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Hardware Evaluation for the Cypress S6AE102A/S6AE103A Eval Kit for Energy Harvesting Applications

Hardware Evaluation for the Cypress S6AE102A/S6AE103A Eval Kit for Energy Harvesting Applications

In this article, we will assess and characterize the hardware of two power management IC development boards from Cypress Semiconductor, designed for energy-harvesting applications.


Measure Currents of Up to 50, 150, 400 Amps: A Galvanically Isolated Current Sensor IC

Measure Currents of Up to 50, 150, 400 Amps: A Galvanically Isolated Current Sensor IC

Allegro Microsystems announces a new family of current sensors for AC or DC current-sensing applications.


News Apr 30, 2018 by Nick Davis
The Gentleman Maker’s Sun Informer Lets Homebodies Safely Enjoy Intermittent Sunshine

The Gentleman Maker’s Sun Informer Lets Homebodies Safely Enjoy Intermittent Sunshine

In this project, we will create the Sun Informer, a device that will alert us when the sun comes out and then alert us when we have been out for too long.


Projects Apr 26, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
Panasonic Grid-EYE Narrow Angle Infrared Array Sensor | New Product Brief

Panasonic Grid-EYE Narrow Angle Infrared Array Sensor | New Product Brief

Panasonic Grid-EYE Narrow Angle Infrared Array Sensors offer a narrower field of view than standard Grid-EYE array sensors.


A New Generation of Long-Distance Laser-Ranging: A New Time-of-Flight Sensor from STMicroelectronics

A New Generation of Long-Distance Laser-Ranging: A New Time-of-Flight Sensor from STMicroelectronics

STMicroelectronics recently announced their new laser-ranging time-of-flight sensor with a range of up to 4 meters.


News Apr 20, 2018 by Nick Davis
Maxim Integrated MAX12900 Sensor Transmitter AFE | Featured Product Spotlight

Maxim Integrated MAX12900 Sensor Transmitter AFE | Featured Product Spotlight

Maxim’s MAX12900 Sensor Transmitter Analog Front-End is an ultra-low-power, highly integrated 4-20 mA sensor transmitter for industrial applications.


How to Stream Sensor Data from Bosch’s XDK110 Evaluation Board to the MQTT Messaging Service

How to Stream Sensor Data from Bosch’s XDK110 Evaluation Board to the MQTT Messaging Service

In this article, we will take a look at the XDK110 rapid prototyping kit, characterize its hardware, explore its software environment, and demonstrate connecting the device to the MQTT messaging service.


Projects Apr 12, 2018 by Mark Hughes
Intel, Waymo Compare Vision Systems in Wake of Uber’s First Fatal Autonomous Car Crash

Intel, Waymo Compare Vision Systems in Wake of Uber’s First Fatal Autonomous Car Crash

In the wake of Uber's fatal autonomous car crash, companies such as Intel and Waymo are insisting that their autonomous vehicle systems could have prevented this tragedy. How are these big names doing autonomous driving differently?


News Apr 07, 2018 by Donald Krambeck
Comparing Optical Sensors: Understanding D-Star

Comparing Optical Sensors: Understanding D-Star

This technical brief discusses a parameter that conveys the sensitivity of an optical detector.


Using GMR Technology: A Highly-Sensitive Current Measurement Sensor from Allegro Microsystems

Using GMR Technology: A Highly-Sensitive Current Measurement Sensor from Allegro Microsystems

Allegro Microsystems touts their new fully-integrated and highly-sensitive current sensor.


News Apr 03, 2018 by Nick Davis
How to Build a Particulate Matter Detector for Air Quality Measurement

How to Build a Particulate Matter Detector for Air Quality Measurement

Use a Honeywell particle sensor to measure 2.5 µm PM and 10.0 µm PM concentrations in your environment.


Accelerometer/Gyroscope Motion Tracking: A Tactical-Grade Inertial Sensor System from Analog Devices

Accelerometer/Gyroscope Motion Tracking: A Tactical-Grade Inertial Sensor System from Analog Devices

The ADIS16495 from Analog Devices is a complete inertial system that includes a triaxis gyroscope and a triaxis accelerometer.


News Mar 16, 2018 by Nick Davis
Spacecraft Applications: A New Radiation Hardened Digital Temperature Sensor from Texas Instruments

Spacecraft Applications: A New Radiation Hardened Digital Temperature Sensor from Texas Instruments

A new radiation-hardened temperature sensor offers both local and remote digital temperature monitoring.


News Mar 14, 2018 by Nick Davis
News Brief: New Transceiver and Wi-Fi Modules for Low-Power IoT Applications from Silicon Labs

News Brief: New Transceiver and Wi-Fi Modules for Low-Power IoT Applications from Silicon Labs

This News Brief covers Silicon Labs' WF200 transceiver and WFM200 module, recently added to their Wi-Fi portfolio.


News Mar 13, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Two Tiny Form Factors: An NFC Sensor Tag and Data Logger IC from ams

Two Tiny Form Factors: An NFC Sensor Tag and Data Logger IC from ams

A new tiny sensor tag and data logger IC offers efficient and accurate monitoring of sensitive assets.


News Mar 12, 2018 by Nick Davis
STMicroelectronics Industrial Motion Sensors | New Product Brief

STMicroelectronics Industrial Motion Sensors | New Product Brief

STMicroelectronics Industrial Motion Sensors are high performance, high quality, ultralow-power MEMS sensors for Industry 4.0, building automation, and other demanding applications.


How to Design Low-Cost Contactless Position Sensors

How to Design Low-Cost Contactless Position Sensors

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


Cold Storage and Cold Chain Monitoring: A Highly Accurate Digital Temperature Sensor from ams

Cold Storage and Cold Chain Monitoring: A Highly Accurate Digital Temperature Sensor from ams

A new highly accurate cold chain digital temperature sensor from ams makes the design of refrigerators and data loggers, in cold-chain storage equipment, a little easier.


News Mar 05, 2018 by Nick Davis
Crash Landing on Venus to Proposing the World Wide Web: The March 2018 Hardware History Roundup

Crash Landing on Venus to Proposing the World Wide Web: The March 2018 Hardware History Roundup

Venera 3 crash lands on Venus, the Homebrew Computer Club meets for the first time, and the World Wide Web is proposed. Check out this hardware history roundup for March!


News Mar 04, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Maxim MAX30001 Biopotential Analog Front-End Solution | New Product Brief

Maxim MAX30001 Biopotential Analog Front-End Solution | New Product Brief

Maxim’s MAX30001 is a complete biopotential and bioimpedance analog front end for wearables, offering high performance and low power consumption.