Sensors
Partnership to develop wireless-enabled CO2 sensor
The remote world of the IoT and building management systems (BMS) involves the connectivity of autonomous devices which require little or no maintenance - hence the term "Fit and Forget". These "lonely" devices often consist of sensor/actuator functions that need power. The use of replaceable batteries or the provision of mains power is often not ideal due to location, cost and increasingly, user preference.
Electromagnetic fields remotely disable vehicles
An EU team has conceived safe ways of arresting a suspect moving vehicle using high-energy electromagnetic fields. It conducted safety tests in addition to examining relevant legal and ethical considerations. Police have various means of stopping vehicles when necessary, but most cause damage and involve some risk. Law enforcement agencies need a safer and simpler method.
Two-wire Hall-effect switch ICs come with advanced diagnostics
Allegro MicroSystems Europe have announced the release of a new family of two-wire vertical Hall-effect switch ICs with advanced diagnostics. Allegro’s A1130, A1131 and A1132 have been developed in accordance with ISO 26262. These devices have integrated continuous diagnostic features and a safe output state that supports a functional safety level of ASIL-B. These devices feature a two-wire current output interface that facilitates open/sho...
Gateway device overcomes LIN bus limitations
Global microelectronics engineering company, Melexis, has announced a new LIN-to-LIN gateway that overcomes the limitation of just 16 devices on a typical LIN bus. Each MLX81120 connects as a LIN slave on the main LIN bus and is controlled directly from the vehicle's Body Control Module (BCM). The new device allows for up to 16 LIN RGB slave modules on a private LIN bus, thereby permitting up to 196 LED lighting devices to be connected to a singl...
Sensor fusion: the future of intelligent devices
Sensor fusion is an intriguing idea: if data from more than one sensor can be combined in the right way, the combined data can be more accurate, more reliable or simply provide a better understanding of the context in which the data was gathered. It is perfectly possible to combine data from two or more (or in fact, lots of) sensors to produce extremely rich, context aware data that eliminates the limitations in range or accuracy of the indi...
Environment sensor sends data directly to smartphone
Mouser Electronics is now stocking the 2JCIE-BL01 environment sensor from OMRON Electronic Components. Designed to detect the surrounding environment, the 2JCIE-BL01 is a compact, battery-operable environmental sensor with seven different sensing capabilities. Developers can use the 2JCIE-BL01 in applications such as home remote monitoring, building automation, outdoor weather monitoring, and factory environment monitoring.
Magnetic position sensors comply with highest safety standards
Supplier of high performance sensor solutions, ams, has announced a new series of magnetic position sensors with increased safety and diagnostic capabilities to help automotive OEMs achieve the highest in ISO26262 ASIL system safety-level compliance. The AS5270A/B devices are suitable for many automotive applications including brake and gas pedals, throttle valve and tumble flaps, steering wheel position, chassis ride-height, Exhaust Gas Recircul...
Everything under control with smart sensors
KONUX began with the development of a sensor for monitoring industrial facilities. But the second step was the difference maker: combining hardware with software-based analytics. This permits such applications as real-time monitoring of the switches in a railway system. The company has now won this year's TUM Presidential Entrepreneurship Award. KONUX prevailed against two other start-ups also established with the support of the Technical Univers...
Reliable detection of objects and fill levels
Expanding its portfolio of optoelectronic and inductive sensors with capacitive proximity switches, Leuze electronic is making it possible for users to obtain complete solutions for all detection requirements from a single source. With its new range of capacitive products, Leuze electronic is introducing contactless, wear-free switches which are resistant to electromagnetic influences, interference and contaminants in the air such as dust.
Durable glass developed for public-facing touchscreens
Large-format touch sensor company Visualplanet has formed a strategic partnership with Romag to create touchglass, a glass laminated variant of touchfoil. Building on touchfoil’s success, touchglass bolsters Visualplanet’s offering to worldwide integrators requiring durable and customised glass touch sensors for public-facing touchscreen solutions. Using glass shaping, curving and ceramic printing machinery, Romag will supply gla...