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STMicroelectronics will be showing an evaluation kit that implements both power-line and sub-GHz RF comms for smart grid infrastructure this week at Enlit Europe. Called EVLKST8500GH-2, it combines the company’s ST8500 power-line communication SoC, STLD1 line driver and S2-LP low-power long-range sub-GHz radio transceiver – a chipset which is certified to the v1.4 Hybrid specification of power-line communication industry body ...

Microchip has upped the security of a family of PIC18 microcontrollers by adding a one-time disable to its programming and debugging interface. Called PDID (programming and debugging interface disable), “when enabled, this enhanced code protection feature is designed to lock out access to the programming-debugging interface and block unauthorised attempts to read, modify or erase firmware”, according to Microchip. The ...

LEM has announced three-phase current sensors that fit silicon carbide power modules typically used in 800V vehicle traction inverters. “Developers of automotive traction inverters are increasingly using three-phase power modules such as Hybridpack Drive from Infineon, Acepak Drive from ST Microelectronics, SSDC from ON Semi, and others such as Starpower and CRRC,” according to LEM. “The current sensor offers current ...

Vox Power has introduced a compact 600W modular ac-dc power supply with four output slots, and a choice of eight output modules that can be mixed and matched among them. NEVO+600S is the name, and it measures ~41 x 78 x 134mm (plus blade terminals), giving it a 5 x 3inch footprint. “Tailored for demanding industrial applications where size, power ...

Alps Alpine has launched a touchless capacitive overlay to add proximity control to 15.6inch displays. Detection range is 50 – 80mm for hand or finger proximity, 30 – 50mm to select an action and 0-30mm to activate an action. “Capacitive touch panels offer intuitive input and control. The flipside is that normal capacitive touch panel input is obstructed by wet ...

Hamamatsu Photonics has introduced a UV model of its ‘micro’ spectrometer series. C16767MA is sensitive across 190 to 440nm with a typical resolution of 5.5nm (FWHM, so ±2.25nm to 50%). Update: scroll down for how it works, probably Vital statistics are 20.1 x 12.5 x 10.1mm and 5g. “For example, C16767MA can be mounted in water quality monitors, analysing the ...

Infineon has put 650V mosfet die from its CFD7A portfolio into a surface-mount package with “improved electrical performance over the well-known TO247 through-hole devices, thus enabling efficient energy utilisation in onboard chargers and dc-dc converters”, it said. ‘QDPAK TSC’ is a top-side-cooled package (see images) announced earlier this year and now registered with JEDEC – at the same time it ...

Renesas has revamped the high-accuracy analogue front-end in its 32bit RX microcontrollers. Implemented in RX23E-B MCUs, the 24bit ΔΣ ADC, depending on configuration, can now convert at up to 125ksample/s – eight times faster than existing RX23E-A MCUs – or achieve a third of the noise – to 0.18µVrms at 1ksample/s. 24bit effective resolution can be achieved at 3.8sample/s. To go ...

The race for comms from space is heating up. Viasat, the satellite communications company, and Skylo Technologies, a non-terrestrial network (NTN) service provider, have announced the launch of a global direct-to-device (D2D) network. Their infrastructure agreement will, they say, allow Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), device makers and chipset manufacturers to take 3GPP Release 17 compliant products to market using Viasat’s ...

STMicroelectronics has introduced a precision digital current, voltage and power monitor with a an I3C bus interface. Called TSC1641, it has two 16bit ΣΔ converters at its inputs, allowing simultaneous measurement of current (LSB=2.5µV) and voltage (LSB=2mV). The measured voltage can be anywhere from 0 to 60V (65V abs max), and the two current terminals sense with either polarity across ...