Daniel Mar, a Product Marketing Engineer for Sensing Products at Texas Instruments demonstrates the TMP006 infrared temperature sensor to Randy Frank at Sensors Expo 2011. Using microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology and chip-scale plastic packaging, the sensor is the smallest (1.6 mm × 1.6 mm) non-contact temperature sensor available today. For more information about Texas Instruments […]
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High-Speed Magnetic Encoders
Art Holzknect, regional sales manager for Renishaw explains the company’s newest high-speed magnetic encoders to Randy Frank at Sensors Expo 2011. With up to 3/4 million counts in one revolution for angular measurements and 1/8 micron resolution for linear measurements, the encoders can address several applications for position sensing. For more information about Renishaw magnetic […]
Scopes Simplify Multi-Bus Sensor Applications
Randy White, a technical marketing manager from Tektronix, shows the capabilities of the newest scopes to Randy Frank at Embedded Systems Chicago/Sensors Expo 2011. These capabilities simplify the analysis of signals in multiple-bus systems. For more information on Tektronix MSO/DPO400B oscilloscopes, click here. To watch the video, click here.
Multi-Touch Controller for Resistive Touchscreens
At Sensors Expo 2011, Randy Frank gets the scoop on the Industry’s first multi-touch controller for resistive touchscreens from Vijendra Kuroodi, principal systems architect at ROHM Semiconductor. With their ability to implement two-point operation and intuitive gesture control, the BU21023/BU21024 series is quite impressive. Since the controllers address resistive touch screens, they provide an alternative […]
3D Hall Sensor Targets Automotive Applications
Motion control systems in vehicles require sensing that Hall sensors frequently provide. In some instances, sensing all three directions can improve and simplify the systems design. For these applications, austriamicrosystems introduced the AS5410 linear position sensor based on a 3D Hall platform. The sensor measures absolute position in automotive & industrial applications and provides a […]
Measure Relative Humidity and Temperature Without Wires
Wireless is the must-have attribute for many of today’s consumer and industrial products. When you get two for one, so much the better. With Omega’s UWRH-2 wireless relative humidity transmitter users get both relative humidity and temperature measurements. The battery-powered unit transmits these readings as well as signal strength and battery status back to a […]
Pressure Indicating Sensor Film
Typical measurement systems average or provide a point measurement. So how can you quickly observe the pressure distribution across an entire surface in applications such as the interface pressure of gaskets, clamps, heat sealing elements, composite layups, LCD panels, and heat sinks? One answer is Fuji Prescale, a Mylar tactile pressure indicating sensor film. Simply […]
Sense Temperature, Use Less Power in Less Space
Performing a function that you have previously done and consuming considerably less power is a goal for many system designers today. If the solution is crammed into even less space – so much the better. For temperature sensing that is the one-two punch that Texas Instruments delivers with its TMP103 digital temperature sensor. The TMP103 […]
Vent Technology Helps Oxygen Sensor Eliminate False Alarms
False alarms and premature device failures are issues for some sensors but if the application is detecting safe oxygen levels, the situation is even worse. To address those problems, City Technology developed the 4OXV, an oxygen sensor that incorporates unique vented technology. Mechanically and electrically compatible with previous generations of City Technology’s 4OX family, the […]
Sensor Signal Conditioner Integrates Lin Transceiver
Resistive bridge sensors are common in automotive systems and frequently they connect using the vehicle’s LIN bus. For those applications, ZMDI’s ZSSC3170 IC could be an ideal solution. The single chip combines a fast and precise sensor conditioning IC with a robust LIN transceiver. Designed for powering directly from the vehicle’s 12V supply, the ZSSC3170 […]
