PMC has flash memory.

The FlashMEM card works with any VMEbus single-board computer or motherboard equipped with a PCI Mezzanine Card (PMC) expansion site. The PMC module comes with 4 or 8 Mbytes of flash memory. Another version combines up to 7.5 Mbytes of flash memory with 512 kbytes of nonvolatile RAM. Prices range from $799 to $1670, depending on board options. General Standards Corp, Huntsville, AL. (205) 880-8787.

Embedded computer board executes C programs.

Built on a 3.2×2.3×0.5-in. board, the Micro-G2 embedded-control computer executes fast compiled C programs containing as many as 20,000 lines. The Micro-G2's Z180 µP (an enhanced Z80) runs at 9.216 MHz and addresses up to 1 Mbyte of memory. Battery-backed SRAM op-tions provide 32 to 512 kbytes of storage capacity. Other options include EPROM, a 12-bit ADC with four analog input channels, and a real-time clock. Prices start at $119. Z-World Engineering, Davis, CA. (916) 757-3737.

166-MHz Pentium processor powers VXIbus controller.

You can upgrade the VXIpc-850 embedded VXI controller to a 166-MHz Pentium processor by replacing a modular daughterboard containing the faster processor. All of the two-slot VXIpc-850 series controllers are VXIplug&play-compliant and come with 16 to 80 Mbytes of DRAM, an 800-Mbyte hard drive, and a host of I/O interfaces. Prices for the VXIpc-850/166 start at $13,995. The 166-MHz daughterboard costs $5500 for current users. National Instruments, Austin, TX. (512) 794-0100.

Ada tools forge SHARC systems.

You can tune the Ada Development System for the ADSP-2106x series of Super Harvard Architecture Computer (SHARC) DSPs for real-time embedded SHARC applications. A new multiple-window graphical user interface aids source- and machine-level symbolic debugging. The Ada debugger uses a dynamic-link library to communicate with the SHARC board from a Sun SPARC host running Solaris. The compiler offers switch-selectable Ada 95 capabilities, including protected types, hierarchical libraries, and a full Ada 95 parser. Prices start at $36,000. Tartan Inc, Monroeville, PA. (412) 856-3600.

Message announcer gives equipment its voice.

The VB-100 multiple-message announcer interfaces with your equipment's contacts or TTL output, providing digital voice recording and playback of as much as 5 minutes of voice information. The unit uses nonvolatile memory and randomly plays back one to 13 messages. You can use the VB-100 in a variety of applications, such as automated machine-status announcements. The unit comes with a graphics information panel or push-button panel that you can design yourself or have customized. The VB-100 costs $350. Dalco Products, Roberts, WI. (612) 436-3673.

Benchmarking tool checks video codecs.

Version 3.0 of the Video Compression Sampler (VCS), a codec-benchmarking and video-analysis program on CD-ROM, covers four new codecs: Indeo video interactive from Intel, Fractal from Iterated Systems, TrueMotionS from Horizons Technology, and Smacker from Rad Software. The video-display utility has also been updated to display QuickTime and MPEG files. VCS V3.0 costs $130; upgrades from V1.0 and 2.0 cost $75 and $50, respectively. Doceo Publishing Inc, Norcross, GA. (770) 564-5545.

Graphical programming editor for X Windows.

Visual SlickEdit for X Windows runs on several Unix platforms, including AIX RS6000, HP-UX, Solaris-SPARC, Solaris-Intel, Sun OS, SGI Irix, Digital Unix, and Linux. The graphical programming editor has cross-platform capability across all Windows-based, OS/2, and X Windows systems. It allows syntax expansion, tagging, and color coding for >12 languages, including Java. Visual SlickEdit costs $395 for all X Windows platforms, except for Linux, which costs $195 per user. MicroEdge Inc, Raleigh, NC. (919) 831-0600.

DOS extender adds Win-32 API subset.

You can build multimegabyte real-time embedded applications under DOS with the TNT real-time DOS extender. Version 8.0, which is now compatible with Windows 95, works with >200 Win32 application-programming-interface (API) calls, as well as with compilers, debuggers, DOS drivers, and other third-party tools that are compatible with the Win32 API. It also runs on inexpensive 32-bit x86 processors. You can use a second version of the development system for building protected-mode DOS applications that do not require real-time functionality. TNT real-time DOS extender V8.0 costs $1495; the non-real-time version costs $595. Phar Lap Software Inc, Cambridge, MA. (617) 661-1510.

Module presents dual 1553B interface.

