Signal chain implementation for condition monitoring systems 24 November 2021, Altron Arrow, Analogue, Mixed Signal, LSI Like all system designs, there are many choices to be made when it comes to designing a condition monitoring system, each of which comes with various trade-offs and can drastically alter the DAQ signal chain design.
Personality profile: Doug Gunnewegh 24 November 2021, News “They say if it doesn’t kill you, it only makes you stronger, so by now all the survivors are superheroes.”
World-first demo of wireless-powered 5G base station 24 November 2021, News Ericsson and PowerLight Technologies are exploring the possibility of delivering safe wireless power-beaming capabilities to enable cleaner and more sustainable operations for mobile networks.
One LoRa node to find them all 24 November 2021, Otto Wireless Solutions, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT Whether your barrier to making use of LoRa has been availability or the price of nodes and gateways, or the lack of network infrastructure, the solutions to these problems are now available.
Products of the Year 2021 24 November 2021, News A selection of some of the best products to hit the South African electronic engineering market this year.
Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink 27 October 2021, Omnigo, CZ Electronics Manufacturing, Deman Manufacturing, Jemstech In light of the ongoing severe shortage of semiconductors globally, Dataweek asked a few local contract electronics manufacturers to share their experiences, but also for any positive spin they can give to the current state of affairs.
Thermal management in high-performance RF and microwave PCBs 27 October 2021, Conical Technologies, Manufacturing / Production Technology, Hardware & Services One of the many roles that a PCB has to perform is to channel heat from the underside of semiconductor devices through to the chosen heatsinking scheme as efficiently and effectively as possible.
Personality profile: Hannes Taute 29 September 2021 "You need to have energy and the right attitude to succeed – electronics distribution is all about building customer relationships and making sure your customers are taken care of."
Construction of world’s largest radio telescope arrays green-lighted 29 September 2021, News In addition to delivering exciting and revolutionary science, the construction of the SKA telescopes will produce tangible societal and economic benefits for countries involved in the project.
A technical overview of three top LPWAN architectures 29 September 2021, Technews Publishing, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT Hopefully one day soon, enough broad network rollouts will come online that it will become a simple case of choosing the one that fits your application, and your pocket, just right.
Wits researchers turn Jozi into live lightning research lab 29 September 2021 The research involves installing a custom-built DEHNdetect lightning current measurement device – intended for measuring lightning currents to wind turbines – on the Sentech Tower in Brixton, Johannesburg.
Improving precision ADC signal chain design time with CTSDs 29 September 2021, Altron Arrow Signal conditioning circuits with stringent requirements need to be designed and tailored around specific and individual ADC technologies to ensure that ADC data sheet performance can be achieved.
Personality profile: Daniel Haywood 25 August 2021 I find pockets of inspiration from the engineers and entrepreneurs that keep their businesses going and work hard to grow their companies.
The LPWAN state of play in SA 25 August 2021, RF Design, Technews Publishing, Altron Arrow, Otto Wireless Solutions, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT To help give our readers the low-down on what to be aware of and what to expect for the future, we consulted a few leading minds on the subject to get some of their insights and opinions.
Modern trends are shaping new power connectors 25 August 2021, Interconnection While it may sound counter-intuitive to use smaller connectors, it is possible to obtain a better total current rating with connectors that use a larger number of smaller terminals.
The evolution of heavy-duty connectors 25 August 2021, Phoenix Contact, Interconnection Tomorrow’s smart production demands smart components that can be assembled quickly, easily and economically to create customised solutions that can be delivered from batch sizes of one upwards.
Optical design for ToF depth sensing cameras 25 August 2021, Altron Arrow Optics play a key role in time-of-flight (ToF) depth sensing cameras and the optical design dictates the complexity and feasibility of the final system and its performance.
