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12 Qardio Monitoring System
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INDUSTRY TRENDS
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WIFI SOLUTION
10 What Makes It
32 Wireless Safety in
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26 In The HotSeat
36 Brainstorm
47 Blog On
HAPTICS
44 Simple Haptics
Developing Bluetooth
Smart Accessories
with CSR uEnergy SDK
The rapid growth of
Bluetooth Smart Ready
PCs, tablets and smartphones provides a unique opportunity to
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Qantek (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) has introduced their new QC16 Series Surface Mount Crystal.
The QC16, measuring 1.6 x 1.2 x 0.4 mm, is designed for high-density circuit applications requiring a reliable and precise frequency source that also operates in wide temperature ranges.
Features include:
Frequency tolerance, stability, low drive level, and thermal hysteresis.
A typical frequency tolerance range from 15 to 30 PPM @ 25C.
A frequency stability range from 30 to 50 PPM over -40 to +85C.
Availability in frequencies of 24, 27, 32, 36, 38.4, and 40 MHz in fundamental mode.
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User-Customizable
Innovative Integration (Simi
Valley, CA) announced the
ePC-K7, a user-customizable,
turnkey embedded instrument
that includes a full Windows/
Linux PC and supports an
assortment of FMC modules.
With its modular I/O, scalable
performance, and PC architecture, the ePC-K7 reduces time-to-market
market
while providing real-time performance. Applications include
embedded instrumentation, remote sensing, autonomous I/O, mobile instrumentation and distributed data acquisition. Features include:
An industry-standard COM Express CPU Type 6 module combined with dual FMC I/O modules
in a compact, stand-alone design.
Programmable Kintex-7 325T/410T and Spartan 6 FPGAs.
A small form factor of 5 x 8 x 11.
A conduction cooled design of fins or cold-plate.
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Side Adjustable
NTE (Bloomfield, NJ) has added a new series of Economy
Trimmers to their Potentiometer & Trimmer line.
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trimmers are 3/8" square single turn, cermet, and side
adjustable. Features include:
10% tolerance.
RoHS compliance.
Industrial/sealed.
IC style pins for easier board insertion.
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EDITOR'S CHOICE
TOP SHELF
SyncE-Compliant Clock
Silicon Labs (Austin, TX) has introduced a low jitter, low
power, and frequency-flexible timing solution for highspeed networking equipment based on the Synchronous
Ethernet (SyncE) standard. The new Si5328 precision clock
multiplier and jitter attenuator addresses the need for ultra-low jitter physical layer reference clocks in carrier Ethernet switches and routers. Features include:
10, 40, and 100 GbE carrier Ethernet switches and routers.
A high-performance SyncE clock to that provides wander filtering, distributed timing, and a
low-jitter Ethernet PHY reference clock.
Optimization for Ethernet PHYs ranging from GbE to 100 GbE.
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Rakon (New Zealand) has extended its product offering of 0.5 PPM TCXOs to include the
RIT2016C model. The RIT2016C minimizes
power consumption in portable devices to extend the battery life while still delivering performance. Operating at a 1.2 V supply voltage,
the RIT2016C reduces power consumption
and features:
Available frequencies of 19.2, 26.0, and 38.4
MHz.
A frequency versus temperature stability of
0.5 PPM over -40 to 85C.
A low start-up drift rate.
Long-term stability better than 1 PPM/year.
A low profile height of < 0.8 mm.
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Despite the 4,326 mAh battery of the original Nexus 7, this new generation boasts
an extra hour of battery life. Devices with
lower power consumption give more bang
for the ecological-impact buck, so it's definitely a nice trend.
The daughterboard houses a single IC
nested among the connectors, ELAN eKTH325BAWS, which may be the capacitive
touchpad controller from ELAN's eKT line.
The front- and rear-facing cameras take 5
MP images and 1.2 MP for self-images. The
hardware of the tablet includes:
Qualcomm APQ8064
APQ8
Snapdragon
S4 Pro Quad-Core CPU (includes the
Adreno 320 GPU).
Elpida J4216EFBG 512 MB DDR3L
SDRAM (four ICs for 2 GB total).
Analogix ANX7808 SlimPort
Transmitter.
Texas Instruments BQ51013B
Inductive Charging Controller.
