Recently, [Solder Hub] put together a brief video that demonstrates the basics of a Hall Effect sensor — in this case, one salvaged from an old CPU fan. Two LEDs, a 100 ohm resistor, and a 3.7 volt ...

Measuring a magnetic field can be very easy with some pretty low tech, or it can be very high tech. It just depends on what kind of measurement you need and how much effort you want to expend. The ...

This article focuses on latches, one of the general categories of Hall-effect integrated circuits that outputs digital signal. This document include an introduction of latches or latching switches, ...

Omnipolar Hall-effect sensor ICs, often referred to as “omnipolar switches,” are a type of digital output Hall-effect latching switches that operate with either a strong positive or strong negative ...

Whether you're a motor designer/builder or buyer/user, understanding how the efficiency of brushless DC motors is improved with the use of Hall-effect sensors is important to your building and/or ...

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While most sensors that surround us and make modern technology possible are well-known and understood, magnetic sensors used in magnetometers are often overlooked or misunderstood, even though they’re ...