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TINI400 in the familiar
SIMM72 module
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TStik is powered by Dallas Semiconductor TINI

Testimonial to TStik Ruggedness
Here is an unsolicited testimonial about TStik, used with permission:

I'd like to share my experience with TStik. I currently manage over nine 1-Wire weather stations that are powered by the Tini platform. The original systems used the Dallas-Maxim '390 design. Living in Tucson, AZ, we get some pretty spectacular thunderstorms in the summer. These weather stations typically have 100 feet or more of cable connected to the 1-Wire port, along with serial cables, and Ethernet. These cables act like giant antennas during the thunderstorms. At least once a year, I'd loose a Tini or two to nearby lightning strikes. The energy coupling into the cables would damage the Tini module, destroying it (interestingly, the typical failure mode is the loss of the Ethernet port). For various reasons, I switched to your TStik '400 modules. So far, I have lost 3 more Dallas-Maxim Tini modules, but not a single TStik has failed yet. The additional ESD protection offered by TStik provides considerable robustness to the outside world in harsh environments. I'm now only using Systronix TStik in new applications.

Tim Bitson
Author, Weather Toys
www.weathertoys.net

 WeatherToys Book
Please Note: it's not our intention to bash the Dallas module - which costs less and is perfectly adequate for office evaluation. (Systronix is a Tini Authorized Mnufacturer, after all.) When uptime counts in a field deployment, you want the most reliable control system that fits in your budget. The cost of a field service call is huge... TStik is specifically engineered to be as rugged as we can make it and still offer exceptional value. Plus, we don't make you wait 8-12 weeks for delivery: TStik is in stock now. And we're even having a TStik/TILT Overstock Sale for a limited time!

Systronix TStik modules use the TINI 400 chip set in the popular SIMM72 form factor
See the What's New page for updated documentation
new 2008 Feb 25
TILT provides up to three simulatnaeous UARTs, with on-the-fly software control of serial1 as Dallas 1-Wire network or RS232 asynch serial. We have updated the TILT Quick Reference to reflect that support and document other features in the current PCB rev of TILT.
ROHS versions now shipping
 ROHS-compliant versions of TStik and TILT Lite and Pro are now shipping. See our ROHS statement online. In fact, everything in the TStik Development Kit is RoHS compliant, as are our power cubes.
TStik in a mountain-climbing telemetry system for quadriplegics in this Circuit Cellar Ink article by Brad Zdanivsky Brad used TStik to create an Internet browser-based telemetry system for his rock climbing expeditions. In addition to generating an Internet feed, the inexpensive system collects heart rate, blood pressure, and temperature data.

TStik photo
go directly to TStik.72.nb information

This SIMM72 version of the TINI400 drops into existing TINI390 sockets such as STEP, TILT, Dallas E20, Vinculum, etc. You can use the TStik TINI400 module in your older TINI390 designs as long as you are not using memory-mapped I/O. These modules are fully compatible with the current TINI OS. TStik.72 is made in the USA, in an ISO-registered facility. TStik is available now - see the tstik web area. New information for all things TStik is now on the what's new page.


 
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