The Composites Engineering Show (Image courtesy of NEC)

If you haven’t heard already, the composites engineering show is right around the corner.  The show is for UK-based design/materials/engineering professionals covering the latest composite technologies for the design and manufacturability of consumer and high performance products.

The show is a great place to hear about the latest technologies in product design, along with if and how those techniques should/can be incorporated.  For product managers and designers (mechanical, industrial, and hardware), they can learn about the latest technologies which can spark new product ideas and design techniques.

Here at Icron, since we manufacture industrial type extenders for media or KVM and USB extension, hearing about the newest techniques for product design professionals gives us new design ideas for upcoming products.

Product Manufacturing (Image courtesy of NEC)

Although some product design techniques are pushing the fringe of technology, these new techniques can generate innovative product design ideas. These ideas are then surveyed to end customers for ways to improve product design and add new high valued features. It will be interesting to see what new and innovative designs are released in the market place months following the show.

We recently added a new product line, the USB Extension Core 2200 Modules, for our customers who need to add USB extension to a larger more complex system.   USB extension solutions are ideal for a number of applications including industrial automation/control, KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) extension for remote desktops, security, digital signage, home network integration, accessing remote medical devices, and extending interactive white boards.

There are four Core 2200 Modules: Core 2210, 2220, 2230, and 2240.  Each module offers a unique transmission interface supporting different types of USB devices.  Depending on the target market and use case a specific Core Module can be used.  For example, in industrial automation/control applications where a keyboard and mouse needs to be extended up to 300 meters away from the computer, the Core 2210 would be integrated into the design.

One of the exciting features of the Core 2200 Modules is that there are multiple products available depending on what use cases need to be supported.  The modules come in a 200 pin SO-DIMM form factor along with full reference designs for integration.   This allows many applications that require USB extension an easy to source connector and flexible integration in the design.

Form Factor of Core 2200 Modules

If you are interested in learning more about  how to use the Core 2200 Modules in your application contact sales@icron.com or visit the product web page.