Test & Measurement


Relative humidity sensor designed for high volume, cost-sensitive applications

TE Connectivity offers its HS1101LF relative humidity sensor in a through-hole TO39 with side operating plastic cap packaging and is available now from Digi-Key. This relative humidity sensor is based on a unique capacitive, and designed

Digikey | 25-04-2016

Ambient light sensor enables human-eye spectral sensitivity

A new high-accuracy digital ambient light sensor for consumer and industrial applications has been introduced by Vishay. The s VEML6030 combines a highly-sensitive photo-diode, low-noise amplifier, and 16-bit ADC in a miniature, transparen

Vishay | 25-04-2016

Sensor interface analog front end simplifies sensor conditioning

The latest addition to Exar's family of analog front end sensor interfaces integrates high channel count and functionality in a tiny 3.5mm x 3.5mm footprint. The XR18910 provides 14-bit signal path linearity and is designed to connect analo

EXAR Europe | 25-04-2016

Innovative USB-based spectrum analyzer range expands

The new Tektronix RSA500 and RSA600 series of analyzers offer frequency coverage from 9kHz up to 7.5GHz with 40MHz acquisition bandwidth, a measurement dynamic range from -161dBm/Hz displayed average noise level, and up to +30dBm maximum

Tektronix | 21-04-2016

New system offers more performance to transducer data acquisition in rugged applications

Vishay Precision Group's Pacific Instruments division has announced that it is offering two new data acquisition systems (DAS) that broaden the instruments product line of the Micro-Measurements brand. The PI 7200 and PI 7300 DAS bring new

Vishay Precision Group | 21-04-2016

Accurate three dimensional and integrated temperature sensing with low power consumption

The TLV493D-A1B6 3D magnetic sensor from Infineon Technologies is now being stocked by Mouser. The sensor offers accurate three dimensional sensing plus integrated temperature sensing with low power consumption. Within its small six-pin pac

Mouser Electronics | 20-04-2016

Transducers consume less current and provide high EMC performance

Now available from Mouser, Honeywell PX3 heavy duty pressure transducers use piezoresistive sensing technology with ASIC (application specific integrated circuit) signal conditioning in the brass housing. These transducers integrate a Metri

Mouser Electronics | 19-04-2016

Spectrum analyzer embraces narrowband wireless equipment and devices

Anritsu has added a new combined spectrum analyzer and signal analyzer, the MS2840A, to its range of market-leading test and measurement solutions available for the R&D and manufacturing of wireless equipment and devices. Most modern s

Anritsu | 18-04-2016

Wideband Frequency Synthesizer with Integrated VCO

This post is sponsored by Texas Instruments. Texas Instruments’ LMX2592 is a low-noise, wideband RF PLL with integrated VCO that supports a frequency range from 20MHz to 9.8GHz. The device supports both fractional-N and integer-N modes,

Texas Instruments | 14-04-2016

nvSRAM with quad serial peripheral interface

Cypress has added an interface to its industry-leading nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM) portfolio and is available from Digi-Key. The 1MB quad SPI nvSRAM meets the data throughput performance of 45ns, high-speed parallel NVRAM with the reduced pin c

Digikey | 14-04-2016

Compact and user-friendly digital temperature controllers for lab work and analysis applications

The OMRON E5xC series of digital temperature controllers, available from Farnell element14, offer a compact and user-friendly solution for a wide variety of lab work and analysis applications. Measuring just 48mm × 24mm × 90mm and featuring

Farnell element14 | 14-04-2016

Compact quad-band GSM/GPRS module uses leadless chip carrier castellation packaging

The Quectel M95, available from RS Components is a compact quad-band GSM/GPRS module which uses leadless chip carrier (LCC) castellation packaging. It is based on the latest MTK chipset, features GPRS multi-slot class 12 and ensures reliabl

RS Components | 13-04-2016

New generation of linear or angular position measurement

The Vishay UFPMA/UFPMC Series, available from TTI, are flexible, ultra flat, potentiometer membranes and represent a new generation of linear or angular position measurement. Initially developed for MAS applications, these ultra thin compon

TTI Europe | 13-04-2016

Lower power accurate three-dimensional sensor

The Infineon TLV493D-A1B6 3D sensor, available from Mouser, provides highly accurate three-dimensional sensing while consuming very little power. The sensor is available in a small 6-pin TSOP package. Its 3D magnetic field detection, low po

Mouser Electronics | 13-04-2016

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