Sensors
Bidirectional sensor handles extremely low pressures
A bidirectional differential pressure sensor for ultra-low pressures has been introduced by Analog Microelectronics expanding the company’s digital board-level pressure sensor series AMS 5915 with I2C output. The AMS 5915-0002-D-B allows the precise measurement of extremely low differential pressure in a pressure range from -250 Pa (-2.5 mbar) vacuum up to 250 Pa (2.5 mbar) overpressure.
Choosing the right rotary encoder for ruggedness and performance
The motion control systems of equipment such as industrial automation or robotics are often reliant on rotary encoders to provide data on position, speed, direction and distance. These typically feature a disc, which is attached to the shaft of the motor whose movements need to be tracked. By Jeff Smoot, CUI Devices
High-performance next-gen semiconductor functional safety tools
Optima Design Automation a provider of advanced semiconductor safety verification solutions based on a revolutionary, new fault analysis technology platform, launched at the DVCon Europe event in Munich. Optima enables dramatic improvements in semiconductor safety verification time and coverage for safety-critical applications such as automotive semiconductor devices.
Automotive-grade secure authenticator enhances vehicle safety
Designers can now enhance safety, security and data integrity for connected vehicle systems while also reducing both complexity and code development time with the DS28C40 DeepCover automotive secure authenticator from Maxim Integrated Products. As the industry’s first and only AEC-Q100 Grade 1 solution for automotive systems, this authenticator IC reduces the design complexity and software vulnerability of current approaches to ensure only ...
Broadening room sensor enclosure solutions
As part of its continued product development, CamdenBoss have added two new colours to the room sensor enclosure series. Currently available in white, the new black and grey options were added following feedback and demand from customers looking for a different coloured room sensor style housing.
Space-grade design using integrated digital-output temperature sensor
This reference design from Texas Instruments illustrates the fact that several spacecraft projects provide a system health status telemetry that ground personnel monitor in real time. This reference design shows an example using a digital output temperature sensor to acquire temperature data on a sub-system using a radiation hardened MSP430FR5969-SP microcontroller (MCU).
Air velocity sensors offer insight into thermal efficiency
Economical, high-performance air velocity sensors with digital I2C output and a surface-mount footprint for thermal management and filter monitoring in even the most space-constrained locations have been released by Posifa Technologies.
15-bit encoder chip debuts at SPS in Nuremberg
With the new iC-RZ Series encoder chips from iC-Haus, safety encoders can be made even simpler and more compact. This is made possible by the innovative single-chip design as an optical twin encoder with a redundant safety channel.
Intelligent mmWave sensor integrating processing capability
The IWR6843 from Texas Instruments is an integrated single chip mmWave sensor based on FMCW radar technology capable of operation in the 60-GHz to 64-GHz band. It is built with TI’s low power 45-nm RFCMOS process and enables unprecedented levels of integration in an extremely small form factor.
Small size low voltage Hall effect sensor
The DRV5011 device from Texas Instruments is a digital-latch Hall effect sensor designed for motors and other rotary systems. The device has an efficient low-voltage architecture that operates from 2.5 V to 5.5 V. The device is offered in standard SOT-23, and low-profile X2SON and DSBGA packages. The output is a push-pull driver that requires no pullup resistor, enabling more compact systems.