Advantech has adopted Linear Tech’s ‘SmartMesh IP’ wireless mesh technology for its M2.COM sensor platform. M2.COM is an inter-company standard for wireless connectivity, in a physically interchangeable 22x30mm (M.2 standard) module with a standard edge connector to connect to the host sensor board. Each module has a radio, a microcontroller, and the interface for sensors. The idea is …

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Leti has joined the Stanford SystemX Alliance, a network of 100 Stanford professors and 27 companies, joining forces in a pre-competitive environment to define tomorrow’s research strategies. The alliance is a collaboration between Stanford researchers and over two-dozen leading global technology companies – such as Google, Huawei, Xilinx, Intel, Qualcomm, Toshiba, Infineon, and many more …

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Silicon Labs has bought RTOS specialist Micrium. Micrium’s RTOS and software tools will continue to be available to all silicon partners worldwide, giving customers a wide range of options, even when using non-Silicon Labs hardware. Micrium will continue to fully support existing as well as new customers. Micrium’s widely deployed RTOS software has been ported …

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Four of Britain’s major banks have recently ordered electronic cheque reading and sorting machines which are to operate in conjunction with computers for automatic processing of cheques. So, 55 years ago, started a story in Electronics Weekly’s edition of March 1st 1961. The story continues: One of the drawbacks in this development has been the …

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Color and white smart lamps are now $40 and $20. Meanwhile, the new LIFX+ smart bulb emits infrared wavelengths, making it easier than ever to spot the prowler on your premises. Strip lights, too.

The newest Cree side-emitting RGB LEDs enable gaming machines to deliver greater visual impact while the company has also ramped efficacy in the XP-L2 LEDs for lighting applications by 15%.

Modern Water’s new SmartReader is a photometer that can be used with any of its RaPID assay and EnviroGard range of test kits, which effectively monitor the quality of drinking water, process water, wastewater or soil.

The TU5 Series Turbidity Platform from Hach is comprised of both laboratory and online turbidimeters and has been designed to be the next standard in the evolution of turbidity.

All-rubber Duckbill Valves from Onyx Valve are simple, silent check valves that combine high flow capacity with low head loss, making them ideal for stormwater, wastewater, and tank overflow pipes.

The Chlor-Scale® Ton Container Scale from Force Flow provides an accurate and reliable way to monitor the amount of chlorine used in your disinfection process.