Industrial Electronics

Conrad has become an authorised distributor of Arduino products, stocking the whole product line – boards, modules, shields and kits – rather that the selection of parts that it had been carrying. “Working together now also means each and every new product will be available from Conrad on the very day it’s being released,” said Arduino sales director Daniel Kilian. ...

Industrial control language Codesys will now run on Kontron’s Raspberry Pi compute module-based Pi-Tron CM3+ PCB computer (pictured). “The integrated development environment Codesys for programmable logic controllers according to the IEC 61131-3 standards is hardware-independent software for application development in industrial automation,” according to Kontron. “Thanks to its open interfaces and security features, Codesys has distinguished itself as an industry ...

Connector and cable manufacturer, Japan Aviation Electronics (JAE) has awarded TTI its EMEA Fastest Growing Distributor 2020 award. The award is in recognition of the distributor’s “2020 outstanding performance across EMEA” with design-in activities, which have resulted in “exceptional growth” for JAE. The distributor stocks JAE products for factory automation, robotics, test and measurement, e-mobility, mobile devices and audio-visual (AV) equipment. ...

Researchers at Fraunhofer IZM have joined forces with TecVenture, Optrontec and KAIST to create a high-speed camera fitted with a unique multi-lens array that can capture images with a far greater depth of field than its conventional counterparts. The system is suitable for efficient damage analytics in industrial use or for many research activities. As production processes are accelerating everywhere ...

Hiber, the Industrial IoT-as-a-Service company, has turned to Inmarsat to provide the satellite connectivity backbone for its own low-cost, low-power network for IoT offering. The recently announced agreement pairs Inmarsat’s ELERA L-band network – a global satellite network for IoT – with Hiber’s IoT-as-a-service ecosystem. This is aimed at transport, logistics, agriculture and mining industries. While Hiber says it will ...

Renesas is using Arm’s Cortex-M23 core in a microcontrollers intended for IoT end-points. Called the RA2E2 Group and part of the RA Family, they are nine small MCUs that consume little: being available in the 1.87 x 1.84mm 16pin WLCSP (wafer-level chip-scale package) and operating at 81μA/MHz, dropping to 200nA in software stand-by with fast wake. Operation temperature can be as wide ...

Central Semiconductor has created a line novel of zero temperature coefficient current limiting diodes, packaged in DPAK and rated at between 27 and 575mA. Minimum voltages range across 1.5 to 2V – see table. Manufactured in the industry standard DPAK surface mount package, these Industry First devices are “This technology is a distinct innovation in current limiting device technology,” said ...

Microchip is introducing touchscreen controllers certified to IEC/UL 60730 Class B, that will work on displays over 10in across. Called MXT448UD-HA and MXT640UD-HA (32 x 20 touch array) , they are also compliant with IEC61000-4-6 Class A for conducted noise immunity up to 10Vrms (level three for industrial use). “This enables products with a touch screen interface to function in very ...

Vishay has introduced surface-mount small signal diodes in the 1 x 0.6 x 0.45mm DFN1006-2A plastic package with wettable flanks. Designed to save space and improve thermal performance in automotive and industrial applications, the 40V BAS40L Schottky and 100 V BAS16L switching diodes are each available in AEC-Q101 qualified versions. “The diodes released today occupy 90% less board space than devices in traditional SOD/T packages ...

Microchip has announced an automotive voltage reference with 7ppm/°C maximum temperature coefficient. Called MCP1502, it works over -40 to +125°C and is qualified to AEC-Q100 Grade 1. The company is keen to mention the parts lineage: “MCP1502 is based on the already-proven MCP1501 Vref architecture, which has been in the market for more than five years.” It is available in eight ...