Qualcomm Atheros WCN3660
WLAN a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 (BR/
EDR+BLE), and FM Radio Module.
SK Hynix H26M51003EQR 16 GB
eMMC NAND Flash.
Qualcomm PM8921 Quick Charge
Battery Management IC.
Updated speakers are labeled
DN17128L000 and are stereo, and the
rear of the front panel is home to the Wi-Fi
antennas.
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SMARTER HEALTH
Both the QardiArm and QardioCore are
designed for anyone interested in smarter
healthcare. While the devices have the ability to communicate with each other, they
are entirely independent from one another.
The condition of a patient and the type of
information that needs to be analyzed determines which device is most appropriate,
says Peluso.
The QardioArm is a blood pressure
monitor that makes it simple and convenient to measure ones blood pressure on
a daily basis. Patients even have the opportunity to enjoy soothing images on their
Qardio app to calm stress levels during
the measurement, and they can schedule
reminders so they dont forget a measurement. The QardioArm app also provides
feedback with simple charts that track
users progress.
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INTEGRATED PLATFORM
All of the collected data from the gets
wirelessly transferred to the Qardio Internet
Platform, where it is analyzed and made
available to the patient, the patients family,
and the patients primary doctor and/or cardiologist.
Having the data collected in the cloud
helps to organize it and present it in comprehensive and visually engaging charts,
says Peluso.
The platform is designed so not just individual consumers and doctors can access the
information, but so larger health institutions
can connect to the cloud and access the
necessary information needed for a proper
diagnosis.
Both the QardioArm and QardioCore use
Bluetooth 4.0 technology, which employs all
the bandwidth and security protocols that
are important for wireless communication
and help to keep things as simple as possible. The benefit of Bluetooth 4.0 is that
it is robust, secure, low power, and readily
integrated in tens of millions of handheld
devices.
EMPOWERING DOCTORS
According to Peluso, the Qardio monitoring devices empower doctors in two very
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CHALLENGES
CHAL
SPECIFICATIONS
The results were tight among WDD readers, when asked what specifications were
important to consider when implementing
oscillators and timing devices into their
designs. Total frequency stability was the
most popular (75%). Others reported the following from the multiple answers available:
Frequency tolerance 65%.
Oscillation Frequency
Resistance
Other
2.9%
49.3%
56.5%
Cost
30.4%
Time To
Market
5.8%
15.9%
Supply Voltage
DESIGN OBSTACLES
65.2%
Operating Temperature
39.1%
75.4%
Other 5.8%
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FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
Opinions were mixed among the WDD readers when they were asked about future developments in oscillators and timing devices. A large
rst and
second source
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Filter-Band Switching
EMI/RFI Shielding
RFMW (San Jose, CA) has announced design and sales support for MAJR Products'
(Saegertown, PA) ready-to-install EMI/RFI shielded honeycomb ventilation panels.
Designated the 3000 series, the ventilation panels are ideal for both portable and
rack-mounted telecommunication systems. The 3031-20505-32 is a 5 x 5 honeycomb
style panel providing optimum EMI/RFI shielding while the thin, 0.004 conductive
walls of the honeycomb waveguide cells allow air to flow freely with low static pressure
drop (resistance to air flow). Additional features include:
An EMI/RFI gasket, which is an integral part of the honeycomb vent panel assembly.
3031-20505-32, which provides a chromate aluminum-plated honeycomb.
Availability in tin-plated aluminum honeycomb (3031-20505-42) and tin-plated steel
honeycomb (3031-20505-44) to meet specific attenuation and environmental requirements of MIL-STD-461 and MIL-STD 810.
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150 W Termination
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Figure 1: Above: A fixed planar inverted F antenna (PIFA); Below: A tunable PIFA antenna.
Photo Credit: Cavendish Kinetics
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Figure 2: Illustration of narrowband and broadband antennas. Photo Credit: Cavendish Kinetics
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WWW.NORDICSEMI.COM
Nordic Semiconductor leads the world in ultra low power (watch battery) wireless and was instrumental in the development of the Bluetooth low energy technology
(or Bluetooth Smart technology as it will now be marketed to consumers) part of the latest Bluetooth v4.0 specification.
The Bluetooth word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Nordic Semiconductor is under license.
