Post Date: 9 years 3 months ago
Acroname's BrainStem® technology is a foundational tool for bridging the gap between hardware and software systems. BrainStem controllers gather and relay peripheral information to other systems,…
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Post Date: 9 years 5 months ago
Today's mobile devices continue to integrate more features and functions into ever smaller packages. Features usually win over battery life during the design phase. In order to help quantify and…
Post Date: 10 years ago
OVERVIEW
A common automation system requirement is to drive or actuate high power loads using low level voltage signals. Motors, solenoids, relays and capacitive loads can be actuated with…
Post Date: 10 years ago
INTRODUCTION
The Sharp family of infrared range finders are used extensively for robotics and automatic distance measurement applications. Unfortunately, the output of these sensors are inherently…
Post Date: 10 years ago
The most popular infrared detectors and rangers are designed and manufactured by Sharp.
Boasting a small package, low-power consumption, and a variety of output options, Sharp Infrared…
Post Date: 10 years ago
INTRODUCTION
Electromotive force (EMF) refers to the voltage generated by a spinning motor. Measuring this voltage in order to determine the rotational speed of a motor is commonly called Back-EMF…
Post Date: 10 years ago
PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) refers to the concept of rapidly pulsing a digital signal on a wire. Along with many other uses, it can be used to simulate a varying static voltage. PWM is commonly…
Post Date: 10 years 1 month ago
HOKUYO COMPARISON
The table below shows some of the basic features and prices of the Hokuyo units tested and compared in this article. They are, the UTM-30LX-EW, the UST-10LX, and the URG-04LX-UG01…
Post Date: 11 years 6 months ago
Sharp infrared ranging modules boast a small package, very low power consumption and a variety of output options. In order to maximize each sensor's potential, it is important to…
Post Date: 11 years 8 months ago
The Sharp family of infrared ranging modules
These modules are used extensively for robotics and automatic distance measurement applications. Unfortunately, the output of these sensors are…