Randy Frank, contributing editor and
author of "Understanding Smart Sensors"
tackles your questions on sensors.

In a Design News survey on sensors, respondents raised several issues involving various phases of designing sensors into specific applications. Look for a new Frank Answer each month.

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Choices for Wireless Sensing Abound

Is this the right time for implementing wireless sensing? There are numerous approaches to cut the tethered connection from the sensor to the control or monitoring system but every application is not necessarily a candidate for wireless technology. This month’s Frank Answers points out those to consider and those to avoid. more

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Sensor Know-How NOW: Wireless Network Design
Darvin Kaelberer from Banner Engineering reviews wireless network applications, including point-to-point, point-to-bus and bus-to-bus. This tutorial will also teach you troubleshooting options and solutions to common problems. Watch Now

Real Wireless Products

Suppliers continue their quest to provide new wireless products to support the standards they support. ZigBee provides a good example of recent progress. more

Motion Sensors in the Wireless Handset and Consumer Electronics Markets

ABI Research 4Q 2007 report Motion Sensors in the Wireless Handset and Consumer Electronics Markets provides a detailed examination of MEMS accelerometer technology. more

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For Advanced Sensors, MEMS the Word

Microelectromechanical systems have been used to develop low cost sensors for over 40 years. More recently, accelerometers and gyroscopes have achieved high volume production. more

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IMI Sensors Releases 682A05 Bearing Fault Detector

The IMI Sensors division of PCB Piezotronics has released the Model 682A05 Bearing Fault Detector, which senses impacts within rolling element bearings caused by bearing faults. more