Hi readers! I hope you are doing well and exploring new things daily. Do you know about the crankshaft position sensor? Today we will discuss the crankshaft position sensor with a detailed overview of its working, functioning, structure, and types. The crankshaft position sensor is an important part of internal combustion engines in modern automobiles. It finds the crankshaft’s position and rotational speed (RPM) and transmits this information to the Engine Control Unit (ECU). For optimum performance and fuel efficiency in making a vehicle operate smoothly, the crankshaft position checks the ignition timing, fuel injection, and valve timing. In the case of a non-functional CKP sensor, the engine may behave in a manner that does not start at all, misfires or works inefficiently.
CKP senso ...
Hi reader! Hopefully, you are well and exploring technology daily. Today, the topic of our discourse is APDS-9930 Digital Ambient Light and Proximity Sensor. You might already know about it or something new and different. The APDS-9930 is a flexible sensor that integrates ambient light sensing with proximity detection into a compact, single package. It is designed to offer high precision and closely matches the spectral response of the human eye to light, ensuring very accurate ambient light measurements. This makes it an excellent choice for adaptive brightness applications, such as smartphones, tablets, or other smart devices.
Ambient light detection by the sensor gives a wide dynamic range. Therefore, it supports low-light and high-light conditions. The proximity sensor uses an integra ...
Hi readers! Welcome to another article where we are discussing the MQ family members. Today, our motto is to learn about the MQ-5 natural liquified petroleum gas (LPG) sensor. The gas sensing material used in this sensor is known as tin dioxide(SnO2). It detects the natural LPG in the surroundings as soon as the core material of this sensor comes in contact with the LPG. This will be explained in simple words in this article.
Today, we’ll start learning about the basic introduction of the MQ-5 natural LPG sensor. After that, we’ll move towards its datasheet element, where we are going to see the specifications and features of the sensor, along with the pinout configuration and internal structure. We’ll also see the working principle and applications of the MQ-5 natural LPG sensor, and a ...
Hello friends, I hope you all are doing great. In today's tutorial, we are gonna have a look at a detailed Introduction to MAX30100. MAX30100 is a heart pulse rate monitor sensor. This sensor consists of two Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs), (one emits infrared light and the other emits red light) modifiable optics, low noise signal processor that detects heart pulse rate signal. Its operating voltage is from 1.8v to 3.3v.
The MAX30100 is used in different industrial and medical equipment such as fitness measurement devices, medical devices, and different wearable instruments. In today's post, we will have a look at its working, pinout, protocol, features, etc. I will also share some links where I have interfaced it with other microcontrollers. If you have any questions about it please ask ...
Hi readers! I hope you are fine and spending each day learning more about technology. Today, the subject of discussion is the MPX5010DP Pressure Sensor. It may be something you were aware of or something new and unique.
NXP Semiconductors has designed the high-accuracy, silicon-based differential pressure sensor MPX5010DP for widespread use in various applications in industrial automation, medical equipment, and automotive systems. It produces an analog voltage signal proportional to the difference of pressure between its ports for the direct measurement of differential pressure with high resolution in real-time.
The MPX5010DP has a measurement range of 0 to 10 kPa, making it ideal for low-pressure applications, such as airflow monitoring in HVAC systems and medical equipment like ...
Hello Friends, I hope you all are fine and will be doing well in your life. In today's tutorial, I am going to give you a detailed Introduction to DHT11. It is an embedded sensor used to measure temperature & humidity in the surroundings and gives calibrated digital output. It can measure temperature in the range of 0°C to 50°C with ±2°C accuracy. Its humidity range is from 20% to 80% with ±5% accuracy. It is a small, low cost and easy-to-interface embedded sensor.
In this tutorial, I will explain its working, pinout, protocol and interfacing with other microcontrollers in detail.
Here are a few important features of DHT11, given in the below table:
DHT11 Features & Specs
No.
Parameter
Value
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Measures
Humidity & Temperature
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Hello students! I hope you are doing great. Today, I am going to share a reliable sensor that is widely used to sense the air quality in different types of projects and circuits. The increasing ratio of pollution in the air is alarming, and air quality monitoring systems are the need of the time. The MQ135 can detect and measure a wide range of gases around it and present the output in the form of digital or analogue values.In this article, we will commence by providing a fundamental introduction to this sensor, outlining the target gases it is designed to detect. Following that, an exploration of the data sheet will be done through its essential elements, incorporating features, specifications, and other basic information. Subsequently, a detailed description of the sensor's working princ ...
Hello friends, I hope you are all fine and will be doing something interesting in your life. in today's post, I am going to discuss Introduction to DHT22. It is a temperature and humidity measure sensing device. It is easily used but it needs a specific time for an operation. Its temperature measuring range is from -40 to +125 degrees Celsius with +-0.5 accuracy. This sensor measures moisture content and temperature. This sensor is easily connected to other microcontrollers.
DHT22 plays an important role in our environment in measuring temperature and moisture. It is a low cost easy-to-use small sensor. This sensor is used at different weather stations to measure temperature and ratio of moisture in the air, in this way, they tell about tem ...
Hi readers! Hopefully, you are well and exploring technology daily. Today, the topic of our discourse is the VL6180 Time-of-Flight (ToF) Proximity Sensor. You might already know about it or something new and different.
It is a Time-of-Flight (ToF) proximity sensor, VL6180 from STMicroelectronics. It was built specifically to accurately measure the distance of IR light. This device is actually working based on infrared emission towards an object, the reflection of that emission will travel back to the sensor for it to compute distance; and due to the time-of-flight principle applied to this kind of computation, accuracy to measurement could be well given.
One of the key features of the VL6180 is its compact form factor, which makes it ideal for integration into space-constrained applicat ...
Hi readers! Hopefully, you are well and exploring technology daily. Today, the topic of our discourse is the FMCW Radar Sensor Optimized for IoT Applications and Health Care Devices. You might already know about it or something new and different.
FMCW radar sensors are becoming one of the leading technologies in non-contact sensing and are very widely used nowadays in IoT and healthcare devices. In general, they have more accuracy, lower power consumption, and good performance on different surfaces. Hence, they can be highly versatile by emitting a continuous wave signal with frequency modulation, capable of detecting motions, measuring distance, and monitoring the presence of people with exceptional accuracy. This non-contact capability is an important feature for applications wher ...
