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Specifically Designed for Drone and Robotics: Bosch’s New High-Performance Inertial Measurement Unit

Specifically Designed for Drone and Robotics: Bosch’s New High-Performance Inertial Measurement Unit

Get the breakdown on a new Bosch IMU designed for robotics and drone operation and learn a bit about drone design considerations along the way.


News Jun 25, 2018 by Mark Hughes
Amphenol Advanced Sensors Miniature CO2 Module T6713 | Tech Specs

Amphenol Advanced Sensors Miniature CO2 Module T6713 | Tech Specs

Amphenol Advanced Sensors' Telaire T6713 are miniature, energy efficient CO2 modules that provide high accuracy CO2 measurements for applications including indoor air quality monitoring and demand control ventilation.


new products Jun 21, 2018 by TTI, Inc
Molex Squba 1.8mm Sealed Wire-to-Wire Connectors | Featured Product Spotlight

Molex Squba 1.8mm Sealed Wire-to-Wire Connectors | Featured Product Spotlight

Molex’s Squba 1.80mm pitch sealed wire-to-wire connectors are compact connectors designed to be used in sensors, lighting, commercial vehicles and other space-constrained applications that are exposed to dusty, wet environments.


Resolving the Signal Part 6: The Effects of Amplifier Noise on Delta-Sigma ADCs

Resolving the Signal Part 6: The Effects of Amplifier Noise on Delta-Sigma ADCs

Part 6 of this 12-part Resolving the Signal series focuses on output- versus input-referred noise, adding an amplifier at the input of an ADC, and low- versus high-resolution ADCs as they relate to amplifier noise.


Towards Better Power Supply Rejection Ratio Performance: ON Semiconductor’s New LDO Regulators

Towards Better Power Supply Rejection Ratio Performance: ON Semiconductor’s New LDO Regulators

Low drop out (LDO) regulators are useful in noise-sensitive situations but, when used with DC-DC converters, their PSRR performance is often lacking. ON Semiconductor has announced the NCP16x series of LDOs that aim to improve PSRR performance.


News Jun 19, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
What Is Solid State LiDAR and Is It Faster, Cheaper, Better?

What Is Solid State LiDAR and Is It Faster, Cheaper, Better?

Solid state LiDAR is gaining traction as a promising technology that is cheaper, faster, and provides higher resolution than traditional LiDAR, with predictions the price could eventually fall below $100 per unit.


News Jun 18, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Honeywell SEK002 Sensor Evaluation Kit | New Product Brief

Honeywell SEK002 Sensor Evaluation Kit | New Product Brief

Honeywell’s SEK002 Sensor Evaluation Kit is a platform for evaluating various environmental sensors.


Low-Noise, Wide-Bandwidth: A Single Axis Analog Accelerometer from Analog Devices

Low-Noise, Wide-Bandwidth: A Single Axis Analog Accelerometer from Analog Devices

The ADXL1005 by Analog Devices is a low noise, wide bandwidth, single-axis MEMS accelerometer with Analog Output.


News Jun 08, 2018 by Mark Hughes
PCB Layout for a Photovoltaic Power Supply for Microcontroller Circuits

PCB Layout for a Photovoltaic Power Supply for Microcontroller Circuits

This article discusses the PCB layout for a power-supply circuit that generates a regulated 3.3 V rail from a small solar cell.


Schematic Design for a Solar-Powered Charge-Pump Power Supply Circuit

Schematic Design for a Solar-Powered Charge-Pump Power Supply Circuit

This article discusses a 3.3 V power-supply circuit that is built around an inductorless DC/DC converter and a solar cell.


Selecting and Implementing Photovoltaic Cells for Solar-Powered Devices

Selecting and Implementing Photovoltaic Cells for Solar-Powered Devices

This article discusses details that will help you choose the right kind of solar cell and successfully incorporate it into your next project.


Omron B5W LD0101 Air Quality Sensor | Tech Specs

Omron B5W LD0101 Air Quality Sensor | Tech Specs

Omron’s B5W-LD0101 is a high precision air quality sensor that can detect particles as small as 0.5 µm, for more accurate sensing of the 2.5µm standard for fine inhalable particles.


new products May 31, 2018 by TTI, Inc
The Circuit Designer’s Guide to Photovoltaic Cells for Solar-Powered Devices

The Circuit Designer’s Guide to Photovoltaic Cells for Solar-Powered Devices

This article presents the equivalent circuit for a solar cell and discusses some implementation details.


Making Safer Implantable Medical Sensors: The Benefits and Challenges of Biodegradable Sensors

Making Safer Implantable Medical Sensors: The Benefits and Challenges of Biodegradable Sensors

Imagine an implantable sensor that did not need to be removed because it degrades by itself over time. Meet the biodegradable sensor!


News May 24, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
A Replacement to LM75/TMP75 Digital Temperature Sensors: The Texas Instruments TMP1075

A Replacement to LM75/TMP75 Digital Temperature Sensors: The Texas Instruments TMP1075

Texas Instruments announces their new TMP1075, which is a replacement to the industry standard LM75 and TMP75 digital temperature sensors.


News May 22, 2018 by Nick Davis
Sensirion’s “World’s Smallest Flow Sensor” for Taking Accurate Differential Pressure Measurements

Sensirion’s “World’s Smallest Flow Sensor” for Taking Accurate Differential Pressure Measurements

Sensirion announces their new SDP3x series of "the world's smallest differential pressure sensors," which allow for more integration and application possibilities.


News May 18, 2018 by Nick Davis
OSRAM Opto Semiconductors SFH 2200 & SFH 2240 Photodiodes | New Product Brief

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors SFH 2200 & SFH 2240 Photodiodes | New Product Brief

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors’ SFH 2200 and SFH 2240 are large format photodiodes in a compact package.


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

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.


Save for Your Own Royal Wedding (of Sorts) with the Gentleman Maker’s Savings Incentivizer

Save for Your Own Royal Wedding (of Sorts) with the Gentleman Maker’s Savings Incentivizer

In this project, we'll use a Raspberry Pi to create a responsive piggy bank that belittles you when you slack on your savings!


Projects May 10, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
Sensata P1A Ceramic Capacitive Pressure Sensor | Tech Specs

Sensata P1A Ceramic Capacitive Pressure Sensor | Tech Specs

Sensata’s P1A is designed to reliably and accurately measure pressure in harsh conditions.


new products May 10, 2018 by TTI, Inc