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Infineon DPS310 Digital Pressure Sensor | New Product Brief

Infineon DPS310 Digital Pressure Sensor | New Product Brief

Infineon’s DPS310 is a low-power digital pressure sensor for wearable and battery-powered devices that monitor activity, elevation, motion, and weather.


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

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 and without a microcontroller—are an example of IoT-specific design.


Industry Articles Dec 05, 2017 by onsemi
The Calorimetric Principle at Work: New High-Performance MEMS Flow Sensor Modules from IDT

The Calorimetric Principle at Work: New High-Performance MEMS Flow Sensor Modules from IDT

IDT’s new flow sensors use the calorimetric principle and a special sensor coating to provide robustness and long-term reliability when measuring gases and liquids.


News Dec 04, 2017 by Nick Davis
Optimizing Smart Water Meters: A New Ultrasonic-Sensing Microcontroller from TI

Optimizing Smart Water Meters: A New Ultrasonic-Sensing Microcontroller from TI

In this article, we look at TI's new integrated ultrasonic-sensing MCU—the MSP430FR6047—that can deliver more accurate measurement for smart water meters.


News Nov 30, 2017 by Nick Davis
How to Check and Calibrate a Humidity Sensor

How to Check and Calibrate a Humidity Sensor

How accurate is your humidity sensor? Find out with this project.


Piezoresistive Sensing: A New Miniature MEMS Water-Resistant Digital Barometer from STMicro

Piezoresistive Sensing: A New Miniature MEMS Water-Resistant Digital Barometer from STMicro

STMicroelectronics showcases their new ultra-compact piezoresistive pressure sensor which functions as a digital barometer.


News Nov 27, 2017 by Nick Davis
A New Multi-Pixel Metal-Oxide Gas Sensor with an I2C Interface in a Small Package

A New Multi-Pixel Metal-Oxide Gas Sensor with an I2C Interface in a Small Package

Sensirion touts long-term stability and increased robustness from their new SGP metal-oxide gas sensor, which is aimed at indoor air quality applications.


News Nov 13, 2017 by Nick Davis
Honeywell RSC TruStability | New Product Brief

Honeywell RSC TruStability | New Product Brief

Honeywell RSC TruStability board mount pressure sensors are calibrated and temperature compensated, with a total error band as low as ±0.25% of their full-scale span and accuracy rated at ±0.1%.


What Some Big Cities are Doing About Driverless Cars

What Some Big Cities are Doing About Driverless Cars

Urban planning has to better account for developments in autonomous vehicles.


A New Analog Accelerometer for Industrial Applications

A New Analog Accelerometer for Industrial Applications

Some accelerometers are designed for industrial applications, and some are easier to use than others.


News Nov 09, 2017 by Nick Davis
High Definition, Low Delay, SDR-Based Video Transmission in UAV Applications

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 (MDAS) and small cell, but also for wireless HD video transmission for industrial, commercial, and military applications, such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).


Tamper Detection with Differential Inductive Sensing Coils

Tamper Detection with Differential Inductive Sensing Coils

This article demonstrates the creation of an inductive switch cabinet lock that can detect the movement of a conductive target. The purpose is to create a door that cannot be opened without triggering an alarm.


Projects Nov 06, 2017 by Mark Hughes
MEMS and Sensor Show Calls for Configurable, Contextual Systems

MEMS and Sensor Show Calls for Configurable, Contextual Systems

More natural and immersive user interfaces will allow sensors to cater to a myriad of new applications.


News Nov 06, 2017 by Majeed Ahmad
Advanced Sensor Solutions Increase Cost Effectiveness for Energy Harvesting

Advanced Sensor Solutions Increase Cost Effectiveness for Energy Harvesting

ams introduces a sensor solution for IoT applications operating under harsh conditions.


The Digi Connect Sensor+ | Featured Product Spotlight

The Digi Connect Sensor+ | Featured Product Spotlight

The Digi Connect Sensor+ is a battery-powered cellular gateway for monitoring sensors in remote locations and harsh environments.


How to Interface an Ultrasonic Sensor with an LCD Using a Microcontroller Dev Kit

How to Interface an Ultrasonic Sensor with an LCD Using a Microcontroller Dev Kit

Let's interface an ultrasonic sensor and a lighting system! In this project, we'll design a sensor subsystem and then use it in a parking sensor application.


Projects Nov 02, 2017 by Nick Davis
Can This Skin Sensor Give Robotics and Prosthetics a Delicate Touch?

Can This Skin Sensor Give Robotics and Prosthetics a Delicate Touch?

Researchers at the University of Washington have designed a 'skin' sensor to give robots and prosthetics more sensitivity for precision tasks.


News Oct 28, 2017 by Tim Youngblood
TE Connectivity Platinum Sensor | Featured Product Spotlight

TE Connectivity Platinum Sensor | Featured Product Spotlight

TE Connectivity's PTF family of platinum temperature sensors are thin film platinum RTDs with a fast response time and long-term stability for application temperatures from negative 50 degrees Celsius to positive 600 degrees Celsius.


All About BLDC Motor Control: Sensorless Brushless DC Motor Controllers

All About BLDC Motor Control: Sensorless Brushless DC Motor Controllers

Learn about sensorless brushless DC motor controllers, some example ICs, and some disadvantages of using such motors.


TE Connectivity MS5837 MEMS Pressure Sensor | Featured Product Spotlight

TE Connectivity MS5837 MEMS Pressure Sensor | Featured Product Spotlight

TE Connectivity's MS5837 is an ultra-small, gel-filled, 24-bit MEMS pressure sensor optimized for barometer and altimeter use in fitness and navigation devices.