Sensors - Electrical Engineering & Electronics Industry Articles

Improving Temperature Sensor Accuracy for Thermocouples and RTDs with Delta-Sigma Converters

This design solution evaluates the accuracy of thermocouples used for high-temperature measurements as well as resistance temperature detectors (RTDs) used for local cold-junction-compensation (CJC) points....

April 11, 2019 by Bonnie Baker, Maxim Integrated

Designing Smart Meters with Circuit Protection, Sensing, and Power Control Capabilities

This article offers an overview of the various component options for smart meter design and how they can improve the operation of the meters into which they are designed....

December 04, 2018 by Philippe Di Fulvio, Littelfuse Inc

Fundamentals of Current Sense Amplifiers

This whitepaper details some of the most frequently asked questions posed to the ON Semiconductor application support team on the topic of current sense amplifiers....

September 24, 2018 by ON Semiconductor

Capturing 3D Images with Time-of-Flight Camera Technology

Time-of-flight (ToF) is a relatively new method by which it is possible to gather detailed 3D information. This article looks at ToF cameras and their applications....

May 15, 2018 by Mark Patrick, Mouser

How to Design Low-Cost Contactless Position Sensors

In this video, we’ll demonstrate an inductive sensing technique used for contactless position sensing.

March 05, 2018 by Chris Anderson

Intelligence at the Edge Part 3: Edge Node Communication

Connected industrial machines can sense a wide array of information used to make key decisions within the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). A sensor within an edge node can be spatially far...

January 09, 2018 by Ian Beavers, Analog Devices

Choosing the Most Suitable MEMS Accelerometer for Your Application: Part 2

In part 2 of this article, we will focus on key specifications and features in the context of wearable devices, condition monitoring, and IoT applications....

December 22, 2017 by Chris Murphy, Analog Devices

Choosing the Most Suitable MEMS Accelerometer for Your Application: Part 1

Part 1 of this two-part series discusses the key parameters and features a designer needs to be aware of and how they relate to inclination and stabilization applications, thus helping the...

December 12, 2017 by Chris Murphy, Analog Devices

The Array of Sensors that are Shaping Smart Cities and Smart Homes

If you were to fall asleep for 50 years, upon awakening would you recognize the homes and cities in which people live? I imagine it's not too far-fetched to think of these futuristic homes...

December 06, 2017 by ON Semiconductor

Designing for the IoT: Microcontroller-Free Smart-Passive-Sensors (SPS)

Designing for the IoT comes with a unique set of challenges that require unique hardware solutions to overcome. Learn how smart passive sensors (SPSs)—sensors that function without a battery...

December 05, 2017 by ON Semiconductor

High Definition, Low Delay, SDR-Based Video Transmission in UAV Applications

Integrated RF agile transceivers are not only widely employed in software-defined radio (SDR) architectures in cellular telephone base stations, such as multiservice distributed access system...

November 07, 2017 by Wei Zhou, Analog Devices

Force Sensors For Design

In recent years, factors including consumer demand and a tough economy have pushed OEMs to produce sleeker, smaller, and more cost-efficient products. These products challenge designers to spec...

October 17, 2017

Using a Silego GreenPAK to Build a Temperature Sensing System

In this project, we'll test how the Silego GreenPAK can be used to build a temperature-sensing system.

October 11, 2017 by Tijana Uzelac, Silego Technologies

Intelligence at the Edge Part 2: Reduced Time to Insight

In this multipart industrial IoT series, we will break down and explore the fundamental aspects of the edge node interpretation within the larger IoT framework: sensing, measuring,...

September 26, 2017 by Ian Beavers, Analog Devices

How to Train Your Door Lock

This article takes a look at how current- or next-generation technologies can provide the potential for innovative applications and the problems and solutions that may arise....

September 22, 2017 by Stefan Schauer, Texas Instruments

MEMS Vibration Monitoring: From Acceleration to Velocity

MEMS accelerometers have finally reached a point where they are able to measure vibration on a broad set of machine platforms.

July 05, 2017 by Mark Looney, Analog Devices

Adding a Capacitive Touch Display Module to the BeagleBone Black

Pair a BeagleBone Black with a capacitive touch LCD display to create a development platform for small, cost-effective solutions.

June 13, 2017 by Markku Riihonen, 4D Systems

Installing a Tire Pressure Monitoring System

Tire pressure monitoring systems are a necessary safety feature in cars. This project looks at the different system types and how a TPMS can be retrofitted on older cars....

May 16, 2017 by Pablo Leibovich, Silego

3 Applications That Should Emphasize Protection and Filtering Solutions

Protection and filtering solutions aren’t a new concept, but as systems gain more connectivity in smaller packages, they are more important than ever....

May 06, 2017 by Nexperia

Autonomous Vehicle News: Buses Navigate Tunnels, Self-Driving Taxis, and Liability Laws

Innovations, setbacks, and legislation for autonomous vehicles happen so fast that it can be hard to keep up with. Here are some stories that caught our eye....

March 25, 2017 by Nexperia