Sensors
Ultra-low-power IMU extends system battery life
The smart Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) BMI270 from Bosch Sensortec scores with increased system battery life and an improved accelerometer. Optimised for wearable and hearable applications, the BMI270 is available from Rutronik UK.
TI Precision Labs - Temperature sensors: sensitivity and gain
This section of the TI Precision Labs - Temperature Sensors series discusses the definition of gain or sensitivity of an analogue temperature sensor, while also reflecting on its effect on linearity. Ultimately methods to increase the gain of the system is introduced.
Sensor network for the smart factory
Smart automation and digital transformation are among the trend topics worldwide. Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things are changing production and logistics processes in the long term. In the future, objects will be networked and interact automatically in all areas. In order to guarantee smooth processes, detailed position and status data must be generated and analysed. KINEXON, located in Munich, Germany, has developed KINEXON Brai...
Sensors ensure long term performance in remote locations
The infinite mechanical life and long term reliability offered by NewTek LVDT Linear Position Sensors make them suitable for use in remote, hard-to-reach and difficult locations where sensor replacement would result in high costs and down-time. For example, shutting down a turbine to replace a sensor near steam turbines and valves where temperatures reach 400° results would be a huge undertaking both in costs and labour.
Energy harvesting frequencies and protocols
Due to the rising connectivity of mobile devices, industrial applications, smart home applications and vehicles, the importance of wireless technology for data communication increases continuously. Nearly every innovative and smart application benefits from wireless technology which is continuously improved and optimised.
Intelligent robotics with TI mmWave AoP sensors
Texas Instruments millimetre wave sensors enable intelligent sensing at the edge by integrating accurate sensing with real time decision making and processing on a single chip.
Colour sensor helps professional painters match colour choices
Professional painters can now be more confident about precisely matching their clients’ colour choices in seconds, thanks to a new digital Colour Sensor developed by AkzoNobel. The small portable device can accurately scan colour on any object. It then links to a Colour Sensor app which provides the exact paint colour match.
Sensor technology summit highlights range of innovations
More than 400 electronics industry experts will gather at SEMI MEMS & Imaging Sensors Summit on 25th-27th September, 2019 in Grenoble, France, for the latest MEMS and imaging sensors technology developments and innovations that are advancing the user experience with hundreds of millions of smart devices. MEMS and imaging sensors power a wide range of applications including autonomous systems for transportation and agriculture, cellu...
AI camera design capable of learning through clicks
Robotics and open source hardware provider DFRobot launched HuskyLens on July 25th, a user-friendly, artificial intelligence vision sensor with various powerful algorithms built in, designed for creative projects through the simple philosophy of click, learn, and play.
Vibration sensor helps spot machine fatigue
The ADcmXL3021 triaxial vibration sensor from Analog Devices is in stock at Mouser Electronics. Based on Analog Devices’ micromechanical (MEMS) sensor technology, the module is a complete sensing system that monitors for early indications of possible machine fatigue and failure specifically in industrial and transportation equipment to help reduce repair costs and maintain a high level of productivity.