FUTEK celebrates 10 Years on Mars! FUTEK is part of a historic milestone with the NASA JPL Curiosity Team. It is the 10 year anniversary of the rover’s successful landing on Mars. Initially, Curiosity was to be sent to the Red …
We think the Dewesoft Test Engineers Catalogue might become a Desktop Icon for many Test Engineers. A Company built by Test Engineers Dewesoft is a company built by test engineers. Before Dewesoft, these engineers faced measuring challenges (just like you) every …
One of Crystal Group’s recent innovation posts was about the Top 7 Benefits of Rugged Network Switches. It was titled “Top Seven Benefits of Ruggedized Commscope/Ruckus ICX Network Switches”. You can read the original here. Firstly, Crystal indicated computing for military …
This application blog on how to re-transmit and isolate 4-20mA signals from remotely mounted 3-Wire Gas Detection Sensors is provided by our friends at Acromag. To see the original blog, click here. For more information on this application or the product …
What is an accelerometer? A General Purpose accelerometer is a type of sensor that measures the vibration / acceleration of motion of a structure. They are used in a variety of settings. This includes everything from space stations to handheld devices. …
What is an Embedded Computer Embedded computers are integral to most embedded systems. They perform one singular function and are not standalone computers. There are many components that make up an embedded computer. These include the following: 1. Main chip The …
What is a Pressure Sensor? Pressure sensors control and monitor thousands of everyday applications. They can also indirectly measure other variables such as fluid/gas flow, speed, water levels and altitude. Pressure Sensors do this by measuring the force required to stop …
Acromag’s Busworks NT Series Ethernet Remote I/O Modules have expanded. They now offer Remote IO Ethernet IP or Modbus TCP/IP networking protocol and communication. Firstly, Ethernet Industry Protocol referred to as EtherNet/IP. Ethernet/IP is traditional Ethernet that contains an industrial application …
This Pantograph Monitoring using Wireless Sensors application note was originally written by Sydney Trains and provided to LORD MicroStrain. To view the original pdf, click here. Purpose: To develop an experimental system. Used for monitoring train pantographs and overhead wire infrastructure …
Signal Conditioning – What is it & How does it work? Signal conditioning is the manipulation of a signal. It prepares signals for the next stage of processing. Signal conditioners convert or “clean” signals so a DAC device can read a …