They rebuild one of the most iconic components for an electronics tinkering beginner — an ultrasonic distance sensor, and what’s fun is, it stays fully functional after the rebuild!

It's winter and time for the all-too-common issue of ADAS proximity-sensor problems, compliments of the seasonal elements.

[mircemk] shows how to create a simple non-contact proximity sensor using little more than an Arduino Nano board, and a convenient software library intended to measure the value of capacitors.

An accelerometer measures the acceleration of your phone. It does that on three axes: horizontal, vertical, and forward/backward. It also senses vibration, tilt, and free fall. Being able to calculate ...

In a smartphone, a proximity sensor is located by the phone speaker. It turns off the touch detection during a phone call; otherwise a person's ear would activate functions when pressed against ...

optoNCDT 1220 sensors offer an excellent price-performance ratio combined with high measurement accuracy. They are particularly suitable for displacement, distance and position measurements in OEM ...

The iPhone's proximity sensor is one of its handier built-in features. When you raise your iPhone to your ear, its screen will automatically go dark due to the feature, saving battery and making ...

Mouser Electronics, Inc. now stocks the TMF8806 dToF Sensor from ams OSRAM.