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Tommy Cummings is a senior technical content specialist at Mouser Electronics in Mansfield, Texas. Tommy joined Mouser in 2018 after a journalism career that included The Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, San Francisco Chronicle and others. Tommy covered the dot-com boom in Silicon Valley and has been a digital content and audience engagement editor at news outlets. At one time, he was actually a Heisman Trophy voter. He can be followed on Twitter at @tommycummings or on LinkedIn.

New Tech Tuesdays: 3 Products That Keep Modern Industrial Automation Humming

On March 2, 2021 in All, Automation, General, Industrial, New Tech Tuesdays, Power, Robotics, Sensors by Tommy Cummings

Keeping modern industrial automation humming requires a multitude of products for businesses and developers. We review an actuator, switch gear, and sensors—diverse products that help developers maintain this hum.

Tagged With: actuator, actuators, automation, bourns, gear, hes38u-rs485 hybrid position sensor, industrial automation j7 low-voltage switch gear, motor, omron, pd42-1-1243 iolink pandrive io-link actuator, products, robotics, sensor, switch, tech, trinamic

New Tech Tuesdays: Wi-Fi 6 Opens Up IoT Solutions

On February 23, 2021 in All, Connectors, General, IoT, Maker, New Tech Tuesdays, Wireless by Tommy Cummings

Developers can keep up with Wi-Fi 6 improvements simply starting with antennas and front-end modules. This week's New Tech Tuesdays highlights two Wi-Fi 6-enhancing devices available to designers for solution-based development.

Tagged With: antennas, bandwidth, developers, devices, linx technologies w63rpc1, new tech tuesdays, qorvo qpf4551, routers, wi-fi, wi-fi 6

New Tech Tuesdays: Fingerprint Sensor Modules

On February 16, 2021 in All, Computing, Dev Tools, General, IoT, Maker, New Tech Tuesdays, Sensors by Tommy Cummings

As long as we have fingerprints, the biometric technology for fingerprint scanners and their application will continue to evolve and flourish. This week's New Tech Tuesdays highlights two fingerprint scanner products available to designers for solution-based development.

Tagged With: applications, device, fingerprint, fingerprints, scanner, scanners, sensor

New Tech Tuesdays: Track Assets with these LoRaWAN® Solutions

On February 9, 2021 in All, General, Industrial, Low Power, Maker, New Tech Tuesdays, RF, Wireless by Tommy Cummings

Long Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN®) products can cast a wide communications net, which leads to more effective wireless monitoring and management. This week's New Tech Tuesdays highlights two LoRaWAN® products available to designers for solution-based development.

Tagged With: asset, assets, communications, connectivity, gateway, laird connectivity sentrius rg191 lte series, lora edge tracker reference designs, management, protocol, semtech lr 1110, software, tech, tracking, wi-fi

New Tech Tuesdays: Face Recognition Solutions

On February 2, 2021 in All, Computing, Dev Tools, IoT, Maker, New Tech Tuesdays, Security, Sensors by Tommy Cummings

The development of facial recognition continues as society debates the technology's merits and ethics. Meanwhile, as the technology evolves, New Tech Tuesdays is highlighting three facial-recognition products available for solution-based development.

Tagged With: designers, detection, developers, face, facial recognition, kit, sensors, tech, technology

New Tech Tuesdays: Sound Solutions Start With Dante Audio Network

On January 26, 2021 in All, Audio, Connectors, General, Maker, New Tech Tuesdays, Power by Tommy Cummings

We’ll stay out of the analog-versus-digital debate. But we will review a versatile plug-and-play integrated audio system with available companion adapters that create a sound solution for all applications large and small in all types of venues.

Tagged With: analog, applications, audio, dante, devices, electronics, network, software, solutions

New Tech Tuesdays: Design Engineers Have Diverse Selection of UV Sterilization Products

On January 19, 2021 in All, General, Lighting, Maker, New Tech Tuesdays by Tommy Cummings

Global health events have prompted us to turn to better methods of disinfection and sanitization, resulting in ultraviolet (UV) sterilization products becoming even more relevant in the market. Let’s look at three of these products.

Tagged With: disinfection, electronics, leds, products, sterilization, substrates, ultraviolet, uv, wavelength

New Tech Tuesdays: Designers Have More USB Type-C Power Choices

On January 12, 2021 in All, Connectors, General, Low Power, New Tech Tuesdays by Tommy Cummings

Not all future smartphones will include chargers, so engineers have an opportunity to step up designs for USB Type-C power systems. Let’s take a look at some options.

Tagged With: applications, controller, devices, fit, footprint, receptacle, semiconductor, solution, suppliers, voltage

New Tech Tuesdays: These STMicrolectronics Boards Make Noise for EVs

On January 5, 2021 in All, Automotive, Connectors, Dev Tools, General, Maker, New Tech Tuesdays by Tommy Cummings

Let's look at three boards that, when connected, create and control audible motor sounds in quiet-running vehicles to alert pedestrians of their presence. It's like finding your electric or hybrid vehicle's voice.

Tagged With: alert, amplifier, applications, audio, automotive, board, boards, ev, pedestrians, warning

Pandemic Doesn’t Stop Mouser Bot From ‘BattleBots’ Competition

On December 30, 2020 in All, General, Robotics by Tommy Cummings

Lead engineer Jonathan Schultz and his Team Huge partners used the downtime during BattleBots’ COVID-19-related postponement to make Mouser Electronics’ entry an even more effective fighting force for this season’s competition.

Tagged With: battlebots, bot, bots, covid-19, discovery, fights, huge, motors, pandemic, protcols, robot, robotics, robots, schultz, wheels

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