The 2.4GHz RF front end module (FEM) nRF21540 from Nordic Semiconductor is a "plug and play" range extender that improves range and connection robustness, when combined with the multiprotocol wireless SoCs of nRF52 and nRF53 Series or other radios.

Look inside any factory or production facility today, and you’ll probably find robots hard at work. According to research conducted by the International Federation of Robotics, in the two years from 2020 to 2022, there will be another two million industrial connected robots installed in factories around the world. Florian Schmäh, Product Sales Manager Boards at Rutronik explains more.

From industry through to medicine and public infrastructure, the use of UV LEDs is offering new approaches in the fields of sterilisation, deep cleaning of air and water, agriculture and industrial manufacturing.

The advanced 5G/LTE M.2 Card FN980m of Telit features both the Sub-6 and the mmWave frequency bands with 5G, LTE, WCDMA and GNSS support.

Two RF switches, the BGS14WMA9 and BGS12WN6, boast high switching speed and are optimised for WLAN and Bluetooth applications.

The development of multiple wireless standards for data transmission are one of the key drivers behind the ongoing trend towards the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). But with the choice now greater than ever, selecting the most appropriate standard for the application can be daunting. Bernd Hantsche, Director Product Marketing Embedded & Wireless at Rutronik offers some insight.

The Recom buck-boost converter RBBA3000 in a half-brick package delivers up to 3kW output power with a conversion efficiency of 98%.

A new Preview Development Kit (PDK) from Nordic Semiconductor is now available at distributor Rutronik UK.

A multiprotocol SoC (System on Chip) nRF52833 from Nordic Semiconductor is now available at distributor Rutronik UK.

A coreless open loop current sensor for accurate and stable measurements in industrial applications is now being sampled by distributor Rutronik UK.

Our increased use of electric motors, especially in the automotive and industrial sectors, means that they are now a very large consumer of energy worldwide. BLDC (brushless FDC) motor technology is coming to the fore to improve reliability and efficiency, and MOSFET technology is providing an efficient drive solution. Mirko Vogelmann, Product Sales Manager Power Semiconductors, Rutronik explains.

Based on the SoC (System-on-Chip) nRF52840, Nordic’s most powerful short-range wireless microcontroller, Minew’s new MS88SF2 multi-protocol module can be operated with the wireless protocols Bluetooth 5.0, ZigBee 3.0, Thread and ANT, as well as with proprietary 2.4GHz stacks.

How to take advantage of the latest Bluetooth, IoT, 5G and display technologies will be demonstrated at embedded world in Nuremberg (25-27 February 2020). Visitors to booth 467 in Hall 5 will see the latest solutions from RUTRONIK EMBEDDED, including system concepts ranging from connected sensor nodes and gateways to customer-specific display customisations.

The HCI (Host Controlled Interface) Bluetooth RF module PAN1326C2 from Panasonic is based on Texas Instruments’ CC2564C dual-mode Bluetooth controller that combines Bluetooth Basic Rate (BR), Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) and Low Energy (LE).

In a few months the European satellite system Galileo will be completed. Most devices with location tracking functions already support it. Even so, their manufacturers should endeavour to implement over-the-air access, as this is the only way that satellite selection can be adjusted on demand as needed – something which can be a critical factor, writes Bernd Hantsche, Director Product Marketing Embedded & Wireless at Rutronik.

The compact wireless transceiver module TCM 515 from EnOcean offers reduced power consumption, smaller size and a lower purchase price compared to the previous generation TCM 310. It is now available at distributor Rutronik UK.

The ME910G1 enriches the Telit xE910 product family with a high-performance LTE-M and NB-IoT combo module. With optimised power consumption and enhanced quality of coverage it is specifically tailored for low-data throughput IoT applications and enables new low-cost IoT device deployments

The LM960A18 Mini PCIe (mPCIe) data card from Telit delivers high-speed data rates via Advanced LTE for products in network appliance environments such as routers, mobile gateways and access points. It is available at Rutronik UK.

The multi-sensor IoT prototyping kit Nordic Thingy:91 from Nordic Semiconductor is now available at Rutronik UK. Designed for IoT applications based on the nRF9160 SiP (System-in-Package), the new kit features the nRF52840 for short-range radio connection and a broad collection of sensors and interfaces, which makes it highly versatile and enables rapid prototyping and proof of concept.

Infineon OptiMOS 3 and 5 best-in-class (BiC) power MOSFETs in space-saving SuperSO8 package are available at Rutronik UK. They enable higher power density in addition to improved robustness compared to former models, and reduce system costs while increasing overall performance.