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USD Nominated for CSP Today Award

CSP Today Awards

October 26, 2009 - US Digital Nominated as a Finalist for the CSP Today Awards, Sevilla, Spain

US Digital was nominated as a finalist in the CSP Today Awards in the category of Best Applied Research and Development in CSP, for the recently released T7 Absolute Inclinometer. Other categories included CSP Innovation, CSP Competitiveness, Best Increased Dispatchability Solution, and Best Commercialized Technological Innovation. Voting takes place on November 11th, 2009, at the 3rd Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Summit in Sevilla, Spain. Find more information about the CSP Awards and summit at CSPToday.com


US Digital at SPS 2009 in Nuremberg

Visit us in Nuremburg

You are cordially invited to visit the US Digital booth at SPS / IPC Drives Electric Automation in Nürnberg, Germany, on 24 – 26 November, 2009. US Digital will be exhibiting our encoders, inclinometers and sensors in Halle 1, Booth #1-129. We look forward to meeting you in person to discuss your current motion control needs and applications. Feel free to contact us with any questions regarding the SPS / IPC / Drives Exhibition, or to set up an appointment with a motion control specialist. Thank you for your continued business, and we hope to see you in Nürnberg!

SPS / IPC / Drives / Electric Automation
Halle 1, Booth 1-129, US Digital
Messezentrum Nürnberg
Karl-Schönleben-Strasse
90471 Nürnberg


Introducing The T7

T7US Digital is proud to introduce our latest innovation: the T7 absolute inclinometer. The T7 is an absolute inclinometer utilizing a unique solid-state sensor to give high accuracy tilt readings over a full 360 degree range.

Typical Applications

  • Elevation control of heliostats and PV modules
  • Parabolic trough tracking feedback
  • Fresnel lens tracking feedback
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Product Features

  • Full 360 degree range, single axis
  • ±0.1 degree accuracy from 0C to 70C
  • 0.01 degree resolution
  • Sealed against dust and water (IP-67 rated)
  • RS232 version allows up to 15 T7s on 100 feet of cable
  • -10 to 70 Degrees C Operating Temperature
  • US Digital CAN version allows up to 64 T7s to be networked
  • USD-CAN supports 700 feet (213 m) maximum cable length

The T7 is available with either a RS232 or USD-CAN interface. The RS232 version supports up to fifteen T7s on a single cable. US Digital's CAN protocol allows a network of up to sixty-four T7s to be connected to a single host. Power for each T7 is supplied over the network cable. The host accesses the T7-CANs through US Digital's low cost CANA-232/CANA-485 adapter module. This module allows the host to access each T7 on the network using simple serial port commands. A Windows demo application is provided for displaying the angles and temperature as well as setting operating modes, orientation, zero position, damping / averaging time, direction, and more for every T7 on the network. Additionally, a Windows DLL gives the user a set of simple functions to read and write data to a network of T7s.

T7 pricing starts at $225.00 for single units and $205.00 for 10 units. US Digital products are sold direct for easy ordering and fast shipment.

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US Digital at Solar Power International

Visit US Digital at booth #3039

Solar Power InternationalSolar Power International is the largest U.S. business-to-business solar conference and expo. Produced by the top solar industry associations, SEIA and SEPA, Photon International magazine calls Solar Power International "the most important US solar event of the year." It features sessions on markets, policy, finance, and technology advances as well as 650+ exhibitors, and more than 25,000 attendees from 90 countries. With top-notch keynote addresses, 200+ speakers, more than 65 breakout sessions and workshops, this is the premier place for expanding your business opportunities and networking with solar industry leaders.

Solar Power International 2009
October 27-29, 2009
Anaheim, California, USA
SolarPowerInternational.com


Introducing The HBA2

HBA2 US Digital is pleased to announce the release of its latest Absolute Encoder hollow bore encoder, the HBA2. The HBA2 is based upon US Digital’s very successful 12 bit A2 absolute encoder platform which has been incorporated into a large bore bearing assembly with a tether anti-rotation mounting arm. The large bore design allows the encoder to be easily attached to shaft diameters ranging from 6mm up to 0.750" and tether mount bolt circles of 2.50" up to 5.00".

The hollow bore and tether design replaces the traditional method of using a flexible coupling and subsequent encoder housing support systems of the past. Now with the HBA2 encoder, providing absolute position of a rotating shaft becomes a simple task.

HBA2 pricing starts at $383.00 for single units and is $279.21 for 100 units. US Digital products are sold direct for easy ordering and fast delivery.

Product Features

  • 12 bit single turn absolute encoder
  • Hollow bore design tolerates run-out
  • Programmable zero location
  • Low cost
  • Industrial duty 6805 series bearings
  • Analog output option available
  • Programmable resolution
  • Programmable CW or CCW count direction
  • -40 to 100 deg C operating temperature
  • Two year warranty

View and configure the HBA2 »


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