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Raising the standard for inertial motion sensor performance
Xsens has released upgraded versions of its MTi 1-series of motion-sensing Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) modules, offering improved roll, pitch and yaw measurement accuracy and higher tolerance of mechanical stress than the first generation of the product.The MTi 1-series modules are expected to build on the popularity of the original products, providing accurate motion tracking and orientation capabilities in high-volume smart agriculture, con...
Accelerating customer prototyping with module dev. kit
TE Connectivity has announced general availability of AmbiMate MS4 sensor module development kits. The kits allow global engineering and development teams to build prototypes and evaluation boards for systems incorporating TE’s AmbiMate MS4 Series sensor modules.“We are seeing lighting and building controls companies around the world moving quickly to incorporate sensors into their systems,” said Jonathan Catchpole, system archi...
Smart doorbell chimes with Bluetooth Challenge judges
element14.com has announced the winning designs of its “Bluetooth Unleashed” Design Challenge, which included a smart doorbell, enhanced exercise bike and even a device to improve the ambiance in a room.
Enhancements add to development kit's IoT capabilities
Enhancements have been added to Future Electronics’ Nebula IoT Development Kit.The Nebula board has been designed to enable novices and expert developers alike to explore the vast opportunities in IoT applications, including asset tracking, energy management, fitness, lighting controls, HVAC, portable controls, security and building automation.
CIPs allow MCUs tasks to perform tasks in hardware
The ATmega4809 8-bit microcontroller from Microchip Technology is in stock at Mouser Electronics. The device introduces a new series of megaAVR microcontrollers designed to create highly responsive command and control applications.
Emerging era of silicon freedom heralded
Open source digital design is by no means a new phenomenon, with projects such as the venerable OpenRISC processor having been flown aboard a NASA satellite and immortalised in silicon in Samsung digital televisions, to name just two applications. Author: Andrew Black, Treasurer and Director of the Free and Open Source Silicon Foundation and Founder of the Open Source Hardware User Group.
Bringing 3.5” HMI display shield venture to life
Bridgetek’s Embedded Video Engine (EVE) technology continues to gain traction within the global open source community, as well as with larger OEMs. The highly integrated graphics controller devices - which are able to take care of the display, touch and audio aspects of modern human machine interfaces (HMIs) - are featuring in a growing number of products being developed by small start-ups.
Design for a cause with Arduino on the element14 community
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Hardware modules aid IoT-focused prototyping, coding
Adding more ways to prototype and expand the functionality of popular single-board computers like Raspberry Pi and BeagleBone, RS Components is now seling XinaBox xChip hardware modules. The xChip concept makes a wide variety of electronic functions available in a standardised modular format that can be assembled, in any order, to build electronic devices quickly and easily.
MCUs deliver data aggregation from multiple inputs
LPC540xx microcontrollers (MCUs) from NXP Semiconductors are in stock at Mouser Electronics. Designed for applications that require data aggregation from multiple inputs, the power-efficient MCUs balance rich feature integration with power efficiency, delivering an active mode current of 100µA/MHz.