Test & Measurement


Ambient light sensor provides red, green, blue, and clear sensing performance

Mouser now stocks Avago's APDS-9950 digital proximity RGB and ambient light sensor which provides red, green, blue, and clear (RGBC) light sensing and proximity detection. The device detects light intensity under a variety of lighting

Mouser Electronics | 17-02-2015

Rugged photoelectric sensors have M18 thread for convenient mounting

Panasonic's rugged new 15m infrared LED barrel through-beam photoelectric sensor is now available from RS Components. The CY series of PNP photoelectric sensors has an M12 thread size for convenient mounting. Its IP67 construction allo

RS Components | 16-02-2015

Versatile throttle position sensors for harsh environments

New throttle position sensors in hollow- and D-shaft versions that features Hall effect technology for applications in harsh environments, the 981 HE Series is now available from TTI. The Hall effect technology of the new 981 HE device g

TTI Europe | 16-02-2015

Cost-effective position sensor for dosing systems

The WAL200 potentiometric sensor from Contelec is now available exclusively in the UK from Variohm EuroSensor. The tried and tested conductive plastic technology potentiometer has been developed specifically as a cost-effective solution

Variohm | 13-02-2015

New digital RGBW sensor features Filtron technology for accurate RGBW spectral sensitivity

Vishay has introduced a new digital RGBW sensor featuring Filtron technology for accurate RGBW spectral sensitivity while providing ambient light spectral sensitivity with responses close to that of the human eye. The VEML6040 incorporates

Vishay | 13-02-2015

Multi-function Oscilloscope turns any PC into a powerful engineering test device

Mouser has reached a distribution agreement with Digilent Inc., a subsidiary of National Instruments. Diligent is a leading engineering design company serving students, universities, engineers, and OEM's worldwide with technology-based educ

Mouser Electronics | 13-02-2015

Highly-scalable entry-level network analysis solution

Livingston has further extended its broad portfolio of RF test equipment with the inclusion of the latest Rohde & Schwarz two-port vector network analyser. The R&S ZND is an entry-level analyser product for evaluating the performance of RF

livingston | 13-02-2015

Three-in-one nine-axis system-in-package absolute orientation sensor

Mouser is now stocking the BNO055 intelligent nine-axis absolute orientation sensor from Bosch Sensortec. The system-in-package (SiP) solution integrates a 32-bit ARM Cortex M0+ microcontroller running Bosch Sensortec sensor fusion softw

Mouser Electronics | 11-02-2015

Low-power leadframe high-accuracy SOIC-8 current sensor ICs

Aimed at lower-power applications that require higher output swings at lower currents, Allegro's ACS722 and ACS723 are now available from Digi-Key. The devices are true +/-5A sensor ICs or uni-directional 10A sensor ICs which employ an

Digikey | 11-02-2015

Hall-effect speed and direction sensor IC with built-in hysteresis detection

The new A1232 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a Hall-effect speed and direction sensor IC with built-in hysteresis detection. The A1232 is a highly-sensitive temperature-stable magnetic sensing device that is ideal for use in ring magn

Allegro | 10-02-2015

Inductive proximity sensors designed for contactless and wear-free detection applications

Designed for contactless and wear-free detection, Turck Banner's Uprox+ barrel inductive proximity sensors are now available from RS Components. The devices are seen as ideal for areas such as breweries, frozen food, dairies and packag

RS Components | 10-02-2015

High-performance single- and dual-channel arbitrary waveform generators

Versatile high-performance single- and dual-channel arbitrary waveform generators with large arbitrary memory depths are now available from Mouser stock. The B&K Precision 4075B Series instruments provide variable output voltages from 0

Mouser Electronics | 09-02-2015

Sensors set the industry standard for reliable MEMS based AHRS, VRU and IMUs

The Xsens MTi-10 sensor series is now available from Mouser stock. These 4th-generation orientation sensors set the industry standard for reliable MEMS based AHRS, VRU and IMUs, says the company. The devices give systems integrators a

Mouser Electronics | 06-02-2015

Battery-powered ultra-stable 26GHz RF signal generator

A new low-noise ultra-fast-switching microwave signal generator, covering a frequency range from 100kHz up to 26GHz, the AnaPico APSIN26G is now available from Saelig. The instrument provides micro-Hz frequency resolution, a wide and acc

Saelig | 06-02-2015

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