Infineon announced its XENSIV™︎TLE5109A16 AMR-based angle sensors to address the need for very precise, fast and yet cost-efficient angle measurement at the highest functional safety levels in automotive and industrial applications. These includ...
ON Semiconductor has introduced the ARX3A0 digital image sensor with 0.3 Mega-Pixel (MP) resolution in a 1:1 aspect ratio. With up to 360 frames per second (fps) capture rate it can perform like a global shutter in many conditions but with the size, ...
Vishay has brought out RGBC-IR sensors for applications such as automatic white balancing and color cast correction in digital cameras; automatic LCD backlight adjustment; and active monitoring of LED color output for IoT and smart lighting. The new ...
The NTC Thermistor is an alternative to the Platinum resistance thermometer; the name derives from “thermal resistor” and defines a metallic oxide which displays a high negative temperature coefficient of resistance. This compares with the small posi...
Temperature calibration provides a means of quantifying uncertainties in temperature measurement in order to optimise sensor and/or system accuracies. Uncertainties result from various factors including: a) &nbs...
Connections between the thermocouple or Pt100 and associated instruments may involve a physical interface with installed wiring and/or sensors. Such interfaces take the form of special connectors, terminal strips, barrier blocks and extension cables....
Sheath materials range from mild and stainless steels to refractory oxides (ceramics, so called) and a variety of exotic materials including rare metals. The choice of sheath must take account of operating temperature, media characteristics, durabili...
Think back to early 2000s when flipping a phone open was in style. The phone was the accessory that completed the look. Now fast forward five to ten years where having a Motorola Razor is pretty much unheard of. A few weeks ago, I was cleaning...
The relatively new Type N thermocouple represents the single greatest advance in thermocouple thermometry in recent years. The dominant, well established Type K thermocouple has, for many years been the industry standard general purpose, high tempera...
Alps Alpine's wide variety of resistive position sensors meet needs of angle, position detection in various applications.Product introduction video is available => videoAlps Alpine / Resistive Position Sensors introduction-example of applicati...
I'm Road Testing the Rohm SensorShield-EVK-003 (Arduino Compatible) and the sensors that come with it.In this post, the Accelerometer Sensor KX224-1053KX224-1053.This post turns out differently than I intended. I was going to test the device directly...
I'm pleased to introduce you to Alps Alpine's Humidity Sensors.Introduction video is available from here.The video covers analog output type sensors, in addition to this,Alps Alpine offers digital sensors. SeriesHSHCAAHSHCALphotoProd No.HSHCAA00...
I'm Road Testing the Rohm SensorShield-EVK-003 (Arduino Compatible) and the sensors that come with it.In this post, I'm investigating how the pins and jumpers of the shield match to an Arduino UNO I couldn't find a readable schematic...
This blog provides a brief explanation of how pulse induction circuits detect metal objects.Pulse induction metal detection relies on the fact that when metal is in a changing magnetic field, eddy currents are induced in the metal. These eddy current...
Oombrella, a French smart-umbrella that notifies users when it is raining, successfully met its Kickstarter goal. The product is expected to ship to early backers in October of this year. (All images via Wezzoo) Oombrella, the ‘unforgettable um...
The Razzmatazz, heat sink case for the Raspberry Pi 2. Overclocking a Raspberry Pi 2 allows you to get the most out of the hardware, with performance boots of at least 50%, however it steadily increases the internal chipset temperature. The new Razzm...
Mock-up of the intended research into a wearable sleeve for the rehabilitation of stroke patients. The University of Southhampton recently received a grant of almost one-million pounds over two-years to develop a wearable sleeve with first-class sens...
This sensors only measures 2 square millimeters in length. Researchers at the Eindhoven University of Technology have created a tiny sensor that never needs a battery. (via Eidnhoven)Having all these smart devices in our hands – in the field – is con...
Sentiri sits on your head and guides you through the environment. Chaotic Moon's Sentiri uses haptic feedback to help guide the visually impaired. (via Chaotic Moon)For years the visually impaired have been relying on service dogs and cans to hel...