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f
Where:
f = center frequency
f = antenna bandwidth
a = radius of sphere containing the antenna
= wavelength
= antenna efficiency
Antenna bandwidth is proportional to the
cube of the size, and inversely proportional to
the cube of the wavelength and the efficiency.
For a given frequency and size, you can have a
narrowband, high-efficiency antenna, but not
a wide bandwidth, high-efficiency antenna.
Many studies have reaffirmed these concepts
and explored physical implementations of
electrically small antennas. Sievenpiper [6]
used measured data from 112 published
antenna designs and compared it to the
Wheeler and Chu limits. He found excellent
agreement between the theoretical limits and
the published data.
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Cellular Band
Frequency (MHz)
TRP Change over Fixed Antenna (dB)
LTE Band 12
Band 5
704
707.5
711
829
836.5
844
+3.18
+2.76
+0.81
+0.13
+1.15
+1.2
Table 1: TRP improvement for tuned antenna compared to same size fixed antenna. Photo Credit: Cavendish
Kinetics
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REFERENCES
[1] Ericsson Mobility Report, June 2013,
[Online] Available at
http://www.ericsson.com/res/docs/2013/
ericsson-mobility-report-june-2013.pdf
[2]4GAmericas, The Benefit of Digital
Dividend, [Online] Available at : http://
www.4gamericas.org/documents/4G%20
Americas-Benefits%20of%20Digital%20
Dividend-September_2012.pdf, September,
2012
[3]4GAmericas, The benefits of using LTE
in Digital Dividend Spectrum, [Online]
Available at:
http://www.4gamericas.org/documents/
Benefits%20of%20LTE%20in%20
Digital%20Dividend_11.08.11.pdf,
November, 2011
[4] H.A. Wheeler, Fundamental Limitations
of Small Antennas, Proceedings of the. IRE,
vol. 35, pp. 1497-1484, December 1947.
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Figure 1: In this configuration, an eight-channel high-speed digitizer allows waveform acquisition at up to 1.6 GSa/s with
exceptional measurement accuracy in a variety of applications: active array antenna calibration and test, beam-forming,
electronic warfare, and more. Photo Credit: Agilent Technologies
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These trends may have important implications for T&M manufacturers. As an overall
observation, less emphasis on new platforms
means greater spending on O&M of existing platforms, including periodic upgrades.
Modernization of platform technology tends
to be test-equipment intensive.
Focusing on technology, three things are
likely to stay the same whether aero/defense
customers are testing new or upgraded systems: they will need faster measurements,
better measurement performance, and greater cost-effectiveness.
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Figure 2: RTSA enables an engineer to identify interference signals. In this example, there is a small, unknown signal near the
noise floor on the right and RTSA with low noise floor and high dynamic range reveals this signal. Photo Credit: Agilent
Technologies
Cost-effective systems based on
commercial off-the-shelf (COTS)
Cost-plus
Firm-fixed-price
equipment make this possible.
One such solution from Agilent
Promise
Best effort
Delivery
combines design simulation softCash flow
As incurred
Delivery
ware and a high-speed, high-resoAdministration
High
Low
lution arbitrary waveform generator
(AWG). Agilent SystemVue elecFee limit
Predetermined
None
tronic system-level (ESL) software
Burden of risk
Greater on government Greater on contractor
can be used to create a variety of
high-dynamic range, and low noise floor.
emitters: radar, wireless communications,
Detection is further enhanced with a capability
wireless connectivity, and more. The resulting
called frequency-mask triggering (FMT), which
signal scenarios can be downloaded to and
can initiate measurements based on specific
played back by an AWG such as the 12 GSa/s
spectral content and behavior. RTSA and FMT
Agilent M8190A.
can be combined with Agilent 89600 VSA
Although this approach is memory-based and
software for comprehensive demodulation and
doesnt offer real-time capabilities, it does enable
vector signal analysis.
flexible and cost-effective multi-emitter testing
in an R&D setting. As a side benefit, the COTS
LEVERAGING COTS EQUIPMENT
equipment can be easily repurposed for other
The preceding examples point to a third sceactivities when the test system is not in use.
