Hi readers! Hopefully, you are well and exploring technology daily. Today, the topic of our discourse is the MLX90424- integrated dual position sensors for robust security in automotive braking systems. You might already know about it or something new and different.
The MLX90424 is a highly advanced dual magnetic position sensor developed by Melexis with the stringent requirements of today's automotive braking systems, which have been highly demanding in terms of safety and performance. A combination of Hall-effect sensing and dual-sensor architecture, this device promises accurate position measurement and fault-tolerant operation, providing an excellent solution for such systems as electronic parking brakes and brake-by-wire technologies.
Melexis' Triaxis technology has been leveraged ...
Hello learners! I hope you are doing good. Today, we are learning about an important member of the gas sensor family, which is the MQ-2. When it comes to detecting or measuring smoke or gas, the MQ series gas sensors are widely used components in circuits. These sensors come with an operational amplitude comparator and a digital output pin therefore, they have applications in multiple fields of life. Mostly, it is used in Arduino projects where it senses the gas and the information is fed into the Arduino to allow the circuit to work according to its digital output.
In this article, we are going to discuss the basic introduction of this sensor in detail, along with the datasheet. Moreover, we’ll know its pinouts in detail and will see some important circuit diagrams. Moreover, we’ll try ...
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! I hope you are fine and spending each day learning more about technology. Today, the subject of discussion is the BNO055- Intelligent 9-Axis Absolute Orientation Sensor Module.
The BNO055 from Bosch Sensortec is a high-class motion sensor module combining a 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyroscope, and 3-axis magnetometer using an onboard ARM Cortex-M0+ microcontroller. This makes it usable for delivering ready-to-use orientation data in formats that include Euler angles, quaternions, and linear acceleration.
This module is designed with an embedded sensor fusion algorithm that offers accurate and drift-free orientation without extensive calibration or programming. It is compactly designed, low in power consumption, and easy to integrate into applications in robotics, wearable ...
Hi readers! Hopefully, you are well and exploring technology daily. Today, the topic of our discourse is the MiCS5524 CO, Alcohol, and VOC Gas Sensor Module. You might already know about it or something new and different.
MiCS5524 is a multi-gas sensor module designed to detect a wide range of gases, including Carbon Monoxide, Alcohol, and Volatile Organic Compounds. Utilizing Metal Oxide Semiconductor (MOS) technology, this sensor is highly sensitive and reliable in concentration measurements and, thus, very apt for applications in air quality monitoring, industrial safety, environmental protection, and automotive systems.
The MiCS5524 works on the principle of a heated metal oxide layer, which reacts with the target gases. On contact of gas molecules with the sensor, the molecules cau ...
Hello friends, I hope you all are doing great. In today's tutorial, we are gonna have a look at detailed Introduction to MPR121. MPR121 is a touch sensor controller, its working is like the capacitor's working principle. This module has twelve electrodes points, it communicates via I2C protocol. When any objects come closer to an electrode point, we can observe the presence of an object by variation in capacitance of an electrode. It's working voltage should be between 2.5 to 3.6 VDC.
MPR121 is used in different industrial projects and electronic devices such as mobile phone and remote control systems. In today's post, we will have a look at its working, pinout, protocol, applications, etc. I will also share some links where I have interfaced it with other microcontrollers. If you have ...
Hi readers! Hopefully, you are well and exploring technology daily. Today, the topic of our discourse is the HDC3020 and HDC3020 - Q1 humidity sensors with high accuracy, low power, and drift correction. You might already know about it or something new and different.
The HDC3020 series is from Texas Instruments. It's a digital humidity and temperature sensor, known for high accuracy, reliability, and long-term stability. These sensors incorporate advanced drift correction mechanisms that maintain constant performance over long periods even in harsh or contaminant-rich environments, making it ideal for precision and dependable applications.
The series has two main variants: the general-purpose application HDC3020 and the automotive-grade HDC3020-Q1, which complies strictly with the AEC Q ...
Hi readers! Welcome to the next article on the MQ series gas sensors. Today, our motto is to learn about the basic information of the MQ137 ammonia gas sensor. We know that ammonia gas is extensively used in industries, agricultural lands, Environmental Monitoring, Health and Public Safety, etc. In such areas, there are great chances of leakage that can be harmful and here, sensors like MQ137 are used for the instant detection of the Ammonia gas. It is a colorless gas with a distinct pungent smell and its inhalation may cause eyes, lungs, nose, and throat infections and irritation. So, the MQ137 is specialized for its detection and acts as a life savior in such cases.
In this article, we’ll commence our discussion with the basic introduction of the MQ137 ammonia gas sensor and will ...
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 Friends! Hope you’re well today. I welcome you on board. Today, I’ll walk you through the Introduction to INA219.The INA219 is a current sensor module that incorporates the I2C protocol for submitting the data obtained through sensing current, voltage, and power. It is a bi-directional zero drift current/ power sensing module mainly used in digital multimeters and power profilers.
I suggest you read this post all the way through as I’ll detail the complete Introduction to INA219 covering datasheet, pinout, features, and applications.
Let’s get started.
Introduction to INA219
INA219 is a current/power sensor module mainly employed to sense the power, voltage or current where up to 128 samples can be averaged together to get filtering in noisy environments. This data is then s ...
