News

2010

CALGARY, Alberta, March 8, 2010 ― Phidgets Inc. released today the 1135 - Precision Voltage Sensor which is substantially more accurate than the 1123 - Precision Voltage Sensor that it replaces; the 1135 can measure voltages from -30 to +30V with a typical error of ±0.7%.....Full Press Release

CALGARY, Alberta, March 4, 2010 ― Phidgets Inc. released today the 1031 - PhidgetLED-64 Advanced which replaces the popular 1030 - PhidgetLED-64. ...Full Press Release

CALGARY, Alberta, February 23, 2010 ― Phidgets Inc. released today the 1120 - FlexiForce Adapter The 1120 make it easy for users to connect the popular Tekscan FlexiForce force sensors to their PC.. The 1120 is priced at $11.00 Canadian. ...Full Press Release

2009

CALGARY, Alberta, September 28, 2009 ― Phidgets Inc. released today the 1070 - PhidgetSBC The PhidgetSBC is a fully functional Single Board Computer with an integrated PhidgetInterfaceKit 8/8/8. At its most basic, it can be thought of as a Phidget that you connect via Ethernet or Wi-Fi instead of directly to the USB. ...Full Press Release

CALGARY, Alberta, July 7, 2009 ― Phidgets Inc. released today the 1066 - PhidgetAdvancedServo 1-Motor The 1066 controls the position, velocity, and acceleration of one RC servo motor. The PhidgetsAdvancedServo 1-Motor is powered solely by the USB cable – no additional power source is required. . The 1066 is priced at $40.00 Canadian. ...Full Press Release

CALGARY, Alberta, January 13, 2009 ― Phidgets Inc. released the 1019 PhidgetInterfaceKit 8/8/8 w/6 Port Hub. The PhidgetInterfaceKit 8/8/8 allows you to connect devices to any of 8 analog inputs, 8 digital inputs and 8 digital outputs. The on-board 6-port USB hub lets you expand the number of Phidgets and other devices on your USB bus. The PhidgetInterfaceKit provides a generic, convenient way to interface your PC with various devices such as analog sensors, push buttons, limit switches, relays, buzzers, lights, etc. ...Full Press Release

CALGARY, Alberta, January 6, 2009 ―Phidgets Inc. released today the 1063 – PhidgetStepper Bipolar 1-Motor Controller. The 1063 controls the position, velocity and acceleration of one bipolar stepper motor. It allows the very precise positioning of stepper motors; it can handle larger industrial stepper motors and is also suitable for applications that require a lot of torque.
The board also includes 4 digital inputs which can be used to convey the state of push buttons, limit switches, relays, logic levels, etc... ...Full Press Release

2008

December 19, 2008 — The 1112 - Slider 60 uses a smoother slider and the board has been redesigned in a smaller form factor.

CALGARY, Alberta, November 3, 2008 ― Phidgets Inc. announced that the new version of the 1051 - PhidgetTemperatureSensor shows significant improvements in both reliability and accuracy through the addition of on-board filtering, cold junction compensation and optimized calibration methods. The new version replaces the previous version of the product. ...Full Press Release

September 29, 2008 —The 1114 – Temperature Sensor has been discontinued and is replaced by the 1124 - Precision Temperature Sensor. You can also have a look at the 1125 - Humidity/Temperature Sensor.

September 12, 2008 ― The new version of the 3051 - Dual Relay Board has new terminal blocks that accept 12-24 AWG wires. The older terminal blocks accepted 16-26 AWG.

