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Compact new high-performance low-power incremental encoder

Designed for measuring angles to a high degree of precision, a highly-compact new incremental encoder has been introduced by Heidenhain The ERO 2000 has ten times higher resolution and reproducibility than competitive products due to its s

Heidenhain | Products | 20-04-2016

NECTOR portfolio for power and illumination now at Mouser

Mouser is now stocking the NECTOR M power system, sealed system and cable assemblies from TE Connectivity. The portfolio provides a reconfigurable, plug-and-play alternative to traditional hard-wired electrical connections. TE’s N

Mouser Electronics | Products | 20-04-2016

Miniature power connectors simplify and speed industrial application

Wieland Electric has released a small industrial circular power connector with Type 4X/6P protection. Rated for 600V and 16A, the new RST MINI 5-pole, circular power connectors (RST16i5) are designed to simplify, speed up, and reduce the co

Wieland-electric | Products | 20-04-2016

Passive NFC interface designed for home automation and consumer applications

The NXP NT3H2x11 NTAG I2C Plus Connected NFC TAG Solutions, from Mouser, combine a passive NFC interface with a contact I²C interface. They are designed for home automation, consumer applications and are a fast and less expensive solution t

Mouser Electronics | Products | 19-04-2016

New generation of e-trim operational amplifiers

This post is sponsored by Texas Instruments. The Texas Instruments’ OPAx191 family (OPA191, OPA2191, OPA4191) is a new generation of 36V, e-trim operational amplifiers. These devices offer outstanding DC precision and AC performance,

Texas Instruments | Products | 19-04-2016

Illuminated, capacitive touch switches with revolutionary design

These illuminated, capacitive touch switches, are a revolutionary design, say RS Components, eliminating the need for panel cut-outs and the worry of ingress protection. When using these switches all you need to factor in when designing the

RS Components | Products | 19-04-2016

IOs with hardware monitoring capabilities and enhanced security features

Microchip Technology SCH332x LPC IOs, available from Mouser, are a product family that have 3.3V operation with an LPC interface that supports 19-33MHz. These IOs include hardware monitoring capabilities, enhanced security features, power c

Mouser Electronics | Products | 19-04-2016

Low-power audio jack detector with detection in a miniaturized package

Diodes' AZV5002, available from Digi-Key, is a low-power, cost-effective headset detection IC. It includes a comparator that integrated internal hysteresis, OR gate, and N-channel MOSFET are designed to detect the assertion of a headset wit

Digikey | Products | 19-04-2016

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 | Products | 19-04-2016

Latching push-switch with long life carbon element for musical instruments

Available from Farnell element14 the Bourns PDB185-GTR 17mm Pro-Audio Potentiometer with latching-Push Switch is a high performance Pro Audio Potentiometer featuring DPDT latching push-switch, linear and audio taper options and long life ca

Farnell element14 | Products | 19-04-2016

Low power loss, high efficiency surface mount Schottky barrier rectifiers

Diodes Incorporated B1x0Q 1.0A surface mount schottky barrier rectifiers, available from Mouser, are AEC-Q101 qualified, ‘Green’ devices (halogen and antimony free). They feature a guard ring die construction for transient protection and a

Mouser Electronics | Products | 19-04-2016

New waterproof fan protected to IP55 for harsh environmental conditions

Now stocked by Aerco, the ADDA AQ1212HB is a 12VDC waterproof fan that is environmentally protected to IP55 and ideally suited to applications where harsh environmental conditions occur. Protected against direct and indirect water spray,

Aerco | Products | 19-04-2016

Universal evaluation boards for high-speed operational amplifiers

Analog Devices EVAL-HSAMP-2 universal evaluation boards are designed for dual, high-speed operational amplifiers offered in specified packages and available now from Mouser. Designed as RoHS compliant bare boards, the boards enable designer

Mouser Electronics | Products | 18-04-2016

Low-power, voltage-output, dual-channel digital-to-analog converters

This post is sponsored by Texas Instruments. From Texas Instruments the DAC756x, DAC816x, and DAC856x devices are low-power, voltage-output, dual-channel, 16-, 14-, and 12-bit digital-to-analog converters, respectively. These devices inc

Texas Instruments | Products | 18-04-2016