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The article offers the reviews of 50-hp Scotch Marine boiler, from Hurst Boiler, Coolidge, Ga., is loaded and ready to ship to California.

The article reports on the launching of the AT91CAP9A-STK Starter Kit for CAP Customizable Microcontroller product by the Atmel Corp. in San Jose, California. It is ideal for low-cost and no risk evaluation of application-specific Internet protocol (IP) blocks into field-programmable gate array (FPGA) that emulates the functionality of the CAP's embedded Metal Programmable (MP) Block. It is built on a single printed circuit board (PCB) including AT91CAP9S ARM926EJ-S-based microcontroller.

The article features the VSC7250 and VSC751 controllers, a pair of Peripheral Component Interconnect Express-based serial-attached Small Computer System Interface Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID)-on-chip controller integrated circuits developed by Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. in California. The new controllers are ideal for various applications like direct-attached storage controllers and upgradable RAID processors for workstations and servers.

The article reports on the launch of a pair of free intellectual-property (IP) controller cores by the San Jose, California-based Actel Corp. which are optimized for its field-programmable gate arrays. The two IP cores are the CoreABC, an RTL-programmable, soft micro core and the Core8051s, which is an eight-bit controller IP core based on the venerable 8051 architecture.

The article features the SST55LD019M flashed-based NAND controller from Silicon Storage Technology Inc. in Sunnyvale, California. It provides optimized performance for multi-cell NAND flash devices. It also contains a built-in Flash File System which offers designers twice the storage density of traditional single-level cell architectures.

Reports that San Jose, California-based Toshiba America Electronic Components Inc.'s 8-bit microcontroller with built-in flash memory touts 16MHz operation. TMP86FS49, with 64 pins; High performance; Proprietary TLCS-870/C 8-bit CPU core in combination with 60KB of embedded flash; 10-bit analog-to-digital converter; Numerous serial interfaces.

Features the R102 Bongo controller for programmable high-speed relay control by the Roseville, California-based R2 Controls Co. Performance; Power supply; Applications in end-user adaptation of the Bongo microcontroller; Price.

Focuses on the partnership of Metro Weighing and Automation Inc. (MWA) and Opto 22 in Temecula, California, to define an input/output module specifically for handling weigh scales for packaging and conveying systems, in 2005. Disadvantages of analog inputs on most programmable logic controllers, according to Phillip Harrison of MWA; Cost of hopper weighing per/channel range; Systems of MWA which uses Opto 22 modules.

The article reports on the strategy used by the Clos du Bois winery in California to cut costs and increase production. The company worked with Rockwell Automation to develop an Allen-Bradley ControlLogix Programmable Automation Controller, a replacement strategy that reconfigured the grape press system on a centralized control. An Intelligent Motor Control was implemented to help improve system performance and efficiency. The implementation of the solution resulted to a 10 percent increase in overall production achieved using the same number of workers.