Advances in sensing technologies are increasing the functionality of devices in many industries including consumer, wearable devices, medical, industrial and automotive. Explore our resources to get technical expertise and stay up to date with sensor trends and sensing technology.

Navigating the Future: How Avnet is addressing challenges in AMR Design

By Jamie Pederson - 2024年4月16日

Autonomous Mobile Robots are performing tasks that are too dangerous, tedious, or costly for humans. Designing AMRs involves many technical and business challenges. This article covers these challenges and how Avnet will help you overcome them.

The future of EV charging: revolutionary developments are closer than you think

By Harvey Wilson - 2023年10月4日

Electric vehicles (EVs) are big business. You only need to look at Tesla’s share price to see just how big. Imagine how much more valuable the market would be if EVs could charge in a few seconds, not minutes or hours.

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Explore options for choosing an optical rotary encoder for motion control and position sensing

By Avnet Staff - 2023年6月20日

Rotary position sensing is used in motor control and user interface panels. It comprises various encoding methods. Optical encoders can offer advantages. We look at the options and how to choose the right one for your application.

How are magnetic rotary encoders used in industrial automation?

By Avnet Staff - 2023年6月15日

The Hall effect is used in rotary encoders to monitor position, speed and direction in electric motors and rotary dials. The encoder designs vary, so it is helpful to understand the main features and how they affect performance.

Optical sensing heart-rate monitors may move from the wrist to the clinic

By Avnet Staff - 2023年3月27日

Optical sensors deliver a non-invasive solution for monitoring the body below the skin, especially the cardiovascular system. The way tissue absorbs light is the principle, but sensors provide the accuracy.

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Solutions for transportation design pain points don’t have to be daunting

By Jamie Pederson - 2023年3月21日

Transportation engineers seeking solutions to overcome today’s most common design pain points can look to the industry’s long history of innovation for inspiration.

Choosing the right image sensor for machine vision applications

By David Hustler - 2023年1月6日

The core component in any machine vision system, the image sensor has a major influence on product performance—but there's no universal right fit. There are many aspects to consider, and every manufacturer's product is different.

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How engineers cut development time in half for an EV fire warning system

2022年12月5日

Through rapid prototyping, Amphenol developed sensor modules that reliably detect carbon dioxide and hydrogen from cell decomposition venting for early warning of lithium cell thermal runaway.

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It’s good to be back! Reunited at Embedded World 2022

By Philip Ling - 2022年7月26日

With some new solutions from leading suppliers, and a major announcement between Amazon Web Services and Avnet, the Embedded World exhibition and conference reflects what’s important to the wider industry.

How robust testing forms part of the SiC supply chain

2022年6月10日

In high reliability/availability applications, SiC semiconductors are seen as emerging technology. This article explains their benefits and how an end-to-end supply chain with robust testing makes SiC a safe design option.

New technologies could make building management, HVAC systems even smarter

By Philip Ling - 2022年5月12日

The IoT has connected buildings in new and enabling ways. The next stage, already started, is to use AI to make buildings even smarter. AI relies on data, and data comes from sensors essential to these systems.

Simulating the sun: Considerations for grow light design

By Cameron Coward - 2022年5月9日

The ability of the LEDs in today’s horticultural systems to accurately simulate the sun, and in fact any desired portion of the light spectrum, is leading to higher crop yields and profits. Here is a look at some of the key design considerations.

Prevent facial recognition spoofing with stereo vision

By Cameron Coward - 2022年5月2日

Without any additional protection, image sensor-based facial recognition is easy to spoof with a printed photo. We explore hardware options to prevent this spoofing, including Avnet’s own dual-camera mezzanine for Ultra96-V2 development boards.

How to use structured light and image sensors for range detection and identification

By Philip Ling - 2022年4月25日

Today’s most popular 3D imaging technologies are Time of Flight (ToF), stereo vision and structured light. This article overviews the basic operating principles and the relative strengths, weaknesses and trade-offs associated with each option.

