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New Tech Tuesdays: SIM Cards and LTE-Enabled Module Provide Cellular Solutions

On April 19, 2021 in All, General, IoT, New Tech Tuesdays by Tommy Cummings

Let's evaluate three products that are crucial to machine-to-machine and Internet of Things project development.

A Comprehensive Guide to External Antennas

On April 16, 2021 in All, IoT, RF, Wireless by Augustine Nguyen

Antennas are major components used in wireless designs. To avoid costly redesigns, it is advised that design engineers determine the ideal antenna for their application early in the design stage. Determine whether external antennas are the best choice for your product with this comprehensive guide.

Self-Powered Wireless Sensor Nodes with Energy Harvesting

On April 15, 2021 in All, Sensors, Wireless by Rafik Mitry

Wireless sensor nodes are emerging quickly in countless applications. Powering them is becoming a challenge, as these are usually battery-operated devices. Batteries have a definite lifetime, after which it needs to be replaced. Learn how energy harvesting could extend the battery life of a WSN.

New Tech Tuesdays: 3 Connectors That Keep the Current Safely Flowing

On April 12, 2021 in All, Connectors, General, Maker, New Tech Tuesdays by Tommy Cummings

To address the simple diversity of connectors, let’s examine three different types of connectors and how design engineers can optimize them for connection solutions.

Where Nanotechnology and Machine Learning Meet

On April 9, 2021 in All, Automation, Computing, Industrial, Memory, Robotics, Sensors by Liam Critchley

The fields of nanotechnology and machine learning are impressive in their own rights and will continue to grow into staple technologies of the future. Although both are still relatively new fields, they can be combined in certain scenarios to produce practical solutions to various problems.

Choosing the Most Suitable Predictive Maintenance Sensor

On April 7, 2021 in All, Sensors by Chris Murphy

When monitoring a machine’s health, it is critically important to select the most suitable sensors to ensure faults can be detected, diagnosed, and even predicted. Here, we will discuss how to choose the most appropriate sensor.

Tagged With: bearing, maintenance, mems, motor, noise, pdm, predictive, sensor, sensors, vibration

New Tech Tuesdays: Fuse Technology

On April 6, 2021 in All, General, Maker, New Tech Tuesdays by Tommy Cummings

We pay tribute to a new generation of heroic fuses by featuring three different types—resettable, very fast-acting, and eFuses—that put their lives on the line to protect valuable electric circuits.

Tagged With: circuits, device, devices, fuse, ideal, protection, tech, tech tuesdays

6 Key Aspects of the 3GPP 5G Release 16

On March 31, 2021 in All, EIT 2021, General by Steve Taranovich

5G New Radio (NR) reached a milestone on July 3, 2020, with Release 16 of the 5G standard. We’ll explore the six key aspects of the release, including sidelinking, multi-TRP, the unlicensed spectrum, and time-sensitive networking (TSN).

New Tech Tuesdays: Applications for Gesture and ToF Sensors on the Rise

On March 30, 2021 in All, General, New Tech Tuesdays, Sensors by Tommy Cummings

Gesture and proximity sensors and Time-of-Flight (ToF) cameras are part of the motion-sensing technology that is finding practical applications every day. The industry is making particular headway in automotive and industrial uses.

Emission-free Utility and Special-purpose Vehicles

On March 29, 2021 in All, Automotive, Connectors, General by Julia Krüger

New environmental regulations and the need to balance CO2 emissions make the change from combustion engines to battery-electric drive systems inevitable. This is where the universal vehicle charging inlets from Phoenix Contact can help.

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