Acroname Blog
MTM: Modular Manufacturing Test System blog post
Post date: 8 years 1 month ago
INTRODUCTION TO MTM
Acroname, Inc. has been bringing robotics and automation systems into the hands of engineers for more than 20 years. Our customers include some of the largest corporations and research institutions in the world all the way down to elementary school students. We also advise and...
How to work with multiple host devices.
Post date: 8 years 1 month ago
How to use USBHub2x4 and MTM to work with multiple host machines
In short, the best setup for you is determined by the type of handoff you would like between host machines and the flexibility you have to modify those host machines.
Host 0 makes all decisions
Including the decision as to...
How many Acroname USBHub2x4's can you connect at once?
Post date: 8 years 2 months ago
Connecting multiple USB hubs
In this week's video we answered the popular question of: "Can I connect more than one USBHub2x4/BrainStem device to my computer?". Not only did we prove that the answer is yes, but we also wanted to see exactly how many devices we could connect using our programmable...
LightWare Product Comparison Chart
Post date: 8 years 3 months ago
Below is a handy chart comparing the LightWare sensors that Acroname stocks.
If you are interested in a model not listed here, just let us know - we can order anything in the LightWare catalog for you.
Model
Application
Range (m)
Update rate (per second)
Outputs
Weight...
Up and running with BrainStem using our Python API
Post date: 8 years 3 months ago
Check out our new YouTube video "Up and running with BrainStem using our Python API".
This video details how to properly configure your system to communicate with our Brainstem modules. It includes: installing Python, pip, and the BrainStem API (.whl). Once everything is up and running a basic...
Acroname Announced as the North American Reseller for Terabee
Post date: 8 years 5 months ago
Acroname, developer and distributor of expandable hardware and software products for embedded robotic, automation, control systems and manufacturing testing, has announced a partnership with France-based Terabee to become their North American reseller of TeraRanger sensors.
“We are very pleased to...
Using MTM for USB Hub Functional Board Level Test
Post date: 8 years 6 months ago
Not only do we make Manufacturing Test Modules (MTM), we also use them to test our own products. Using BrainStem® MTM modules to make a functional board level test system is incredibly simple. For the USBHub2x4, MTM allows us to make a test system that requires no external test equipment without...
Programmable USB Hub using MTM-IO-Serial Development Boards
Post date: 8 years 6 months ago
Using BrainStem Python for Turning USB Device On And Off
Simple task automation for repetitive actions can be powerful aids in product development. Automatically connecting and disconnect devices from a USB bus is commonly done in manufacturing test and software regression test systems. The MTM...
Acroname Introduces First Fully Programmable USB Hub
Post date: 8 years 6 months ago
Acroname, developer and distributor of expandable hardware and software products for embedded robotic, automation, control systems and manufacturing testing, has unveiled the first fully programmable USB hub for automated regression testing, manufacturing test and measurement.
The software-...
Acroname USB Hub 2x4 Android Demo
Post date: 8 years 8 months ago
Controlling data and power lines independently with HubTool application
Notice that when the power line is enabled, the Android device indicates it as "charged". After enabling the data lines, the device then indicates that it enumerates as a media device from the USB Hub. Doing this sort of...
Test Automation Control blog post
Post date: 8 years 8 months ago
Setting up product manufacturing involves many complicated systems and processes. In order to produce millions of devices a month, companies need to massively scale these systems. Yet this scale is in direct conflict with fast product changes and time-to-market for "the next big thing". Major...
BrainStem® Technology
Post date: 8 years 8 months ago
Acroname's BrainStem® technology is a foundational tool for bridging the gap between hardware and software systems. BrainStem controllers gather and relay peripheral information to other systems, which may be a host computer, additional microcontrollers or an array of sensors and testing equipment...
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