I recently had to build an infrared close proximity sensor that could tell if something was dropped in a parcel delivery drop box. After some searching, I ended up using a microcontroller and a piece ...

This system can monitor when a sheet of glass has either water or ice on its surface, and then generate a PWM signal to control a motor that wipes away the liquid from the glass surface. In this ...

The CLI700 reflective object sensor consists of an 880-nm aluminum-gallium-arsenide (AlGaAs) infrared emitter and an npn, buffered, open-collector IC. Both are mounted on a custom, four-leaded TO-72 ...

This L-810 LED red obstruction light from Flight Light Inc. is compatible with night vision equipment. Reader Bob Meister wrote to Radio World with the following question: In the Feb. 3 issue, a ...

IR emitters and receivers are electronic components that function in the IR range of light. An IR emitter is an LED that emits light in the IR spectrum while an IR receiver is a device that detects ...

PixMob units are wearable LED devices intended for crowds of attendees at events like concerts. These devices allow synchronized LED effects throughout the crowd. [yeokm1] did a teardown of one ...

EGA2000 flood illuminators combine unique ams VCSEL and optical packaging technologies to provide optimal performance in detection and ranging applications New products ideal for emerging use cases ...

Vishay Intertechnology has announced that the TSAL6100X01, a new addition to its infrared (IR) emitter platform, has been certified under Underwriters Laboratories 268, a standard for smoke detectors ...

EDEN PRAIRIE, MN — September 14, 2006 — Remote Technologies, Inc., the industry leader in home electronics control systems, announced today that all RP-1 Remote Control Processor purchases will come ...

PREMSTAETTEN, Austria--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ams (SIX: AMS), a leading worldwide supplier of high performance sensor solutions, today introduces a family of infrared VCSEL (Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting ...