The role of motion sensors in the industrial market
The future of the industrial market is being established by groundbreaking technologies that promise to reveal unique potential and redefine what is possible. These innovations range from collaborative robots (cobots) and artificial intelligence…
Lightning and trees
We’ve looked at lightning issues before. Please see “Ground strikes and lightning protection of buried cables.”
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Multiprotocol firmware streamlines LoRa IoT design
Semtech’s Unified Software Platform (USP) for its LoRa Plus transceivers enables multiprotocol IoT deployments on a single hardware platform. It manages LoRaWAN, Wireless M-Bus, Wi-SUN FSK, and proprietary protocols, eliminating the need for…
Partners bring centimeter-level GNSS to IoT
Quectel is bundling its Real-Time Kinematic (RTK)-capable GNSS modules and antennas with Swift Navigation’s Skylark RTK correction service. Together, the hardware and service enable centimeter-level positioning accuracy for mass-market IoT…
High-density ATE supplies boost test capabilities
Keysight has expanded its power test portfolio with three families of ATE system power supplies spanning 1.5 kW to 12 kW. The RP5900 series of regenerative DC power supplies, EL4900 series of regenerative DC electronic loads, and DP5700 series…
Development kit enables low-power presence detection
SPARK’s Presence Detection Kit (PDK), powered by the SR1120 LE-UWB transceiver, delivers low-power, robust sensing for connected devices. Its low-energy ultra-wideband (LE-UWB) technology helps designers overcome the high power consumption…
10BASE-T1S endpoints simplify zonal networks
Microchip’s LAN866x 10BASE-T1S endpoint devices use the Remote Control Protocol (RCP) to extend Ethernet connectivity in in-vehicle networks. The endpoints enable centralized control of edge nodes for data streaming and device management,…
Designer’s guide: PMICs for industrial applications
Power management integrated circuits (PMICs) are an essential component in the design of any power supply. Their main function is to integrate several complex features, such as switching and linear power regulators, electrical protection circuits,…
Basic design equations for three precision current sources
A frequently encountered category of analog system component is the precision current source. Many good designs are available, but concise and simple arithmetic for choosing the component values necessary to tailor them to specific applications…
How to limit TCP/IP RAM usage on STM32 microcontrollers
The TCP/IP functionality of a connected device uses dynamic RAM allocation because of the unpredictable nature of network behavior. For example, if a device serves a web dashboard, we cannot control how many clients might connect at the same…
Predictive maintenance at the heart of Industry 4.0
In the era of Industry 4.0, manufacturing is no longer defined solely by mechanical precision; it’s now driven by data, connectivity, and intelligence. Yet downtime remains one of the most persistent threats to productivity. When a machine…
A non-finicky, mass-producible audio frequency white noise generator
This project made me feel a kind of kinship with Diogenes, although I was searching for the item described in the title rather than for an honest man.
Figure 1 “Diogenes Looking for an Honest Man,” a painting attributed to Johann Heinrich…
