Is the Yocto-Meteo-V2 waterproof?

By martinm, in Electronics, november 02,2018.

When presenting the new Yocto-Meteo-V2, we briefly mentioned that the sensors used in this module are waterproof (IP67 for the SHT35 and IPx8 for the ICP-10100). As we, at Yoctopuce, like to play, we wondered what would happen in we tried to make a Yocto-Meteo-V2 work under water.

Interfacing a SPI magnetic card reader by USB

By mvuilleu, in Electronics, september 28,2018.

Someone recently asked us whether there was a Yoctopuce module which could interface an OMRON V3A magnetic stripe card reader over USB. Although nowadays these magnetic strips are not the most secure way to identify someone, they are still present on credit/debit cards for example. So we took an interest in them.

Device tests at very low temperatures

By mvuilleu, in Reviews and Electronics, december 29,2017.

Now that we finally have our small dry ice freezer, we were able to perform systematic measures of cold endurance for our sensors and transmitters. So here are the tests that we performed and the results.

Temperature tests on Yoctopuce devices

By mvuilleu, in Electronics and Reviews, december 17,2017.

You may have noticed that until now our module specifications didn't include a working temperature range. This omission could seem strange, but we didn't want to give raw numbers without accompanying them with some explanations. Indeed, although most of the modules were designed for an extended temperature range, we hadn't had the opportunity to formally valid the theoretical temperatures. Thanks to the small system built two weeks ago, it's getting ready.

How to connect NPN and PNP sensors

By martinm, in Electronics, july 07,2017.

From time to time, Yoctopuce support receives questions from customers who do not quite know what to do with the three wires coming out of a PNP or NPN sensor. This week, we are going to tell you how these NPN and PNP outputs work, how to connect them, and with which modules.