Oct 2, 2014
QuickLogic Launches Qualified Vendor List Program for Sensor Hub Platforms
- Ensures known-good-interface with inertial, photonic, environmental, and wellness sensors from popular manufacturers
- Compatibility ensures a quick design-in with proven device drivers
The QVL program streamlines the design process for OEMs and empowers them with confidence in choosing sensors that have been pre-qualified by QuickLogic . This pre-qualification includes verifying communication and compatibility with all relevant blocks and functions within QuickLogic's sensor hub platforms. Since QuickLogic has already developed and tested device drivers and algorithms for each of the sensors, OEMs can expect their development and integration efforts to be fast, efficient and seamless. With this qualification, and QuickLogic's development platform, OEMs can also "fine tune" designs to optimize system level performance.
"With assurance of system-level compatibility, QuickLogic's QVL program allows OEMs to accelerate product development, lower costs and reduce risks," said Paul Karazuba, director of marketing and media at QuickLogic . "While we have already qualified a wide variety of sensors from the leading suppliers in the market today, we will continue to expand our QVL by adding new sensor models, types, and manufacturers."
In the subjective probabilites game I just look for incremental tidbits to add the the known information. So what has changed...
some new phrases....
environmental, and wellness
a new sensor name
, Kionix ,
first I will work on environmental...
Apple envisions environmental sensors for wearables
Two patent applications describe environmental and temperature sensors that could be outfitted into "wrist-watch devices" as well as other wearable gadgets.
A couple of patent filings envision two features that could pop up in a future iPhone as well as the much-rumored Apple iWatch.
Published Thursday by the US Patent and Trademark Office, "Electronic Devices With Environmental Sensors" and "Electronic Devices With Temperature Sensors" both highlight specific types of sensors designed for electronic devices. Those devices include computers and gaming equipment as well as cellular phones, wrist-watch devices, and pendant devices.
The first patent application discusses environmental sensors that could check the outside temperature, pressure, humidity, and other factors. The sensors might also tap into a microphone to measure sound.
So if its these, and not say Carbon monoxide..it fits right into the same idea as was on the Bosch sensor roadmap ( axis +3) PTH,
so maybe the three go together on one die or get put together....use this as a mental model
Bosch North America
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Bosch Sensortec’s BME280 Sensor Combines Pressure, Humidity and Temperature Measurement
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| - Fastest temperature and humidity measurement in the market - Supports many emerging smartphone applications such as home automation control and innovative sport and fitness use cases - Adds floor level tracking to indoor navigation So if you do 9 axis +3 you get indoor location also....nice. Bosch Sensortec announces a world first in sensor technology: the BME280 Integrated Environmental Unit combines sensors for pressure, humidity and temperature in a single package. This unique sensor has been developed to support a broad range of emerging high performance applications such as indoor navigation, home automation control, personalized weather stations and innovative sport and fitness applications. The precise altitude measurement function of the BME280 is a key requirement in applications such as indoor navigation with floor tracking where exceptional accuracy, low temperature drift and high resolution are needed. Additionally, the BME280 has a best-in-class response time of just one second for humidity determination, excellent ambient temperature measurement and low energy consumption. More precise measurement at lowest power consumption With a small footprint of just 2.5 x 2.5 mm2 and a height of 0.93 mm in a space-saving 8-pin LGA package, the sensor offers high design flexibility and is ideally suited for mobile devices with limited space such as smartphones, tablets, smart watches and electronic wristbands. Very low current consumption of only 3.6 µA (at 1 Hz) makes the BME280 Integrated Environmental Unit particularly suitable for battery-driven applications. Three power modes and separately configurable oversampling rates for pressure and temperature measurements allow designers to adapt the BME280 to a wide range of use cases. The humidity sensor within the Integrated Environmental Unit measures relative humidity (0% to 100%) across a wide temperature range from -40°C to +85°C with a fast response time of less than 1 second. The humidity measurement accuracy is ±3% with a hysteresis of 2% or better, and the temperature reading accuracy is within 0.5°C. The BME280 offers excellent overall precision. The relative accuracy of pressure readings is ±0.12 hPA, which equates to ±1 m (3.28 ft) of altitude difference at a resolution of 1.5 cm (0.59 inches). As a result, the BME280 is ideal for enhanced high performance GPS applications where it can be used to achieve more precise and faster position determination. BME280 pressure measurement is very stable over temperature: The low temperature coefficient of 1.5 Pa/K, translates into an altitude stability over temperature measure of 12.6 cm/K (5.0 inches/K). This precision, along with its versatility and compactness, makes the BME280 ideal not only for innovative new applications but also to improve the exactness of existing ones. A few examples: the sensor can be used to implement indoor climate control applications for smartphones; it allows altitude profiling to be integrated into sports applications, enabling better training performance monitoring, and much more. As a connected sensor in the Internet of Things, the BME280 enables a host of further applications in home automation, smart energy, smart transportation and elderly care. Bosch Sensortec also provides support software. The BSH1.0 algorithm enables developers to implement a precise temperature compensation function. First samples of the BME280 to key development customers are available now. Features and properties Relative humidity range: 0 to 100 % at temperatures from -40°C to +85°C Response time for humidity measurements: 1s Humidity accuracy tolerance: ± 3 % relative humidity Hysteresis: ≤ 2 % relative humidity Pressure range: 300 to 1100 hPa Absolute pressure accuracy: typ ± 1hPa after soldering Absolute temperature accuracy ±0.5°C at 25°C Communication interfaces: I2C, SPI Bosch Sensortec GmbH is a fully owned subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH. It develops and markets micro-mechanical sensors for consumer electronics, mobile phones, safety systems, industrial technology and logistics. The product portfolio includes triaxial geomagnetic and acceleration sensors, triaxial gyroscopes, barometric pressure sensors and a comprehensive software portfolio for various applications. Since its foundation in 2005 Bosch Sensortec emerged as the technology leader in the addressed markets. The Bosch Group has been the global market leader for MEMS sensors since 1998 and has to date sold more than 3 billion MEMS sensors. |
ie 12 axis the same number the S2 can do....
The second application focuses more on temperature sensors in the form of a thermometer mounted into a button on the device. Those sensors would then measure anything that comes into contact with the button, whether it's the surrounding air to detect the outside temperature or your own finger to detect your body's temperature.
Last month, a Chinese analyst claimed that the iPhone 6 could come with its own barometer to detect the temperature, humidity, and air pressure. Reports have also suggested that Apple's rumored iWatchwould be able to track a user's health and fitness through an iOS 8 app called Healthbook.
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