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Smarter lighting makes for healthier people

2022年3月23日

Lighting can have an important effect on our well-being and effectiveness. In fact, lighting matters so much that UNESCO designated May 16 as the annual International Day of Light to recognize its role in healthy living.

Putting the smarts into building automation

2022年3月21日

Smart building automation can augment the capabilities of today’s building management systems and create new data flows that reveal insights about how a building is functioning and used. It can also enable new revenue streams for building managers.

Technologies for drones, robots and autonomous vehicles

2022年2月17日

When we talk about autonomous applications, devices such as drones, robots and driverless vehicles come to mind. What they all have in common is the ability to gather information on their surroundings, process this data, interpret it and act on it.

Vision systems: Processing at the edge, in the cloud, or both?

2022年2月17日

Computer vision perfectly exemplifies the conundrum developers face when comparing processing data in the cloud or at the edge. That is, should the data generated by the camera be processed locally, in the cloud or both?

A comparison of vision sensing technologies in autonomous systems

By Philip Ling - 2022年2月15日

Electronic sensors provide autonomous systems with essential information. The type of sensor used determines how this information is captured and how useful it is. This data-driven approach brings with it some tough design decisions.

How electronic sensors mirror nature

2022年2月15日

Recent research puts sensors at the top of the list of technologies of interest to engineers. Find out how the latest electronic devices replicate some of the most amazing sensory capabilities found in nature.

An engineer is standing at a desk, using a computer. His hands are on a keyboard and a mouse, and he looks intently at the screen.

How no-code design could accelerate Industrial IoT development

By Philip Ling - 2022年1月14日

Developing large numbers of new and diverse devices for an Industrial IoT solution can challenge your engineering resources. Using a no-code approach to development can reduce the size and complexity of that challenge.

Time-of-flight cameras make patient monitoring secure and private

2022年1月14日

A growing need exists for alternative solutions to patient monitoring applications in healthcare facilities. Time-of-flight cameras enable sensors to read position data of scenes within the field of view, but without identifying patient information.

To fight EV fires, focus is on early detection of battery cell thermal runaway

2021年8月11日

Sensing solutions that focus on decomposition gases are being used to focus on early detection of battery cell thermal runaway.

How touch sensing is gaining traction in automotive design

By Jason Struble - 2020年12月9日

Engineers have been flirting with cap touch (CT) and its potential for automotive applications for a while now. Most drivers are familiar with how over the last few years, capacitive touch sensing replaced mechanical buttons in infotainment applicat

Making sense of sensors

2019年3月26日

If creators still don’t think that sensors are getting the attention they deserve now, then there really is no limit to where the IoT can go.

Doctor checking on a patient from a remote patient monitoring device -- artificial intelligence

AI From A-Z: The biggest buzzwords around artificial intelligence

2018年11月28日

Companies across markets from consumer electronics to factory floors are finding power in the introduction of two letters: AI (artificial intelligence).

Choosing A Pressure Sensor

2018年10月12日

When comparing pressure sensors, there are a number of physical and performance attributes to be considered.

Wearables: Tracking, Computing and Making Sense of Context Awareness

2017年4月15日

Wearable devices are moving quickly from concept to reality based on evolving technologies such as sensor fusion, communications and vision. Wearables have evolved to become perceptually aware agents that learn through users’ experiences, activitie

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Wearable Electronics: Four Approaches to Implement a Sensor Hub and Save Power

2017年3月17日

As more sensors are added to nearly every electronic device including smartphones, tablets and wearables, more power is needed to run sensor data and turn it into useful information.

MEMs Revolutionizes Sensor Landscape

2017年3月8日

Until fairly recently—roughly 15 to 20 years ago—sensors for ubiquitous physical parameters such as pressure, motion and magnetic fields were relatively large, costly, power-hungry and electrically incompatible with standard circuitry.

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