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Critical Link Partners with Gumstix® for Online Design-to-Order Service

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BoardGeppetto® D2O Custom Expansion Boards Available for MitySOM®-335x

 

Gumstix®, Inc., the leader in design-to-order embedded systems, today announced a partnership with Critical Link, LLC to provide support for Critical Link MitySOM-335x COMs in Geppetto® Design-to-Order (D2O) platform created by Gumstix engineers. Using Geppetto D2O, customers can rapidly design and manufacture small form-factor boards custom tailored for industrial applications that require the versatility of the MitySOM®-335x powered by the Texas Instruments Sitara™ AM335x family of processors.

Critical Link specializes in building both affordable and powerful system-on-modules (SOMs), also known as COMs, for scientific and industrial applications. With the inclusion of the Geppetto D2O MitySOM-335x Connector and Gumstix  MitySOM-335x development board into the Geppetto D2O platform, Critical Link customers now have two paths to create custom expansion boards to actualize the audio, visual, networking and robotic potential of the MitySOM-335x.

“In today’s world, the ability to get to market faster than the competition can make or break the success of a product,” says Tom Catalino, Vice President of Sales and founding Partner at Critical Link. “Our SOMs have been helping customers accelerate their time to market while cutting development costs for over a decade, and now the Gumstix partnership puts Geppetto D2O, a simple and powerful online design tool, in the hands of our customers, further maximizing their potential for success.”

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Using Geppetto D2O within their browser, customers can clone and drop the Gumstix  MitySOM-335x dev board into the Geppetto D2O workspace to jumpstart their design or custom build an expansion board for the MitySOM-335x from scratch utilizing the simple drag and drop interface. The Gumstix  MitySOM-335x expansion board is especially suited for video and audio applications incorporating an audio codec for left and right speakers, an HDMI port for audio and visual displays and SPI, UART, I2C  and 20-pin Male headers.

“Critical Link customers can now evaluate development boards from Gumstix that are also available for rapid customization in Geppetto.” says Gordon Kruberg, Gumstix CEO,  “Geppetto provides them a path to manufacturing the embedded product in one online order, deliverable in three weeks.”

Once customers are satisfied with their expansion board designs in Geppetto D2O, engineers at Gumstix will test and validate the board design, manufacture and ship the production ready board 15 days from order; reducing both the production and development time for the customer. All Gumstix products and quantity discounts are available at www.gumstix.com.

 

About Gumstix, Inc.

As a global leader in design-to-order hardware and manufacturing solutions, Gumstix® gives its customers the power to solve their electronic design challenges with Geppetto® D2O — the online design-to-order system– and a broad portfolio of small computers and embedded boards. In addition to engineers and industrial designers, Gumstix helps students, educators, and makers unlock their creative ideas to bring them to market. Since pioneering the concept of an extremely small computer-on-module (COM) with a full implementation of Linux in 2003, the company has grown to support over 20,000 diverse customers. Our systems have launched some of the world’s coolest products – from phones to drones – on commercial, university, and hobbyist workbenches in over 45 countries. For more information, visit www.gumstix.com

 

About Critical Link

Syracuse, N.Y.-based Critical Link (www.criticallink.com) is an embedded systems engineering firm, offering a broad range of highly customizable, small form factor system-on-modules (SOMs) for highly integrated, embedded systems for industrial, medical, scientific, and defense applications. Critical Link’s end-to-end product engineering offerings include design, development, and production services. Critical Link is a Platinum Member of the Texas Instruments Design Network and is ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001 Registered by SRI Quality System Registrar.

 

About the Texas Instruments Design Network

Gumstix, Inc. and Critical Link are members of the TI Design Network, a premier group of independent, well-established companies that offer products and system-level design and manufacturing services complementing TI’s semiconductors to a worldwide customer base to accelerate product innovation and time-to-market. Network members provide product design, hardware and software system integration, turnkey product design, RF and processor system modules, reference platforms, software development, proof-of-concept design, feasibility studies, research, certification compliance, prototyping, manufacturing, and product life cycle management. For more information about the TI Design Network, please visit http://www.ti.com/designnetwork.

