Sensors
Self-powered wireless sensor technology for digitised buildings
At Elfack 2019 (May 7th to 10th, Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre, Gothenburg), the electricity and power industry discusses new opportunities of innovative technology and digitisation. At booth G00:44, EnOcean, will be demonstrating the possibilities of self-powered wireless switch and sensor solutions for digitised buildings, modular smart homes and lighting control.
Wide or narrow tyres? What you choose will affect your driving...
Many drivers want their summer tyres to look flashier than their winter equivalents. That is why wider and lower tyres are usually selected for the summer, whereas narrower tyres are commonly used in the winter. The tyre choice affects the car’s appearance, driving comfort, and many other characteristics. In Central Europe, car owners usually have two sets of rims: one for the summer and another for the winter. A co...
Enabling automotive proximity sensing with ultrasonic sensors
An overview of the ultrasonic journey of a vehicle through a parking garage.
SiPM sensors: Gen3 LiDAR system demo
Gen3 is a unique tool from ON Semiconductor that is used with customers to show the advantages of silicon photo multipliers when used in a LiDAR system.
MEMS chip combines accelerometer with temperature sensor
For use in space-constrained and battery-sensitive detectors such as shipping trackers, wearables, and IoT endpoints, STMicroelectronics has introduced the LIS2DTW12, which combines a MEMS three-axis accelerometer and a temperature sensor on a single die. The sensing accuracy of 0.8°C offers precision comparable with stand-alone standard temperature sensors.
What is preventing growth in the MEMS sensor market?
British electronics company, Nanusens, has opened a new funding round on CrowdCube. It expects this to be the last chance for investors to be able to easily invest in its disruptive technology via CrowdCube before the Series A round later this year for institutional investors. The company has a solution for a major problem in the electronics industry - namely that the production of key components, which are found in almost every electronic d...
Android-based mobile fingerprint enrolment solutions at ConnectID
Global provider of biometrics and ID solutions, Suprema ID, has announced that the company's RealScan-G10 and RealScan-D series scanners were now compatible with Android for greater mobility. Developed for increasing demand for mobile fingerprinting, the new Android solution allows greater mobility and solves limitation in power supply when used in outdoors.
Robust CO2 sensor with RS485 interface
For reliable monitoring the CO2 concentration in harsh and polluted applications such as agriculture and life stock barns, the EE820 sensor from E+E Elektronik is well suited. Beside voltage and current output, the sensor is now also available with RS485 interface with Modbus RTU or BACnet MS/TP protocol.
Partnership works towards sensor for autonomous driving
A new partnership has been announced by AID-Autonomous Intelligent Driving, with Aeva. The Silicon Valley company building the next-generation sensing systems for autonomous vehicles will develop and equip part of AID’s new Audi e-tron test vehicles in Munich with its 4D LiDAR technology.
Ambient light sensor matches human eye responses
The VCNL4040 fully integrated proximity and ambient light sensor from Vishay is now available from distributor TTI. Featuring Filtron technology, the sensor combines an IR emitter, photo detectors for proximity and ambient light, a signal processing IC and a 16-bit ADC.