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It is the user’s responsibility to install the components in a suitable location. The S2K controller must be installed in a location that satisfies the following environmental conditions:

Atmosphere: The circuitry must not be exposed to any corrosive or conductive contaminants.

Ambient temperature:

0°C to +50°C (operating)

-40°C to 80°C (storage)

Note:

For UL approved installation of the following controllers, maximum ambient temperature is 40°C (104°F): IC800SSI216P2, IC800SSI216RP2, IC800SSI216D2, IC800SSI216RD2, IC800SSI228P2, IC800SSI228RP2, IC800SSI228D2, IC800SSI228RD2, IC800SSI407RS1, IC800SSI407RP2, IC800SSI407RD2, IC800SSI420RP2, IC800SSI420RD2.

Install the controller into ambient temperature conditions within the range of 0° C to +50° C. If the temperature exceeds this range, it may cause malfunction or damage to the controller. The controller heatsink and motor generate high temperatures. If the controller is housed in an enclosed control cabinet this heat load must be considered when evaluating the enclosure cooling requirements (see Section 3.1-Heat Load and Cooling for details on controller losses). Use heat exchangers or cooling devices to maintain an ambient temperature of 50° C or less.

Humidity: 95% relative humidity or less (non-condensing)

Altitude: No more than 1,000m (3,300 ft) above sea level for full rating. Contact GE Fanuc Applications Engineering for derating at higher elevations.

Ventilation: This controller is designed for vertical installation to ensure proper cooling. Install the controller with sufficient space for ventilation. Avoid mounting wireways and other adjacent components too close to the heatsink, top or bottom of the controller.

Location: Keep the following location guidelines in mind when selecting a site for the controller:

Do not install in places with high temperature, high humidity, dust, dirt, conductive powder or particulate, combustible gasses, or metal chips.

Avoid places exposed to direct sunlight.

Mount only to noncombustible materials such as metal.

Do not stand/step on or put heavy articles on the controller or motor.

The controller housing is not a waterproof enclosure. Do not use outdoors or in any unprotected environment. The controllers are designed with open construction and must be installed in a closed electrical operating area i.e. an enclosure that protects personnel from contact with wiring terminals and provides a pollution degree 2 environment.

Avoid locations where there is exposure to radiation such as microwave, ultraviolet, laser light or X-rays.

Do not apply excessive stress, put heavy articles on, or pinch the cables.

Do not install the controller near heating elements such as cabinet heaters or large wire wound resistors. When such installation is unavoidable, provide a thermal shield between the servo controller and the heating elements.

Mount controller and other heat producing components higher in the enclosure to avoid overheating other sensitive electronics installed in the same cabinet.

Installing the Controller

The S2K Series controllers are designed for panel mounting in electrical enclosures designed for industrial applications. Enclosure cooling or ventilation must be adequate to maintain the ambient temperature to within the component’s specifications. Mount controllers vertically for proper cooling.

To ensure an adequate ground connection between the S2K and the panel to which it is mounted, install a star washer or equivalent under the mounting screws.

Firmly install the controller with screws and bolts without applying stress such as bending and twisting to the controller main unit.

Allow reasonable mounting clearance between adjacent units to ensure proper ventilation.

Since a misuse of the controller may lead to improper operation, or may damage the controller, carefully read the following cautions and warnings:

Be sure to ground the controller properly using the ground terminals on the power input connector. Proper grounding includes conforming to applicable national and local electrical codes.

Do not apply higher than rated voltage to the power input terminals (L1, L2 and L3)

Do not apply the main input power to terminals other than terminals L1, L2 and L3 or damage will occur. Refer to Section 3.6 for wiring information.

The power supply uses a capacitor filter. When you turn on power, a high charging current flows and you may see a large voltage drop. We recommend that you install line reactors to limit the charging current if this presents problems with other equipment on the machine.

Do not perform a dielectric strength test or megger test on the controller or damage may occur. (When you perform a dielectric strength test or megger test to an external circuit, please disconnect all terminals to the controller so that no test voltage is applied to the controller.)

If you use a ground fault breaker, use one rated for “Inverter,” to withstand high frequency leakage current. See table 2-3 for fuse specifications.

Use the motor and controllers only in the designated combinations (Table 1-1).