Intended for use with single-board computers that use the military expansion bus (MXbus), the MX1553-2 fits two dual-redundant MIL-STD-1553B interfaces, plus an 8-bit TTL parallel I/O port, in one VMEbus slot. The module comes in five air- and conduction-cooled models, ranging from standard or development grade to those aimed at severe and mission-critical environments. Built-in-test firmware and object libraries that cover all 1553 operating modes come with the MX1553-2. Prices start at $3800. Radstone Technology Corp, Montvale, NJ. (201) 391-2700.

VMEbus system suits NEBS-based telecommunications.

The miniforce system incorporates a scalable-RISC-SPARC processor running under Solaris and seven VMEbus slots for configuring telecommunications systems that conform to the Network Equipment Building System (NEBS) standard. The miniforce meets the 23-in./5HE rack-mount and -48V inputs required by NEBS, as well as the 19-in./5HE rack-mount and 110/220V input required by industrial and C3I markets. In accordance with NEBS, miniforce supplies alarms for fan failure and out of range temperatures and voltages. Prices start at $15,000. Force Computers Inc, San Jose, CA. (408) 369-6000.

Modules customize VMEbus board's CPU, memory, and I/O.

The V6M6 VMEbus carrier board offers six plug-in module sites to configure the board's performance and memory capacity, including 32- and 64-bit MIPS RISC-processor modules. The board comes with 32 or 64 Mbytes of DRAM, accessible by all processor modules. A 9U VMEbus version, the V9M12, comes with as much as 128 Mbytes of DRAM and 12 module sites. A PCI bus serves as the global-communications path among processors and shared memory and four time-division-multiplex (TDM) buses form the serial I/O path between processors and other boards. The V6M6 costs $5000 with 32 Mbytes of DRAM; the V9M12 costs $12,000 with 64 Mbytes of DRAM. Communication Automation & Control Inc, Allentown, PA. (610) 776-6669.

Carrier board mounts GPS receiver in 3.5-in. drive bay.

The Slotless Global Positioning System (GPS) adapter (SGA) lets you install a Trimble CM2/CM3, Rockwell MicroTracker-LP, or Motorola VP Oncore GPS receiver in the 3.5-in.-disk drive bay of any computer. The unit takes 5V and ground from a standard disk-drive connector and provides signal-level conditioning and keep-alive power to the GPS receiver. You can configure the SGA's two communication ports for either RS-232C or RS-422 signal levels. Options include serial fiber-optic communication, fiber-optic time-pulse output, and a 12V wall-mount power supply. The SGA costs <$100 (100). Zeli Systems, El Paso, TX. (915) 751-3222.

Compact board sports RISC-based controller, LCD port.

Built around a 20-MHz PIC16C57 microcontroller, the PICPlus board for embedded-control applications includes a 14-pin LCD port for fast connection to text-based LCD screens. The 4351/2-in. board also provides a 0 to 5V ADC, two bytewide digital output ports, one bytewide digital input port, one 4-bit bidirectional port, and an onboard regulator for battery operation. You can develop software for the PICPlus board with the supplied PASM assembler, which uses an 8051-like instruction set. The package includes low-level driver routines. Prices start at $239. E-Lab Digital Engineering Inc, Lawton, IA. (712) 944-5344.

Ethernet controllers work with PC-compatible drivers.

Two Ethernet adapter boards emulate Novell's NE2000 adapter architecture, which enables the devices to operate with PC-compatible network operating systems, drivers, and utilities without modification. The PCM-NE2000 PC/104 module and the MCM-NE2000 STD bus card conform to the IEEE 802.3 and Ethernet standards for a 10-Mbps carrier-sense multiple-access/collision-detection LAN. Both cards connect to an attachment-unit interface and 10BaseT twisted-pair cable. The MCM-NE2000 also connects to 10Base2 coaxial cable. List prices for the MCM-NE2000 and PCM-NE2000 start at $295 and $195, respectively. WinSystems Inc, Arlington, TX. (817) 274-7553.

ICE works with 486-SX processors.

In addition to the SL Enhanced Intel 486 processor family, the KSE5 in-circuit emulator (ICE) supports the Ultra-Low-Power 486-SX derivative using a quad connector adapter for the TQFP chip package. You can construct complex trigger sequences with as many as 16 levels from real, protected, virtual-8086, and system-management modes, combined with eight bus events, addresses, address ranges, data values, and processor status. The KSE5 costs $29,000. Kontron Electronik Corp, Newport Beach, CA. (714) 851-1872.