 

IR-Enhanced CCD Camera for Scientific Imaging

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Critical Link is pleased to announce the release of our newest CCD camera equipped with the latest sensor technology from Hamamatsu, a world leader in photonics research and development.

MityCCD-E3011-web3The Hamamatsu S11501-1007S is a back-thinned, area scan CCD image sensor with enhanced near infrared (NIR) sensitivity. The sensor’s superior performance at wavelengths longer than 800 nm delivers advantages for photometric applications beyond the previous generation of CCDs. This sensitivity is enabled by the unique MEMS structure on the back of the sensor, created using Hamamatsu’s proprietary laser processing technology.

In addition to its advanced NIR sensitivity, the sensor’s binning capability makes it an optimal choice for detectors in Raman spectroscopy. The binning operation enables higher signal-to-noise and signal processing speed than traditional methods using external circuits to add signals digitally.

Critical Link’s decision to build a camera around the S11501-1007S was an easy one since the sensor is pin compatible with it predecessor, the S7031-1007S. Our high performance CCD camera platform, known as the MityCCD, provides on-board image processing with both a DSP and FPGA available for algorithm development. The MityCCD software offers an easy-to-use interface for image setup, acquisition, viewing, and data analysis.

“We are pleased to once again partner with Hamamatsu, and are excited about the advancements this sensor will create in scientific imaging applications,” said Omar Rahim, Vice President of Imaging Solutions at Critical Link. “MityCCDs are used by customers around the world as off-the-shelf solutions and as baselines for OEM development. In addition, Critical Link engineers work with clients to customize our cameras so that they meet their distinct set of requirements.”

Visit Critical Link at Photonics West booth #630, or contact via info@criticallink.com to request additional detail or to inquire about ordering.

About Critical Link

Syracuse, N.Y.-based Critical Link (www.criticallink.com) is an embedded systems engineering firm, offering a broad range of customizable imaging solutions for OEMs and systems integrators working on medical, scientific, surveillance, and industrial applications. Our end-to-end product engineering offerings include design, development, prototyping, and production. Critical Link is ISO 9001:2008 Registered by SRI Quality System Registrar.

Guidance Automation BriNgBot Selects MityDSP-L138F

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Guidance Automation (www.guidanceautomation.com) of Leicester, England, has recently completed the development of a new GuidanceAutomationautonomous guided vehicle anticipated to improve efficiency and cut costs in warehouses across the globe. The BriNgBot was developed using a Critical Link System on Module (SOM), which enabled Guidance Automation to reduce development costs and time to market. The company plans to introduce the product at multiple exhibitions this summer.

BriNgBot was designed to be a low-price point option that performs as well as or better than more expensive competitors, while omitting vehicle bulk that drives up cost. Industries involved in warehousing and internet sales will appreciate having this cost-effective auto-picking option that promises to overhaul warehouse productivity. The vehicle receives messages via Wi-Fi and uses an advanced camera system to read bar codes on warehouse floors, allowing it to accurately navigate to and retrieve items completely on its own.

“Our goal was to produce a low-cost vehicle, a less expensive but highly effective product with dramatically improved capability and performance compared to currently available alternative systems,” explained Tina Shaw, Guidance Automation’s Director of Marketing. “We most certainly achieved that and are looking forward to sharing the outcome with the world. Critical Link played an important role in our success.”

In developing BriNgBot, Guidance Automation selected Critical Link’s MityDSP-L138F, initiating their design with an off-the-shelf development kit that allowed the team to work on crucial project phases earlier than they would otherwise be able.

“We had a number of products in development over the last two years,” said Simon Edwards, Embedded Hardware and Software Engineer. “We wanted to ensure the module had capabilities for all the products we were working on. Critical Link’s SOM had everything we were looking for in an easy development environment. Because of that, we were up and running very quickly.”