When transporting, use caution to prevent damage to the S2K components. Do not move or carry the controller by holding the cables.

Installing the Motor

The S-Series and MTR-Series servo motors are designed for either vertical or horizontal mounting and have a protection rating of IP65 (not including the connectors and shaft). The motors should be mounted in a location where the environmental conditions are within the specifications stated in Chapter 2. Use the following guidelines when mounting the motors:

• Observe the shaft radial and thrust load limits. Loads exceeding these limits will cause premature failure of the motor. Excessive belt tension could cause bearing or shaft failure.

• Be sure to ground the motor using the ground wire in the motor power cable.

• Ensure that the motor cables are free from excessive stress, stretching, pinching or bending.

• To avoid damage, do not carry a motor by holding the cables or shaft.

• Do not apply excessive axial force or impact loads when installing the motor coupling or shaft pulley, or the encoder may be damaged. See axial load limit ratings in Chapter 2.

• Install the motor in a location free from corrosive contaminants, dust, excessive water spray, or combustible gas.

• The shaft of the S-series servo motor is treated with grease (Shell Oil Alvania No. 2) for corrosion protection during storage. Consider the effect of the grease on any plastic parts that are mated with the shaft.

• The optional servo motor brake should be used for holding stationary loads only. Do not use this brake to stop a moving load, or reduced life or damage to the brake may occur. Apply this brake only after the motor is stopped.
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DETROIT — Last year, sales of all-electric and hybrid vehicles reached 20% of new car and truck sales in the United States for the first time — a landmark year for “green” vehicles, but the pace of growth was slower than many had expected.

Automotive data company Motor Intelligence reports that more than 3.2 million “electric” vehicles were sold worldwide last year, including 1.9 million hybrids (including plug-in models) and 1.3 million all-electric models.

Conventional vehicles with gasoline or diesel internal combustion engines still account for the majority of sales, but fell to 79.8%, the first time in modern history that they have fallen below 80%.

In terms of pure electric vehicle sales, Tesla continues to dominate, but Cox Automotive estimates that its annual sales will decline, with market share falling from 55% in 2023 to about 49%. The Tesla Model Y and Model 3 are expected to be the best-selling electric vehicles in 2024.

Following Tesla are Hyundai Motor, which has 9.3% of the EV market, and General Motors, which has 8.7%, followed by Ford Motor, which has 7.5%, according to Motor Intelligence. BMW is fifth with 4.1%.

The U.S. EV market is highly competitive: Of the 68 mainstream EV models tracked by Cox Kelley Blue Book, 24 saw year-over-year sales growth; 17 were new to the market; and 27 saw sales decline.

There is more uncertainty about how sales of all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles will fare this year because of possible actions by the incoming Trump administration.

Currently, there is a federal government credit subsidy of up to $7,500 for the purchase of EVs and plug-in electric vehicles, but President-elect Donald Trump could eliminate that subsidy, along with other support for EVs.

Cox Automotive expects EV sales to hit another record high in 2025, accounting for about 10% of new vehicle sales. If hybrids are included, the company expects one in every four cars sold this year to be an electric vehicle.
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Carvana beat Wall Street’s fourth-quarter revenue and net income expectations while predicting another “strong” year in 2025.

As in the past, Carvana gave a wide range of expectations for the year, including growth in retail unit sales and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), with both figures increasing sequentially in the first quarter.

Carvana shares fell more than 10% in after-hours trading on Wednesday. The stock closed at $281.82, down about 1%. Wall Street analysts attributed the decline in shares mainly to high expectations from investors and vague forecasts for 2025.

Compared to the average estimate compiled by the London Stock Exchange, the company’s fourth-quarter performance was as follows:

Earnings per share: 56 cents, expected 29 cents

Revenue: $3.55 billion, expected $3.31 billion

Revenue was $3.55 billion, up 46% from $2.42 billion in the same period last year. Full-year revenue for 2024 is $13.67 billion, up nearly 27% from $10.77 billion in 2023.

In 2024, the Tempe, Arizona-based company reported adjusted EBITDA of $1.38 billion and net income of about $404 million. That included $359 million in adjusted EBITDA and $159 million in net income in the fourth quarter. The fourth-quarter net income was a big improvement from a loss of $200 million in the same period last year.

