PRODUCT SHOWCASE
Digi-Key Electronics to distribute National
Instruments test and measurement products
Microchip’s new 47L64
serial EERAM
Digi-Key Electronics announced it
has expanded its product portfolio to
include certain National Instruments
(NI) software-connected test and measurement products. This initiative greatly expands Digi-Key’s overall offerings
in automated testing. NI’s USB X Series
Multifunction DAQ is now available
through Digi-Key Electronics.
Companies continue to face the
challenge of getting quality products
to market with shorter timelines. Engineers using Digi-Key’s global distribution channel and next day shipping have quick access to tools they
can use to provide them with high
quality, repeatable test and measurement data that will help them accelerate the verification and production
of their products.
The ease of set up and configuration offered by NI’s PC-based products frees up engineers’ time so they
can focus on driving greater impact in
development.
The 47L64 is structured as a 64Kbit
SRAM with EEPROM backup in each
memory cell. The SRAM is organized
as 8,192 x 8 bits and uses the I2C serial interface. The device can be treated
by the user as a full symmetrical read/
write SRAM.
The I2C bus uses two signal lines
for communication: clock input (SCL)
and data (SDA). Access to the device
is controlled through a chip address
and address pins, allowing up to four
devices to share the same bus.
Backup to EEPROM is handled by
the device on any power disrupt, so the
user can effectively view this device
as an SRAM that never loses its data.
For a quick overview of EERAM see
https://youtu.be/17P2MGe4xSY and
https://youtu.be/3Q5-hH_yjlw
This device is now our largest I2C
density EERAM. Our current EERAM
families are 4Kb, 16Kb and 64Kb for
I2C; and 64Kb, 256Kb, 512Kb and 1Mb
for SPI.
“Connecting engineers to the right
tools when and how they need them
accelerates productivity,” said Jim
Ramsey, vice president of the Global
Partner program at NI. “Offering our
products through Digi-Key allows us
to meet their customers where they
are through the processes they’re accustomed to and gives us new avenues
to equip more engineers with the tools
they need.”
“We’re very proud to be able to offer NI products to our customers,” said
David Stein, vice president of global
supplier management at Digi-Key.
“NI’s automated test and measurement
products will help our customers to
advance their projects faster by helping them analyze the data from their
systems in real time.”
For more information about NI and
to order from their product portfolio,
including USB and PCI DAQ solutions, please visit Digi-Key’s website
at www.digikey.com
Digi-Key Electronics
Thief River Falls
Minnesota, USA
Phone: 1800 285 719
Website: www.digikey.com
Microchip Technology Inc.
Unit 32, 41 Rawson Street
Epping 2121 NSW
Phone: (02) 9868 6733
Website: www.microchip.com
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