Last week I attended Sensors Expo in Chicago, amongst other things. Although Sensors Magazine gives out some awards for this and that, I walked the floor and found something that really interested me. As opposed the hype around wireless and automotive at the conference, my interest was in an actual sensor.

Analog Devices was showing off their new iSensor platform. The iSensor series is an awesome step forward for the industry because it reduces the amount of domain expertise that I need in order to package together a solution for the customer. ADI was showing their MEMs gyroscope. The cool part about it is the gyroscope is digitally controlled for frequency response, sample rate, and range scaling. What used to be provided as three separate accelerometers, soldered to three PCBs at 90 degree angles, then painfully calibrated and packaged, is now available as a single surface mount part. This makes sensor integration for wireless application companies much simpler. I encourage you to check it out, more information is available here:

http://www.analog.com/en/content/0,2886,764%255F%255F103233,00.html

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