Tag: Sensor
Dual die, Hall effect, latch and switch sensor is accurate & redundant
Graham Prophet @ eedesignnewseurope.com discuss about Melexis magnetic latch and switch sensors. He writes: Melexis (Tessenderlo, Belgium) has introduced a range of new magnetic latch and switch sensors that feature two silicon dice in the same package, yielding highly reliable...
Continue ReadingLoRa IOT Home Environment Monitoring System
RodNewHampshire @ instructables.com writes: The LoRa IOT Home Environmental Monitoring System consists of an Arduino Mega based IOT-to-Internet gateway and Arduino Feather based remote stations with environmental sensors. The remote stations communicate wirelessly with the gateway...
Continue ReadingEasy IoT Weather Station With Multiple Sensors
Ingenerare @ instructables.com show us an easy to build IoT weather station able to measure temperature, dew point, humidity, pressure, light index, and rain. He writes: A weather station is a fun project that teaches you a ton about electronics with the added benefit being an...
Continue ReadingSmallest seismic sensor uses vibration spectral analysis
Graham Prophet @ eedesignnewseurope.com discuss about a new small seismic sensor from Omron: Omron Electronic Components believes it has the world’s smallest class size seismic sensor, specifically designed to trigger the shutdown of potentially hazardous or easily damaged systems...
Continue ReadingThe First and Only Long-Term Stable Metal-Oxide Gas Sensor
At this year’s Sensor+Test 2017 in Nuremberg (May 30 – June 1), Sensirion AG, the expert in environmental and flow sensor solutions, introduces the SGP - the first and only long-term stable metal-oxide gas sensor. The SGP gas sensor is based on Sensirion’s multi-pixel platform,...
Continue ReadingIncreasing Battery Life With UB20M Voltage Detector
Engineers at the University of Bristol have developed a three terminal pico-power chip that can cut standby drain in sensor nodes – even compared with today’s low-power microcontrollers. It does this by replacing the low duty-cycle sleep-wake-sleep pattern used on MCU-based sensor...
Continue ReadingBMP380 – Ultra-miniature pressure sensor
The BMP380 is aimed at the growing markets of gaming, sports and health management, as well as indoor and outdoor navigation. By measuring barometric pressure, the sensor enables drones, smartphones, tablets, wearables and other mobile devices to accurately determine altitude changes,...
Continue ReadingDIY Breathalyzer Using Arduino UNO
Today I am going to discuss how to make a very simple DIY Breathalyzer using Arduino UNO and few external components. Ana Carolina designed this project as an instructable in instructables.com. This is a low-cost project and a useful one too. If you have no idea about what...
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