Although engineers design predominantly digital systems, they will always need some analogue knowledge, say Scott Carson and Jed Boyer. The drive to minimise power consumption in everyday devices via digitisation means much of the infrastructure needed to power these devices is largely analogue at its core. With analogue design being such a critical skill for systems engineers, it is quite ...
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Glove-touch 5in display with 3mm toughened glass front
Inelco Hunter is stocking a 5inch screen with glove-touch electronics and a 3mm toughened front glass. “The touch display is particularly suitable to outdoor environments where a bright, rugged screen is required, or where the user will be wearing gloves, such as hospital and factory settings,” according to Inelco. Potential uses are not limited to industry, environment, energy, electric vehicles, ...
Solar installation power meter works up to 3.2MW
Fluke is aiming at mid-sized solar power installations with PVA-1500HE2, an analyser and I-V curve tracer rated at 1.5kVdc and 30A. “Similar products can often struggle to obtain accurate readings due to high capacitance levels and are incapable of recording data continuously without overheating,” claimed the company. “Having to disconnect an I-V curve tracer until it cools down is disruptive. ...
360W electric vehicle dc-dc converter works over 27 – 106V
Recom has created a chassis-mount isolated dc-dc converter for nominal battery voltages from 24 to 90V. Called RMOD360-UW, it can deliver full power continuously with inputs between 27 and 106V, as well as 240W down to 18V, and it will deliver 360W from up to 126V for 10 minutes. Output is 24.5Vdc. A 300W relative, RMOD300-UW, comes in three versions ...
Silicon Labs crafts wireless MCUs for harvested power
Silicon Labs is aiming at battery-free harvested energy applications with xG22E, a family of wireless microcontrollers covering Bluetooth Low Energy, 802.15.4 or proprietary 2.4 GHz links. “As Silicon Labs’ most energy-efficient SoCs to date, all three will enable IoT device makers to build wireless devices for battery-optimised and battery-free devices that can harvest energy from external sources in their environments ...
Sony enables Camera Remote Command through ISO-PTP
Sony has publicly released its “Camera Remote Command”, a list of commands enabling developers to remote control any of 29 Sony cameras. This removes restrictions to third party software to remotely control aspects of shooting, monitoring, and file transfer in Sony cameras, highlighted the company. Camera Remote Command Possible applications for Camera Remote Command include 3D image scanning (automating the ...
Embedded World: Video Interview – Siglent on flagship SDS7000A oscilloscope
We caught up with Siglent in Nuremberg at Embedded World 2024 as part of our promotional coverage for the event. Thomas Rottach – Sales & Marketing Director of Siglent – discusses presenting the company’s new flagship oscilloscope, the SDS7000A, at the show. He covers, for example, its 4GHz frequency range and vertical resolution of 12 bits, enabling the company to ...
Embedded World: Video Interview – NXP S32 CoreRide Platform for automotive
We caught up with NXP in Nuremberg at Embedded World 2024 as part of our promotional coverage for the event. Brian Carlson – Global Marketing Director, Automotive Processors at NXP – discusses the company’s S32 CoreRide platform. He covers, for example, super-integration, and the combination of hardware and software and ecosystems necessary for software-defined vehicles (SDV). Thank you to Brian ...
Embedded World: Video Interview – Winbond on securing memory
We caught up with the Winbond team at Embedded World 2024 as part of our promotional coverage for the event. Jun Kawaguchi, Steam Lin and Tetsu Ho – discuss longevity for industrial memory, security for small form factor devices, their Fabs in Taiwan, and Winbond OctalNAND Flash… Jun Kawaguchi covers, for example, the company’s W77Q, a security flash memory with ...
Functional safety gate driver spans 24 to 60V for motors in vehicles
Infineon is aiming at 24 and 48V ancillary motors in vehicles, with a three-phase bridge gate driver with advanced protection features. “The gate driver IC offers functional safety according to ISO 26262 ASIL B,” according to Infineon. “It has a range of protection functions such as timeout-watchdog, drain-source monitoring, over-voltage, under-voltage, cross-current and over-temperature protection, as well as off-state diagnostics.” ...