The OMAP-L138 family of SOMs gives system designers the flexibility to address a wide range of requirements. They include the most advanced technology from Texas Instruments’ OMAP family of single and multi-core processors tightly integrated with the new Spartan-6 FPGA from Xilinx. All of the modules in this family are pin-for-pin compatible and available either with or without the on-board FPGA. This allows developers tremendous control throughout a product’s life and is useful for teams developing product families that need various levels of processing abilities.

“Using a Critical Link SOM saved us time, but it also allowed us to think about our own added value,” explained Dr. David Barnett, Chief Technical Officer at Guidance Automation. “We could save our engineering talent for the bits we are really good at and let the module take care of the electrical engineering.”

That engineering talent is apparent when watching BriNgBot in action. “Guidance Automation managed to develop a product for which any company with a warehouse will be grateful,” remarked Tom Catalino, Critical Link Vice President. “This vehicle performs the necessary communication, reading, navigation, and operating functions at a cutting-edge level. BriNgBot is a great value and a smart choice.”

Guidance Automation insiders say BriNgBot could be available for order as early as the summer, thanks in part to MityDSP-L138F and Critical Link’s exceptional customer service. Interested parties can also visit Guidance Automation’s website at www.guidanceautomation.com.

For complete details on Critical Link’s OMAP-L138 family of SOMs, visit https://www.criticallink.com/product/l138family/.

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About Critical Link

Syracuse, N.Y.-based Critical Link (www.criticallink.com) is an embedded systems engineering firm, offering a broad range of highly customizable, small form factor SOMs and development kits for highly integrated, embedded systems for medical, scientific, and industrial applications. Critical Link’s end-to-end product engineering offerings include design, development, and production services. Critical Link is a Platinum Member of the Texas Instruments Design Network. Critical Link is ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001 Registered by SRI Quality System Registrar.

MitySOM-5CSx Gives Industry Leader a New Competitive Edge

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Critical Link is pleased to announce the exceptional results being achieved by the first wave of customers getting to production using its MitySOMTM-5CSx System on Modules (SOMs). Companies using these SOMs are realizing a competitive advantage through significant reduction of the time and cost involved in bringing new electronic products to market.

SaabSensis_216x185Saab Sensis Corporation, a world leader in surveillance and information technology for the aviation industry, recently partnered with Critical Link to develop the newest generation of their ground based ATM sensor. This state-of-the-art product receives the signals transmitted by aircraft for the purpose of locating them in space. Saab Sensis used MitySOM-5CSx to jumpstart and accelerate development.

“We’d developed our own boards before,” said Chris Schierer, Saab Sensis Senior Staff Systems Engineer and Lead Engineer for the ground based ATM sensor. “It wasn’t a question of capability. It was a question of where we wanted to focus our resources. When it came down to it, we wanted our engineers to focus on developing our own industry-specific intellectual property – the things that would make us more profitable and competitive.”

Saab Sensis was first attracted to the 5CSx module because it incorporates Altera’s Cyclone V SX processor. Engineers were excited to discover the Critical Link module offered an embedded ARM processor in an Altera FPGA, all in the module that offers the RAM, interfaces, and other features as well as the support they desired. The Cyclone® V System-on-a-Chip (SoC) is a powerful, fully programmable hardware and software building block that significantly improves system performance via the high-bandwidth between the single or dual ARM® Cortex™-A9 processor and the Cyclone® V FPGA fabric.

Chris Gourrier, Marketing Manager at Altera Corporation adds, “Using an SoC SOM such as the MitySOM-5CSx affords the designer access to this powerful FPGA SoC architecture, including productivity-enhancing features such as Altera’s exclusive FPGA-adaptive SoC debugging, while providing the opportunity for shorter time to market, lower development costs, reduced risks, and expert support from an experienced Altera design partner, Critical Link.”

Each part in the MitySOM-5CSx family is pin-for-pin compatible, allowing development teams the flexibility to quickly and cost-effectively meet customers’ unique requirements. The products are highly configurable, offering a wide range of technical features in a small form factor. Critical Link designed the SOM family with rigorous industrial, medical, and defense applications in mind, targeting long-term production with 10-15-year availability from initial release.

