Category: Sensor
ams OSRAM TOPLED SFH 2240 A01 Photodiode
ams OSRAM TOPLED® SFH 2240 A01 Photodiode provides a spectral sensitivity adapted to human eye sensitivity (Vλ). The SFH 2240 A01 features a fast switching time, high linearity, and a low-temperature coefficient of spectral sensitivity. The device is AEC-Q102 qualified in a clear...
Continue ReadingAdafruit Redesigns the INA219 Power-Monitoring FeatherWing Due to Component Shortages
It’s been well over a year now that the IoT market has been battling against the ongoing industry-wide component shortages and this has no doubt caused huge financial losses for companies served by these chips. While this global crisis continues to linger on with no certainty as to...
Continue ReadingEnhancing MCUs and ROS Robots with the MetaSense RGBD ToF 3D Cameras
The Sipeed announced the MetaSense RGBD ToF family of 3D Cameras for microcontrollers and ROS-operated Robots, which is currently in development. The MetaSense 3D cameras use the Time-of-Flight (ToF) principle for providing 3-dimensional information. ToF utilizes light and measures the...
Continue ReadingThermal2 Unit – A new Smart Thermal Camera Module based on ESP32 from the house of M5Stack
M5Stack embedded developers have developed the Thermal2 Unit thermal imaging camera. This is a newer version of the earlier Thermal Unit developed by the same company. The Melexis MLX90640 FIR thermal sensor used in the module is the core component. It has a wide range of temperature...
Continue ReadingSparkFun introduces Qwiic 6DoF IMU breakout board featuring six degrees of freedom IMU
Colorado-based embedded electronics specialist, SparkFun, has released a compact Qwiic 6DoF IMU breakout board powered by STMicroelectronics ISM330DHCX. The ISM330DHCX is a system-in-package with a high-performance 3D digital accelerometer and gyroscope tailored for industry...
Continue ReadingBMI323 Inertial Measurement Unit
Bosch Sensortec's low-power six-axis IMU is ideal for mobile applications Bosch Sensortec's BMI323 is a general-purpose, low-power inertial measurement unit (IMU) that combines precise acceleration and angular rate (gyroscopic) measurement with intelligent on-chip motion-triggered...
Continue ReadingOSRAM BIOFY® – SFH 7072 Biometric Sensor
OSRAM's biometric sensor multi-chip package features two green, one red, and one infrared emitter, and two detectors OSRAM's BIOFY SFH 7072 optical sensors expand the possibilities of self-observation offering heart rate measurements and the oxygen saturation of blood....
Continue ReadingMelexis MLX90381 3D Magnetic Pico-Resolvers
Melexis MLX90381 3D Magnetic Resolvers are easy to use in rotor position detection. The MLX90381 improves the low-speed accuracy, noise performance, and supports stall detection. It can be used with DC, brushless DC (BLDC), and permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSM) in applications...
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