nario: testing the performance of radar systems
Mark Twains wisdom aside, history may
with multi-emitter spectral environments. In
repeat itself when it comes to defense spendsome cases, this type of testing may be pering. Until the next major upswing, primes,
formed using large, expensive systems.
government entities, and T&M vendors may be
Prior to such testing, however, it can be
looking for new ways to get the job done with
useful to assess radar-system performance on
greater operational efficiency and a lower total
a more limited scale during the R&D phase.
cost of test. WDD
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Device Certification
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Billy Conley, M2M Business Development
Manager, B&B Electronics
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Device
certification is complex for OEMs because carrriers differ in requirements and processes to deploy
devices on their respective networks. It is hard to
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predict development costs, schedule/predict timeto-market, and navigate certification processes. And,
re-branding an already-certified product is costly.
Bill Conley, M2M business development manager
at B&B Electronics, returns to the HotSeat and discusses the ways in
which to simplify the cellular certification process for M2M cellular
devices. He also explains why it is important to simplify the rebranding process.
He concludes by providing the steps that need to be taken to
establish an industry-supported collaboration center that will help
prove device and system concepts.
View the full interview at http://bit.ly/1evu8Mz.
For more information, visit www.bb-elec.com.
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market, the SL13A provides a solution for
other supportive applications which deal
with more complicated devices that require
three or more integrated circuits and other
discrete components. Those particular
devices are not very easy to use, and they
are relatively expensive, says Alminde.
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Ability to add an app to an NFC-enabled
mobile phone. WDD
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HEALTHCARE TRENDS
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generally Wi-Fi, which congene
nects portable medical devices that are becoming more
Wi-Fi enabled.
These particular devices
piggy-back on the existing
infrastructure that already
exists in the healthcare facilities. The devices look like a
ruggedized cell phone.
It is really easy to change
the battery, and these types
of devices get dropped a lot.
They get sprayed with water,
and are sometimes cleaned
with very harsh chemicals.
They are still expected to be
used for years and years.
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USB Controlled
ll d Attenuator
RFMW (San Jose, CA) has announced application
and sales support for the Telemakus (Folsom, CA)
TEA13000-12 USB Controlled Digital Attenuator. The
TEA13000-12 is used in benchtop test or ATE applications and spans a frequency range of 100 MHz to 13
GHz. With 30 dB of dynamic range, multiple attenuators
can be put together to provide up to 90 dB of attenuation with 16-bit control resolution. Features include:
A typical insertion loss of 2 dB.
150 mA from a standard USB 2.0 interface.
An SMA male connector at port 1 and female connector at port 2, which allow for easy interconnection with
other Telemakus products.
0.5 GB of flash memory.
www.rfmw.com
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Wideband Antenna
Laird Technologies (Earth City, MO) has released of 2 new products
for the public safety industry, a new UHF Wideband Antenna and
an elastomer spring for mobile coil antennas. The B3803WS UHF
Wideband Antenna is a high-performance mobile coil whip antenna.
As a wideband antenna, it eases interoperability issues while still maintaining antenna performance. Features include:
3 dBi of gain.
Coverage of the full UHF band from 380 to 520 MHz.
Easy installation on a permanent NMO mount.
A UV treated radome, which resists sun damage and is ideal for use
on vehicles in harsh environments.
www.lairdtech.com
Navigation Antenna
Pulse Electronics Corporation (San Diego, CA)
has introduced its new vehicular mount antenna for
3G, 4G long term evolution (LTE), WLAN, and GPS
applications. The GPSDM700/5800SSS (black) and
GPSDMW700/5800SSS (white) offer gain over multiple
frequency bands. By including 5 GHz bands, from 5,150
to 5,850 MHz, the range of IEEE802.11a/b/g/n bands
are included in a single device for WLAN applications.
Features include:
Frequency bands of 698-960/1710-2170/23002700/2400-2485/5150-5850/1575 MHz.
A compact design that measures 3.5" x 4.16" @ base
antenna.
Rugged, aesthetically pleasing antennas with UV and
IP65 protection to ensure a long, reliable, maintenance-free life.
www.pulseelectronics.com
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Pharad (Hanover, MD) has expanded its range of peel-and-stick appliliqu antenna products to beyond 10 GHz with its Ultra-Wideband
(UWB) antenna. While the UWB antenna was designed and developed for high-definition video transmission for military applications, Pharad has also seen an increased commercial interest in
UWB technology for medical applications, such as medical imaging and health monitoring. This UWB antenna:
Has < 0.75" x 1.5" flexible, paper-thin design, weighing less
than 1 oz.