As with many Critical Link customers, the key reason Saab Sensis sought out a SOM was to make development of the ground based ATM sensor smoother and faster. MitySOM-5CSx exceeded expectations. “When our custom boards arrived, we were able to plug in the SOM, put our code in, and we were up and running in 24 hours,” recalled Schierer. “That is miraculous. There were people walking around the building with their jaws hanging down, saying, ‘I can’t believe we’re up and running on the first day.’” The MitySOM-5CSx family offers a wide range of processing densities, speed grades, and temperature options at competitive costs. Standard variants and development kits are available today from numerous major distributors. If a standard variant does not meet your specification, contact Critical Link to discuss developing a custom solution.

For complete details on the MitySOM-5CSx family, visit https://www.criticallink.com/product/mitysom-5csx/.

>>Read the full Saab Sensis case study: https://www.criticallink.com/customers/success-stories/.

About Critical Link

Syracuse, N.Y.-based Critical Link (www.criticallink.com) is an embedded systems engineering firm, offering a broad range of highly customizable, small form factor SOMs and development kits for highly integrated, embedded systems for medical, scientific, and industrial applications. Critical Link’s end-to-end product engineering offerings include design, development, and production services. Critical Link is a member of the Altera Design Services Network and a certified member of the Arrow Consulting Engineering Services (ACES) network. Critical Link is ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001 Registered by SRI Quality System Registrar.

Critical Link Executive Reflects on Philadelphia Derailment and Future of Train Technology

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In the wake of a Philadelphia train derailment that killed eight people and hospitalized more than 200, Critical Link President John Fayos says he is optimistic about the future of railroad safety.

“This is a heart-wrenching tragedy,” said Fayos. “I look forward to a time when we will no longer see these types of devastating – and preventable – incidents in the news. Thankfully, that could be very soon.”

Positive Train Control (PTC) is a complicated system of sensors and GPS that can override the engineer’s actions and slows the locomotive in situations like the one in Philadelphia, where the train was speeding toward a sharp curve. Critical Link products have been used to accelerate the development of new PTC technologies and rail signaling companies have sought out the expertise of Critical Link engineers to aid in the creation of these systems.

“The implementation of PTC is a complex issue and there are a number of political and financial considerations that need to be sorted out before the use of these systems can become universal,” explained Fayos. “There is immense cost involved in making these changes to the trains and railways, so it is inspiring to see companies making this investment in safety. Everyone here at Critical Link is honored to play a role in advancing technology that has the potential to save lives.”

Based in Syracuse, New York, Critical Link provides off-the-shelf products and engineering services that help advanced technology companies develop and bring new products to market more quickly. For more information, visit www.criticallink.com.

 

About Critical Link

Syracuse, N.Y.-based Critical Link (www.criticallink.com) is an embedded systems engineering firm, offering a broad range of highly customizable, small form factor SOMs and development kits for highly integrated, embedded systems for medical, scientific, and industrial applications. Critical Link is a member of the Altera Design Services Network, a Platinum Partner of the TI Design Network, and a certified member of the Arrow Consulting Engineering Services (ACES) network. Critical Link is ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001 Registered by SRI Quality System Registrar.

New Embedded Vision Cameras on Display at Photonics West 2015

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MityCAM_RGBCritical Link plans to demonstrate three of its newest embedded vision solutions at Photonics West, February 10-12. The company’s MityCAM® vision and imaging cameras combine the processing technology in Critical Link’s Cyclone V SoC-based System on Module with high performance imaging sensors from top manufacturers, including Fairchild Imaging and CMOSIS.

The MityCAM’s integrated dual core Cortex-A9 ARM + FPGA fabric allow for on-board image processing, a key capability when implementing advanced algorithms or overcoming data storage and streaming challenges. Cameras feature an array of I/O options and come in multiple production-ready configurations, including fully-enclosed cameras, complete 3-board sets, and partial board sets for customers who elect to design their own sensor or I/O boards.

