LOOK Player HD-2218 PRO Digital signage software Makes Display Easy

Digital signages are a critical part of our projects. They play a critical role in today’s digital world. One of these digital signage solutions is the LOOK Player HD-2218 PRO. The LOOK Player HD-2218 PRO is effective in helping you create an attractive digital interface with its cloud-based tools, which brings about an excellent user experience. The LOOK Player HD-2218 PRO features a layout designer, which helps you carry out different functions like dividing the screen into multiple areas and creating a unique layout for your broadcasting. Another thing you can do with the layout designer is dividing the screen into multiple areas, and customizing those areas into different sizes, and play different contents in the area you customized.

Another feature is its inbuilt graphics editor, which enables you to choose different colors, sizes, and transparency levels for layers, data fields, and fonts. You can also set the speed and direction of the ticker. Its Interactive scenarios feature enables you to create multi-layered interactive scenarios. You don’t need to know anything about programming or coding to do so. For those wanting to make use of fewer sales staff, the Interactive catalog is for you. It enables increase sales and cut the number of sales staff you need for your offline stores. This is because the interactive catalogs are programmed to enable product self-browse and checkout.

An advantage of the LOOK Player HD-2218 PRO is that you don’t need printed leaflets anymore. All you need to do is to transfer the information into your touch monitors, and you can get feedback from your customers and visitors. You can get more creative by designing and using gaming scenarios to increase the engagement with your customers and employees, to advertise products and promos, etc. You do not need a permanent internet connection for you to use LOOK. You only need an internet connection when you want to upload contents onto the LOOK device, update settings, or to monitor the screen status. This is possible because all your contents are stored in the device’s memory, so all uploaded contents will automatically playback even in offline mode. You don’t have to worry about the compression of files thanks to its true 4K resolution. It can also transfer video files without any compression.

There’s also a smart schedule feature, which enables you to schedule when you want to carry out broadcasts in advance, by utilizing the various tools and settings available in the service. There are three options for this feature:

  • 24-hour cycle: you can set the start time and broadcasting duration for a full playlist or for a single content on the playlist. You can monitor if the playlist overlapping playlists or if there are streaming gaps.
  • Lifetime and playback rules: you can schedule a calendar lifetime for single contents, mute any content during broadcasting, and design playback rules for videos based on tags you assign to one or more screen
  • Calendar and Priority Content (Q4 2020): you can schedule your playlists to a specific date or weekday, and also make content the priority, which you can stream at a certain level of frequency.

Look Content Manager feature enables you to create your playlists and manage your screens using any web-browser on your PC or tablet. This will enable your playlists to automatically playback on your screens wherever they are stored. If you want to remotely manage your screen, you need to use one of the company’s available media players. You can install the free Look application from Google Play on any Android 4.4 OS device. Then you connect the Look media player to any HDMI input of your screen, and it starts displaying your content.

LOOK Player HD-2218 PRO is useful in the retail industry, hospitality industry, banking, and corporate industry. It is available for subscription for $15 per month, and you can visit their product page for more information about the product, and for purchase.

e-con Systems Launches Ultra-low Light Camera Based on Sony STARVIS IMX327 Sensor

Ultra-lowlight | High sensitivity | Full HD @ 60fps| Sony STARVIS IMX327 | NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier Developer Kit

e-con Systems Inc., a leading embedded camera solutions company,  today announced the launch of its e-CAM220_CUMI327_MOD Full HD MIPI CSI-2 ultra-lowlight camera module and e-CAM22_CUXVR camera evaluation kit leveraging the powerful Image Signal Processor (ISP) of NVIDIA® Jetson™ edge AI platform. This full HD camera module is based on 2MP Sony STARVIS ® IMX327 CMOS sensor with 2.9-µm pixel size. This camera is empowered with ultra-low light sensitivity, higher signal to noise (SNR) ratio, and uncompressed Full HD streaming at 60 fps. This high-sensitivity low-light camera has the capability of capturing both visible and near-infrared images with very low noise even at extremely low lighting conditions or even no light (nearly 0 lux) conditions. It has an s-mount lens holder which allows customers to choose and use the lens according to their applications. Its high dynamic range delivers stunning images even in varying outdoor lighting conditions.

As part of our continuous efforts to bring out the best of imaging technologies to our customers, we are launching our cameras with IMX327 sensor from Sony’s STARTVIS family. We support this latest IMX327 sensor on our Hyperyon USB2.0 cameras and MIPI camera modules for NVIDIA Jetson family.said Ashok Babu, President of econ Systems, Inc.

