Category: Sensor

The board presented here is a preamplifier for contact microphones that are used for amplifying the sound of musical instruments which do not contain electrical pickups, such as guitar and violins. Most contact microphones use a piezo element to convert vibration in the body of the...

GroupGets' MEMS micro-spectrometer offers a spectral response of 340 nm to 850 nm and 15 nm of resolution with an Arduino compatible breakout board GroupGets' C12880MA breakout board is a simple Arduino compatible breakout board for the Hamamatsu C12880MA MEMs micro-spectrometer....

Allegro MicroSystems ACS72981 High-Precision Linear Hall-Effect-Based Current Sensor ICs are economical and precise AC or DC sensing solutions. The ACS72981 features a 250kHz bandwidth ideal for motor control, load detection and management, power supply and DC-to-DC converter control,...

Flusso claims the FLS122 is the industry’s smallest air velocity sensor, measuring 3.5 × 3.5 mm, targeting space-constrained applications. Flusso Ltd. has claimed the industry’s smallest air velocity sensor with the introduction of the FLS122, housed in a 3.5 × 3.5-mm footprint....

SparkFun has announced an Analog MEMS Microphone Breakout board built around the famous SPH8878LR5H-1 analog microphone. A MEMS microphone is an electro-acoustic transducer housing a sensor (MEMS) and an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) in a single package. The board...

Analog Devices Inc. has launched ADXL367 three-axis MEMS accelerometer intended for applications such as vital signs monitoring, hearing aids, and motion-enabled metering devices. The accelerometer lowers power consumption by a factor of two compared a previous generation of the device...

Nisshinbo Micro Devices Inc. has introduced a new reflective type optical sensor NJL5830R that contains a high-power infrared LED, a photodiode sensor, and a signal processing IC in a unique package and has a high resistance to ambient light to prevent operation interference and can...

Vishay RAME0x Rotational Absolute Magnetic Encoders include a 12mm HP position sensor and a 27mm displacement sensor version. Both lead-free encoders utilize the Hall effect principle and plug-and-play convenience. The RAME012 12mm HP position sensor device offers high precision, high...