Austriamicrosystems is developing a portfolio of 3D Hall products for automotive and industrial applications. The 3D HallinOne magnetic encoder family provides absolute and highest resolution angular or linear output data. The AS540x series uses two “pixel-cells” in a differential mode to guarantee robustness against all possible external influences like stray magnetic fields. In addition, the […]
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LVDT Position Sensors Target Elevators
In elevator applications, Macro Sensors Spring Loaded LVDT position sensors measure the spring deflection as a result of the load. The sensors’ springs compress as an elevator is loaded with passengers to ensure that both cars and building floors properly align for each floor. Depending upon the elevator manufacturer, sensors are mounted either under or […]
15-mm3 Package Contains MEMS Vibration Analysis System
Analog Devices just simplified the lives of industrial equipment designers who are tasked with implementing a vibration analysis system. Building on their MEMS accelerometer expertise, ADI has introduced the ADIS16227 iSensor, a tri-axial, digital vibration monitor that combines its iMEMS sensor, data conversion and sensor processing technologies with data capture and a serial peripheral interface […]
Kionix New Gyros Target Consumer Apps
With analysts’ expectations of a $1.04B market by 2014, it is no surprise that Kionix has applied its MEMS expertise to consumer gyroscopes. The company offers both digital and analog versions of its dual-axis KGY12 and tri-axis KGY13. The 16-bit digital outputs (I2C and SPI) have a measurement range of ±2048°/sec. Analog outputs are available […]
Oops! Accelerometer Targets Drop Tests and More
Meggitt Sensing Systems Endevco model 7287 piezoresistive accelerometer weighs less than one gram. However, the accelerometer is not a light-weight when it comes to testing applications. The sensor targets the measurement of long duration transient shocks found in product and packaging drop testing, shipping container shock testing, jack hammer testing and high-g destructive testing. The […]
Honeywell’s Zephyr Airflow Sensors Now Offered with an Analog Output
The normal progression for sensor products has historically been: introduce an analog sensor and then a digital version. Honeywell has reversed the order with Zephyr Airflow Sensors. Since introducing the digital version in April, the company recently launched an analog version. Designed for customers that are either replacing legacy analog parts or who prefer to […]
Accelerometer Targets Advanced Automotive Airbag Applications
Accelerometers for automotive airbag systems showcased the potential for microelectromechanical system (MEMS) sensors when they were first introduced almost two decades ago. With airbags standard on US and other regions’ vehicles, and several sensors used in these systems, the application continues to spawn product advancements. Most recently, STMicroelectronics introduced a new family of high-g acceleration […]
Proximity Sensing Wakes Sleeping Display
At Convergence 2010 in Detroit, Mich., Atmel’s Stephan Thaler shows how proximity sensing enhances a vehicle’s environment and easily activates a sleeping display. For more information on Atmel’s maXTouch technology and proximity detection, click here. To watch the video, click here.
Proximity Sensing in a Vehicle’s Center Stack
At Convergence 2010 in Detroit Mich., Freescale Semiconductor’s Lydia Ziegler demonstrates how a software library controlled touch sensing can be used for slider and rotary switches in a vehicle’s center stack. The capacitive sensing uses simple metallic electrodes and the software completes the system. The software is an integral part of Freescale’s Xtrinsic touch sensing […]
Communicating Camera Data in the Vehicle
At Convergence 2010 in Detroit, National Semiconductor’s Dac Tran explains how serial-deserialization (SerDes) technology plays a critical role in delivering camera sensing data in vehicles. The SerDes in the demo is National Semiconductor’s FPD-Link III that provides real-time bidirectional control. For more information on National Semiconductor’s FPD-Link III, click here. To view the video, click […]
