Industrial motherboards are the main controlling board for industrial computers that are used as a front-end to another control computer in a distributed processing environment. Industrial PCs have a small form factor, are highly dependable and precise. Industrial motherboards are the main PCBs controlling those PCs. They come in a wide range of form factors, …

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Toradex is extending its Torizon operating system for use as a full IoT development and operations (DevOps) platform for Linux devices. The operating system will now include free remotely hosted updates, device monitoring features, and a fleet management solution. Torizon enables modern, iterative product development by seamlessly integrating hardware, a Linux OS, development tools, remote updates …

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Maxim Integrated MAX25405 IR Gesture Sensor is a low-cost, flexible gesture-sensing solution for automotive applications. The MAX25405 integrates a complete optical system including lens, aperture, visible light filter, and a 6×10 photodetector array. The MAX25405 recognizes the following independent gestures: Hand swipe gestures (left, right, up, down, wave) Air click Flicks Finger and hand rotation (clockwise and counter-clockwise) Multizone proximity detection Linger to …

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Maxim Integrated MAXM17625/MAXM17626 uSLIC™ Step-Down Power Modules are high-frequency Himalaya synchronous step-down DC-DC modules with integrated MOSFETs, compensation components, and inductors. The MAXM17625 and MAXM17626 support up to 600mA load current and allow the use of small, low-cost input and output capacitors. The Modules operate over a wide 2.7V to 5.5V input voltage range. The output voltage is adjustable …

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Allegro’s A31315 robust, fully integrated 3DMAG™ Hall effect magnetic position sensors are designed to support a wide range of non-contact rotary and linear position measurements in automotive, industrial, and consumer applications. This family of sensors integrates vertical and planar Hall effect elements to detect two out of three magnetic field components (X, Y, and Z). Using configurable …

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When the switch is open initially, there is not much resistance, so high current flows through the inductor. The energy in the inductor is due to the magnetic fields. When the switch is closed, the impedance in the circuit increases and the current will be reduced. The magnetic field previously created will be reduced in …

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Analog Devices announced a new IC. The LTC3337 is a primary battery state of health (SOH) monitor with a built-in precision coulomb counter. It is designed to be placed in series with a primary battery with minimal associated series voltage drop. The patented infinite dynamic range coulomb counter tallies ALL accumulated battery discharge and stores it in …

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FTDI Chip High-Speed USB Bridge ICs with Type-C/PD 3.0 Controllers fully support the latest USB Type-C and Power Delivery (PD) standards. This enables the support for power negotiation with the ability to sink or source current to USB host devices. These high-speed USB bridge devices feature up to two PD ports viz, PD1 port and PD2 port. The PD1 port shares the same …

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Supercapacitors, ultracapacitors, and electric double layer capacitors. No matter to which they are referred, this passive electronics component has some very desirable properties for the Internet of Things (IoT), smart wearables, and energy harvesting markets. Supercapacitors are ideal for providing efficient power pulses for transmitting data and rapidly collecting energy from intermittent sources, and to …

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Texas Instruments TPS25750 USB Type-C & Power Delivery (PD) Controller is optimized for applications supporting USB-C PD Power. The TPS25750 integrates fully managed power paths with robust protection for a complete USB-C PD solution. The Texas Instruments TPS25750 also integrates control for external battery charger ICs for added ease of use and reduced time to market. The intuitive web-based graphical user …

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