Multiple MityCAM models will be demonstrated on the exhibition floor at The Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA. The MityCAM-B2521F, with a 5.5MP ultra-low noise sCMOS sensor from Fairchild Imaging, will be conducting an extreme low-light demo capturing images at .01 lux, an environment equivalent to a moonless clear night.

Other demonstrations will include the MityCAM-B1910F and MityCAM-C8000, showing standard image processing capabilities in both rolling & global shutter modes. The MityCAM-B1910F includes a 2.1MP low noise, high dynamic range sCMOS sensor from Fairchild Imaging. The MityCAM-C8000 is based on a CMOSIS 8MP high-speed, global shutter CMOS sensor.

PW-logo_263x38Visit Critical Link at Photonics West booth #2708 to view these demos and to see how the MityCAM platform can be tailored to meet your project requirements. You can also learn about our CCD-based camera solutions, developed for high-throughput scientific imaging applications.

 

About Critical Link

Syracuse, N.Y.-based Critical Link (www.criticallink.com) is an embedded systems engineering firm, offering a broad range of customizable imaging and vision solutions for highly integrated, embedded systems for medical, scientific, surveillance, and industrial applications. Critical Link’s end-to-end product engineering offerings include design, development, and production services. Critical Link is a member of the Altera Design Services Network, a Platinum Partner of the TI Design Network, and a certified member of the Arrow Consulting Engineering Services (ACES) network. Critical Link is ISO 9001:2008 Registered by SRI Quality System Registrar.

MitySOM-5CSx Family Expands for Broader Market Appeal

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Critical Link today announced the expansion of its MitySOM®-5CSx family of System on Modules (SOMs). The newest addition to the family, the MitySOM-5CSE, is projected to have broader market appeal given its enhanced flexibility and lower price point than the original MitySOM-5CSX.

“Not everyone needs technology as powerful as the original MitySOM-5CSX,” explained Tom Catalino, Critical Link’s Vice President. “Our goal is to offer products that are just right for the customer’s application. The original SOM is a good fit for demanding requirements in areas such as alternative energy, medical, aerospace, and defense. This new MitySOM-5CSE leverages the advanced technology of Altera’s Cyclone V SoC in a smaller, lower power configuration featuring a single Cortex-A9 ARM core and 25K Logic Elements of FPGA fabric. It offers more I/O than the original parts, resulting in greater flexibility and an overall spec better suited for a broader spectrum of applications.”

All products in the MitySOM-5CSx family are pin-for-pin compatible, allowing development teams room to grow and the flexibility to quickly and cost-effectively meet customers’ ever-changing needs. The products are also highly configurable, with numerous combinations of technical features available. Additional parts will be introduced in this family in 2015 to fill out the range of processing density, speed grades, and temperature options.

“As a member of the Altera Design Services Network, Critical Link provides the best solutions to fit customers’ needs utilizing Altera’s industry-leading FPGA and SoC solutions.  With the MitySOM, customers can reduce system power, cost, and board size while taking advantage of extremely high bandwidth between the FPGA and ARM® Cortex™-A9 processor in the Cyclone® V SoC,” said Chris Gourrier, Marketing Manager at Altera Corporation.  “The MitySOM provides customers all the powerful benefits of the Altera Cyclone® V SoC along with a much faster path to market.”

MityDSP-5CSX-Dev-KitNew MitySOM-5CSE modules and development kits are available today, and anticipated to be in stock at Arrow this month. Standard product variants will be available in any quantity, custom variants are also available with minimum orders. “Design teams can come to us with specifications for their perfect SOM,” said Catalino. “Critical Link is ready and able to put these custom solutions into production immediately.”

For more information about the MitySOM-5CSx family and currently available models, visit https://www.criticallink.com/product/mitysom-5csx/.

