

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Application: Troubleshoot HVAC systems
Quatech Product Used: SSPXP-200/300, 1 port RS-422/485 serial ExpressCard Performance Series

Enable field technicians to communicate with large HVAC installations, change configurations and troubleshoot malfunctioning units with a laptop running specially designed software interfaces to an RS-485 half-duplex link that has up to 64 HVAC unit controllers on it.

Using Quatech's 1 port SSPXP-200/300 serial Expresscard with a modular connector supplies the RS-485 connection for this system. The card fully supports the half-duplex network, and provides fast data rates of up to 921.6 kpbs, providing superior performance for this data-intense application.

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Application: Flight Data Retrieval
Quatech Product Used: SSPXP-200/300, 1 port RS-422/485 serial ExpressCard Performance Series

The flight recorder is responsible for recording what went wrong during a tragic flight, is also responsible for recording maintenance, structural, and engine data. Maintenance personnel download this data directly after each flight. Immediate maintenance can then be performed on the aircraft, reducing downtime and saving money for the aircraft fleets.

The recorder stores flight information and voice data in solid state memory. An operator uploads and downloads data to the recording system. The high speed ExpressCard interface allows data to be downloaded in minutes. The ExpressCard is connected to the recorder with a serial interface cable. This portable arrangement is advantageous because the same system can be shared among an entire fleet.
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Application: Digital Advertising
Quatech Product Used: WLNB-ET-DP101, Airborne™ Embedded Ethernet Bridge Module

ImpressionAire installs advertising systems in high profile, high traffic public washrooms and displays high quality digital ads that rotate every few seconds on a high tech 12” flat panel screen. The unique system uses Quatech’s Airborne Wireless Ethernet Bridge Module to connect to a central server to receive instructions about the advertisements and public service announcements they are to display.  The use of 802.11 wireless technology provides a significant cost savings in comparison to having to extend Ethernet cables into washroom facilities.   

Another important reason for Quatech’s inclusion in the digital washroom advertising system is the Airborne module’s industrial class specifications. With extended operating temperatures of -40º to +85º C and added shock and vibration tolerance, the Airborne module withstands the heavy duty and repeated use of ImpressionAire’s full-featured hand dryer.

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