On a per-share basis, the company reported earnings of 56 cents per share for the December quarter, compared with a loss of $1 per share in the same period in 2023.

Carvana’s annual and quarterly results were all record.

Last year, Carvana said it sold 416,348 vehicles at retail, up about 33% from the year before, and full-year revenue for 2024 reached a record $13.67 billion. Total gross profit per vehicle was $6,671 in the fourth quarter and $6,908 for the full year. Both metrics are up nearly $1,400 from 2023.

“With only about 1% market share today, we have a lot of opportunities to improve and expand our product offerings, and we know this is just the beginning of our journey to change the way people buy and sell cars,” Carvana CEO and co-founder Ernie Garcia said in a press release.

Carvana’s stock price will rise by about 40% in 2025, compared with a gain of nearly 285% last year.
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China’s new energy vehicle market has become the forefront of the global new energy revolution. With the support of policies and the improvement of consumer willingness, China’s new energy market has been injected with a dose of stimulant, and the automobile market is undergoing a once-in-a-century transformation. The birth of new brands, the launch of new products, and the rise of new sales models have driven irreversible changes in the industry. Competition is intensifying. From a product perspective, how can automobile manufacturers find a way out of the chaotic new energy competition? The transformation has begun, and the transformation has just begun. How can we have the password to the future?

The EMAG Group, a global leader in the metal processing industry, will be at the largest industry event of the year, CIMT 2023 (Booth: W1-B301, Time: April 10-15, 2023), with the theme of “New Energy Vehicle Parts Solutions”, integrating new processes, automation, digitalization, sustainable development and other processing elements, and focusing on displaying a number of innovative products and technologies, with the goal of helping users better cope with the multiple challenges brought about by the huge changes in the automotive industry and layout the future.

9 processes, support from the entire industry chain

As a professional company with 9 process technologies including turning, milling, gear hobbing, gear grinding, internal and external cylindrical grinding, non-circular grinding, laser welding, shrink fit assembly, and electrochemical process, EMAG is one of the few suppliers in the world that can provide a full set of process technologies and one-stop full industry chain solutions for the entire processing chain.

In response to the iterative upgrades of the drive system brought about by the rapid development of new energy vehicles, the subversive demands of automotive parts in terms of lightweight, rigidity, and precision, and the rigorous tests of automation and flexibility of processing production lines, EMAG can flexibly respond based on its own full industry chain process strength. From various gears in the reducer to different parts of the electric drive device, EMAG has customized process solutions. At the same time, based on years of R&D experience in modular and automated processing equipment, EMAG can also provide turnkey solutions for the entire processing chain.

“The automotive industry has always been one of the fields where EMAG products are most widely used and best excelled. Since the birth of the first inverted lathe in 1992, our innovative processing method that subverts the traditional concept of automation and is particularly suitable for high-precision mass production needs has been favored by many automotive parts users.” Mr. Yang Ming, General Manager of Taicang Branch of EMAG (China) Machinery Co., Ltd. and General Manager of EMAG (Chongqing) Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., said, “Today, facing the new trend of rapid development of new energy vehicles, we have also made sufficient preparations thanks to the ‘innovation’ spirit inherent in the EMAG brand DNA. The accumulation of 9 mature processes allows EMAG to flexibly apply these technologies to machine tools and equipment, and through their mutual complementation and coordination, to meet the extensive processing needs of the new energy vehicle industry to the greatest extent.”

Core parts processing solutions, comprehensive display

The comprehensive display of multiple new energy vehicle typical parts processing solutions is the biggest highlight of this EMAG booth.

Differential housing high-speed processing solution-as the core component of the new energy vehicle drive system, the output of differential housing is continuing to increase with the hot market. Large demand, complex structure, strict processing requirements, and many difficulties greatly trouble parts manufacturers. EMAG uses modular inverted turning centers VL 4, VL 6, VT 4 and VSC 250 DD, in conjunction with the independently developed TrackMotion workpiece conveying system, to innovatively compress the processing of differential housings to 4 processes, and achieve a new breakthrough in processing efficiency with a processing cycle of 95 seconds. At present, there are nearly 100 EMAG production lines and more than 250 machine tools used in the production of differential housings worldwide, and EMAG is effectively helping users reap benefits.