Features:

  • 2MP Sony STARVIS ® IMX327 CMOS sensor
  • Ultra-lowlight sensitivity
  • Highly sensitive in visible and near-infrared regions
  • High Signal to noise (SNR) ratio
  • Good Dynamic Range
  • Uncompressed Full HD at 60fps

Applications

  • Parking lot management
  • Smart surveillance
  • Industrial inspection
  • Robotic vision
  • In-vehicle surveillance

To speed up the development process of various applications and to evaluate e-CAM220_CUMI327_MOD camera module’s capabilities, e-con Systems offers e-CAM22_CUXVR camera evaluation Kit, that plugs into the NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier developer kit. This Jetson AGX Xavier camera evaluations are as easy as plug and play with gstreamer support for streaming and recording functionalities.

Availability

Customers interested in evaluating e-CAM220_CUMI327_MOD camera module with NVIDIA® Jetson AGX Xavier developer kit can purchase the e-CAM22_CUXVR from e-con Systems’ online store.

Customization Services

e-con Systems also offers customization services for e-CAM220_CUMI327_MOD camera module if needed. Customers who need any additional features or customization can contact camerasolutions@e-consystems.com.

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Siglent SDS1104X-U 100MHz Four channel oscilloscope sells for €359.00

SIGLENT’s new SDS1104X-U 4 channel 100MHz bandwidth Super Phosphor Oscilloscope has a maximum sample rate of 1 GSa/s and a standard record length of 14 Mpts. For ease-of-use, the most commonly used functions can be accessed with its user-friendly front panel design. Serial bus decoding for IIC, SPI, UART, CAN, and LIN bus types are included

The NEW SIGLENT’s SDS1104X-U Super Phosphor Oscilloscopes is available in one bandwidth, 100 MHz. and It has a maximum sample rate of 1 GSa/s and a maximum record length of 14 Mpts. For ease-of-use, the most commonly used function scan be accessed with its user-friendly front panel design. The SDS1000X-U series employs the well-known SPO (Super -Phosphor Oscilloscope) technology that provides excellent signal fidelity and performance. It comes with an innovative digital trigger system with high sensitivity and low jitter, and a waveform capture rate of 400,000 frames/sec (sequence mode).

The SDS1104X-U also employs a 256-level intensity grading display function and a color temperature display mode not found in other models in this class. SIGLENT’s latest oscilloscope offering supports multiple powerful triggering modes including serial bus triggering. Serial bus decoding for IIC, SPI, UART, CAN, and LIN bus types are included. The X-U models also include History waveform recording and sequential triggering that enable extended waveform recording and analysis. Another powerful addition is the new 128k point FFT math function that gives the SDS1104X-U very high frequency resolution when observing signal spectra. The digital design includes a hardware co-processor that delivers measurements quickly and accurately without slowing acquisition and front-panel response. SDS1104X-U also supports searching and navigating. The features and performance of SIGLENT’s new SDS1104X-U cannot be matched anywhere else in this price class.

Siglent SDS1104X-U Key Features

  • 100MHz bandwidth
  • Real-time sampling rate up to 1 GSa/s
  • The newest generation of SPO technology
    -Waveform capture rates up to 100,000 wfm/s
    (normal mode) and 400,000 wfm/s (sequence mode)
    -Supports 256-level intensity grading and color temperature display modes
    -Record length up to 14 Mpts
    -Digital trigger system
  • Intelligent trigger: Edge, Slope, Pulse Width, Window,
    Runt, Interval, Time out (Dropout), Pattern
  • Serial bus triggering and decoding (Standard), supports protocols IIC, SPI, UART, CAN, LIN
  • Video trigger, supports HDTV
  • 10 types of one-button shortcuts, supports Auto Setup,
    Default, Cursors, Measure, Roll, History, Display/Persist,
    Clear Sweep, Zoom and Print
  • Segmented acquisition (Sequence) mode, divides the
    maximum record length into multiple segments (up to 80,000), according to trigger conditions set by the user, with a very small dead time segment to capture the qualifying event
  • History waveform record (History) function (maximum
    recorded waveform length is 80,000 frames)
  • Automatic measurement function for 38 parameters as
    well as Measurement Statistics, Zoom, Gating, Math,
    History and Reference functions
  • 128k pts FFT, supports Peaks and Markers
  • Math and measurement functions use all sampled data
    points (up to 14 Mpts)
  • Math functions (FFT, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, integration, differential, square root)
  • Preset key can be customized for user settings or factory
    “defaults”
  • Security Erase mode
  • High Speed hardware-based Pass/ Fail function
  • Search and navigate
  • Large 7-inch TFT-LCD display with 800 * 480 resolution
  • Multiple interface types: USB Host, USB Device (USB –
    TMC), LAN, Pass / Fail, Trigger Out
  • Supports SCPI remote control commands
    VXI-11+SCPI, Telnet (Port 5024) +SCPI and Socket (Port 5025) +SCPI programming over LAN
  • Supports Multi-language display and embedded online

