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LightWare Product Comparison Chart
Post date: 5 years 6 months ago
Below is a handy chart comparing the LightWare sensors that Acroname stocks.
If you are interested in a model not listed here, just let us know - we can order anything in the LightWare catalog for you.
Model
Application
Range (m)
Update rate (per second)
Outputs
Weight (grams...
Up and running with BrainStem using our Python API
Post date: 5 years 6 months ago
Check out our new YouTube video "Up and running with BrainStem using our Python API".
This video details how to properly configure your system to communicate with our Brainstem modules. It includes: installing Python, pip, and the BrainStem API (.whl). Once everything is up and running a basic...
BrainStem 2.2.0 Released
Post date: 5 years 6 months ago
BrainStem 2.2.0 is now released!The 2.2 release incorporates a number of stability and usability improvements intoboth firmware and the software api. There are two compatibility issues that users need to be aware of when transitioning to version 2.2.
First legacy tools like aUpdater and...
Comparison of 3D Sensors Paper
Post date: 5 years 7 months ago
Check out this interesting paper on 3D camera options by Gerald Rauscher, Daniel Dube, and Andreas Zell. It has a ton of well collected data on various ToF and structured-light sensors, including information about standard deviation of distances and error estimations. If you ever wondered why you'd...
Acroname Announced as the North American Reseller for Terabee
Post date: 5 years 8 months ago
Acroname, developer and distributor of expandable hardware and software products for embedded robotic, automation, control systems and manufacturing testing, has announced a partnership with France-based Terabee to become their North American reseller of TeraRanger sensors.
“We are very pleased to...
Drone Collision Avoidance Using LightWare Lidar Laser Sensors
Post date: 5 years 8 months ago
Watch this video to hear about LightWare's fast lightweight laser sensors used for "sense & avoid" applications for drones. Perform terrain following. Don't fly into the ground. Don't hit power lines, trees, animals, or people.
Using MTM for USB Hub Functional Board Level Test
Post date: 5 years 9 months ago
Not only do we make Manufacturing Test Modules (MTM), we also use them to test our own products. Using BrainStem® MTM modules to make a functional board level test system is incredibly simple. For the USBHub2x4, MTM allows us to make a test system that requires no external test equipment without...
Programmable USB Hub using MTM-IO-Serial Development Boards
Post date: 5 years 9 months ago
Simple task automation for repetitive actions can be powerful aids in product development. Automatically connecting and disconnect devices from a USB bus is commonly done in manufacturing test and software regression test systems. The MTM platform can quickly create a programmatically controlled...
Acroname Introduces First Fully Programmable USB Hub
Post date: 5 years 9 months ago
Acroname, developer and distributor of expandable hardware and software products for embedded robotic, automation, control systems and manufacturing testing, has unveiled the first fully programmable USB hub for automated regression testing, manufacturing test and measurement.
The software-...
Acroname USB Hub 2x4 Android Demo
Post date: 5 years 11 months ago
Below is a short video showing the Acroname USBHub2x4 controlling the data and power lines independently using Acroname's HubTool application. Notice that when the power line is enabled, the Android device indicates it as "charged". After enabling the data lines, the device then indicates that...
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