Sensors
Fully integrated current sensors for high density applications
Allegro MicroSystems has announced significant ease-of-use enhancements to its high current fully integrated ACS772/3 current sensor ‘CB’ package family. These automotive grade high voltage isolation current sensors already provide economical and precise solutions for both AC and DC current sensing up to 400A.
Dash cam features buffered parking mode and Bluetooth remote control
VIOFO has announced that it is introducing the latest product in its A129 range, the A129 Pro Duo 4K dash cam. The device has high quality ultra HD 4K for front camera recordings, as well as many features that ensures drivers are covered as long as they are in their vehicle such as buffered parking mode providing peace of mind and evidence when needed.
Pressure sensor IC for hybrid vehicles
Melexis has announced its MLX90821 relative pressure sensor IC designed for measuring very low pressures in automotive applications. Using the latest MEMS technology closely integrated with an analogue signal chain and digital signal processing, the MLX90821 is a system-in-package IC solution for the measurement of fuel vapour pressure as low as 50 mbar and up to 700 mbar. This makes the MLX90821 suitable for EVAP systems designed for internal co...
Bidirectional sensor handles extremely low pressures
A bidirectional differential pressure sensor for ultra-low pressures has been introduced by Analog Microelectronics expanding the company’s digital board-level pressure sensor series AMS 5915 with I2C output. The AMS 5915-0002-D-B allows the precise measurement of extremely low differential pressure in a pressure range from -250 Pa (-2.5 mbar) vacuum up to 250 Pa (2.5 mbar) overpressure.
Choosing the right rotary encoder for ruggedness and performance
The motion control systems of equipment such as industrial automation or robotics are often reliant on rotary encoders to provide data on position, speed, direction and distance. These typically feature a disc, which is attached to the shaft of the motor whose movements need to be tracked. By Jeff Smoot, CUI Devices
High-performance next-gen semiconductor functional safety tools
Optima Design Automation a provider of advanced semiconductor safety verification solutions based on a revolutionary, new fault analysis technology platform, launched at the DVCon Europe event in Munich. Optima enables dramatic improvements in semiconductor safety verification time and coverage for safety-critical applications such as automotive semiconductor devices.
Automotive-grade secure authenticator enhances vehicle safety
Designers can now enhance safety, security and data integrity for connected vehicle systems while also reducing both complexity and code development time with the DS28C40 DeepCover automotive secure authenticator from Maxim Integrated Products. As the industry’s first and only AEC-Q100 Grade 1 solution for automotive systems, this authenticator IC reduces the design complexity and software vulnerability of current approaches to ensure only ...
Broadening room sensor enclosure solutions
As part of its continued product development, CamdenBoss have added two new colours to the room sensor enclosure series. Currently available in white, the new black and grey options were added following feedback and demand from customers looking for a different coloured room sensor style housing.
Space-grade design using integrated digital-output temperature sensor
This reference design from Texas Instruments illustrates the fact that several spacecraft projects provide a system health status telemetry that ground personnel monitor in real time. This reference design shows an example using a digital output temperature sensor to acquire temperature data on a sub-system using a radiation hardened MSP430FR5969-SP microcontroller (MCU).
Air velocity sensors offer insight into thermal efficiency
Economical, high-performance air velocity sensors with digital I2C output and a surface-mount footprint for thermal management and filter monitoring in even the most space-constrained locations have been released by Posifa Technologies.