Sensors
Evaluation platform delivers connected smart sensors
The Visible Things platform has been developed by Avnet Memec Silica for the development of Internet-of-Things (IoT) systems and applications. Targeting a wide range of industrial markets, it is a flexible and comprehensive evaluation and development platform for edge-to-enterprise IoT projects.
Magnometers, evaluation board form HMI platform
The MLX90393 Triaxis micropower magnetometers and EVB90393 evaluation board from Melexis are now in stock at Mouser Electronics. The MLX90393 magnetometer is a fully programmable, extremely compact sensor IC designed for low-power applications. The EVB90393 evaluation board offers engineers a platform for constructing a wide variety of highly sophisticated human machine interfaces using the MLX90393 magnetometer.
Nanocrystalline current sense transformers suit metering
Designed to be used in metering applications, three nanocrystalline current sense transformers have been introduced by Tech Power Electronics. The SCTN20, SCTN30 and SCTN70 offer many advantages compared with traditional current sense transformers, including: a better measurement accuracy due to the higher core permeability; reduced size and weight; and a larger operating temperature range from -40 to +125°C.
Digital temperature sensor includes low power consumption
Designed for a variety of applications, Sensirion has introduced a new digital temperature sensor – the STS3x. The new STS3x temperature sensor is based on the same chip as the SHT3x humidity sensors and comes in a tiny eight-pin DFN package measuring only 2.5 × 2.5mm2 with a height of 0.9mm. The sensor delivers accuracy of +/-0.3°C over an extensive temperature range combined with low power consumption - an especially important c...
Playing it safe
Steve Rogerson looks at the effects of automotive functional safety standard ISO26262 at component level. The arrival of the ISO26262 functional safety standard for automotive is causing headaches not just for the car manufacturers and their tier one suppliers, but right the way down the supply chain.
Enhanced macro photography in smartphones
A mainboard optical image stabilisation (OIS) solution has been introduced by InvenSense. The ICG-20660L is a 6-axis (3-axis accelerometer + 3-axis gyroscope) integrated MEMS motion sensor optimised to support optical image stabilisation.
What do automakers really know about IoT security?
The Ponemon Institute, an independent researcher on privacy, data protection and information security policy, has produced a survey, in conjunction with RogueWave and Security Innovation, on car cyber security, with contributions from over 500 automotive developers, engineers and executives, primarily from automotive OEMs and Tier One suppliers.
Tsunami sensor recovered off Washington coast
A pressure sensor used to measure and predict tsunamis was released from its moorings miles deep on the seafloor bottom after the mega-earthquake in Japan on March 11th, 2011. Almost four years later, it washed up on-shore in Willapa Bay, Long Beach, Washington.
Secure communications solutions for the connected car
Extending the principle of domain separation to network connections, Lynx Software Technologies has unveiled the LynxSecure 5.3 Separation Kernel Hypervisor. At the same time, in partnership with Webroot, Lynx has revealed real time cloud-based threat detection for guest operating systems hosted by LynxSecure.
OIS/AF driver enhances energy efficiency
To further drive energy efficiency innovations, ON Semiconductor has introduced its next generation Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS) / Auto Focus (AF) driver, the LC898123AXD, to its portfolio. It offers an improved digital still camera and video experience for smart phones, tablets, notebooks, and wearables, by using advanced auto-focus and optical image stabilisation technologies to overcome the performance limitations of traditional camera mo...