I recently had to build an infrared close proximity sensor that could tell if something was dropped in a parcel delivery drop box. After some searching, I ended up using a microcontroller and a piece ...

This system can monitor when a sheet of glass has either water or ice on its surface, and then generate a PWM signal to control a motor that wipes away the liquid from the glass surface. In this ...

This L-810 LED red obstruction light from Flight Light Inc. is compatible with night vision equipment. Reader Bob Meister wrote to Radio World with the following question: In the Feb. 3 issue, a ...

The CLI700 reflective object sensor consists of an 880-nm aluminum-gallium-arsenide (AlGaAs) infrared emitter and an npn, buffered, open-collector IC. Both are mounted on a custom, four-leaded TO-72 ...

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. announced its new IR emitters featuring SurfLight™ technologies reducing the component count and solution cost of the devices. The product also offers fast rise and fall ...

PREMSTAETTEN, Austria--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ams (SIX: AMS), a leading worldwide supplier of high performance sensor solutions, today introduces a family of infrared VCSEL (Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting ...

EDEN PRAIRIE, MN — September 14, 2006 — Remote Technologies, Inc., the industry leader in home electronics control systems, announced today that all RP-1 Remote Control Processor purchases will come ...

What is an IR Blaster and How Does it Work? An IR blaster is a hardware component in some smartphones that allows the device to emulate an infrared remote control, enabling it to control various ...