Play Meter

Aids to the Trade
suitable for industrial and public-
access use.
For more information , write
MicroTouch Systems, Inc., 10 State
St., Woburn, MA 01801 , or call (617)
935-0080.
IEE products
Gem Top for '86 Jeep
Gem Top has introduced the steel
Gem Top Model 800 custom-made for
the 1986 Jeep Comanche.
The Model 800 has curved sides to
match the rear cab of the Comanche. It
features curved sliding side windows
tinted dark, and a "kiss connection"
that fits snugly against the rear of the
Jeep and allows a direct pass-through
between the cab and pickup bed.
For more information, call (503)
659-3733 .
Industrial Electronic Engineers,
Inc. , (IEE) has introduced three new
products.
IEE one-line by 16-c harac te r LCD
Price cut for OEMs
MicroTouch Systems, Inc ., has
announced a lower-cost MicroTouch
Screen with added features, improved
peformance, and reduced controller
size for OEMs and systems integra-
tors.
In OEM quantities of 1,000, the
price of the kit version of the Micro-
T ouch Screen has been reduced from
$495 to $350, effective the first quarter
of 1986.
The Micro Touch Screen is an ana-
log-capacitive touch screen designed
to fit most PC monitors, terminals,
and CRTs. The screen now has three
major additional capabilities for man-
aging its RS-232 communications. Its
glass surface protects it from damage
under normal conditions and will not
distort the display image, rendering it
IEE 64-pin sock et
IEE pin-grid-array sock e t
The component products division
has added a new precision-machined
65-pin socket and a new pin-grid-array
socket to its Preci-Dip product line.
The industrial products division has
introduced a one-line by 16-character
LCD to its Daystar Nova product line.
The 64-pin socket has been
designed to meet the layout configura-
tion of Rockwell's R6500 series of
modem microprocessors that use the
Quip format (the quad in-line pack-
age). If features a beryllium copper
four-finger contact that provides
insertion forces averaging 3.2 ounces
a pin. The standard plating is 16 micro-
inches of gold on the contact with tin
plating on the sleeve. Other platings
are 30 micro-inches of gold on the
contact with tin on the sleeve or tin on
both the contact and sleeve. Pricing
with standard plating in 100-piece lots
is $2.18 each.
The new pin-grid-array socket
matches the 68-pin layout of the Texas
Instruments Series 888, 890, and 897
microprocessors. It features a beryl-
lium copper six-finger contact that
provides insertion forces averaging
2.5 ounces a pin. Standard and other
platings ar_e the same as for the 64-pin
socket. !he price for 100 pieces with
standard plating is $6.15 each.
Both the 64-pin socket and pin-
grid-array socket are available from
stock or six to eight weeks ARO
depending on the variation required.
The LCD is a large-character,
compact, alphanumeric liquid-crystal-
display module. The one-line by 16-
character display (models 3803-13/ 14-
016) is the most compact display in the
Daystar Nova line. Other models are
available, and all are offered in both 20-
degree and minus 20-degree preferen-
tial-viewing-angle versions for either
top or bottom viewing. Daystar
Nova's also are available with optional
electroluminescent backlighting (series
3855). Pricing is $73 each in 100-piece
lots.
For more information, write IEE,
7740 Lemona Ave., Van Nuys, CA
91405, or call (818) 787-0311 .
Plan to attend ACME '86.
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PLAY METER. February 1986