Avago Technologies announced an absolute optical encoder for servo and motor feedback applications. The AEAT-9000 precision encoder is available in a modular package that enables it to be mounted in space-constrained locations with various mounting requirements, simplifying design and shortening ass...

OmniVision Technologies introduced the OV5680, a 5-megapixel CameraChip sensor using OmniVision’s 1.75-micron OmniBSI-2 pixel. Utilizing an integrated scaler, the 1/3.2-inch OV5680 offers 1080p HD video capture at 30 frames per second (FPS) for continuous shooting and shutterless designs without any...

STMicroelectronics has expanded its motion-sensor portfolio with a three-axis digital-output gyroscope. Housed in a 4x4x1 mm package, ST's L3GD20 combines high sensing resolution withimmunity to audio noise and vibrations.

The L3GD20 gyroscope offers a set of user-programmable full-scale ranges ...

Baumer’s LBFS level switch is available in three different ATEX configurations which enable safe level detection in explosive gaseous and dusty atmospheres, typically found in the chemical, pharmaceutical, or food industries. Baumer uses a specialised protective design for the ATEX versions of the L...

National Instruments introduced a 14GHz version of its NI PXIe-5665 RF vector signal analyzer (VSA). Because of its PXI platform, the VSA can deliver measurement speeds up to 20 times faster than box instruments. Additionally, it takes advantage of multicore computing architectures and parallel prog...

National Instruments unveiled NI LabVIEW 2011, the 25th-anniversary version of its design software. The tool can increase development efficiency through new engineering-specific libraries and its ability to interact with almost any hardware device or deployment target, including the new multicore NI...