Sensors
Sensor manufacturers need to wake up and smell the (IoT) coffee
There are a wide range of sensors that can be exploited to measure almost all the physical properties around us. A few common sensors that are widely adopted in everyday life include thermometers, pressure sensors, light sensors, accelerometers, gyroscopes, motion sensors, gas sensors and many more. Sensors are usually described using properties such as range, sensitivity and resolution. Guest article written by Neil Hamilton, VP Business ...
MEMS pressure sensor designed for industrial applications
The STMicroelectronics LPS33W water-resistant MEMS pressure sensor combines chemical compatibility, stability, and accuracy for use in a wide range of applications such as fitness trackers and other wearables, vacuum cleaners, and general-purpose industrial sensing.
Keeping hydraulic projects on course
Innovative TorqSense wireless sensors from Sensor Technology are playing an important role in new product development for Hydraulic Projects Limited (Hy-Pro), one of the UK’s developers and suppliers of hydraulic drive units for marine steering and autopilot systems.
Food shop sensors become self-powered with light
The solar cell company Epishine and TempOnline, a company offering digital temperature monitoring for grocery stores, have initiated a collaboration to remove batteries from sensors in retail stores. The sensors that monitor the temperature in coolers and freezers will, through this collaboration, be equipped with Epishine's light energy harvesting modules that generate their own electricity using indoor light.
Digital temperature sensor with integrated NV memory
The TMP117 is a high-precision digital temperature sensor. It is designed to meet ASTM E1112 and ISO 80601 requirements for electronic patient thermometers. The TMP117 provides a 16-bit temperature result with a resolution of 0.0078°C and an accuracy of up to ±0.1°C across the temperature range of -20 to +50°C with no calibration.
Slim IR laser for 3D optical sensing in mobile devices
Worldwide supplier of high performance sensor solutions, ams, has announced the launch of MERANO-Photodiode (PD), an infrared (IR) laser flood illuminator module which provides the uniform light output needed in mobile 3D sensing applications such as user face recognition.
60GHz mmWave sensors to enable smarter industrial applications
Cities, buildings and factories have become more intelligent, driving the need for more robust sensing. In recent years, millimetre-wave (mmWave) sensors have gained a lot of traction due to their ability to sense the range, velocity and angle of objects in a scene. This paper from Texas Instruments, discusses choosing 60GHz mmWave sensors over 24GHz.
Custom-assembled level sensors with guided microwave
EGE offers to configure level controllers with guided microwave according to customer specifications. Based on its proven standard level gauge, the German manufacturer is able to adapt the sensors to suit various tank geometries, mounting conditions, or demanding media in no time. Options include angled probes that can be mounted on the side of tanks.
Well-sealed, easy to install modular hall effect sensors
Industrial technology company and sensors provider, Sensata Technologies, has launched the new ACW4 Single Turn and TCW4 Multi Turn Absolute Hall Effect Sensors, which feature an over-molded, two-part modular construction that provides engineers with design flexibility.
Develop low-power wireless sensor nodes with small sub-GHz module
It has been announced that Microchip has developed what they believe to be the industry’s smallest IEEE 802.15.4-compliant module that combines an ultra-low-power microcontroller (MCU) with a sub-GHz radio, accelerating time to market and providing long-lasting battery life in wireless-networked sensors.