Components & Connectors

Endurance S components join streetlight connectors

Thu, Oct 03, 2019

TE Connectivity is expanding its Lumawise Endurance S Zhaga Book Streetlight connector offering with Endurance S components that have expanded electrical ratings up to 250VAC/5A, as well as alternate key combinations for protected mating.

Products in the Endurance S ecosystem include a receptacle connector as well as several base and dome combinations to house sense and control modules, protecting them in harsh environments. The IP66-rated receptacle assembly, base and dome combinations with a silicone elastomer gasket provide a sealed electrical interface and robust packaging solution.

The compact design, which is UV-resistant and suitable for outdoor use, can be mounted facing upward, downward or sideways. Individual components are said by TE Connectivity to be easy to assemble, with secure low-torque push-and-twist locking, and keying features on base and receptacle. A keying feature for non-Zhaga-specified applications is now available.

The receptacle assembly passes DC power to the mated module and provides a DALI 2.0 or derivative two-wire bus connection for communication and data transfer. The receptacle accepts 16-20 AWG solid and 18-20 AWG stranded tin-dipped wire.

Connector bases in PBT are available with diameters of 40 and 80 mm, with matching domes in clear or smoke grey polycarbonate. Larger bases have an optional vent to provide pressure optimisation inside the sealed control module and to reduce condensation through vapour diffusion. An optional skirt closes the gap between control module and lighting fixture, enhancing aesthetics and further protecting the unit against water, dust and insects.

The original connectors enable Zhaga-D4i certification for luminaires, which helps make them future-ready, and will be able to host the latest generation of nodes that fulfil the Zhaga-D4i requirements.

“We expect the Endurance S connector system to find use in numerous applications, including street and area lighting; commercial/municipal outdoor lighting; outdoor luminaires for parking lots, wall packs, walkways; city management systems; and in motion sensor modules,” says product manager Jeroen Iedema.

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Sensor module boost to light curtain applications

Wed, Oct 02, 2019

A series of infrared (IR) sensor modules in five compact package types from Vishay have entered the market.

Featuring a fast 300 microsecond reaction time, Vishay Semiconductors TSSP9xxx AGC 0 devices deliver long range presence and proximity sensing up to 2m, and a range up to 30m for light curtain and perimeter guard applications.

The fixed-gain sensors provide higher interference strength without spurious signals and an output pulse width closer to the optical burst length, claims the company. They offer an almost constant detection threshold over their -25 degrees C to +85 degrees C temperature range and can detect a valid IR signal up to a higher DC illuminance level.

The TSSP9xxx AGC 0 suits fast proximity applications (~15 ms) by using a burst pattern with variable intensity. The devices are suitable for sensing the distance to objects for toys, drones, robots, and vicinity switches. They may also be used as reflective sensors for hand dryers, towel or soap dispensers, water taps, toilets, vending machine fall detection, and security and pet gates.

To simplify designs in these applications, TSSP9xxx series devices feature a PIN photodiode and sensor IC in compact Minimold (TSSP930..), Mold (TSSP940..), Heimdall (TSSP950..), Panhead (TSSP960..), and Minicast (TSSP980..) packages.

The modules operate at a supply voltage range from 2.0V to 3.6V, feature a low supply current of 0.8mA, and offer carrier frequencies of 38 kHz and 56 kHz. The sensors are designed to receive IR pulses from an emitter with a peak wavelength of 940 nm.

The devices are insensitive to supply voltage and ripple noise and provide shielding against EMI, while an IR filter suppresses visible light.

The series is RoHS-compliant and halogen-free.

Samples and production quantities of the new sensors are available now, with lead times of four weeks.

Vishay Intertechnology is a leading manufacturers of discrete semiconductors (diodes, MOSFETs, and infrared optoelectronics) and passive electronic components (resistors, inductors, and capacitors).

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Software uses AR to automate manual operations into 4.0 environment

Tue, Oct 01, 2019

FactoryOptix from Aegis Software is a technology that integrates human assembly operations directly into the automated Industry 4.0 environment, using augmented reality (AR) as an additional method to deliver FactoryLogix paperless work instructions.

Aegis FactoryLogix, IIoT-driven MES, brings two digital worlds together in a single solution, for automation featuring the IPC connected factory exchange (CFX), and for human assembly, test and inspection operations featuring AR.

FactoryOptix uses the same internal digital product model to provide all the data and documentation needed for AR to work. The company says this means that cost of ownership and configuration is unchanged from the existing best-in-class FactoryLogix paperless work instruction solution.

This technology can double the productivity of human operators by enabling the use of both hands at all times, not having to pick up barcode readers, use keyboards or a mouse, nor having to look away to read work-instructions from a screen.

This latest AR hardware is claimed to have good battery life and is light enough to allow long-term usage throughout the day without fatigue, in the same way as a heads-up display that features in many cars.

The view through the AR glasses provides critical step-by-step instructions, with confirmation from the operator that each operation is done. Feedback from the operator is captured using voice recognition for commands and actions, with barcodes read by the glasses automatically when instructed to do so.

The automated environment for the operator equates to less dependency on narrowly focused specific skills, meaning that operators are more flexible to work on different tasks, products and variants, without risk of “memory-driven defects”, says Aegis.

Human operators become more broadly skilled, providing flexibility in the factory to adapt to changing manufacturing demands as is to be expected in the high-mix Industry 4.0 environment.

Founded in 1997, Aegis Software is headquartered in Philadelphia PA, with international sales and support offices in Germany, the UK and China.

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Rugged 12V LDMOS power amplifiers join land mobile radio line-up

Mon, Sep 30, 2019

A new line of 12V laterally diffused metal oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) transistors bolsters Ampleon’s land mobile radio portfolio.

This 12V LDMOS platform is based on the 9th generation of Ampleon’s LDMOS technology and will target commercial, public safety and defence mobile radio applications, and the portfolio covers ceramic and plastic packages.

The first two products to be released are the BLP9LA25S and the BLP5LA55S. These devices are designed for 12V nominal mobile operation over the entire VHF and UHF frequency bands from 2 to 941 MHz and deliver 25 W and 55 W respectively.

They combine ease-of-use with ruggedness, enabling greater than18 dB gain and more than 65 per cent efficiency over the full operating frequency range. This results in fewer stages, improved stability, simplified cooling and thus smaller systems, says the company.

Their linearity suits them to tetra applications and their capability to handle extreme mismatch levels over 65:1 voltage standing wave ratio equated to handheld radios that can withstand harsh environments .

These broadband 12V devices are housed in compact over-molded plastic (TO270 packages for a small footprint.

Qualification samples of both the BLP5LA55S and the BLP9LA25S are available via Ampleon’s local sales channels with reference circuits available at different frequency bands.

Production for both variants is expected in the last quarter of the year.

Ampleon has more than 1,650 employees worldwide. Its portfolio offers products and solutions for a range of applications, such as mobile broadband infrastructure, radio and TV broadcasting, carbon dioxide lasers and plasma, MRI, particle accelerators, radar and air-traffic control, non-cellular communications, RF cooking and defrosting and RF heating and plasma lighting.

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