Sensors

The PoE (Power of Ethernet) technology was first standardized in 2003 with IEEE 802.3af, which offered up to 15.4 watts of power over Ethernet cables. The technology evolved, and with development of new standards, like IEEE 802.3at (PoE+) and IEEE 802.3bt (4PPoE), which provided a higher range for power delivery, led to the introduction of PoE cameras.

Reliable wireless performance of wearable products can greatly influence the success of a new product launch.

Driveshafts deliver power as a rotary force, and in most applications there is a need to know the amount of power in the system. But getting measurements from a turning shaft requires some engineering ingenuity.

Precision measurement is essential for many industries. A team of researchers at CSEM has developed a sensing technology that sets new standards in this field – by using the interplay of light and shadow.

Allegro MicroSystems announced the launch of its new high-bandwidth current sensors, the ACS37030 and the ACS37032, which enable high-performance power conversion with GaN and SiC technologies in electrified vehicles, clean energy solutions and data centre applications.

3D Hall sensors offer precise measurement of magnetic fields in three dimensions, of which, understanding and manipulating electromagnetic fields is fundamental for designing and improving electronic devices and systems.

Factory automation equipment – sensors, actuators, drives, and programmable logic controllers (PLCs) – supports industrial Ethernet protocols such as EtherCAT, Profinet, EtherNet Industrial Protocol (EtherNet/IP), and Sercos, each one exchangeable by loading a different software image onto the hardware platform.

Question: The Intelligent Edge is spreading across the industry, replacing heritage Edge sensors and actuators. Can the Intelligent Edge use common heritage power supplies?

Optris is now launching new microscope optics for the PI 640i infrared camera in order to measure temperatures precisely and with high geometric resolution, even with chip-level structures.

MikroElektronika (MIKROE) has announced three new NeoMesh Click boards that are ideal for wireless mesh networking.