Fully automatic production line for motor shafts – In this solution, one fact is clearer: EMAG’s positioning of itself is no longer just a smart equipment manufacturer, but a solution provider focusing on the entire process from blanks to finished products. Faced with the dual challenges of high production and high precision requirements for motor shafts of new energy vehicles, EMAG, relying on the process strength accumulated from rich application experience, participated in and led the design and development of the entire motor shaft processing system. This production line includes twelve main processing steps and other auxiliary processes. The connection and automation of each machine tool and workstation are realized through manipulators, truss manipulator systems and TrackMotion workpiece conveying systems.

Therefore, the motor shaft can be fully automated and completely processed under the coordination of various processing steps. In addition, this solution also has the advantage of flexibility and can be expanded at any time as the output increases, allowing customers to truly benefit from flexible and efficient production.

Innovative technology, covering more

Complete processing technology is an important support for EMAG to cope with the changes and upgrades in the processing requirements of new energy vehicle parts. At this exhibition, several innovative equipment exhibited in actual machines or prototypes also strongly confirmed this.

The first thing to introduce is the VLC 200 GT – vertical turning and grinding composite machining center, which occupies the absolute “C position” of the booth and is aimed at the new processing requirements of new energy vehicle transmission parts. It can achieve the advantages of multiple processes such as grinding and hard turning in one device, allowing it to help users shorten processing time to the greatest extent. The spindle loading and unloading concept it adopts can also easily realize automated production by connecting the shuttle channel or the circular circulation channel. The innovative gear hobbing solution, HLC 150 H, covers all relevant gear hobbing processes such as hobbing, scraping hobbing, worm milling, worm scraping, and the comprehensive process characteristics of integrated milling edges (on the same tool bar as the hob), which is an absolute all-round gear processing solution. From drive shafts and armature shafts, steering pinions to planetary gears and worm wheels, they can all be processed without burrs.

Electrochemical technology, as an important part of EMAG’s nine processes, is also a cutting-edge process that helps companies “keep the truth and be surprising”, and naturally became one of the highlights of the booth that received the most attention from the audience. Electrochemical technology, which is mainly characterized by residue-free and non-contact metal workpiece processing, is very suitable for the processing of thin-walled workpieces. It can avoid various deformations caused by traditional cutting and obtain excellent surface quality. This innovative process has great potential in the processing of some high-precision parts of new energy vehicles. EMAG’s CI 400 electrochemical machining machine (replaced by a model machine due to area reasons) provides a set of efficient processing solutions for the rotor bracket parts of the motor housing of new energy vehicles. Through the two processes of electrochemical gear “broaching” and electrochemical drilling, the rotor bracket can be completely processed without burrs. Moreover, under the condition of activating multiple cathodes at the same time, a large processing batch can be achieved according to the user’s production needs.

“Since 2022, about 65% of EMAG’s orders have come from new energy vehicles, while before 2020, this percentage was only in the single digit. It can be seen that China’s new energy vehicle industry is developing rapidly. China is the largest automobile market, the fastest growing automobile market, and the most active automobile market in scientific and technological innovation. EMAG is devoting its efforts to serving new energy customers and becoming their booster to win in China and go global.” Mr. Yang Ming concluded.
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Recently, the launch and implementation plan demonstration meeting of the “Industrial Software” key project of the National Key R&D Program, led by Zhejiang Zhongkong Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Zhongkong Technology”), was successfully held in Hangzhou Zhongkong Technology Park.

The meeting invited 9 experts including Professor Yang Huamin, President of Changchun University of Science and Technology, Professor Zhong Shisheng, Executive Vice President of Harbin Institute of Technology (Weihai), and Professor Zhao Weidong, Vice Dean of the School of Electronic and Information Engineering of Tongji University. Chu Jian, founder of Zhongkong Technology Group, and Qiu Kun, vice president of Zhongkong Technology, attended the meeting. A total of more than 40 people from the project team participated.

Chu Jian warmly welcomed the experts and leaders attending the meeting and thanked them for their long-term strong support for Zhongkong. He said that in the past 30 years, Zhongkong has continued to grow and develop, and its achievements have promoted the development of the industrial automation industry to a certain extent. In the past five years, Zhongkong Technology has successively undertaken a number of large-scale engineering projects such as tens of millions of tons of refining and millions of tons of ethylene, while actively developing basic and application-oriented industrial software and committed to expanding overseas markets.

