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Image of Enhancing Situational Awareness on the Plant or Factory Floor Enhancing Situational Awareness on the Plant or Factory Floor Publish Date: 2026-09-09

Banner SD50 Status Displays and K100 Programmable Beacons offer a simple, cost-effective solution for alerting workers in industrial settings.

Image of Build a Custom 8-Bit Absolute Linear Encoder with SPI Build a Custom 8-Bit Absolute Linear Encoder with SPI Publish Date: 2026-09-02

Build a custom 8-bit, absolute linear encoder with infrared reflective sensors, comparators, and a shift register (for data collection and SPI delivery).

Image of How to Scale Industrial Monitoring and Control Through Edge-Enabled HMI Platforms How to Scale Industrial Monitoring and Control Through Edge-Enabled HMI Platforms Publish Date: 2026-07-07

Learn how a modular panel and associated software accelerate edge-enabled industrial HMI deployment at scale in harsh industrial applications.

Image of Driving High-Voltage MOSFETs in Automotive Solid-State Relays Without a Second Power Supply Driving High-Voltage MOSFETs in Automotive Solid-State Relays Without a Second Power Supply

Toshiba's TLX9920 photovoltaic-output photocoupler provides isolated gate drivers for high-voltage MOSFET-based SSRs without a separate power supply.

Image of Side-Emitting LEDs Enable Space-Saving Illumination Side-Emitting LEDs Enable Space-Saving Illumination

Discover how ams OSRAM's ultra-compact side-emitting LEDs enable thinner, cleaner product designs with efficient, uniform visual feedback.

Image of Use AOCs to Extend USB-C and HDMI Over Long Distances in Rugged Environments Use AOCs to Extend USB-C and HDMI Over Long Distances in Rugged Environments

Extend high-speed video, data, and power over long, rugged links for defense and industrial systems with USB-C and HDMI active optical cables (AOCs).

Image of Arduino Breakout Boards with IPS TFT Displays for Fast UI Prototyping Arduino Breakout Boards with IPS TFT Displays for Fast UI Prototyping

Arduino‑compatible TFT breakout boards from Newhaven Display simplify prototyping for user interaction with embedded displays.

Image of How to Select Flat-Panel HMIs for Optimal Results in All Industrial Environments How to Select Flat-Panel HMIs for Optimal Results in All Industrial Environments Publish Date: 2026-02-18

Matching the performance of human-machine interface flat-panel displays to requirements in industrial networking applications is complex.

Image of Webinar – RF Over Fiber: Benefits of Emerging Communication Technology Webinar - RF Over Fiber: Benefits of Emerging Communication Technology

Learn how radio frequency over fiber blends the rugged reliability of RF with the low loss, EMI immune advantages of fiber optics in this webinar.

Image of Accelerate Small Display Integration with Plug-and-Play 3.5” IPS HDMI TFTs Accelerate Small Display Integration with Plug-and-Play 3.5” IPS HDMI TFTs Publish Date: 2026-01-15

Designers can now use plug-and-play 3.5" IPS HDMI TFT modules to simplify display integration for industrial and medical applications.

Image of RF Over Fiber – Taking RF Signals from a Few Meters to Kilometers with Fiber Optics RF Over Fiber – Taking RF Signals from a Few Meters to Kilometers with Fiber Optics Publish Date: 2026-01-14

A brief discussion of Radio Frequency over Fiber (RFoF), a technology that merges the advantages of optical fiber with the versatility of RF communication.

Image of Evolution Of Display Technologies Evolution Of Display Technologies

Explore how displays evolved, from neon indicators and Nixie tubes to modern OLED and e-ink, and what that means for your electronics project.

Image of Visualization & Edge Connectivity with Schneider Electric Pro-face™ HMIs Visualization & Edge Connectivity with Schneider Electric Pro-face™ HMIs Publish Date: 2025-12-23

How Schneider Electric’s Pro-face™ HMI portfolio supports automation requirements in packaging, material handling, assembly, and process applications.

Image of Smart Knife Display - YouTube Makers Secret Santa 2025 Smart Knife Display - YouTube Makers Secret Santa 2025

Explore a DIY smart display project combining NeoPixel LEDs, ESP32 WiFi, WLED software, and 3D printed mounting systems easily at home today.

Image of Safe Thermal Inspection Access Using IR Windows Safe Thermal Inspection Access Using IR Windows

Learn how IR windows can make thermography inspection safer.

Image of How to Build a Sample Automation Project in CODESYS How to Build a Sample Automation Project in CODESYS Publish Date: 2025-12-03

Build an automation project in CODESYS, from initial setup to runtime testing by configuring the device tree, mapping I/O channels, programming logic, etc.

Image of Cutting-Edge Photon Detection with Broadcom Sensors Cutting-Edge Photon Detection with Broadcom Sensors

Broadcom’s AFBR-S4 family of advanced silicon photomultiplier sensors enhances precision and reliability for high-performance photon detection applications.

Image of Apply Advances in Sensing, Connectivity, and Motion Control Devices for Smarter Fixed-in-Place Robots Apply Advances in Sensing, Connectivity, and Motion Control Devices for Smarter Fixed-in-Place Robots Publish Date: 2025-11-18

Design precise yet flexible fixed-in-place robotics using advanced control, imaging, sensing, and communications technologies.

Image of Use Optimized IR Emitters to Minimize Performance Tradeoffs Use Optimized IR Emitters to Minimize Performance Tradeoffs

Advanced IR emitters offer high performance and consistent operation, with a broad range of devices to best meet application priorities.

Image of Teardown of CurrentBody Series 2 and Shark Cryoglow LED Therapy Masks Teardown of CurrentBody Series 2 and Shark Cryoglow LED Therapy Masks

Electronics teardown of LED therapy masks: how they manage power, control LEDs, and survive daily wear.

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