[ANN] SERVICE USB Plus Drives Real World Device Control with Runtime Revolution

[Heather Nagey]

PROGRAMMATIC CONTROL OVER TRADESHOW, 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 MacOS 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 aluminum 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.

Heather Nagey, Customer Support Manager
Runtime Revolution Ltd
www.runrev.com