About Critical Link

Syracuse, N.Y.-based Critical Link (www.criticallink.com) is an embedded systems engineering firm, offering a broad range of highly customizable, small form factor SOMs and development kits for highly integrated, embedded systems for medical, scientific, and industrial applications. Critical Link’s end-to-end product engineering offerings include design, development, and production services. Critical Link is a member of the Altera Design Services Network and a certified member of the Arrow Consulting Engineering Services (ACES) network. Critical Link is ISO 9001:2008 Registered by SRI Quality System Registrar.

8MP Camera With On-Board Processing Unveiled at VISION Trade Fair

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Critical Link unveiled the newest addition to its MityCAM® family at VISION, the leading world trade fair for machine vision, earlier this month in Stuttgart, Germany. The MityCAM-C8000 generated excitement among those who viewed demonstrations, particularly for its on-board processing and windowing capabilities.

“We’re pleased the MityCAM-C8000 was so well-received at VISION,” said Omar Rahim, Critical Link’s co-founder and Vice President of Imaging Solutions. “Our team has been working diligently to produce a camera with truly exceptional windowing abilities, running speeds, and image quality. We knew we had something special, but it is a meaningful success for us to have the industry embrace the technology so enthusiastically.”

MityCAM-C8000 offers an 8-megapixel (MP) resolution and incorporates a specialized half-sensor that allows the user to access multiple-window functions and process information at top speeds. The sensor was developed by CMOSIS, a leading supplier of advanced image sensors.

The MityCAM-C8000 is just one product in Critical Link’s family of highly configurable imaging and vision solutions. The platform is designed to be customizable with a variety of high-MityCAM_RGBperformance sensors, SoC processors featuring tightly integrated ARM and FPGA fabric, and multiple I/O options. MityCAM products deliver robust on-board processing capabilities that make them ideal for scientific imaging and vision applications involving high-throughput and advanced image processing. Customers benefit from the platform’s flexibility, with each building block tailorable to suit the application. Production-ready configurations include full cameras, complete 3-board sets, and partial board sets for customers who elect to design their own sensor or I/O boards.

Critical Link plans to continue the expansion of the MityCAM platform to meet the diverse needs of many industries and applications.

For more information about the MityCAM platform and currently available models, visit https://www.criticallink.com/products/scientific-cameras/mitycam-platform/.

About Critical Link

Syracuse, N.Y.-based Critical Link (www.criticallink.com) is an embedded systems engineering firm, offering a broad range of customizable imaging and vision solutions for highly integrated, embedded systems for medical, scientific, surveillance, and industrial applications. Critical Link’s end-to-end product engineering offerings include design, development, and production services. Critical Link is a member of the Altera Design Services Network, a Platinum Partner of the TI Design Network, and a certified member of the Arrow Consulting Engineering Services (ACES) network. Critical Link is ISO 9001:2008 Registered by SRI Quality System Registrar.

Critical Link Expands MityCAM Family to Include New Low-Light Options

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MityCAM-B2521F-webCritical Link is pleased to announce additional low-light options in its MityCAM family of imaging and vision solutions. The MityCAM-B1910F is based on Fairchild Imaging’s CIS 1910F sCMOS sensor, and complements the original MityCAM-B2521F, which is now shipping.

Both products were developed with the support of partner Fairchild Imaging, a division of BAE Systems and the premier supplier of high-performance sCMOS image sensors. sCMOS, or scientific CMOS, sensors combine benefits of CMOS and CCD sensors currently on the market, delivering high-quality images in low-light situations where other technology would be ineffective.

MityCAM-B2521F offers a 5.5MP resolution, and represents the upper limit of technology in terms of low-light image quality and on-board processing capability.  At 2.1MP, the MityCAM-B1910F provides a cost-effective option for applications requiring on-board processing at a lower resolution. Both platforms feature very low read noise, wide dynamic range, a large format, and high frame rates that are useful for intra-scene image processing and monitoring of dynamic events.

The MityCAM platformMityCAM_RGB is designed to be customizable with a variety of high-performance sensors, SoC processors featuring tightly integrated ARM and FPGA fabric, and multiple I/O options. Customers benefit from the platform’s flexibility, with each building block tailorable to suit the application. Production-ready configurations include full cameras, complete 3-board sets, and partial board sets for customers who elect to design their own sensor or I/O boards.