Features a durable 1-time use pressure sensitive adhesive on one side
id off th
the
radiator.
Is suitable for mounting on material constructed from non-metallic, low-loss composites, such as fiberglass, Kevlar, polycarbonate, polyethylene, or other plastics.
www.pharad.com
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QA
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In what ways is using USB-based modules over traditional bench instrumentation beneficial when performing fundamental RF measurements?
Leonard Pelletier, Applications Support, Freescale
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Factory Configurable
Cardinal Components (Wayne, NJ) has introduced
the CJ series of factory-configurable oscillators XO
and voltage-controlled oscillators VCXO. The CJ series
temperature range is both commercial 0 to 70C and
industrial -40 to +85C. The CJ series is offered as a
surface-mount packaging plastic 5 x 3.2 mm, plastic 5 x
7 mm, and ceramic 5 x 3.2 mm and 5 x 7 mm. Features
include:
Applicability in computing, communications,
data-communications, multi-media, networking, homeland security, and industrial.
A frequency range of 10 MHz to 1.5 GHz.
An operating voltage range from 2.5 or 3.3 V.
A phase jitter of 12 kHz to 20 MHz @ 0.9 ps RMS.
www.cardinalxtal.com
Single-Chip System
Semtech (Camarillo, CA) has
announced the addition of the
ACS9522T to its ToPSync platform that integrates a new synchronization system on a chip
hip
(SoC). The ACS9522T
provides a single-chip
hardware and software
synchronization solution
for IP-based wireline and
wireless applications, with
a special emphasis on the
requirements of the emerging
ing
4G LTE and small cell market.
ket.
Features include:
CPU, memory, and 6 phase-lock loops (PLLs), which
support IEEE 1588 packet-based synchronization.
Frequency synchronization via synchronous Ethernet
or SONET/SDH.
Synchronous Ethernet/IEEE 1588 hybrid mode operation.
Network asymmetry correction.
www.semtech.com
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Tight
ght Stabilitiess
Fox El
Electronics
i (F
(Fort M
Myers, FL) h
has
announced the FTM Series of surface mount
OCXOs that is suited as the timing reference for network synchronization. The new
SMD OCXO offers specifications suitable for
communication equipment, including base
stations, radio network controllers, wireless
backhaul equipment, routers, multi-service
switching platforms, and transmission equipment. Features include:
A standard stability of 10 ppb across a set of
frequencies in the 5 to 40 MHz range.
An operating temperature range from -40 to
+85C.
Stabilities as tight as 5 ppb.
A frequency control pin that allows a min. of
0.7 PPM of frequency adjustment.
A 3.3 VDC supply voltage, 5 VDC optional.
A max. of 1.2 W @ 25C.
An output load of 15 pF.
Long term aging over 10 years that is only
0.4 PPM for all effects.
www.foxonline.com
CTS Electronic Components (Elkhart, IN) has announced the Model 680,
a small sized, lightweight, and rugged HCMOS crystal clock oscillator for operations under extended temperatures and stringent environments. Features include:
e:
A hermetically sealed 5 x 7 mm surface mount package.
A frequency range from 20 kHz to 100 MHz.
A stability of 50 PPM over an operating temperature range from -55 to +180C.
A low phase noise of -170 dBc/Hz @ noise floor, and an ultra-low jitter of <80
sec.
www.ctscorp.com
Ultra-Low Jitter
Crystek Crystals (Fort
Myers, FL) has released
a 245.760 MHz SAW
Clock Oscillator (in single
frequencyband), the CCSOO
914X-245.760. Crystek
designed the module using
proprietary circuitry and SAW
(surface acoustic wave) resona-tor technology to provide ultra-low
jitter/phase noise performance with true SineWave
output. The resulting oscillator features:
A -150 dBc/Hz phase noise @ 10 KHz offset.
A noise floor of -169 dBc/Hz.
A 9 x 14 mm SMT package.
3.3 and 5 V input voltages that generate a
true-sinewave with +8 dBm min. output
power.
