Pasternack, a leading provider of RF, microwave and millimeter wave products, has released a new series of straight waveguide sections in sizes ranging from WR-10 to WR-137. Typical applications include instrumentation, test benches, high-efficiency RF/Microwave transmission, SATCOM, MILCOM, radar and telecom networks. Pasternack’s new line of straight waveguide sections consists of 62 models that operate in the […]
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Dual-band Wi-Fi module supports 4k video streaming
Amp’ed RF Wireless Technology, an international provider of advanced IoT wireless modules, announces the availability of its WF61 module. A module specifically designed to make wireless streaming video supporting up to HD 4k imaging. As image processing technology improves, we’re seeing more connectivity bandwidth bottlenecks. Infrastructure needs to improve to support 4k imaging. The WF61 […]
Zero-drift op amp consumes just 1.3 μA
Analog Devices, Inc. announces the LTC2063 zero-drift op amp which draws just 1.3μA typ (2μA max) on a 1.8V supply. This micropower amplifier maintains uncompromised precision: maximum input offset voltage is 5μV at 25°C, maximum drift is 0.06μV/°C from –40°C to 125°C. Maximum input bias current is 15pA at 25°C, and 100pA from –40°C to […]
How can you make batteries last forever in a wireless sensing system?
At Sensors Expo 2017, Geoffroy Gosset, CEO and founder of e-peas, explains how a variety of energy harvesting techniques and low power solutions that his company supplies can answer this question. Using the company’s power management ICs (PMICs), systems can be designed that run ARM processors continuously at low frequencies and draw less power than […]
RF propagation software includes diffuse scattering prediction for better millimeter wave simulation
Remcom announces diffuse scattering prediction in the latest release of Wireless InSite®, its site-specific radio propagation software for the analysis of wireless communication systems. This update greatly improves simulation accuracy for millimeter wave systems being developed for 5G, WiGig, and other emerging technologies. Wireless InSite simulates the detailed multipath of large numbers of MIMO channels […]
Test gear for wireless communications systems
Various types of wireless communications are characterized by the distances that they can travel. Short distances are conveniently spanned using Bluetooth technology, occupying the radio frequency spectrum from 2.4 to 2.485 GHz. Bluetooth was originally developed to replace RS-232 cabling and it is used to link fixed and mobile devices. It has become ubiquitous in […]
Digital amps produce better audio than Class D schemes
Qualcomm Technologies International, Ltd. introduced its next generation Qualcomm DDFA audio amplifier technology for high-resolution audio devices including wireless speakers, soundbars, networked audio and headphone amplifiers. Traditional class D amplifiers, although power efficient, typically don’t deliver the audio quality of traditional linear amplifiers. DDFA’s all-digital PWM (pulse width modulator) and patented closed-loop architecture compensate for […]
SoC handles Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, vehicle-to-vehicle comm tasks for auto apps
Marvell announced the 88W8987xA, the world’s first automotive-grade system-on-chip (SoC) to integrate the latest Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) capabilities. This highly sophisticated wireless combo chip brings an industry-best solution for in-car Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5 and 802.11p. Experience the interactive Multichannel News Release here: https://www.multivu.com/players/English/8119751-marvell-88w8987xa-automotive-wireless-combo-solutions/ Today’s connected cars have an unprecedented need for reliable […]
SoC dev system supports cloud connectivity and industrial IoT applications
Avnet introduced the compact and cost-effective MiniZed Zynq SoC development platform. MiniZed provides an entry-level development and demonstration platform for single-core Xilinx Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC devices. This cost-optimized solution supports cloud connectivity and industrial IoT applications such as motor control and embedded vision. The $89 starter kit is now available for ordering, with shipments starting in […]
LoRaWAN gateway pre-configured for Stream LoRaWAN network server/IoT-X platform
Stream Technologies, the company behind IoT-X, the world’s most advanced Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity management platform, and global technology leader Laird, today announced that Laird’s Sentrius RG1xx Long-Range Wireless Area Network (LoRaWAN) gateway is pre-configured out of the box to function with Stream’s LoRaWAN network server and IoT-X platform. Mass production and availability of the […]