The launch of the intelligent analysis software project for lean control of product quality in the entire value chain plays an important role in the expansion of the process industry, manufacturing industry and other markets. In the next three years, SUPCON will actively promote the progress of the project in collaboration with universities, enterprises and other cooperative units, and contribute to the development of my country’s industrial software.

Afterwards, Jin Xiaoming, the project leader, reported on the research content and plan.

This project mainly focuses on the problems of large fluctuations in production status, complex processes, multiple constraints on process quality control, and difficulties in mechanism integration in the manufacturing process of the process industry. It studies new models for the integration of artificial intelligence and automatic control theory in the entire value chain, distributed high-speed, efficient and accurate perception technology for quality and operation data, and global quality data space construction technology. It develops and forms an intelligent analysis system for lean control of product quality, which will form new theories, new methods and new models combining artificial intelligence with automatic control theory, and break through key technologies such as high-speed perception of quality data.

The experts at the meeting fully affirmed the project establishment work, and put forward constructive suggestions from multiple aspects such as project task division, project landmark achievements, project schedule, and project application implementation.

Qiu Kun said that the project team will think deeply about the goals set by the project, further refine the plan, speed up the deployment, and ensure the successful completion of the project.

Supcon Technology will continue to be committed to meeting the digital transformation needs of process industry enterprises, facing Industry 3.0 + Industry 4.0, working hand in hand with customers, continuously increasing R&D investment, improving technical strength, and contributing to the development of my country’s new industry.
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President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday that he would select Kash Patel, a 44-year-old loyalist with little experience in federal law enforcement, as FBI director.

“Kash is a brilliant lawyer, investigator, and ‘America First’ fighter who has spent his career exposing corruption, defending justice, and protecting the American people,” Trump wrote in a post to Truth Social. He believes Patel will “restore loyalty, bravery, and integrity to the FBI.”

Patel, who must be confirmed by the Senate to serve as FBI director, is known as the ultimate Trump loyalist who has spread unfounded “deep state” conspiracy theories and called for a purge of perceived Trump enemies within the FBI.

His nomination is likely to renew pressure on Senate Republicans who rejected Trump’s nomination of Matt Gaetz, an avid Trump supporter who has been under criminal investigation for sex trafficking, as attorney general.

“This is ridiculous. He is arguably the most unqualified person ever nominated for a senior position in federal law enforcement,” said a former senior law enforcement official who has come into contact with Patel. “I don’t know what significant achievements he has made at the Justice Department. He is not popular as a prosecutor.”

Patel has promoted the lie that the 2020 election was “stolen” by Trump and the unfounded conspiracy theory that federal bureaucrats in the “deep state” are trying to overthrow the former president.

Without citing any specific evidence, Patel called for replacing “anti-democratic” civil servants in law enforcement and intelligence agencies with “patriots” who would serve the American people. In his memoir, “Government Gangsters,” he described the current political moment as a “struggle between the people and the corrupt ruling class.”

Patel wrote: “The Deep State is a cabal of unelected tyrants who believe they should decide who Americans can and cannot elect as president. They believe they can decide what the president can and cannot do, and believe they have the right to choose what the American people can and cannot know.”

Former FBI and Justice Department officials and Democratic lawmakers worry that hard-line Trump activists like Patel could reshape the makeup and mission of the nation’s most powerful federal law enforcement agency.

Trump’s nomination of Patel also violates the post-Watergate convention that FBI directors should serve for ten years. The practice is intended to ensure that the FBI is seen as apolitical and does not serve the president’s political interests. Current FBI Director Christopher Wray was scheduled to complete his ten-year term in 2027.

“Every day, the FBI’s workforce continues to work hard to protect Americans from growing threats,” the group said in a statement. “Director Wray’s focus remains on the FBI’s workforce, those we work with, and those we work for.”

A former public defender, Patel rose through increasingly senior national security posts in the final year of Trump’s first term and won Trump’s favor as a congressional staffer during the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

He drafted a memo accusing the FBI of making mistakes in obtaining warrants to conduct surveillance on former Trump campaign volunteers.

Many of the assertions in the memo were later overturned. The inspector general report noted problems with FBI surveillance during the Russia investigation, but also found no evidence of political partisanship by federal authorities.

