A new series of advanced Wi-Fi and Bluetooth modules that are designed to help developers and inventors connect billions of objects to the Enterprise Internet of Things (EIoT), especially in challenging RF environments like hospitals and large industrial facilities, was announced today by global wireless technology leader Laird. These break-through wireless solutions — advanced 802.11ac […]
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Precision nanopower op amps excel at battery, sensor apps
Texas Instruments today introduced the industry’s first precision nanopower operational amplifiers (op amps). The LPV811 and LPV812 consume quiescent current as low as 320 nA and are part of a family of four new ultra-low-power op amps. With up to 60 percent lower power consumption than competitive precision op amps and offset voltage as low […]
CSP comparator operates from 1.8 V
Squeezed in a footprint smaller than 1mm2, STMicroelectronics’ new TS985 comparator combines battery-friendly micropower performance with enhanced dynamic range and high speed. The 0.8mm x 1.2mm x 0.52mm Chip-Scale Package (CSP) makes the device ideal for space-constrained applications such as smartphones, smartwatches, digital cameras, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and portable test equipment. The TS985 […]
Data acquisition system protects smart grid equipments, improves power delivery
Analog Devices announced a data acquisition system (DAS) that enhances smart grid equipment monitoring in order to protect equipment from harmful system faults and improve power delivery to residences and businesses. As electricity demand grows and renewable energy generation is added, utility companies must increase the scope, granularity and accuracy of monitoring points across the distribution […]
Review: Advances in Body-Centric Wireless Communication, applications and state-of-the-art
It is theoretically possible to solve Maxwell’s equations to characterize how an RF signal propagates some distance away from its transmitter, but that task is impossibly complex for most real applications. That’s why the usual ways of analyzing the propagation of RF signals, as used in cellular and other communication systems, is to rely on […]
BLE module delivers enhanced security with ease of integration
Laird’s new BL652 module simplifies RF design and certification efforts for EioT (Enterprise Internet of Things) projects while delivering enhanced security via the Nordic nRF52 Chipset and BLE 4.2 technology. By utilizing the BL652, engineers and designers can quickly and easily integrate highly-secure Bluetooth Smart capabilities into EIoT applications while reducing the engineering burden and […]
Hybrid inks for flexible electronics need no sintering
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) are building tools and developing a framework that developers can use to easily perform data analytics over a multitude of devices. Rather than having developers design custom algorithms for each network of devices, the framework of software RPI has in mind sits on all the network devices. The cloud […]
Harvesting power for IoT devices
by Tony Armstrong, Linear Technology Sometimes energy for IoT devices comes from the likes of thermoelectric generators and thermopiles thanks to power management ICs that double as energy misers. Power consumption is a controversial topic when it comes to IoT devices. At the low end of the power spectrum are devices where most of the […]
The fooled-by-data effect
by Leland Teschler, Executive Editor About a year ago, everyone in my office got a fitness watch. This was at the height of the IoT wearables craze. Fitness watches were supposed to do wonderful things such as measure steps taken, distance traveled, stairs climbed, active minutes, elapsed time, calories burned, pace, elevation and improve sleep […]
Sensors drive IIoT innovations
by Wiren Perera, ON Semiconductor The IoT has spawned the concept of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). The IIoT includes the concept of greatly enhanced connectivity in areas such as industrial automation, security and surveillance and building automation. The IIoT uses sensors and actuators embedded in equipment and objects, linked via wired or wireless […]
