A sensor-enabled module and accompanying reference design enable OEMs to incorporate digital pen into smartphones, tablets, notebooks, interactive whiteboards, and other smart-display products. The ...

The title says it all – this article describes a microcontroller-compatible current sensor module you can build yourself, using an inexpensive 8-pin chip as an ‘active shunt’ for measuring ac/dc ...

The HTS401 stands for precise, fail-safe humidity and temperature measurement with minimal maintenance effort. As the successor to the EE212 and EE210, it helps operators keep processes under stable ...

Bringing Linear Displacement Transducer (LDT) position sensor data into the 1756 ControlLogix PLC is now easy and affordable. AMCI’s 2 channel 7252 LDT/MDT interface card can directly interface to two ...

The ABS control module is a microprocessor that runs diagnostic checks of a vehicle’s antilock braking system and processes information from wheel-speed sensors and the hydraulic brake system to ...

The benefits of a dual inductive rotary sensor. How inductive position sensors are designed to improve motor precision, motor control, and motor performance in industrial applications and requirements ...

Dajac Inc.announced its newest PC-based automation control module, theExpert I/O 1000. The new input/output control module is suited for numerous automation needs. The Expert I/O 1000 has a simpleUSB ...

Some photoelectric sensors, ultrasonic sensors, and rotary encoders generate a digital dc output called a push-pull signal. The external environment activates the sensor, which, in turn, closes a ...

Matching a sensor interface with a programmable logic converter or controller hardware that can accept only one type of input—npn or pnp—can be difficult. The last-stage modification circuit described ...

The regular Raspberry Pi line is a flexible single-board computer, but sometimes you might find yourself wishing for a form factor that was better designed for installation into a greater whole. This ...