Patel later served on Trump’s White House National Security Council, briefly as an adviser to the acting director of national intelligence, and as chief of staff to Defense Secretary Chris Miller at the end of Trump’s first term.

In the final months of Trump’s presidency, the former president floated Patel as deputy CIA director or taking over the FBI. Then-CIA Director Gina Haspel, a career intelligence officer, threatened to resign if Patel took the job, and then-Attorney General William Barr strongly opposed it. Trump eventually abandoned his plan.

Barr later wrote in his memoir: “Patel has almost no experience that qualifies him for the top job in the world’s most distinguished law enforcement agency.”

Former officials say Patel and some other Trump loyalists suspected that the intelligence community was hiding information that could further reveal a bureaucratic conspiracy against Trump and in favor of Joe Biden.

“The atmosphere was quite conspiratorial,” said Marc Short, who served as chief of staff to then-Vice President Mike Pence.

Echoing Trump’s “deep state” rhetoric

Patel echoed Trump’s rhetoric, calling journalists traitors and calling for a “purge” of allegedly disloyal federal civil servants. Last year, in an interview with longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon, Patel vowed to go after “conspirators” who he claimed were abusing their government positions.

“One thing we learned in the first Trump administration is that we have to push patriots all over the United States from top to bottom,” Patel told Bannon.

“One thing we will do that they will never do is we will follow the facts and the law through the courts to correct those judges and lawyers who prosecute these cases for political purposes and publish them as legal battles,” he said.

“We will go out and find the conspirators, not only the government, but also the media – yes, we will go after those who lied in the media and accused American citizens of helping Joe Biden rig the presidential election. Whether it’s criminal or civil, we will figure it out – but yes, we will warn all of you,” Patel said.

Trump and his allies first began referring to the “deep state” shortly after the 2016 election, believing that the investigation into Russian interference in the election – and its contacts with the Trump campaign – was an attempt to undermine his presidency.

‘Wizard’ defends ‘King Donald’

Patel joined Trump on the 2024 campaign trail and has promoted Trump’s memoir, a movie based on it and a series of children’s books in which he stars as a “wizard” defending “King Donald.”

He touted his charity, the Cash Foundation, as a way to help those in need and fund legal defense for whistleblowers and others. But the foundation has released few details about its finances.

The foundation’s revenue rose to $1.3 million last year, compared with $182,000 in 2022, according to its 2023 tax return, with most of the money coming from donations. The foundation spent $674,000, of which about $425,000 was spent on advertising and marketing.

He also hawked the “Warrior Essentials” anti-vaccine dietary supplement on “Truth Social,” which is said to “reverse” the effects of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Patel recounts in his memoir how after law school he dreamed of getting a job at a law firm with a “giant salary,” but “no one wanted to hire me.” Instead, he became a public defender in Miami.

After his time as a public defender, Patel worked at the Justice Department, where he claimed to be the “lead prosecutor” in a federal case against a Libyan accused of involvement in the deadly 2012 attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi.

“I was the lead judicial lead prosecutor in the Benghazi case,” Patel said in an interview on a YouTube channel hosted by former Navy SEAL Shawn Ryan.

But Patel was not listed as the lead prosecutor or a member of the legal team in the Justice Department’s announcement at the time.

In 2016, federal Judge Lynn Hughes reprimanded Patel and kicked him out of a Houston case involving a Palestinian refugee who admitted to supporting ISIS, according to court records.

The judge repeatedly questioned Patel about why he had flown all the way from Central Asia to attend the trial, saying his presence was unnecessary. He also scolded Patel for his inappropriate attire.

“Act like a lawyer,” the judge said. He accused Patel of being a Washington bureaucrat who would interfere in cases that didn’t need him. “You’re just another unnecessary Washington employee.”

Patel wrote in his memoir that he rushed back from Tajikistan without a suit to attend the court, and that he chose not to talk back to the judge who “beared a grudge against me” so as not to damage the government’s terrorism case.

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V7807RC Intel® Pentium® M VITA 31.1 VMEbus Single Board Computer

High performance with VITA 31.1 compliance. The VME-7807RC is a highly flexible single board computer (SBC) that integrates Intel’s Pentium M processor with up to 1.5 Gbyte DDR SDRAM and Dual Gigabit Ethernet with a PCI-X, 66 MHz PMC expansion slot. Operating at up to 1.8 GHz, this SBC provides high bandwidth and processing power and is ideal for I/O intensive applications.