“We’re thrilled to be working with Fairchild Imaging to develop platforms that combine two potent technologies: their sCMOS sensors with our Altera Cyclone V SoC System on Modules,” said Omar Rahim, Critical Link’s co-founder and Vice President of Imaging Solutions. “This fills a gap for OEMs seeking turn-key embedded imaging solutions with on-board processing, allowing them to focus on developing their algorithms and other Intellectual Property.”

The Critical Link team will be demonstrating these new products November 4-6, 2014 in Stuttgart, Germany at VISION, the leading world trade fair for machine vision. At the show, the company plans to conduct a low-light demo with the MityCAM-B2521F. They will also demonstrate niche benefits of other available sensors, like the windowing capabilities of MityCAM-C8000, a soon-to-be released product Critical Link plans to unveil at VISION.

“MityCAM-B2521F, -B1910F, and -C8000 are highly configurable products and we’re looking forward to showing them off,” said Rahim. “We’re also excited to discuss future Critical Link technology with industry leaders. For instance, we plan to integrate next-generation sensors like the Hawkeye from Fairchild Imaging. The Hawkeye is a sCMOS sensor similar to the others, but offers superior low-light image quality and intra-scene dynamic range in a more economical package. That’s a combination of features that is sure to interest a lot of industries.”

For more information about the MityCAM platform and currently available models, visit https://www.criticallink.com/products/scientific-cameras/mitycam-platform/.

About Critical Link

Syracuse, N.Y.-based Critical Link is an embedded systems engineering firm, offering a broad range of highly customizable, small form factor SOMs and development kits for highly integrated, embedded systems for medical, scientific, and industrial applications. Critical Link’s end-to-end product engineering offerings include design, development, and production services. Critical Link is a member of the Altera Design Services Network, a Platinum Partner of the TI Design Network, and a certified member of the Arrow Consulting Engineering Services (ACES) network. Critical Link is ISO 9001:2008 Registered by SRI Quality System Registrar.

Critical Link Expands Customer Support, Forges Partnership with Schillinger Associates, Inc.

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Critical Link is pleased to announce a new partnership with Schillinger Associates, Inc. (SAI) that will provide increased product and service support for customers in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and Western Pennsylvania. Based out of Kokomo, Indiana and Brighton, Michigan, SAI is a professional field sales organization with more than 200 years of collective engineering experience.

“SAI employs talented engineers and has a reputation for delivering outstanding service to their customers,” said Critical Link Vice President, Thomas Catalino. “The long lifespan of our System on Modules complements that of our customers’ products, which are typically in production for 10-15 years. We’re committed to supporting them throughout their product life cycle – and confident that our partnership with SAI will help strengthen that commitment in their region.”

SAI’s staff of highly qualified engineers is dedicated to supporting product development teams throughout the design life cycle. The addition of Critical Link’s System on Modules (SOMs) to SAI’s line card means the company can now offer a solution to customers facing schedule, technical, or other resourcing challenges. Critical Link’s embedded SOMs allow customers to get to market more quickly and cost-effectively than they could on their own.

“At SAI, our mission is to provide a competitive advantage for our customers as well as our principals through unparalleled service and support,” explained SAI President, Des Schillinger. “We’re proud to be able to help businesses accelerate their time to market with Critical Link’s high-quality products and engineering services.”

About Critical Link

Syracuse, N.Y.-based Critical Link is an embedded systems engineering firm, offering a broad range of highly customizable, small form factor SOMs and development kits for highly integrated, embedded systems for medical, scientific, and industrial applications. Critical Link’s end-to-end product engineering offerings include design, development, and production services. Critical Link is a member of the Altera Design Services Network, a Platinum Partner of the TI Design Network, and a certified member of the Arrow Consulting Engineering Services (ACES) network. Critical Link is ISO 9001:2008 Registered by SRI Quality System Registrar.

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