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<b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">eNewsletter<br>
December 2002</font></b>
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For years customers with demanding military and industrial applications have used <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"> <b>SIXNET</b></font> real-time <a href="http://www.sixnet-io.net/html_files/products_and_groups/switch.htm">Ethernet switches</a> because of their exceptional peformance in harsh environments.
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independent testing lab verified what our clients have already found out— <i>you can count on <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"> <b>SIXNET</b></font> <a href="http://www.sixnet-io.net/html_files/products_and_groups/switch.htm">Ethernet switches</a> to perform in even the most extreme conditions.</i>
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During testing, our Ethernet switches were turned off and soaked at -60 degrees Celsius. <b><i>They all started up instantly and ran flawlessly...at a temperature that is 20 degrees below our <a href="http://www.sixnet-io.net/html_files/products_and_groups/switch.htm">published specs</a>!</i></b> Copies of the report are available in PDF format at <a href="http://www.sixnet-io.net/special/switch_temp_report.pdf" target="new">www.sixnet-io.net/special/switch_temp_report.pdf</a>.<br>
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<td width="98"><font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>•</b> 3, 5, 9 port models</font></td>
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<td><font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>•</b> 10/100 auto-detecting</font></td>
<td><font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>•</b> UL 508, CSA, CE rated</font></td>
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<td><font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>•</b> Optional fiber ports</font></td>
<td><font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>•</b> DIN rail or direct mount</font></td>
<td><font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>•</b> Reliable 700K+ hrs MTBF</font></td>
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<font size="3" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><b>SixTRAK I/O Controller - Performance & Value</b></font></td>
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The <a href="http://www.sixnet-io.net/html_files/products_and_groups/stgt1210.htm"><b>SixTRAK I/O Controller (ST-GT-1210)</b></a> is now available. This compact unit has individual 10/100 Ethernet, RS232, RS485 and ST-BUS I/O ports and is affordably priced as a perfect "entry level" controller/RTU or upgrade for legacy gateways.
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The <a href="http://www.sixnet-io.net/html_files/products_and_groups/stgt1210.htm"><b>ST-GT-1210</b></a> can interface with any of our <a href="http://www.sixnet-io.net/html_files/products_and_groups/io.htm">three I/O product lines</a>, run ISaGRAF programs, perform datalogging, and communicate peer to peer. Existing SixTRAK modules will connect to the "1210" and their ISaGRAF programs will run without any changes. The "1210" shares the same powerful CPU as <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"> <b>SIXNET</b></font> IPm units, so ISaGRAF programs will run up to 10 times faster! <b>[ <a href="http://www.sixnet-io.net/html_files/products_and_groups/stgt1210.htm">More Information</a> ]</b></font>
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The power and versatility of <a href="http://www.sixnet-io.net/html_files/features/open_solutions.htm">TRULY open LINUX based control systems</a> can't be denied!</font>
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Version 2.1 of the <b>SIXNET I/O Tool Kit</b> is now available. It provides expanded support for LINUX <a href="http://www.sixnet-io.net/html_files/products_and_groups/ipm_units.htm">IPm products</a>, and has a new "Convert Station Type" feature to easily change an existing station configuration to use an IPm station instead of a legacy SixTRAK gateway or VersaTRAK RTU.</font><br>
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