Utilizing Intel’s new highly integrated 6300ESB I/O controller hub, the VME-7807RC offers four serial ports, four USB 2.0 ports, serial ATA, IDE, and up to 2 Gbyte of optional CompactFlash. This SBC utilizes the Intel 855GME to provide SVGA and DVI-I graphics support.

Specifications

Processor

• Intel Pentium M @ 1.1 GHz, 1.4 GHz, or 1.8 GHz

• Favorable thermal characteristics

• 2 Mbyte L2 cache (1.4 GHz and 1.8 GHz options), and 1 Mbyte (1.1 GHz option)

• 400 MHz system and memory bus

SDRAM

• Maximum memory configuration of 1.5 Gbyte of DDR SDRAM with optional ECC support

Compact Flash

• CompactFlash up to 2 Gbyte accessible through secondary IDE port

• CompactFlash may be configured as the boot device through the BIOS boot device set-up

BIOS

• The V7807RC System BIOS and Video BIOS are provided in reprogrammable flash memory.

Ethernet

• Dual Gigabit Ethernet interface using the Intel 82546EB with one port routed to front panel and the second routed to P2

• Both Gigabit Ethernets can be routed to optional P0 connector supporting VITA 31.1

• One 10/100 Mbit Ethernet port on front panel using the Intel 82551ER

USB Ports

• Four USB ports, two routed to front panel and two to P2

• Supported USB features include

– isochronous data transfers

– Asynchronous messaging

– Self-identification and configuration of peripherals

– Dynamic (hot) attachment

V7807RC Intel® Pentium® M VITA 31.1 VMEbus Single Board Computer

VMEbus Backplane Interface

• Tundra Universe II supporting VME64 modes:

A32/A24/D32/D08(EO)/MBLT64/BLT32

Serial Ports

• Four 16550 compatible serial ports

– One RJ45 on the front panel

– Three to P2

• Ports feature independent 16-byte FIFO supporting baud rates up to 115 Kbaud

• All ports are configurable for both RS232/422

PMC Extension Slot

• One 5V PMC expansion site (IEEE 1386.1)

Programmable Timers

• Two 16-bit timers and two 32-bit timers

• Mapped in PCI memory space

• Completely software programmable and can generate PCI bus interrupts

Watchdog Timer

• Programmable Intervals

• Interrupt and board reset triggers

Dimensions

• 6U (4HP) single slot Eurocard form factor

• Height 9.2 in. (233.4 mm)

• Depth 6.3 in. (160 mm)

• Thickness 0.8 in. (20.3 mm)

Power Requirements

• +5 VDC (+5/-2.5 percent), 4.0 A (typical), 5.4 A (maximum)

• +12 VDC (+/-5 percent), less than 1 mA

• -12 VDC (+/-5 percent, less than 1 mA

Note: VME Interface only allows lower voltage of -4.875

Note: Does not include PMC site for power requirements

Airflow

• Forced air cooling required

• 350 LFM minimum, measured at the outlet of

the heatsink

Temperature

• Operating: 0° to +60° C

• Storage: -40° to +80º C

Altitude

• Operating: 0 to 10,000 ft (3,000 m)

• Storage: 0 to 40,000 ft (12,000 m)

Humidity

• Operating: relative humidity 5% to 95%,

non-condensing

• Storage: relative humidity 5% to 95%,

non-condensing

MTBF

• Contact factory

Regulatory

• The V7807RC has been tested and found to meet the requirements of the following standards:

– European Union (CE Mark)

– United States (FCC Part 15, Class A)

– Canada (ICES-003, Class A)

About GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms Embedded Systems

GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms is a leading global provider of embedded computing solutions for a wide range of industries and applications. Our comprehensive product offering includes many types of I/O, single board computers, high performance signal processors, fully integrated, rugged systems including flat panel displays, plus high speed networking and communications products. The company is headquartered in the U.S. and has design, manufacturing and support offices throughout the world. Whether you’re looking for one of our standard products or a fully custom solution, GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms has the breadth, experience and 24/7 support to deliver what you need. For more information
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