The AS5046 from Austriamicrosystems AG, Unterpremstaetten, Austria, is a 12-bit magnetic rotary encoder that offers rotation, tilt, and vertical distance detection of a magnet placed above the IC. The device can detect vertical distances over several millimeters. The chip combines both the Hall...More>>

The EZ-COMPASS-3AL from Advanced Orientation Systems Inc. (AOSI), Linden, NJ, combines a 3-axis magnetometer with tilt and temperature compensation with a high-capacity onboard memory with storage for up to 20,000 readings. The 1.5 by 2.0 by 0.5 in. module weighs ~11 g and generates heading, pitch,...More>>

Temptronic Corp., Sharon, MA, offers its MobileTemp mobile thermal system for testing devices, assemblies, modules, PCBs, and multiple units under test in temperatures from –65°C to 200°C. The system combines the TP04300A ThermoStream high-capacity air-stream temperature source with a...More>>

The MicroGyro from Systron Donner Automotive, Concord, CA, is a quartz angular-rate sensor that uses a double-ended tuning fork design to achieve high precision while withstanding high temperatures up to 125°C. Measuring range is ±300° with 0.025°/s/LSB resolution. The sensor...More>>

The RLS AM8192B magnetic rotary encoder from Renishaw Inc., Hoffman Estates, IL, has operational speeds up to 38,000 rpm at 13-bit resolution (60,000 rpm at 12-bit resolution) and a software interface to adjust settings. The device combines a separate magnet and ASIC; the ASIC contains an array of...More>>

Designed for static-air applications, the Ice-Meister Model 9734 from New Avionics Corp., Fort Lauderdale, FL, is an industrial ice detector for use in applications such as irrigation controls for agriculture and golf courses, heliports, refrigerators, thermometers, rain gauges, and roadway signs....More>>

Loadstar Sensors, Mountain View, CA, offers the iLoad capacitive load sensor with USB output. The load sensor is available in 10, 50, 100, 250, and 500 lb. capacities for both compressive and tensile loads. Accuracies are 0.25% to 0.025% F.S. Features include built-in temperature compensation from...More>>

The KXR94 from Kionix Inc., Ithaca, NY, is a 5 by 5 by 1.2 mm triaxial accelerometer with a multiplexed analog or digital SPI interface. The device has a ±2 g range, 660 mV/g typical sensitivity, low noise of 20 μg/rt.Hz, supply voltages from 2.5–5.5 V, an internal 1 kHz low-pass...More>>

Innovative Sensor Technology (IST) AG, Wattwil, Switzerland, offers the microflowSens mass flow sensor element with a <10 ms response time. The 2.23 by 3.5 mm chip has measuring resistors wired in a Wheatstone bridge to minimize the number of external electronic components devices. The...More>>