Category: Sensor
Liquid Flow Sensors Offer High-Accuracy, Low-Maintenance Replacement for Mechanical Turbine Devices
Cost-Effective MEMS Sensors Deliver Increased Performance and Reliability, Even in Unstable Pulsatile Flow and Low-Flow Conditions Posifa Technologies introduced its new PLF2000 series of liquid flow sensors. Designed to replace mechanical turbine flow sensors, the cost-effective...
Continue ReadingTemperature Sensor IC is Small, Accurate and Versatile
Although the WSEN-TIDS temperature sensor from Würth Elektronik measures just 2.0 x 2.0 x 0.5 mm, its range of application is wide: Its accuracy in the measuring range -40 to 125°C is ±0.5°C, while in the range -10 to 60°C it goes down to ±0.25°C. Applications extend from PCB...
Continue ReadingMelexis introduces high-linearity, low-drift Linear Hall sensor for safety-critical automotive torque-sensing applications
ASIL-ready MLX91377 for steering-torque and general automotive sensing. Melexis announces the MLX91377 ASIL-ready Hall sensor IC suitable for use in safety-critical automotive systems such as electric power-assisted steering (EPAS). With an ambient operating temperature up to 160°C...
Continue ReadingNVE Introduces Smart I²C TMR Angle Sensor
NVE Corporation expanded its line of angle sensors with the new ASR012-10E Smart I²C TMR Angle Sensor. The ASR012 is based on the same TMR sensor element and digital processing core as the ASR002, but with an Inter-Integrated Circuit (I²C) rather than a Serial Peripheral Interface...
Continue ReadingMEMS pressure sensors feature fast response, high resolution, long-term stability
Bourns, Inc. announced the addition of four new model families to the Bourns Precision Sensor (BPS) line. Based on state-of-the-art Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) technology, the four new BPS310, BPS320, BPS330 and BPS340 series are cost-effective pressure sensor...
Continue ReadingCaltech’s Low-Cost Sweat Sensor Tracks Stress Through Cortisol Levels
From tracking diabetes to the detection of diseases like Cystic Fibrosis, a lot of ideas around monitoring/analyzing human sweat, as a non-invasive method of detecting or monitoring diseases has been around for a while. Leveraging on this idea, a team of researchers at Caltech, led by...
Continue ReadingCompact Fingerprint Biometric Module
Fingerprint Cards AB's low-power, all-in-one module features market-leading biometric performance Fingerprints’ FPC BM-LITE is a standalone, compact biometric fingerprint solution with a robust FPC fingerprint sensor, biometric process, and on-board template storage. It comes...
Continue ReadingReflectance based Proximity Sensor using Si1102
This reflective sensor module is a high-performance 0-5 cm active proximity detector. The sensor can provide a range up to 50cm with higher current infra-red LED and current limit resistor R2, R4 used across IR LED. Because the sensor operates on an absolute reflectance threshold...
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