Test & Measurement


Hall-effect rotary position sensors measure angles in harsh environments

Cost-effectively providing angle monitoring in harsh transportation and industrial applications, Honeywell's RTY Series Hall-effect rotary position sensors are now available from TTI Europe. The devices use a magnetically biased, Hall-

TTI Europe | 22-07-2015

Surface-mount test points simplify the PCB testing process

Available now from Digi-Key, Harwin's surface-mount test points are fully auto-placeable to PCBs, minimizing installation costs. They are available in three sizes: S1751-46R, the largest size, suitable for standard test clips and hooks;

Digikey | 22-07-2015

Two-terminal vibration sensors detect acceleration and shock as electrical signals

Murata PKGS Series vibration sensors are now available from Mouser stock. The two-terminal devices detect acceleration and shock as electrical signals. Using bimorph piezo elements clamped at the one-end (Cantilever construction) with

Mouser Electronics | 20-07-2015

Complete 6D MEMS inertial measurement unit features sensor fusion

Fairchild Semiconductor's ?FIS1100 intelligent MEMS inertial measurement unit (IMU) is now available from Mouser. It is a complete 6D MEMS IMU with sensor fusion to specify system level orientation accuracy. When using the FIS1100 in co

Mouser Electronics | 17-07-2015

Ultra-compact sensor for relative humidity and temperature applications

Aimed at relative humidity and temperature applications, the ultra compact STMicroelectronics HTS221 capacitive digital sensor is now available from Mouser stock. The device includes a sensing element and a mixed-signal ASIC to provide

Mouser Electronics | 16-07-2015

Battery analyser eases maintenance of mission-critical battery back-up systems

Designed to make the maintenance of mission-critical battery back-up systems in data centres, telecom networks and power distribution systems easy, Fluke's BT500 Series of battery analysers is now available from Farnell element14. The

Farnell element14 | 16-07-2015

Silicon MEMS microphone products improve voice input quality

Mouser has announced that it has reached a global distribution agreement with Akustica Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Bosch Group. Akustica is a leading supplier of silicon MEMS microphone products that improve voice input qualit

Mouser Electronics | 10-07-2015

Hall-effect angle sensor ICs for motor position applications

The new A1331 and A1334 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe are a family of contactless, Hall-effect based magnetic sensor ICs for high-speed motor position sensing in safety-critical automotive applications. Allegro’s dual-die A1331 and A1

Allegro | 10-07-2015

New system for LED quality control, colour measurement and more

New from MAZeT, the MTCS-C3 product family enables users to implement their own True Color Colorimeter into lighting, backlight, LED tests, color selection or other applications. The MTCS-C3 is ideal for measuring colour coordinates (XYZ

MAZeT | 08-07-2015

World's smallest BGA interposer solution for probing DDR4 x16 designs

Keysight Technologies has introduced a ball grid array (BGA) interposer solution for testing DDR4 x16 DRAM (dynamic random access memory) designs with a logic analyzer. Using the Keysight W4636A DDR4 x16 BGA interposer solution, engineer

Keysight Technologies | 08-07-2015

New small-scale strain gauges designed specifically for PCB reliability testing

Designed to meet the growing demand for precise, stable, and reliable stress analysis of PCBs, even in harsh environments, VPG Micro-Measurements has launched three new small-scale strain gages. The C2A-06-G1350-120 rectangular rosette g

Vishay Precision Group | 08-07-2015

Inertial module features a 3D digital accelerometer and a 3D gyroscope

Available now from Digi-Key, the STMicroelectonics LSM6DS3 is a system-in-package inertial module featuring a 3D digital accelerometer and a 3D gyroscope performing at 1.25mA (up to 1.6kHz ODR) in high-performance mode and enabling alway

Digikey | 07-07-2015

World's most accurate and stable power analyser assures high-quality measurements

Introduced as the most accurate and stable power analyser in the world, Yokogawa has enhanced its industry-leading WT3000 precision power analyser to produce the new WT3000E. “The focus on renewable energy and the need to optimise eff

Yokogawa | 07-07-2015

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