Conceptual Study: Turning design trends into products
As part of our conceptual design study, a collaborative effort was put together between our graphic designer, Richard Sharp and our NetBit Asia Product Development team. Using a three-step process we applied three design trends onto our power supply designs which all started at step one – industrial design. Step One – Industrial...
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7 Cost Saving Ideas for CPE Power Supplies
When trying to find the optimum CPE PSU for your project, a number of factors should be considered. When looking at cost, there are a few elements that will affect the overall price of a power supply unit. We...
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New (ErP) Ecodesign Requirements for External Power Supplies
Background As of the 1st April 2020, all external PSUs sold into the European Union (EU) must comply with the new European Commission (EC) eco-design requirements 2009/125/EC per EC regulation 2019/1782 of 1st October 2019 which supersedes EC regulation...
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Gallium Nitride (GaN) Technology
What is GaN? Gallium Nitride also known as GaN is a material that has been used in the production of semiconductor power devices, RF components and light emitting diodes (LEDs). GaN has the ability to provide innovative solutions for...
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CommScope Tech Day
A big thank you to CommScope for letting us host our ‘Tech Day’ in Saltaire. A great turn out and always lovely to see some familiar faces!
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Wall Mount Case Design Options
Whilst specifying a wall mount PSU design, the next decision lies in case type. NetBit offers two different types of cases: horizontal and vertical. However, the terminology can cause some confusion due to the fact this refers to the AC...
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Ethernet-USB Adapter PSU
NetBit is currently involved in the development of a wall-mount power supply with integrated Ethernet to USB Adapter capability. Tier 1 operators (providing video via cable or satellite) are under threat from Over The Top (OTT) streaming services e.g....
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12V Versus 5V DC Power Trade Offs
Introduction When deciding upon power architecture for CPE applications, a question that commonly arises is whether to use 5V or 12V DC input voltage for low-power applications (≤15W). In this article, we will be exploring the pros, cons and...
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7 FAQs for Defining CPE PSUs
The CPE power supply market is predominately made up of fully bespoke or semi-customised product solutions which are tailored to the needs of a specific project deployment. In this article, we are going to look at seven of the...
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Optimizing PSU Power for Advanced CPE
Diminishing, Oversized and Overpriced We are moving into an age where the method for defining CPE PSU power output is changing. Old methods are becoming obsolete due to conservative power budgeting which leads to designs which are too expensive,...
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