Biometric sensor platform for wearables and IoT
https://www.electronics-lab.com/biometric-sensor-platform-wearables-iot/
A scalable development kit integrates ST SensorTile with Valencell’s Benchmark biometric sensor system to accelerate smart wearable and IoT product development. By Graham Prophet @ edn-europe.com Valencell (Raleigh, North Carolina) is a company active in high-performance biometric data sensor technology; in a joint announcement with STMicroelectronics the two companies have disclosed an accurate and scalable […]
Ultrasonic parking sensor
https://www.electronics-lab.com/ultrasonic-parking-sensor/
An ultrasonic parking sensor project from Ch00ftech: After electing to use the PING))) sensor exactly as directed, I needed to build the rest of my circuit. I wanted to build something robust that would mount nicely on the wall of my dad’s garage. Figuring that the sensor would likely need to be placed down low by […]
First Solid-State Multi-Ion Sensor for Internet-of-Things Applications By Imec & Holst Centre
https://www.electronics-lab.com/first-solid-state-multi-ion-sensor-internet-things-applications-imec-holst-centre/
At last week’s IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) in San Francisco (USA), imec, the world-leading research and innovation hub in nano-electronics and digital technology and Holst Centre debuted a miniaturized sensor that simultaneously determines pH and chloride (Cl-)levels in fluid. This innovation is a must have for accurate long-term measurement of ion concentrations in […]
3-axis magnetic sensor claims highest sensitivity
https://www.electronics-lab.com/3-axis-magnetic-sensor-claims-highest-sensitivity/
Graham Prophet discuss about a new 3 axis magnetic sensor @ edn-europe.com: Memsic (Andover, Massachusetts) has added the MMC5883MA 3 axis magnetic sensor. The newest member of MEMSIC’s Anisotropic Magneto Resistive (AMR) based Magnetic Sensor family, it provides the industry’s highest accuracy, lowest noise and lowest power consumption, all combined in an industry standard small […]
30 Minutes HIV Detection Using USB Stick
https://www.electronics-lab.com/30-minutes-hiv-detection-using-usb-stick/
In partnership with DNA Electronics, Imperial College London researchers had developed a revolutionary USB stick that can detect HIV in the bloodstream. In order to detect the virus, it’s enough to use a drop of blood. Then the USB stick generates an electrical signal that can be read by a computer, laptop or handheld device. […]
PureModules, IoT Building Blocks
https://www.electronics-lab.com/puremodules-iot-building-blocks/
New range of building blocks for IoT development are just out there! Just like LEGO, PUREmodules by Pure Engineering are the building blocks for IoT connected smart sensors where there is no need to solder, using breadboard or wires. It’s all done just by snapping the modules together and writing some lines of code. The […]
MAX11311 – The Powerful Configurable Mixed Signal I/O
https://www.electronics-lab.com/max11311-mixed-signal-io/
The MAX11311 is industry’s first configurable high-voltage mixed-signal I/O that allows user-defined ADC, DAC, or GPIO functionality. Programming MAX11311 is very easy. A nice GUI tool helps to generate the right register values. If you want to make a universal signal processing board with a good number of I/O, it often gets very difficult to […]
Temperature sensors accurate to -40°C
https://www.electronics-lab.com/temperature-sensors-accurate-40c/
by Denis Meyer @ elektormagazine.com: With a local (on chip) precision of ±1°C over a range of temperature from –40°C to +65°C, and a remote (up to 3 external sensors) precision of ±1°C extended up to +125°C, the MCP990X digital temperature sensor offers an economic and flexible solution for external of industrial environments. Temperature sensors […]
Ambient light sensor for heart rate sensing in wearables
https://www.electronics-lab.com/ambient-light-sensor-heart-rate-sensing-wearables/
Everlight (New Taipei City, Taiwan) has introduced an ambient light sensor that operates at 550nm with a very low signal calculation failure rate and a high current efficiency. An anticipated application for this device is heart rate signal detection in wearable electronics for the health and fitness sector. by Graham Prophet @ edn-europe.com: Based on […]
Clinical-grade human body temperature sensor has ±0.1°C accuracy
https://www.electronics-lab.com/clinical-grade-human-body-temperature-sensor-%c2%b10-1c-accuracy/
Maxim Integrated has posted details of the MAX30205 temperature sensor for thermometer applications. The sensor accurately measures temperature and provide an overtemperature alarm/interrupt/shutdown output. by Graham Prophet @ edn.com The chip converts the temperature measurements to digital form using a high-resolution, sigma-delta, ADC. Accuracy meets clinical thermometry specification of the ASTM E1112 when soldered on […]