New Sensors / Detectors / Transducers Products

Toolkit facilitates implementation of adaptive optics.

Offered as turnkey solution, Adaptive Optics (AO) Toolkit allows researchers to integrate adaptive optics into their research systems within hours. Kit is comprised of Thorlab WFS150C Shack-Hartmann Wavefront Sensor, with 1.3-megapixel CCD camera; BMC 140 actuator Multi-DM deformable mirror system; and software that minimizes wavefront distortion. Control software also lets user monitor wavefront...

ESD Detector targets manufacturing environments.

TREK Model 900 Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Event Detector is diagnostic tool for manufacturing environments such as electronic, semiconductor, and medical device manufacturing and assembly. It includes voltage-sensitive antenna that can be positioned near potential problem areas to monitor ESD events. Detection is conveyed via audible buzzer and/or visual color-coded light display which depicts...

Automatic Torque Transducers offer analog/digital outputs.

MCRTÃ-® 48200V Series Digital Torquemeters are compact, non-contact devices with full scale ranges from 25-10,000 lbf-in. They output Ã-

Photoelectric Sensors provide 500 -µs response.

Suited for general-purpose applications, Optex Y Series is available in NPN or PNP output for connection to all PC, PLC, and relay input devices. Mounting options are provided by 18 mm threaded lens mount or side-threaded screw holes. Featuring IP67-rated ABS housing that withstands 100 G shock, sensors can be installed in harsh environments. Units are available in thrubeam, polarized...

Microcontrollers in Power Electronics

This white paper explores the power supply advantages of digital microcontrollers, as well as how digital power supplies can be used to manage entire systems.

Position Sensor comes in 1.4 in. dia housing.

Suited for harsh conditions, Model PRAS3 uses internal contact-free permanent magnet, and features measurement ranges of 0-15Ã-

OmniVision's 1/10-Inch OV7680 VGA Camera Chip Ships to Customers Worldwide

SUNNYVALE, Calif., August 2 /- OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OVTI), a leading independent supplier of CMOS CameraChip(TM) solutions for high-volume imaging applications, today announced that it recently started shipping volume production quantities of its OV7680 1/10-inch VGA CameraChip sensor to customers worldwide. The OV7680 offers a cost-effective, ultra-thin camera module solution...

Sensor monitors and measures cylinder peak pressure.

Capable of monitoring and measuring cylinder peak pressure in diesel and gasoline engines, 2-channel pmax measuring module Type 5269 can generate warning or digital emergency stop signal when defined threshold is reached. Product offers expansion unit for universal signal conditioning platform, while signal interference such as pipe oscillations can be suppressed by input filter. Type 5064A SCP...

CMOS Image Sensors enable HD imaging in cameras.

Series A337x-4T 2.5 megapixel System-on-Chip sensors deliver 1080p video in 1/3 in. optical format. Wide ranging frame rate tolerances, with maximum of 72 fps, allow for special effect, time-lapse, and slow motion recording capabilities. Features include 2,000 x 1,132 pixel resolution, continuously variable progressive frame rate, 20-bit architecture with 12-bit analog-to-digital converter, and...

MicroStrain-® Wins its Ninth Best of Sensors Expo Award

Williston, VT - June 26, 2007 - MicroStrain, Inc. today announced that it has been awarded another Gold Best of Sensors Expo award in the sensor category. MicroStrain-® has now won eight Gold awards and one Silver award in 6 years. This year's award was for an energy harvesting wireless strain node ( ESG-LINK ) which was recently used to measure static and dynamic strains in rotating helicopter...

Endevco Sensors Assist Winning Team in International Vehicle Safety Design Competition Sponsored by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Sensing solutions leader Endevco has provided high-accuracy pressure sensors used by the winning design team at the international Enhanced Safety of Vehicles Conference sponsored by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and held in Lyon, France. The team of graduate students from the Virginia Tech - Wake Forest University Center for Injury Biomechanics developed a surrogate lung for...

ISO-Certified J&D Tube Benders Delivers Rapid Tubeline Fabrication Services

J&D Tube Benders' laser cutting and machining services provide accurate and complex features on tubes of all shapes and sizes. Check out the video to learn more!