Panasonic shrinks 60A relays for automotive

Panasonic has miniaturised 60A automotive relays into 17.8 x 13 x 16mm housings. Called the TT series, they supporting switching 60A at 14Vdc (NO contact) and have double make 2 Form A (1 Form U) contacts – and are tailored to smart junction boxes throughout a vehicle. “Those state-of-the-art junction boxes”, said Panasonic’s’ Michael Immle, “are a downright ...

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Green Hills teams with Sectigo for embedded TCP/IP security

Green Hills Software has signed a deal with Sectigo to offer Icon Labs Embedded Firewall integrated and optimised with Green Hills’ Integrity RTOS, and its embedded TCP/IP v4/v6 host and router networking stack. “Most cyber attacks on embedded systems remain undetected until it is too late,” according to Sectigo v-p Alan Grau. “Early detection is critical as ...

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Motor driver works from USB power, Li-ion power and up to 16V

Toshiba has introduced DMOS dual H-bride motor driver that can run from 2.5V to 16V while delivering up to 2A. Called TC78H660FNG, its two H-bridges can drive two brushed dc motors or one stepper motor. Driver on-resistance is typically 0.48Ω. “The driver is suitable for a spectrum of potential applications, such as mobile devices running off ...

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SDR course supports radio-comms understanding

SDRplay has announced a Radio Communications course for under-graduate teaching as part of its SDRplay Educators Programme “Understanding Radio Communications – using SDRs” includes a  set of teaching materials and practical exercises to help students understand the key elements of radio communications. This one semester course provides teaching materials and practical workshops that lead students ...

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Washable food-safe motors tested for many years

ABB is claiming many years of operation from its food safe motors following wash-down testing. “Our food safe motors are already in use at a number of customer plants,” said ABB product manger Tero Helpio. “In order to prove their long-term performance under realistic washdown conditions, we worked with a hygiene laboratory in Västerås, Sweden ...

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TI licences Imaginations latest automotive GPU

Texas Instruments has licensed an Imagination Technologies’ B-Series GPU for TI’s Jacinto automotive processor family. The GPU is the BXS-4-64. “BXS GPUs enable us to introduce automotive processors with higher performance, lower bandwidth and enhanced safety capabilities. IMG’s new multi-core technology also helps us scale our technology for future processor designs,” according to TI director Jim Kennedy. BXS cores ...

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O-S-D market to rebound 7.7% in 2021 to reach a record high

The Optoelectronics, Sensors/Actuators and Discretes (O-S-D) market has stabilised and some parts of it are recovering, says IC Insights. An update of IC Insights’ forecast for O-S-D shows combined sales in these three semiconductor market segments falling 4.4% in 2020 to $82.3 billion and rebounding 7.7% in 2021, which will lift total O-S-D sales in ...

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Panasonic launches EKM versions of PaPIRs

Panasonic has launched EKM versions of Pyroelectric Passive Infrared Motion Sensors (PaPIRs) with two distinct functional purposes. While being “equal twins” in terms of their physical nature, with only a 14mm small lens diameter and same pinning structure, each type has a unique and specific detection performance. The Wide Area Detection type has a maximum ...

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TrustedObjects security for LoRaWAN validated on STM32WLE5 series

Trusted Objects TO-Protect LoRaWAN, a security product for LoRaWAN nodes, is now validated on STMicroelectronics STM32WLE5 series. TO-Protect has been ported on the STM32WLE5 series. This TO-Protect LoRaWAN integration provides IoT developers with a way to assure  security robustness of their LoRaWAN platform based on STM32WLE5 without adding complexity. TO-Protect LoRaWAN solution provides: • Secure ...

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Pickering adds to PXI simulation modules

Pickering Interfaces of Clacton-on-sea, has launched its model 41-765 Analog Output/Current Loop Simulator Modules, which are aimed at simulating industrial control transceivers, utilizing 4–20mA current loops. Part of an expanding range of PXI simulation modules from Pickering, the 41-765 also enables slew rates to be programmed so that different sensors can be effectively mimicked. The ...

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