Sensors

Roboteq, Inc introduces a new magnetic guide sensor capable of detecting and reporting the position of a magnetic field along its horizontal axis. The sensor is intended for line following robotic applications, using adhesive magnetic tape to form a track guide on the floor.

Point Grey today announced new model additions to the Blackfly family of ultra-compact PoE GigE Vision cameras. The new Blackfly models use Sony Exmor™ CMOS sensor technology, which combines the speed of CMOS with the low noise, high dynamic range, and high saturation capacity of many of today's CCDs.

Piher’s new PT15 offers engineers an endless rotation version of the popular PT15 rotary control. This new 360º version adds endless clockwise (CW or CCW) rotation as a part of the current features of the PT15s already highly configurable mechanical and electrical specifications. That means a wide variety of off-theshelf mounting methods, custom ohmic (resistance) values, tight linearity performance, along with the 7 different rotor designs an...

Two new factory one-time programmable linear Hall-effect sensor ICs which eliminate the need for customers to optimise or program the devices for their finished sensor assemblies are now available from Allegro MicroSystems Europe.

In this article from ES Design magazine, John Gammel, Senior Staff Applications Engineer, Environmental Sensor Products at Silicon Labs, explores various methods for simplifying humidity measurement with single-chip relative humidity sensors.

When driving a car, the most important point of reference is the vehicle in front. How far ahead is it, and how fast is it traveling? What humans can only estimate, radar sensors can measure with extreme precision around 20 times a second – which is why they form the basis of numerous powerful assistance systems. These systems automatically maintain chosen pre-selected distance from the car ahead, and in critical situations they provide warning...

InvenSense have introduced the world’s lowest profile and lowest power 3-axis MEMS gyroscope designed for Smartphones, Tablets, Smart TVs, and Gaming devices. The trend toward thinner devices in the consumer electronics market has created demand for components with a maximum height of 0.8mm to allow flexible board placement. Low profile components also offer the advantage of allowing for thicker batteries with extended operating time.

InvenSense has today unveiled its third-gen 9-axis MotionTracking device with the lowest power and best-in-class performance. The world’s smallest 9-axis solution, the MPU-9350 combines an accelerometer, gyroscope, and electronic compass into a 3x3x1mm QFN package. At 6.7mW, the MPU-9350 has 28% lower power consumption than its predecessor and comes with the industry’s only integrated Digital Motion Processor.

InvenSense announce the world’s smallest, lowest profile, and lowest power 6-axis solution, the MPU-6521 MEMS SoC. The slim profile MPU-6521 is targeted for the next-generation of smartphones, tablets, gaming devices, motion-based remote controls, and wearable sensors. At 6.1mW, the MPU-6521 consumes 60% less power than competing solutions.

InvenSense has today announced the introduction of two new dual-axis Optical Image Stabilization gyroscopes, the IDG-2030 and IXZ-2030. OIS eliminates the effects of hand jitter to achieve blur free images and jitter free HD video. The benefits of OIS are most evident in low light conditions where longer exposure times are required.