Your smartphone knows what size you are. Well, it does if you use MySizeID body measurement technology from My Size, Inc. that was shown at CES 2018. Unlike, traditional methods for determining accurate body measurements that range from low tech, the use of a measuring tape to high tech, such as advanced 3D scanners, approaches […]
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What do the latest imaging systems in airborne objects reveal? Part 2
Archeological searching is being conducted from above at altitudes well below those of satellite orbits. One group of researchers has used an airborne laser scanner (ALS) mounted to a helicopter’s skid pad to reveal several cities between 900 and 1,400 years old beneath the tropical forest floor in Cambodia. The first LiDAR (light detection and […]
What is the MIPI I3C sensor interface?
Machine and process controls in industrial applications increasingly implement smartphones as part of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, initially released its MIPI I3C specification to its member community in January 2017. In December 2017, the Alliance announced open access to the […]
What is a sphygmomanometer?
While sphygmo could be a problem, the manometer part should easily indicate that this has something to do with pressure. Sphygmo is based on a Greek word for pulse. Dating back to 1881, this blood pressure measuring instrument initially used a mercury column or manometer to indicate a person’s pulse in millimeters of mercury. However, […]
How can you get a ballpark price for a sensor in a new design?
Pricing is one of the top criteria for selecting one sensor supplier over another and often for specifying a specific sensor over another for a new design. Some sensor companies, such as semiconductor companies that supply microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and other semiconductor-based sensors, have a buy page on their website with low volume pricing. For […]
How do you get a temperature sensor from a transistor?
Temperature has a significant effect on electronic products. It impacts both the system performance and the expected life of components. With the increasingly dense circuitry in either the same or often smaller packages, the temperature issues can only increase – even with the offsetting impact of increasingly lower power consumption components. Measuring temperature can allow […]
Extended Pressure Ranges Available for DLV Series, Low Voltage Digital Pressure Sensor
All Sensors Corporation of Morgan Hill, California has announced the availability of additional DLV Series pressure ranges. The DLV Series now includes 30 and 60 psi (200 and 400 kPa) differential and 600 to 1100 mbar (60 to 110 kPa) barometric pressure ranges. This device series offers design engineers excellent performance over barometric and middle […]
Low-voltage digital pressure sensors handle 60 to 110 kPa range
The DLV Series pressure sensors now includes 30 and 60 psi (200 and 400 kPa) differential and 600 to 1,100 mbar (60 to 110 kPa) barometric pressure ranges. This device series offers design engineers excellent performance over barometric and middle pressure ranges of 5 to 60 psi (35 to 400 kPa). Product highlights include supply […]
How does time of flight sensing measure distance?
At Sensor Expo 2017, John from ST Microelectronics explains the FlightSense principle for his company’s time of flight (ToF) sensor to show how it can be used to measure distance from an object. The ToF chips emits a tiny beam of laser light from its emitter (a Vertical Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser (VCSEL) that hits a […]
PCB Piezotronics launches University Laboratory Programs
PCB Piezotronics Inc. announces the launch of its University Laboratory Programs. These Programs provide significant cost savings for acoustics, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, and physics curricula that incorporate hands-on student labs. Each program bundles sensors and accessories, laboratory experiments, classroom lecture, and technical poster for use in academic classrooms and laboratories. With a history of […]