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What Kinds of Encoder Features Boost Ruggedness? Solid-State Electronics, Maybe? Updated: 2026-01-09

Rotary encoders are vital components in the motion-control feedback loop of industrial, robotic, aerospace, energy, and automation applications.

ADI's Data Acquisition Solution Shines in Advanced Lithography Chip Manufacturing Updated: 2026-01-09

Learn how sensors enable the advanced lithography system processes used in chip manufacturing and the role of ADI's µModule ADAQ solution.

Use Optimized Amplifiers for Reliable and Accurate Automotive Current Sensing Publish Date: 2026-01-08

How to use an amplifier capable of handling high common-mode voltages to implement high-side current-sensing in automobile circuits.

Edge Processing Paves the Way for Faster, More Accurate Millimeter Wave Scanning Publish Date: 2025-12-29

An integrated chipset for millimeter wave scanning uses an efficient signal chain and edge processing to make walk-through security screening possible.

Why Thermal Conductivity Sensors are Good Hydrogen Leak Detectors Publish Date: 2025-12-18

Honeywell‘s hydrogen leak detection (HLD) sensors are key for those adopting low-carbon hydrogen-generated power as fossil fuel alternatives.

Accelerate MCU and MPU Projects Using a Flexible Development Platform Publish Date: 2025-12-11

Learn how a modular development platform helps designers solve processor selection challenges and accelerate prototyping for both MCUs and MPUs.

The Role of Pulse Width Modulation in Electronics Publish Date: 2025-12-05

A discussion of the basics of Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) as a power-control technique and some of the applications it’s used in.

Reliable Object Detection in Harsh Industrial Environments with SICK W12 Metal Photoelectric Sensors Publish Date: 2025-11-26

Explores how SICK’s W12 metal photoelectric sensors address sensing demands in packaging, automotive, pharmaceutical, and food processing applications.

Apply Advances in Sensing, Connectivity, and Motion Control Devices for Smarter Fixed-in-Place Robots Publish Date: 2025-11-18

Design precise yet flexible fixed-in-place robotics using advanced control, imaging, sensing, and communications technologies.

Precision Pneumatic Pressure Monitoring for Robotics and Industrial Applications Publish Date: 2025-11-12

A discussion of precision pressure monitors and how they cater to the needs of pneumatic and compressed air systems in industrial and robotics applications.

Growing Season: The Supply Chain Path Behind Smart Soil Solutions Publish Date: 2025-11-04

Agtech solutions needed to support precision agriculture and sustainable farming practices require many parts and components that monitor and collect data.

Designers Need to Understand the Cause and Impact of VCR and How to Mitigate It Publish Date: 2025-10-29

Why high-voltage and resistance circuits need low-VCR (voltage coefficient of resistance) resistors.

When and How to Utilize Multi-Turn Encoders Publish Date: 2025-10-07

Multi-turn rotary encoders are sensors that measure the angular position of a shaft within a single revolution and the cumulative number of complete rotations.

Smart Beacons Leverage Bluetooth System-on-a-Chip for Connected ML Insights Publish Date: 2025-10-02

Smart Bluetooth beacons with System-on-a-Chip technology collect and analyze operational data in real time to provide machine-learning-informed insights.

Enhance Autonomous Robot Localization Precision with Advanced IMUs and Sensor Fusion Publish Date: 2025-10-01

Combine advanced IMUs and other sensor types with sensor fusion for precise autonomous mobile robot (AMR) navigation in challenging environments.

Apply an Edge AI Drop-In Solution to Enhance Wireless Condition-Based Monitoring Publish Date: 2025-09-30

A drop-in solution with edge AI enables immediate deployment of wireless condition-based monitoring with real-time notification of vibration anomalies.

Cost-Effective Machine Vision at the Intelligent Edge: SICK sensingCam SEC100 for Industry 4.0 Publish Date: 2025-09-25

Explore how to simplify and accelerate the adoption of machine vision at the intelligent edge by balancing performance, flexibility, and affordability.

Use Advanced Analog Front-Ends and Security to Bring Benefits of AI to Medical Point of Care Publish Date: 2025-09-24

The accelerating trend towards point-of-care medical tests and assessments requires sophisticated, application-focused analog front-end and data security ICs.

Uncovering Vibration Monitoring VOYAGER4 Essentials for Practicing Engineers Publish Date: 2025-09-18

Wireless vibration monitoring evaluation kit supports condition-based monitoring of motors in robotics, pumps, fans, wind turbines, and other systems.

Solving Leading Edge Detection Challenges in Material Handling with Wide-Beam Sensing Publish Date: 2025-09-11

Explore why narrow beam detection struggles in material handling applications and how wide-beam retroreflective technology solves these problems.