MicroStrain’s ENV-Link –Mini shrinks its wireless node technology to a 150-mm wide x 53-mm high x 100-mm deep IP67 weatherproof enclosure. The wireless nodes support a wide range of applications in environmental monitoring and precision farming. Available environmental sensors include solar radiation, soil moisture and leaf wetness, and users have the option to add their own […]
Photoelectric Sensor Solution Integrates Radio and Battery
With a radio and battery included, Banner Engineering’s SureCross Q45 wireless photoelectric sensor provides a first of its kind turnkey solution for position measurements. Developed specifically for industrial automation, the sensor can operate up to five years on two replaceable AA Lithium batteries thanks to its proprietary power management. With a communication range of up […]
Availability of Three New Sensors
With the recent acquisition of three product lines from Everight Sensors Corporation, H. G. Schaevitz LLC Alliance Sensors Group has expanded its sensor product offerings. The PG Series of Power Generation LVDT Linear Position Sensors have a 3/8 inch diameter core extension rod making it twice the diameter of typical LVDTs. The sensors are rated […]
Simplifying Precision Current Measurements
Amplifying the voltage drop across a manganin shunt is a common technique for current sensing. Micro Oscillator, Inc.’s family of sMart shunts provides a simplified alternative. The high-side precision current sense amplifier circuit has a built-in sense resistor. The patent pending product family provides a high-precision voltage or 20 mA current loop output while maintaining […]
Triaxial Magnetic Field Sensor in 1.56 x 1.56 x 0.6 mm Package
A Wafer-Level Chip-Scale Package (WLCSP) allows remarkably small packaging dimensions. Bosch Sensortec used WLCSP for its BMM150 triaxial magnetic field sensor and achieved a footprint of only 1.56 x 1.56 mm2 and a height of just 0.6 mm. With a height of only 0.6 mm, the sensor can be placed in the edges of the […]
Use 12-bit Resolution Sensor in Either Linear or Rotary Position Sensing Systems
Melexis uses its proprietary Triaxis technology in the MLX90365 position sensor to measure the properties of a magnetic field in all three dimensions. The sensors are offered in SOIC and TSSOP surface mount packages and use passive protection components mounted on the PCB. Consequently, 12-bit resolution devices can be used in either linear or rotary […]
Detect All Metals at Same Distance Without Adjustments
Pepperl+Fuchs NRB/NRN series inductive proximity sensors detect all metals at the same operating distance. Adjusting an air-core coil system ensures that target detection is independent of the metal characteristics. This provides large operating distances and makes the sensors insensitive to interference from frequency converters or strong magnetic fields created in welding operations. The sensors are […]
Measure Lengths from 2,000 mm up to 10,000 mm in Harsh Environments
Harsh environments pose difficult restrictions on measurements, especially when considering the sensor’s ruggedness and life. ASM designed the WB100M tape sensor for highly resistance to shock and operation to IP68/69K in sea water. With the POSITAPE range, the stainless steel measurement tape will have at least double the life compared to that of a measurement […]
Printed Battery Assists RFID Sensor
Monitoring a product’s or container’s temperature through the supply chain to ensure that a critical temperature has been maintained or avoided is an existing sensing application that can increase with the right product. Blue Spark Technologies and IDS Microchip have developed a design solution: a battery-assisted passive (BAP) RFID tag reference design. The design uses […]
Easily Transmit Analog Sensor Data
With Lantronix Inc.’s xSenso unit, users can readily send real-time data to any node on the network or over the Internet. The DIN-rail or wall mount analog device server (ADS) remotely monitors and logs data from a variety of sensors including temperature, humidity, pressure, level, flow, weight, and gas/air quality transmitters. The XSenso server also […]