SERVICE USB Plus
SERVICE USB Plus Drives Real World Device Control with Runtime Revolution
Programmatic control over tradeshow and concert entertainment devices
December 9, 2005. Dortmund, Germany.
Boenig
& Kallenbach, the leader in real time interfaces for Apple
Macintosh computers, announces its new USB interface “SERVICE USB plus”
control device, enabling measurement and control of real-world devices
directly from Runtime Revolution under Mac OS X.
SERVICE USB plus is a proven, robust control technology in professional
implementations for industry, tradeshows and entertainment. With this
release, it can be used, for example, to drive special effects such as
flashes or fog machines at concerts and tradeshows, directly from
within Runtime Revolution applications.
SERVICE USB plus is not limited to simple switching. Other examples
include complex, scientific measurement value logging with temperature,
liquid, pressure or light sensors as well as remote control of slide
projectors, relays, step motors, switches or push buttons. By combining
multiple SERVICE USB interfaces, up to 128 input and output channels
can be handled by a single Apple Macintosh computer.
This release allows developers to control SERVICE USB plus using
Runtime Revolution's Revolution family of application and multimedia
design tools. SERVICE USB ships with a complete SDK including drivers,
sample applications and documentation.
“Runtime
Revolution is the perfect platform for fast and easy software
development. Their acknowledged professional approach and the stability
of their software will guarantee quality and short development times
for application programs,” said Martin Kallenbach, founder and president of Boenig & Kallenbach oHG.
For connecting external devices, SERVICE USB offers eight digital
input, eight digital output and two analog input lines. The state of
connections is displayed on 26 LEDs providing a visual control during
operation. SERVICE USB ships in a compact and robust aluminium case
including 21 cable clamps for connecting control lines, a 25-pole
standard connector replicating all signals and an RS232 interface for
controlling additional devices.
"Boenig
& Kallenbach make exceptional, real world control products that
allow real time digital entertainment and scientific analysis teams to
rapidly assemble and deploy solutions. Teams that require real time
solutions but don't want or have time to learn complicated programming
languages in the process will greatly benefit from SERVICE USB plus and
Runtime Revolution", said Kevin Miller, CEO of Runtime Revolution, Ltd.
Boenig & Kallenbach also develop the software for fischertechnik
model construction kits. These construction kits are made for beginners
who want to learn how robots work and have fun at the same time! With
fischertechnik model construction kits beginners can see, feel, touch
and play with real working machines and robots.
SERVICE USB products start at under $300, while fischertechnik model
sets begin at approximately $100, based on exchange rates. For further
information, please visit http://www.bkohg.com/service_e.html. For more information on rapid application development with Runtime Revolution, please visit http://www.runrev.com.
About Boenig & Kallenbach
Founded in 1985, Dortmund, Germany based Boenig & Kallenbach,
specialize in development of real time software and hardware solutions.
The company provides solutions to the scientific research, tradeshow
and industrial design markets, medical measurement instrumentation,
including prototyping and complete production. Its customers can be
found in Europe, Asia and North America.
About Runtime Revolution
Founded in 1997, Runtime Revolution focuses on bringing user-centric
software development to all major platforms: Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and
Unix. The company is based in Edinburgh, Scotland. For more information on
Runtime Revolution, please visit the company on the web at http://www.runrev.com/ or http://www.tenthumbstypingtutor.com