An operating temperature range from -40 to
+85C.
www.crystek.com
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Background Suppression
Battery-Free Orientation Tag
The Kineo1 from Farsens (Spain) is a battery-free RFID sensor tag capable of transmitting a unique
identifier and the associated orientation data to a commercial EPC C1G2 reader. The main advantage
of the product lies on the possibility of using the sensor without batteries at all. This feature allows for
a range of opportunities using orientation sensors in applications where the accessibility is restricted, or
where the use of batteries is not recommended. Features include:
The ability to communicate to around 1.5 m.
The ability to transmit through materials such as plastics or concrete.
The ability to be embedded in hardly accessible locations.
A 3-axis acceleration data with an ODR of 10 Hz.
www.farsens.com
Weld-Resistant Coating
Balluff (Florence, KY) SteelFace sensors are designed and built tough to survive abusive applications. For
applications that require something more compact than a tubular sensor, Balluff now offers the flatpack
SteelFace sensor. The 1-piece stainless steel
housing offers a robust operating face,
and Balluffs new patent-pending coating
makes it ideal for extreme applications.
Features include:
5 mm operating distance (flush).
Factor 1 all metals can be sensed.
Weld slag resistant W51 coating (patent
pending).
Weld field immunity.
High switching frequency.
A round corner housing.
www.balluff.com
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MagnaChip Semiconductor (Cupertino,
no, CA)
has announced a new e-Compass
sensor product, the MXG1300,
based on MagnaChips low noise
0.18 micron technology. The
MXG1300 targets the growing market
for smartphones, tablets, and other
handheld devices. The e-Compass is an
important sensor for smartphones and
tablets as it maintains alignment of the
display with the users orientation. Features
ures
include:
Enhanced navigation and augmented reality applications for smartphones and tablets.
New 0.18 micron e-Compass that provides high performance and industry-standard
heading accuracy.
A broad range of software, hardware, and OEM partner support.
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Ultra-Low-Power PSoC 1
Cy
Cypress
Semiconductor (San Jose, CA) has announced
new device series in its PSoC 1 programmable systeman
on-chip family. The new CY8C24x93 device series is
o
optimized for battery-powered applications, leveraging a
o
1.1 A Standby mode and a 100 nA Deep-Sleep mode to
1
extend battery life. Features include:
ex
A full speed USB 2.0 with a serial peripheral interface
((SPI), enabling a streamlined, cost-efficient design with programmable serial bridges.
Multiple small-footprint packaging options, including a 3 x 3 mm QFN package.
10-bit ADC and 2 comparators, along with 16-bit timers.
www.cypress.com
Reflective Switch
RFMW (San Jose, CA)
has announced design
and sales support for
a 6 GHz single-pole,
triple throw (SP3T)
switch from TriQuintt
Semiconductor
(Hillsboro, OR).
The TQP4M0011
is controlled using
positive DC voltages from 1.8 to 5 V.
Classified as a reflective
ive
switch, the TQP4M0011
011
is ideal for wireless infrastructure, small cell, and T&M applications
where low insertion loss and high input IP3
are required. Features include:
An operation down to 100 MHz.
A 3 x 3 mm surface mount package.
Broadband performance and low DC power
consumption.
www.rfmw.com
www.triquint.com
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Simple Haptics
The availability of sophisticated haptic drivers in today's
market makes their implementation into a system quite simple.
By Duane Sorlie, Senior Staff Engineer,
Fairchild Semiconductor
actile feedback, often referred to as simple haptics, uses the sense of touch
in a user interface design to provide
information to an end user. This generally means the use of the systems vibration
alert system to denote that a button has been
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Around 600 million homes have WiFi. People
sshare their lives with their family and friends, and
eexecute their financial transactions wirelessly over
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The U.S. currently has the largest IT certification
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D
Bill Conley, M2M Business Development
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oneM2M is addressing the need for a standardized approach to M2M connectivity, promoting
iz
interoperability across all industries and networks.
in
To that end, oneM2M is working to create service layer optimizations to ensure the functionality and interoperability of M2M.
This service layer has been proprietary to each manufacturers
implementation, so that it is not interoperable with other manufacturers equipment. oneM2Ms goal is to enable M2M services
to share the same service layer language globally so they can talk
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