Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, has released a catalog of reference designs for its innovative inductive position sensors aimed at automotive and industrial electric motors. With the Resolver 4.0 Catalog, engineers now have a resource of 80 instant designs based on the IPS2 motor commutation sensors, with each reference design targeting…
STMicroelectronics offers new hybrid sensor for full interior vehicle monitoring
As advanced automotive markets start to mandate driver-monitoring systems (DMS), STMicroelectronics (ST) is equipping carmakers with the required technologies. While DMS promises greater road safety by assessing driver alertness, ST’s next-generation dual-image sensor monitors the full vehicle interior covering the driver and all passengers. ST’s new image sensor is enabling new applications including passenger safety-belt…
How to display sensor values on a TFT LCD using Arduino: Part II
In Part I of this series, we demonstrated how to display analog sensor data (value), such as POT or LM35, on a TFT LCD. A TFT is a thin-film transistor display (typically, a television screen or computer monitor) that’s of much higher quality than a regular LCD display. In this article, we’ll explain how to display…
Sensor value display on TFT LCD using Arduino: Part I
Displaying potentiometer value and temperature using LM35 In my previous tutorial series on displaying sensor data (value) on OLED display, I have explained how to display values of different sensors like a potentiometer, LM35, soil moisture sensor, DHT, HC SR04, etc. on a tiny 1” OLED display. This time, I will demonstrate and explain how…
Vishay’s new reflective optical sensor saves space
The Optoelectronics group of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. introduced a new AEC-Q101-qualified reflective optical sensor for automotive, smart home, industrial, and office applications. Offering a lower profile than previous-generation solutions — while delivering improved performance with a higher current-transfer ratio (CTR) and operating temperature — the Vishay Semiconductors VCNT2025X01 combines an infrared emitter, silicon phototransistor detector,…
STMicroelectronics releases FlightSense multi-zone ToF sensor
STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor provider serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has unveiled its latest FlightSense Time-of-Flight (ToF) multi-zone sensor. Delivered together with a suite of valuable software algorithms, the combination provides a turnkey solution for user detection, gesture recognition, and intruder alert, specially designed for the PC market. ST’s FlightSense multi-zone sensors…
STMicroelectronics’ new touchscreen controller for smartphones enables longer runtime
The FingerTip FTG2-SLP touchscreen controller from STMicroelectronics enables advanced features to support the latest active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) displays that promise more power-saving and extended runtime in smartphones. Low-temperature polycrystalline oxide (LTPO) AMOLED displays, and similar proprietary equivalents, dynamically control the display refresh rate according to usage. While refreshing more slowly with the less demanding…
Samsung unveils ISOCELL image sensor with industry’s smallest 0.56μm pixel
Samsung Electronics, a provider of advanced semiconductor technology, has introduced the 200MP ISOCELL HP3, the image sensor with the industry’s smallest 0.56-micrometer (μm)-pixels. “Samsung has continuously led the image sensor market trend through its technology leadership in high-resolution sensors with the smallest pixels,” said JoonSeo Yim, Executive VP of Sensor Business Team at Samsung Electronics.…
Infineon launches AI/ML-based sensor fusion alarm system
Infineon Technologies is introducing its battery-powered Smart Alarm System (SAS). The technology platform achieves high accuracy and low-power operation using sensor fusion based on artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML). This technology combined with low-power wake-on acoustic event-detection provides remarkable performance. The compact design exceeds the detection accuracy of acoustic-only alarm systems used today in smart buildings…
Renesas delivers intelligent sensor solutions for IoT applications
Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, is changing the way designers build sensor-connected IoT applications with a range of new solutions targeted at faster design cycles, improved accuracy, and reduced system cost. In addition to the new HS4XXX family of relative humidity and temperature sensors, Renesas is introducing the ZSSC3281 sensor signal conditioning (SSC) IC for…
Microchip introduces inductive position sensors for EV motor-control applications
Developers of motor-control systems are rapidly replacing Hall Effect position sensors and older magnetic resolver solutions with inductive alternatives that eliminate expensive magnets and other heavy transformer-based structures so they can be integrated onto simple, compact printed-circuit boards (PCBs). Extending the world’s broadest line of inductive position sensors into the EV motor-control market, Microchip Technology announces…
Infineon to showcase smart sensing applications at Sensors Converge 2022
Infineon Technologies announced it plans to showcase smart sensing applications that make life easier, safer, and greener at Sensors Converge 2022. The company will present solutions based on the XENSIV sensor portfolio that highlight Infineon’s in-depth system understanding and partnerships serving consumer and industrial markets. In addition, two Infineon products have been named finalists for the event’s…
STMicroelectronics’ inertial modules enable AI training inside the sensor
STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor provider serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has introduced new inertial sensors that contain the intelligent sensor-processing unit (ISPU) to power the onlife era: interacting with trained devices with intelligence moving from “on” the edge to “in” the edge. The ISM330ISN always-on six-axis, inertial-measurement unit (IMU) for movement and position…
Infineon launches first ISO26262-compliant, automotive 3D image sensor
3D depth sensors play a key role in monitoring systems in a vehicle’s cabin, allowing for innovative car cockpits and seamless connectivity with improved passive safety. These sensors are becoming essential for meeting regulations and NCAP ratings as drivers become more like passengers. To this end, Infineon Technologies, in collaboration with 3D time-of-flight system specialist…
MicroPython – SPI Protocol in ESP8266 and ESP32
SPI and I2C are the common serial communication protocols used by sensors for communicating with microcontrollers and microcomputers. Both protocols are master-slave protocols. The sensors often take the part of a slave device within an embedded ecosystem. Most of the time, a sensor only requires sending data to the microcontroller/microcomputer. This remains true even if…
New automotive radar sensor enables reliable in-cabin monitoring system
With spring, temperatures are rising again to reach highs in summer. But rising temperatures also mean that it quickly becomes up to 70° C inside parked vehicles, which is a danger for animals and children left behind in the car. Equipped with the XENSIV 60 GHz automotive radar sensor (BGT60ATR24C) from Infineon Technologies, in-cabin monitoring…
Advanced global-shutter image sensor enhances driver-monitoring systems
STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor provider serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, is enhancing vehicle safety with its latest global-shutter image sensors for driver-monitoring systems (DMSs). DMSs continually watch the driver’s head movements to recognize signs of drowsiness and distraction, enabling systems in the vehicle to generate warnings that can preserve the safety of…
Vishay offers new miniature position sensor
Vishay Intertechnology has introduced a new miniature position sensor with a small 12.7 mm outer diameter that delivers higher accuracy and resolution than competing devices in the same size — offering increased reliability and durability for the harsh operating environments of military and industrial applications. The Vishay MCB RAME012 rotational absolute magnetic encoder uses advanced…
How to display data from an ultrasonic distance-measurement sensor on an OLED
In Part 1 of this series, we learned how to interface an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display, using analog voltage (a potentiometer), with Arduino. In Part 2, we covered how to present data from an analog sensor — specifically, a light-dependent resistor (LDR) and soil moisture sensor — on an OLED display. In Part 3,…
How to use a DHT sensor to show humidity and temperature values on an OLED display
In Part I and Part II of this series, we learned how to use an analog sensor — including a potentiometer (POT), a light-dependent resistor (LDR), and a soil-moisture sensor — to present values on an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display. In Part III, we’ll also present data on an OLED display, but this time…