Siglent SDS1104X-U 100MHz Four channel oscilloscope sells for €359.00 on www.siglent.eu

Infrared Remote-Controlled AC Load ON/OFF switch with SSR

Driving an AC high voltage and current load using an Infrared remote is very easy with this project. This is an open-source Arduino compatible hardware that is based on ATMEGA328 microcontroller, SSR (Solid-state Relay), Infrared Receiver TSOP1838, and analog input interface. We have used KSD215AC3 optically isolated solid-state relay to drive AC loads. We have tested this board with 200W/230V AC lamp, however, the load capacity of SSR is 15A. A snubber circuit is provided across the SSR-Triac which helps driving inductive loads. The heatsink on SSR is not required for loads up to 200W, however, for higher loads, it is advisable to mount SSR on a heatsink.  Analog input can be used in applications such as motor speed control feedback, Heater controller, Feedback switch, Closed-loop control system etc. Connector CN3 is provided for Arduino Boot Loader burning and Code programming with Arduino IDE.

Arduino Pin configuration: D9>>SSR Relay, Analog Input>>A2, D2>>TSOP1838 Infrared Sensor

Application: IR Lamp ON/OFF, AC Lamp Flasher, Remote Fan ON/OFF, IR Heater ON/OFF, closed-loop Heater controller with an analog temperature sensor, Solenoid driver, AC Motor Control, and valve Control.

KSD215AC3 SSR
This board can accommodate other SSR like S216S02 from sharp or CPC1998 SSR from IXYS.  SSR KSD215AC3 is available from http://www.cosmo-ic.com

After hardware assembly, the new Atmega328 chip needs Boot-Loader Burning and code programming, more info on boot-loader/Arduino programming is available here:

I have used an MP3 player IR remote to test this circuit, but other remote also can be used.  It is important to pair the IR remote with this circuit.

More info on pairing remote and decoding IR transmitter available here: https://randomnerdtutorials.com/arduino-ir-remote-control/

Feature

  • Operating Supply DC circuit 5V DC @ 20mA
  • Operating Supply AC Supply 230V AC
  • Load up to 500W (SSR Current rating 15Amps)
  • TSOP1838 IR Receiver for Remote Control Application
  • Analog Sensor Input for speed control of Motor/Feedback/temperature Control
  • Snubber Circuit across the SSR-Traic to Drive Inductor load
  • PCB Dimensions 85.09 x 31.91 mm

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All-in-One Multimeter LCR-Reader-MPA

LCR-Reader from Siborg Systems Inc. is an easy-to-use multimeter with automatic measurements. It offers a record high accuracy and unrivaled functionality. The device has reached the finals for Plant Engineering’s Product of the Year 2020 for Maintenance Tools and Equipment. Voting opens on November 12th and the winners will be announced in January 2021.

Plant Engineering is an online and print magazine about products for production and manufacturing. Subscribers can vote on the LCR-Reader-MPA page by clicking the trophy on the right hand.

The multimeter device offers 0.1% basic accuracy and virtually does not require set-up between measurements. When a component is between the tweezer’s gold-plated tips, LCR-Reader-MPA will automatically determine the type of component and best test frequency to use for high accuracy measurements. Measurements are done with a 0.1% basic accuracy and are automatically available on the display, including the main and secondary impedance values, test frequency, and signal level used.

LCR-Reader-MPA is the ultimate testing and troubleshooting tool for PCBs and component sorting. The main features of the device are the measurement of LCR/ESR with up to 100 kHz test frequency, AC/DC Voltage/Current measurements, oscilloscope mode, LED/Diode testing and Super Cap testing.

Features:

  • 0.1% basic accuracy
  • Fully automatic and manual LCR/ESR. LED/Diode measurements
  • Automatic and manual test frequencies 100, 120 Hz, 1, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 75 and 100 kHz
  • LED/Diode testing
  • Easy Open/Short calibration and offset removal
  • Oscilloscope mode
  • Large and Super Large capacitance testing
  • Three test signal levels
  • Signal Generator
  • 1.3 oz. weight
  • Li-Ion battery with micro-USB charging

Recently the LCR-Reader-MPA Bluetooth was released. This model can connect with Android and Windows devices to send and receive measurement data, which can be later exported to a spreadsheet. When connected to the LCR-MPA-BT Data Logger Program, users are able to set custom measurement parameters which components are required to meet. The program automatically displays whether the component passes or fails and marks them red or green in the spreadsheet. The ability to record measurement values in real-time is exceptionally helpful for quality control. The automatic Pass/Fail feature is best for sorting large and varied amounts of components.

