This article provides an overview of wireless standards and assesses the suitability of Bluetooth LE, SmartMesh (6LoWPAN over IEEE 802.15.4e), and Thread/Zigbee (6LoWPAN over IEEE 802.15.4) for use in industrial harsh RF environments.
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The strategic collaboration with Altron Arrow expands Identiv’s reach in the southern African market.
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Bluetooth Channel Sounding is a new protocol stack designed to enable secure and precise distance measurement between two Bluetooth LE connected devices.
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Built around a 32-bit CPU architecture with a 200 MHz operating speed, the dsPIC33A family’s advanced core includes a Double-Precision Floating-Point Unit and DSP instructions for numerically intensive tasks in many closed-loop control algorithms.
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The LT8418 from Analog Devices is a 100 V half-bridge GaN driver that integrates top and bottom driver stages, driver logic control, and protections.
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Teseo-VIC3D module is an easy to use dead-reckoning GNSS standalone module, embedding TeseoIII single-die standalone positioning receiver IC working simultaneously on multiple constellations.
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Vishay has a range of tantalum and multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC), manufactured in medical-qualified facilities, for implantable applications.
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The MAX40109 is a low-power, precision sensor interface SoC that includes a high-precision, programmable analogue frontend, and digital signal processing.
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The importance of electronic system efficiency has grown more significant, emphasising the need for solutions that promote energy efficiency not just during field operation, but also during production.
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It is with sadness that we report on the passing of the former chief executive and board member of South African technology group Altron, Robert (Robbie) Venter.
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TDK Corporation has successfully developed a material for CeraCharge, a next-generation solid-state battery with an energy density of 1000 Wh/L, approximately 100 times greater than the energy density of TDK’s conventional solid-state battery.
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The ADR1001 is a fully integrated, ultra-low drift, buried Zener precision voltage reference solution in a single chip.
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