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How do micro photo sensors work and what are they used for?

January 17, 2024 By Jeff Shepard

Micro photo sensors have built-in amplifiers and are available in various configurations, with modulated, non-modulated, and polarized light beams. They provide precise and stable sensing or positioning of materials, components, or assemblies. Some have integrated connectivity, like IO-Link and IP 67 environmental ratings. Micro photo sensors are used in precision manufacturing equipment in Industry 4.0 […]

Filed Under: Featured, Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) Tagged With: Analog Devices, Baluff, contrinex, FAQ, Panasonic

MEMS 2021 report card: C+

September 9, 2022 By Martin Rowe

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Sensors marketing consultant Roger Grace has issued his 2021 MEMS Commercialization Report Card. Do you agree with his conclusions?

Filed Under: Accelerometer, Featured, Pressure Sensor Tagged With: Analog Devices, NXP, Robert Bosch, STMicroelectronics

How can you get digital temperature data?

October 30, 2018 By Randy Frank

At Sensors Expo 2018, Mike Mays from Analog Devices explains the LTC2983, a temperature to bits IC. The IC is designed to be extremely easy to use part. Everything necessary to measure temperature is performed by the chip and its output is in direct degrees C. In the display, an “EMI (electromagnetic interference) Hairball from […]

Filed Under: Featured, Frequently Asked Question (FAQ), RTD, Temperature, Thermistor, Thermocouple Tagged With: Analog Devices

What changes typically occur when established sensing products are updated?

October 31, 2017 By Randy Frank

“New and improved” are frequently used terms for consumer products. Sensor suppliers also frequently improve existing and often well-established products and the improvements can address many different product attributes. In some instances, the improvements result in the creation of a new product family based on company patent(s) or proprietary techniques used in the established product(s) […]

Filed Under: Featured, Frequently Asked Question (FAQ), Pressure Sensor, Temperature Tagged With: Analog Devices, DunAn

How can you get a ballpark price for a sensor in a new design?

October 31, 2017 By Randy Frank

Pricing is one of the top criteria for selecting one sensor supplier over another and often for specifying a specific sensor over another for a new design. Some sensor companies, such as semiconductor companies that supply microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and other semiconductor-based sensors, have a buy page on their website with low volume pricing. For […]

Filed Under: Featured, Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) Tagged With: ams, Analog Devices, NXP Semiconductors

Motor Control Demo Employs AMR Sensors

August 18, 2016 By Randy Frank

At Sensors Expo 2016, Dan Zaleski, a product applications engineer from Analog Devices explains the motor control demo that he designed. Reminiscent of an Erector Set project, the demo uses sensors to control motors. For more information, about the ADA4571 AMR sensor and signal conditioner, click here.

Filed Under: Featured, Magnetic sensor Tagged With: Analog Devices

Cloud-based Applications Support for Weight Scale and Toxic Gas Sensor Designs

July 29, 2015 By Randy Frank

At Sensors Expo 2015 in Long Beach, CA, George Clernon, tools engineering manager for Core Markets at Analog Devices, explains the company’s cloud-based reference design demos for weigh scale and toxic gas sensor applications. For more information about the weigh scale click here and for the toxic gas sensor, click here.

Filed Under: Chemical Sensor, Featured, weight Tagged With: Analog Devices

Development Kits Simplify Industrial Systems IoT Access

January 7, 2015 By Randy Frank

Development kits for access to the Intent of Things (IoT) can greatly expedite a company’s involvement. Specifically targeting industrial systems access, Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) offers a suite of comprehensive development kits. Featuring two multi-sensor-node boards, the kits include all the hardware and software aspects designers need to create wireless sensor networks and communicate sensor […]

Filed Under: Featured, Humidity, Motion, Temperature Tagged With: ADI, Analog Devices

Rotary and Linear Magnetic Sensing

August 26, 2014 By Randy Frank

At Sensors Expo 2014, Neil Wilson, an applications engineer for Analog Devices, explains the company’s magnetic sensing demo that uses magnetoresistive technology. To watch the video, click here. For more information about Analog Devices magnetic sensing, click: CN0332 and CN0341.

Filed Under: Featured, Magnetic sensor Tagged With: Analog Devices

MEMS IMU Offers 10 DoF

September 26, 2012 By Randy Frank

Inertial measurement units (IMUs) with 10-degree-of-freedom (DoF) measurements provide greater accuracy for orientation sensing in platform stabilization, navigation and instrumentation applications. However, in addition to a tri-axis gyroscope, tri-axis accelerometer, tri-axis magnetometer and a pressure sensor, the sensor must also have a sensor fusion algorithm to combine the readings from each device. With its ADIS16480, […]

Filed Under: Accelerometer, Featured, Gyroscope, Magnetic sensor, Pressure Tagged With: Analog Devices

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