Microchip Technology Inc. announced a complete, out-of-the-box solution that makes it easy to add USB connectivity to existing systems. The MCP2200 USB-to-UART protocol converter, with its low-cost evaluation tool, software libraries and Windows based configuration tool, enables designers to quickly and easily add USB connectivity to their application without completely redesigning the system. The whole solution is designed to shorten time-to-market for a variety of applications in the industrial (e.g. data loggers, instrumentation, data-acquisition systems and smart-card readers) and medical.

WAGO Corp. has announced a line of DIN-rail mount 858 series four-pole, double-throw industrial relays engineered for robust applications requiring compact signal switching for power and control.