CALGARY, Alberta, September 5, 2008 ― Phidgets Inc. announced that the 1012 - PhidgetInterfaceKit 0/16/16 now has built-in hardware noise filtering on the digital input, to eliminate false triggering from electrical noise. The digital input is first RC filtered by a 15K/100nF node, which rejects noise of higher frequency than 1Khz. This filter generally eliminates the need to shield the digital input from inductive and capacitive coupling likely to occur in wiring harnesses. ...Full Press Release

CALGARY, Alberta, August 11, 2008 ― Phidgets Inc. released today the 1126 - Differential Gas Pressure Sensor . The sensor measures the pressure difference between two pressure intakes; it can measure both negative and positive pressures in the range of –3.6psi (-25kPa) to +3.6psi (+25kPa) with a maximum error rate of 5%....Full Press Release

CALGARY, Alberta, August 11, 2008 ― Phidgets Inc. released the 1122 - 30Amp Current Sensor AC&DC . The 1122 measures AC current up to 30Amps and DC current from –30 to +30 Amps. The product is designed to connect into an Analog Input on the 1018 PhidgetInterfaceKit 8/8/8 or on the PhidgetTextLCD. ...Full Press Release

CALGARY, Alberta, July 30, 2008 ― The new 1061 – PhidgetAdvancedServo 8-Motor allows you to control the position, velocity, and acceleration of up to 8 RC servo motors It requires a 6-15VDC external power supply; its switching power supply allows the 1161 to efficiently operate from 6 to 15 VDC and can be used with a wide range of batteries. The 1061 is priced at $90.00 Canadian. ...Full Press Release

May 20, 2008 ― The new version of the 1014 PhidgetInterfaceKit 0/0/4 has new terminal blocks that accept 12-24 AWG wires. The older terminal blocks accepted 16-26 AWG.

CALGARY, Alberta, May 20, 2008 ― The new version of the 1018 PhidgetInterfaceKit 8/8/8 has a Digital Input Hardware Filter to eliminate false triggering from electrical noise. The digital input is filtered by a 2-stage filter, rejecting noise of higher frequency than 1Khz. This filter generally eliminates the need to shield the digital input from inductive and capacitive coupling likely to occur in wiring harnesses’ ...Full Press Release

CALGARY, Alberta, May 20, 2008 ― The new 1125 - Humidity/Temperature Sensor combines a Humidity and a Temperature Sensor into a small board; it gives relative humidity from 5 to 95% and can detect ambient temperatures from –40 to +100 degrees Celsius. ...Full Press Release

CALGARY, Alberta, May 20, 2008 ― The 1105 – Light Sensor has been discontinued and is replaced by the new 1127 - Precision Light Sensor which measures human perceptible light level in lux; its measurement range is from 1 lux (Moonlight) to 1000 lux (TV studio lighting). ...Full Press Release

CALGARY, Alberta, April 28, 2008 ― The new 1062 – PhidgetStepper Unipolar 4-motor is a low cost solution for controlling up to 4 unipolar stepper motors. We have fully documented the API calls in the new API Section of the Product Manual. The 1062 is priced at $75.00 Canadian. ...Full Press Release

CALGARY, Alberta, March 7, 2008 ― Phidgets Inc. adds a new product to its family of InterfaceKits. The 1017 PhidgetInterfaceKit 0/0/8 allows the user to control, from a PC, 8 Double-Pole Double-Throw (DPDT) relay outputs, rated at 250VAC, or 2 Amps, for a maximum of 65 Watts. ...Full Press Release

CALGARY, Alberta, March 7, 2008 ― The new 1123 Precision Voltage Sensor, which measures voltages from –30 to +30 Volts, delivers results that are 10 times more accurate than the readings from the 1117 Voltage Sensor. The typical error is ±100mV and the maximum error over the sensor range is ±500mV. The price of the 1117 has been reduced to $15.00 CAD. ...Full Press Release

March 7, 2008 ― The 1128 Sonar Sensor is a compact high performance ultrasonic rangefinder that can detect objects 6 to 254 inches (6.45 m) with a 1 inch resolution. It sells for $30 Canadian.

CALGARY, Alberta, January 7, 2008 ― The new 1124 Precision Temperature Sensor is 4 times more accurate than the 1114 Temperature Sensor.The 1124 has a wider range than the 1114 and it can measure ambient temperature from -50°C to +150°C.The 1114 - Temperature sensor price has been reduced to $7.00 CAD. ...Full Press Release