Sensors
Sensor detects water contamination in real time
As things stand, a suspected contamination of drinking water requires that a technician first be sent out to take samples from the water supply. The samples are then cultured and analysed in the laboratory. Only after several days does it become clear whether the water is contaminated and which bacterium is the offender. Now, however, three former DTU students have developed a bio sensor that can measure bacteria levels in the water supply in rea...
World's lowest power 12-DOF smart sensor reference platform
Dialog Semiconductor and Bosch Sensortec are collaborating to create an extremely low power smart sensor platform that combines Bosch Sensortec sensors with Dialog's Bluetooth Smart technology. The resulting product is the world's lowest power 12 Degrees Of Freedom (DOF) smart sensor reference platform for gesture recognition in wearable computing devices and immersive gaming, including augmented reality and 3D indoor mapping and navigation.
Wireless telemetry system gets transmission range upgrade
A new, upgraded version of its T24 wireless telemetry sensor system for multiple data acquisition in real time has been released by Mantracourt. The new sensor system’s improvements include a 4x increase in transmission range, improved security features and smarter diagnostics.
Alternative solutions for costly metal housed sensors
CHERRY Industrial Solutions' modular system speed sensors offer a reliable and cost effective alternative to conventional sensors with metal housings. The latest CHERRY sensors feature a plastic flange-mount housing and are suitable for many industrial applications including electric drives with speed regulation, braking systems, off-road vehicles, agricultural vehicles and trailers, industrial trucks, industrial automation, conveyor technology, ...
V2X chipset meets upcoming US road safety requirements
STMicroelectronics and Autotalks are preparing to release their 2nd gen V2X chipset and will begin design-ins with leading vendors of Smart-Driving systems in 2016. V2X technology connects vehicles to other vehicles (V2V) and infrastructure (V2I) within wireless range for safety and mobility applications, such as sharing advanced warnings of unseen hazards or coordinating with traffic signals to minimise queuing.
First custom programmable 9-axis motion sensor
Designed for robotics, gaming, remote controls, navigation systems, drones and HIDs for IoT projects, the BMF055 compact 9-axis motion sensor has been unveiled by Bosch Sensortec. Easy to programme for a particular application, the BMF055 is well suited to the needs of customers developing advanced application-specific sensor fusion algorithms, adding sophisticated motion sensing capabilities, and replacing multiple discrete components with a sin...
Achieve precise valve position in hydraulic applications
In cooperation with the German manufacturer INELTA, Hoffmann + Krippner now offers a family of robust and customer-specific hydraulic valve position sensing solutions used in a wide range of industries such as oil & gas, power generation or wherever a precise valve position in hydraulic applications is required.
Waterproof detection switch integrates resistors to save space
ALPS has developed the “SPVQD Series” Waterproof Detector Switch with internal resistors, suitable for detecting the opening and closing of automobile doors, trunks and hoods. Samples will be made available from September 2015. A growing number of vehicle models in today’s automobile market are equipped with idle stop (start–stop) systems that help to improve fuel efficiency.
Port controllers offer USB Type-C benefits
The TUSB320 family of USB Type-C configuration channel logic and port controllers from Texas Instruments are now available at Mouser Electronics. The TUSB320 family of devices provide USB Type-C configuration channel (CC) logic and port control, making it possible for a system to detect the orientation of the plug, and determine the appropriate USB specification and mode settings for the end equipment.
Brushless fan motor controllers feature PWM control
A series of three-phase brushless fan motor controllers from ROHM are available at Farnell element14. The controllers – part of the BD6201x and BM620x families of products – synthesise the optimal driving signal from hall sensor signals and output the synthesised signal to control the external level shifter and power transistor.