Voting for Plant Engineering’s Product of the Year closes February 5th, 2021. Vote now for LCR-Reader-MPA.

Siborg offers a wide range of test equipment and accessories in its online LCR-Reader Store and through its Amazon sales channels in North America and Europe.

Texas Instruments TPS7A20 Low-Dropout (LDO) Linear Regulator

Texas Instruments TPS7A20 Low-Dropout (LDO) Linear Regulator can source 300mA of output current. The TPS7A20 is designed to provide low noise, high PSRR, and excellent load and line transient performance that can meet the requirements of RF and other sensitive analog circuits. Using innovative design techniques, the TPS7A20 offers an ultra-low noise performance without the addition of a noise bypass capacitor. The TPS7A20 also provides the advantage of low quiescent current, which can be ideal for battery-powered applications.

With an input voltage range of 1.6V to 6.0V and an output range of 0.8V to 5.5V, the Texas Instruments TPS7A20 can be used for a wide variety of applications. The device uses a precision reference circuit to provide maximum accuracy of 1.5% overload, line, and temperature variations. The Texas Instruments TPS7A20 features an internal soft-start to lower the inrush current, thus minimizing the input voltage drop during startup. The device is stable with small ceramic capacitors, allowing for a small overall solution size.

Block Diagram

Features

  • 7µVRMS low output voltage noise
    • No noise-bypass capacitor required
  • 95dB at 1kHz high PSRR
  • 6.5µA very low IQ
  • 1.6V to 6.0V input voltage range
  • 0.8V to 5.5V output voltage range
  • ±1.5% (max) output voltage tolerance
  • Very low dropout
    • 140mV (max) at 300mA (VOUT = 3.3V)
  • Low inrush current
  • Smart enable pulldown
  • Stable with 1µF minimum ceramic output capacitor
  • Packages
    • 1mm × 1mm X2SON

The TPS7A20 has a smart enable input circuit with an internally controlled pulldown resistor that keeps the LDO disabled even when the EN pin is left floating and helps eliminate the external components used to pulldown the EN pin.

Texas Instruments TMAG5124 Hall-Effect Switch Sensor

Texas Instruments TMAG5124 Hall-Effect Switch Sensor is a high-precision Hall effect sensor that offers a 2-wire interface designed for industrial designs. The TMAG5124 integrates a current source that switches between two levels depending on the value of the magnetic field applied to the part. While the high value is fixed, the low value can be selected from two ranges. This type of interface enables robust communication between sensor and controller, allows long-distance transmissions, helps detect disconnections, and limits the number of wires to two.

The Texas Instrument TMAG5124 is available in a 3-pin SOT-23 package. While three pins are available on the package, the device only requires the VCC and GND pin to operate. The current can be measured from either of those two pins, creating either a high-side or low-side configuration. Different product variants enable the selection of different levels of magnetic sensitivity to match application-specific requirements. The wide operating voltage range and reverse polarity protection of the TMAG5124 are designed for a variety of industrial applications.

Features

  • Hall effect switch with 2-wire interface
  • Low-level current output options
    • TMAG5124A/B/C/D (3.5mA)
    • TMAG5124E/F/G/H (6mA)
  • Magnetic sensitivity
    • TMAG5124A/E (4mT (typical))
    • TMAG5124B/F (6mT (typical))
    • TMAG5124C/G (10mT (typical))
    • TMAG5124D/H (15mT (typical))
  • 40kHz fast sensing bandwidth
  • Supports wide voltage range
    • 2.5V to 38V operating VCC range
    • No external regulator required
    • Wide operating temperature range
      • –40°C to +125°C ambient operating temperature range
    • Protection features
      • Supports load dump up to 40V
      • Reverse polarity protection
    • SOT-23 package option

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Texas Instruments TPL1401 Digital Potentiometer (Digipot)

Texas Instruments TPL1401 Digital Potentiometer (Digipot) offers higher load regulation in voltage-divider applications as a result of an integrated buffered wiper. The TPL1401 makes in-factory calibration and trimming easier with integrated non-volatile memory (NVM) and a simple I2C digital interface to communicate with the device. This device supports I2C standard mode (100kbps), fast mode (400kbps), and fast mode plus (1Mbps).

