Industrial Electronics

Harwin has expanded the contact layout options of its high-reliability Gecko-MT connectors. There are six additional contact arrangements, with 2 to 6 power contacts and 4 to 24 signal contacts. To give an idea of size: the connectors are 5mm wide. These new ones are non-symmetrical, with 10A (max) power contacts at one end and 2A (2.8A max in one ...

Sick of Hertfordshire has introduced a vibration, shock and temperature monitor for measuring signs of approaching machine failure. The harsh environment MPB10 Multi-Physics Box bolts on to industrial machines, including electric motors, pumps, fans and conveyor systems. “The MPB10 provides service data to enable predictive maintenance practices that can improve plant availability, maximise operating life, protect product quality and protect process ...

For Profinet, Hirose Electric has expanded its ix Industrial connector series to include an in-line jack version. “Specified as a new standard interface connector for Ethernet applications by Profinet, the ix Industrial I/O connector series features optimised EMI and ESD shielding for data transmission up to 10Gbits.s, said the company, adding: “In addition to in-line connection, the in-line jack supports ...

NewTek Sensor Solutions of New Jersey is offering hermetically-sealed LVDT position sensors with a 4 – 20mA current loop output. “Sustaining accuracy with no errors over long distance transmissions, 4 – 20mA current does not degrade over long connections and is less sensitive to background electrical noise,” according to the company. “Simple to connect and configure, the 4-20 mA output ...

Diodes has created a servo motor controller, complete with H-bridge mosfets and provision for potentiometer position feedback, for brushed dc motors in automotive manual headlight beam servos and industrial control servos. Called ZXBM5408Q, operation is over -40 to +125°C and 8 to 18V (45V transient survival), and up to 800mA (1.5A peak). It integrates voltage and temperature compensated internal references ...

Industrial computer manufacturer OnLogic has announced Factor 202, built around a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4. “When Raspberry Pi unveiled the CM4, they mentioned that over half of the Raspberry Pi computers sold were being used for industrial and commercial applications,” said OnLogic product manager Mike Walsh. Factor 202 (FR202) measures 201 x 121 x 54mm, can mount on a ...

After revealing it would make and stock Rock single-board computers earlier this year, component distributor OKdo announced availability of the Rock 5B today at Electronica. This is an octo-core computer that delivers “the kind of desktop PC level performance required for compute intense activities such as AI or gaming, as well as object recognition, predictive maintenance or motion detection and ...

NXP announced a pair of eight input analogue front-end ICs for factory automation at Electronica this morning. Both have inputs that can measure ±25V, with the NAFE71388 being nominally ‘high speed’ and the NAFE11388 ‘low power’. They both have the same block diagram, and connect to a host over a 32MHz SPI bus. CRC error detection is included, and there ...

At Electronica Infineon is launching  the XMC7000 MCU family for advanced industrial applications including industrial drives, EV charging, two-wheel electrical vehicles and robotics. The XMC7000 series offers single and dual core options of 350-MHz 32-bit Arm Cortex-M7 and a 100-MHz 32-bit Arm Cortex-M0+, up to 8 MB of embedded flash and 1 MB of on-chip SRAM. The products operate from ...

Infineon has introduced an automotive current sensor IC, available in four pre-programmed current ranges: 25, 50, 75 or 120A. Called TLE4971, they are “ideal for on-board chargers, high-voltage auxiliary drives and charging applications”, according to the company. “Additionally, the sensor is also ideal for industrial applications including dc chargers for electric vehicles, industrial drives, servo drives and photovoltaic inverters.” Inside, ...