Dublin City Council turns to Internet of Things for flood alert system
Smart Dublin, an initiative of Dublin City Council and the other Dublin Local Authorities, has partnered with the Science Foundation Ireland networks research centre Connect and Intel to deploy low-cost sensors across the capital to monitor rainfall, weather conditions and river levels.
Using Connect’s Pervasive Nation Internet of Things (IoT) network, the sensors will communicate data wirelessly to Dublin City...
Rohde & Schwarz introduces high-end analog RF and microwave signal generator with industry-leading phase noise performance and highest output power
The R&S SMA100B provides purest signals with the lowest possible phase noise at all offset frequencies (1 GHz, –152 dBc/Hz, 20 kHz offset). A 6 GHz instrument generates up to 38 dBm RF output power, and a 20 GHz instrument generates up to 32 dBm in the microwave frequency range. Harmonics are extremely low across the entire frequency range;...
ASUS Announces All-New ZenPad 10 (Z301ML/MFL) at Computex
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Fashion-inspired design with clean lines, embossed woven texture and polished metallic frame provides a luxurious appearance unique among mobile devices
Expansive 10.1″ Full HD (Z301MFL) or HD (Z301ML) IPS display features ASUS Tru2Life and ASUS TruVivid technology for comprehensive visual optimization
Dual front-facing speakers plus support for DTS-HD Premium Sound and DTS Headphone:X virtual 7.1 surround-sound for...
Mouser Electronics Recognized with Top Distributor Award from TDK
Mouser Electronics, Inc., the distribution leader for the newest semiconductors and electronic components, received a sales achievement award for Highest Percentage Sales Growth for fiscal year 2017 from TDK Corporation of America. The award was presented to Mouser executives in recognition of the distributor’s efforts which helped TDK exceed growth and sales goals over the past fiscal year for...
Mouser Offers TI’s CC2640R2F SimpleLink Bluetooth 5 MCU for IoT Applications
Mouser Electronics, Inc., the New Product Introduction (NPI) leader that empowers innovation, is now stocking the CC2640R2F SimpleLink ultra-low-power wireless microcontroller from Texas Instruments (TI). Part of TI’s CC26xx SimpleLink family of 2.4 GHz devices, the CC2640R2F microcontroller features a small, single-chip system that integrates a flash-based microcontroller and Bluetooth Smart radio to target Bluetooth 4.2 and Bluetooth 5...
Microchip simplifies the design of low power LCD applications
A new family of low-power microcontrollers (MCUs) for driving Liquid Crystal Displays (LCD) featuring Core Independent Peripherals (CIPs) and intelligent analog is now available from Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analogand Flash-IP solutions. The nine member PIC16F19197 family includesa battery friendly LCD drive charge pump, 12-bit Analog-to-Digital Converter with computation (ADC2), a low-power comparator, and...
Low-Cost High-Performance Signal Analyzer MS2850A for 5G and Wideband Signal Measurement
Anritsu Corporation (President Hirokazu Hashimoto) releases its low-cost high-performance Signal Analyzer MS2850A on May 29, targeting development and commercial production of 5G mobile communications systems.
The MS2850A with world-beating 1GHz analysis bandwidth supports evaluation of 5G multi-carrier signals,while installed 5G measurement software packages leverage the MS2850A’s excellent dynamic range and high flatness performance to cut measurement times using all-at-once,high-accuracy measurements...
Vishay Intertechnology AC Filtering Film Capacitors Deliver Extremely Stable Capacitance and ESR in High Humidity Environments
MALVERN, Pa. — May 31, 2017 — Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today introduced a new series of metallized polypropylene AC filtering film capacitors optimized for high humidity environments. The Vishay Roederstein MKP1847H is the industry's first full-range AC filtering film capacitor series to withstand demanding temperature humidity bias (THB) testing — 85 °C, 85 % RH for 1,000...
Litmus Automation CEO Wins McRock Capital IIoT Entrepreneur of the Year Award
30 May 2017 –SAN JOSE, CA – Litmus Automation, an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) platform provider, today announced Co-founder and CEO Vatsal Shah was recognized by McRock Capital with their 2017 IIoT Entrepreneur of the Year Award. The award was presented at the 2017 McRock IIoT Symposium on May 18th in Montreal, Canada.
Shah was chosen for launching a...
How Siemens Is Using Big Data And IoT To Build The Internet Of Trains
Trains that are never late? To someone like me living in the UK, it may sound impossibly utopian. But Siemens say that thanks to Big Data and analytics it could soon be a reality.
Train operators have responsibility for getting millions of people to where they want to be every day. When journeys are delayed it causes not only disruption...
