The Texas Instruments TPL1401 operates with either the internal reference or with the power supply as the reference and provides a full-scale output of 1.8V to 5.5V. This device also includes a wiper lock feature, a feedback (FB) pin for current-sink applications, and two bytes of user-programmable NVM space. The TPL1401 has a power-on-reset (POR) circuit that makes sure all the registers start with default or user-programmed settings using NVM. The digipot output powers on in high-impedance mode (default); this setting can be programmed to 10kΩ-GND using NVM.

Features

  • 256-position digital potentiometer for voltage-divider applications
  • 1 LSB INL and DNL
  • Wide operating range
    • 1.8V to 5.5V power supply
    • –40°C to +125°C temperature range
  • Buffered wiper for improved load regulation
  • FB pin for precision current sink applications
  • Wiper lock function to protect from accidental writes to the digital potentiometer
  • I2C interface
    • Standard, fast, and fast plus modes
    • 1.62V VIH with VDD = 5.5V
  • User-programmable non-volatile memory (NVM/EEPROM)
    • Save and recall all register settings
  • Internal reference
  • Very low power (0.2mA at 1.8V)
  • Flexible startup with high impedance or 10K-GND
  • 8-pin WSON (2mm × 2mm) tiny package

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The TPL1401 is tiny, feature-rich, and an easy-to-use building block device that can be integrated into many applications. The TPL1401 operates within the temperature range of –40°C to +125°C.

Melexis Announces World-First Combined Sensor for Smart Tires

Melexis, a global microelectronics engineering company, has unveiled the MLX91805 smart tire sensor to help OEMs prepare for the forthcoming extension of mandatory tire-pressure monitoring to include commercial vehicles and to enable future generations of smart tires.

Specially designed to be embedded in the tire, unlike current rim-mounted TPMS sensors, the MLX91805 TMS integrates an 800g XZ-axis accelerometer that senses up to 10,000 samples per second. It also integrates a high-accuracy pressure sensor as well as temperature and voltage sensors.

The MLX91805 is suited to tires for commercial vehicles, including heavy-duty, and passenger cars. With new EU regulations on tire-pressure monitoring for heavy-duty commercial vehicles intended to come into force in 2022-2024, its multiple sensors help ensure compliance and provide extra information, such as loading, that can extend tire life and boost fuel economy and safety.

“The interface between the tire and the road has a huge influence on vehicle behaviour. This is exactly where our new sensor is designed to be, capturing information directly from the road,” said Ivan Zagan, Product Manager Tire Monitoring Sensors at Melexis. “This world-first device lets tire manufacturers create the next generation of smart tires to deliver extra value for owners and operators, enable new services to maximize fuel efficiency and safety, and contribute to the development of self-driving vehicles.”

Integrating a low-power 16-bit microcontroller and 315/433 MHz RF transmitter that draws just 5mA at 5dBm output power, and with an extremely low 90nA sleep current, the MLX91805 can run from a tiny battery for the life of the tire. In addition to built-in diagnostics and fault detection, a math coprocessor allows fast and energy-efficient Digital Signal Processing (DSP). Further assisting the development of smart tires, the MLX91805 comes with Melexis’ Library to help application-level software capturing and interpreting key information like accelerometer signals of the tire footprint area.

Heilind Electronics Adds Omron’s D6T Thermal Sensor to Sensor Portfolio

Heilind Electronics, a leading global distributor of electronic components and authorized distributor for Omron, has expanded its sensor offering with the Omron D6T MEMS thermal sensor. The sensor is designed for non-contact temperature measurement and human detection.

Designed for target areas between minus 40 degrees and plus 200 degrees Celsius, the miniature D6T thermal sensor uses Omron’s proprietary MEMS sensing technology to precisely measure the surface temperature of an entire area without contact. Unlike typical pyroelectric human presence sensors that rely on motion, the D6T is able to detect the presence of stationary humans through body heat — therefore making the device ideal for human occupancy monitoring. Additionally, through connection to smart devices such as central air monitoring and lighting controls, the sensor can automatically switch off unnecessary lighting and air conditioning when people are not present.

Each version of the D6T sensor model includes a MEMS thermopile, a sensor application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) and a signal processing microprocessor in a compact package.

Available in narrow and wide-field versions, the D6T sensor is available for multiple applications and environments. The narrow field version is suitable in applications where the object to be detected is a short distance away, while the wider field version can provide a much greater view of a given scene. Omron also offers different variations in resolution, including single-pixel, 1 x 8 and 4 x 4 views – along with a high-definition 32 x 32 pixel version for the most detailed view.

The D6T thermal sensor provides temperature measurement and occupancy detection in a wide variety of applications, including industrial control, medical, smart home, building automation, healthcare and security systems, and even fever detection.

Visit Heilind’s website for more information about Omron’s D6T thermal sensor.

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