Blue-Green Chip LEDs – Ideal for Color Universal Design Applications
https://www.electronics-lab.com/blue-green-chip-leds-ideal-color-universal-design-applications/
ROHM recently announced the 1608-size high accuracy blue-green chip LEDs, SMLD12E2N1W and SMLD12E3N1W. These products support the adoption of Color Universal Design (CUD) in a variety of applications, such as fire alarm system indicator lights, industrial equipment warning lamps and public transportation information displays. Color is considered to be one of the most important means […]
AutoSteri: Small and Compact Automatic UV Sterilization System from David Bershadsky
https://www.electronics-lab.com/autosteri-small-compact-automatic-uv-sterilization-system-david-bershadsky/
The probability of having microorganisms survive on a surface or item subjected to treatment is very low; decontaminating an object or material makes it safe to handle. While there are many techniques capable of effectively disinfecting surfaces, not many can be used independently without personnel, thus making the whole process of monitoring and cleaning tiresome. […]
Multiple Dimming Isolated PWM Controller for high-performance LED lighting
https://www.electronics-lab.com/multiple-dimming-isolated-pwm-controller-high-performance-led-lighting/
Diodes Incorporated announced the availability of the versatile dimming input controller for offline LED lamps. AL8116 works with three types of dimmer signal formats: 0 to 10 V dimming voltage PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) signal Simple potentiometer It converts these to a PWM output signal which can easily be used to provide an isolated dimming control […]
Meet FontEdit – The Custom Font Editor for LCD, LED and E-Paper Displays
https://www.electronics-lab.com/meet-fontedit-custom-font-editor-lcd-led-e-paper-displays/
Fonts sourcing/creation, usage and management, are some of the major challenges firmware developers face with projects where the display (TFTs, Epaper displays, etc.), is a critical element of the project’s performance. From access to clear and good looking fonts to managing the size of the font files when running on MCUs with limited memory, is […]
Cree adds RGB surface-mount LEDs for color directional signage
https://www.electronics-lab.com/cree-adds-rgb-surface-mount-leds-color-directional-signage/
Cree has announced the CV94D-FCC LED that integrates three emitters in a compact surface-mount device (SMD) package. The package includes tightly packed red, green, and blue (RGB) emitters enabling full-color signs or displays based on solid-state lighting (SSL) technology. Cree identified the target application as intelligent transportation systems, with a primary example being dynamically changeable […]
LED driver IC BCR431U gives more freedom in designing low current LED strips
https://www.electronics-lab.com/led-driver-ic-bcr431u-gives-freedom-designing-low-current-led-strips/
Infineon Technologies AG releases the BCR431U. The constant current linear LED driver IC provides low-voltage drop performance for regulating LED current. It is the second device released in the new generation BCR family with low voltage drop focusing on low current designs of up to 37 mA. Typical applications for the new BCR431U include LED […]
A DIY UV Sanitizer for your smartphone
https://www.electronics-lab.com/diy-uv-sanitizer-smartphone/
BotFactory Inc writes: “Pandemic,” it’s a scary word to hear. Especially when it’s accompanied by panic-buying of canned goods, pasta, and the disappearance of most disinfecting products from stores. As soon as various media outlets started filling up their news cycles with stories about the coronavirus, alcohol, hand sanitizer, and other disinfectants flew off the […]
Elektor Article: LED Booster for Microcontrollers
https://www.electronics-lab.com/elektor-article-led-booster-microcontrollers/
There’s many a time when you want to connect a white LED to a microcontroller operating from a 3 V supply voltage. Unfortunately, this doesn’t work and your nice white LED only lights up feebly or not at all. Why does it work perfectly with red and green LEDs, but not with white? A bit […]
Samsung Electronics Unveils Its First Family of ‘Human-centric’ LED Components to Enhance Indoor Lifestyles
https://www.electronics-lab.com/samsung-electronics-unveils-first-family-human-centric-led-components-enhance-indoor-lifestyles/
Lighting to energize or relax: new LED packages help improve alertness and the quality of sleep by adjusting melatonin levels. Samsung Electronics unveiled its first “human-centric” LED packages, collectively known as LM302N. Engineered with carefully created light spectra, the LM302N family helps human bodies adjust melatonin levels indoors, making people feel more energetic or relaxed […]
20 Non-Contact Infrared Reflective Sensor for Line Follower Robots
https://www.electronics-lab.com/20-non-contact-infrared-reflective-sensor-line-follower-robots/
This project consists of 20 non-contact infrared reflective sensors and each sensor provides an analog output. QRD114 sensor is the heart of the project which includes Infrared LED and photosensor. The output of each sensor is high and goes low as objects or lines detected. The analog output voltage is proportional to IR reflected back […]