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A look at Microchip’s new dsPIC33A digital signal controller
Microchip recently unveiled the newest iteration of its enduring dsPIC family: the dsPIC33A. In an interview with Joe Thomsen, corporate vice president of digital signal controllers (DSCs) and Alexis...
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TMR empowers sensors in health wearables, building automation
In the rapidly evolving field of consumer health, building automation and personal electronics, the demand for advanced, reliable, and efficient sensing solutions is ever-increasing. Here, tunneling...
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AI tweaks presence sensor accuracy
Joining Aqara’s smart home sensor lineup is the FP1E, which combines mmWave technology and AI algorithms to enable precise human sensing. The FP1E, which supports Zigbee and Matter, detects human...
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ADAS and autonomous vehicles with distributed aperture radar
The automotive landscape is evolving, and vehicles are increasingly defined by advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving technologies. Moreover, radar is becoming increasingly...
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A new era in electrochemical sensing technology
At the forefront of scientific exploration, electrochemical sensing is an indispensable and adaptable tool that impacts a diverse range of industries. From life and environmental science to industrial...
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Google’s fall…err…summer launch: One-upping Apple with a sizeable product...
Within last month’s hands-on (or is that on-wrist?) coverage of Google’s first-generation Pixel Watch, I alluded to: …rumors of the third-generation offering already beginning to circulate… Later in...
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Raspberry Pi SBC touts RISC-V cores
The Raspberry Pi Pico 2 single-board computer is powered by the RP2350 MCU, featuring two Arm cores or optional RISC-V cores. This $5 computer board also boasts higher clock speeds, twice the memory,...
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Molex shrinks busbar current sensors
Percept current sensors from Molex employ a coreless differential Hall-effect design and proprietary packaging to slash both size and weight. The sensor-in-busbar configuration allows for simple...
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Disassembling a premium webcam
Back in late April, EDN published my teardown of an entry-level webcam, Avaya’s Huddle HC010, at the time selling for $14.99 (but having been priced a few years earlier, in the midst of...
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Powering outdoor IP cameras
Introduction The Internet Protocol (IP) camera market size is projected to surpass 39 billion by 2033 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.5% a year, according to Precedence research....
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Multi-sensor module monitors indoor air quality
An air quality sensor module from Renesas, the RRH62000, detects harmful particulates, volatile organic compounds, and gases. With an onboard MCU and embedded AI algorithms, this plug-and-play module...
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Air sensing module boasts 7 sensors, MCU and AI firmware
The sensor fusion technology is alive and well, and it’s apparent in a sensor module that combines data from seven sensing signal sources in an indoor air quality monitoring solution and passes it onto...
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Peering inside a Pulse Oximeter
My longstanding streak of not being infected by COVID-19 (knowingly, at least…there’s always the asymptomatic possibility) came to an end earlier this year, alas, doubly-unfortunately timed to coincide...
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Wireless combo module targets embedded devices
KAGA FEI’s WKI611AA1 Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.4 combo module simplifies the development of low-power embedded devices. With a built-in antenna and multiple certifications, it reduces antenna development...
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ICs enhance automotive proximity detection
Two Hall-effect switch families, the unipolar AH332xQ and omnipolar AH352xQ from Diodes, offer a range of operating sensitivity options. The automotive-compliant ICs are suitable for a wide range of...
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Ultra-wideband tech gets a boost in capabilities
The new NXP Trimension SR250 offers advancements in ultra-wideband (UWB) technology by being the first available single-chip solution that incorporates three main functions: Secure UWB ranging UWB...
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Switch mode hotwire thermostat
In recent EDN design ideas, we’ve seen thermostat designs that meld the functions of sensor and heater into a single device: FET, BJT, or even a simple length of fine gauge copper wire. A virtue...
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The power of practical positive feedback to perfect PRTDs
Frequent contributor Nick Cornford recently published a delightfully clever design idea using a platinum RTD calibrated to output a 1 mV/oC signal that’s perfect for direct readout via a standard DMM…...
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In-vehicle passenger detection: Wi-Fi sensing a ‘just right’ solution
Every year during extreme weather, infants, toddlers, and disabled adults are sickened or die overlooked in vehicles. While the numbers are not huge, each case is a tragedy for a family and community....
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ICs optimize IO-Link communications
Renesas has introduced the CCE4511 four-channel IO-Link master IC and the ZSSC3286, an IO-Link-ready sensor signal conditioner IC. Widely used in industrial automation, the IO-Link digital...
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