Tag: Sensor
Using two tri-axis accelerometers for rotational measurements
App note from Kionix on utilizing 2 linear accelerometers to determine angular rotational rates. In many applications, customers would like to measure rotational motions (angular velocity, angular acceleration) in addition to linear motions. Most often, gyroscopes are added to their...
Continue ReadingUltra-small barometric pressure sensor DPS368 from Infineon is Protected against water dust & humidity
Infineon Technologies AG launches the XENSIV TM DPS368. The miniaturized digital barometric pressure sensor is capable of measuring both pressure and temperature. It offers an ultra-high precision of ±2 cm and a low current consumption for precise measurement of altitude, air flow and...
Continue ReadingSensirion – Evaluation Kit for Environmental Sensors with New Modular Approach
Sensirion, the expert in environmental sensing, relaunches the evaluation kit SEK-Environmental Sensing with a new modular approach. The SEK-Environmental Sensing allows engineers to evaluate sensors and develop innovative sensor applications even more quickly and easily. The kit...
Continue ReadingInductive Proximity Sensor using TCA505
The circuit published here is an Inductive Proximity Sensor, which is used for non-contact detection of metallic objects. The circuit can be used for the detection of metal objects or as positioning sensor. The TCA505 is used to design inductive proximity switche which can detect metal...
Continue ReadingLIS2DTW12 – Temperature sensor combined with a 3-axis MEMS accelerometer
The LIS2DTW12 is an ultra-low-power high-performance three-axis linear accelerometer and temperature sensor belonging to the “femto” family which leverages on the robust and mature manufacturing processes already used for the production of micromachined accelerometers. The...
Continue ReadingZita V2 – 3 axis wireless gyroscope
Zita V2 is a tiny and lightweight 3 axis wireless gyroscope with PPM output option. The project is live on kickstarter and has 10 days to go. Perfect for FPV head tracking, robotics, movement control and why not video games. The 3 axis motion sensor gyroscope allows you to track the...
Continue ReadingFishmograph – Omron’s D7S sensor based seismograph
Fishmograph allows to precisely monitor earthquakes involving our house using the D7S sensor, sending us an email notification for every event detected, allowing us to take people and things to safety. Fishmograph is based on Fishino 32 and the excellent low-cost D7S sensor developed by...
Continue ReadingBreakthrough in CO2 Sensing: First Sensirion Miniaturized CO2 Sensor
Once again, Sensirion trailblazes innovation in environmental sensing to create healthier and more productive environments for people. At this year’s Sensor+Test 2019 in Nuremberg and SensorsExpo 2019 in San José, the expert in environmental sensing, Sensirion, is announcing the...
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