Panasonic Corporation announced today that it has developed a 3D LiDAR sensor that accurately measure the direction of and distance to objects with a wide angle of view, which is critical for autonomous operation of mobile robots. Employing Panasonic’s propriety laser-scanning technology, this 3D LiDAR is capable of scanning the laser as wide as up to […]
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Stable phase-lock oscillators operate from 500 MHz to 6 GHz
Fairview Microwave Inc., a supplier of on-demand microwave and RF components, has launched a new line of phase locked oscillators (PLO) that are accurate and stable frequency sources and a key component for almost any communications, navigation, surveillance or test and measurement system. These PLOs offer accurate and stable output frequencies with low phase noise […]
Hall Effect sensors combine low power consumption with high sensitivity
Silicon Labs brings Hall-effect sensing into the 21st century with a magnetic sensor portfolio offering industry-leading power efficiency, best-in-class sensitivity, flexible I2C configuration, and built-in tamper detection and temperature sensing. Silicon Labs’ new Si72xx portfolio includes the most advanced, feature-rich magnetic sensors available today, outclassing reed switches and traditional Hall-effect devices in a wide range of open/close and position-sensing […]
Laser diode module system can be powered from USB ports
BEA Lasers, a manufacturer of rugged laser modules and assemblies, has announced the availability of its newly designed GPL line of lasers for use in light industrial applications. The GPL series laser diode module system is best suited for general-purpose, medium-duty applications. Intended for education, light assembly, simple alignment, positioning and leveling jobs, the system […]
New 14-mm panel LED indicator light designed for rugged industrial use
A new 14-mm mount CL series panel LED for industrial and outdoor applications incorporates a 10-mm LED available in red, green, yellow, blue and bicolor options. Pre-wired with internal resistors, the indicators can be configured for voltages up to 60 Vdc or 120/240 Vac. The robust M14 size metal housing is designed for panel thicknesses […]
Ultra small RAIN RFID tag for wearables and healthcare
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd, announces the release of the latest RAIN RFID tag designed for embeddable applications – p/n LXMSJZNCMF-198. This new product has been in production since August 2017. RAINRFID adoption rates are rising as companies realize its value in inventory tracking and product traceability, but small consumer goods have posed a challenge due […]
Top analog threads on EDAboard.com – August
(editor’s note: Intrigued by the problem? Have a question or another solution? Then click the “Read more” link and follow the conversation on EDAboard.com or log in to EDAboard and participate in the analog forum threads.) MOSFET getting very hot – In this schematic, the VCC feed with a less than 1 A MOSFET gets […]
UHF RFID antennas for rugged environments and extended temperatures
The new Ha-VIS RF-ANT-WR24 UHF antenna range is extremely robust and reliable. This antenna range is a candidate for container tracking and identifying platforms where the antenna is installed directly under the train. The antenna is also suitable for applications in conditions of extreme temperature. Adding to the existing HARTING UHF RFID product portfolio, there […]
Mechanical vibration for electronics: the quartz crystal
It is now 100 years since Alexander Nicholson at Bell Telephone Laboratories built and patented the first crystal oscillator, and crystals are still the main source of accurate oscillations up to UHF frequencies using quartz instead of Rochelle Salt (see US patent 2212845). Quartz crystal oscillators use the piezoelectric effect. The piezoelectric effect refers to […]
Adhesive-backed flexible antenna can sit directly on metal surfaces
Laird is introducing the industry’s first adhesive-backed flexible antenna designed to be used directly on metal surfaces, enabling the Internet of Things to continue its explosive growth to about 50 billion connected “things” worldwide by 2020. The new, patented antenna – Laird’s mFlexPIFA — is about the size and thickness of a quarter, and is […]