Sensors & Systems
New Infrared
Sensor Lets
Engineers Check
Temperatures with
a Smartphone App
C
alex Electronics Ltd announces the new PyroNFC,
a small, low-cost infrared temperature sensor
that lets engineers and machine operators
use a smartphone app to check temperature
measurements on the production line.
The PyroNFC sensor measures the temperature of surfaces
in industrial processes without contact, and at just 29 mm
in length, it is the smallest sensor that Calex has ever
produced. It has a linear voltage output for connection to
industrial process instrumentation, and an open drain alarm
output that can be used simultaneously.
By touching an NFC-enabled smartphone against the back
of the sensor, the user can read the measured temperature
with the free app. The reading updates continuously while
the phone is touching the sensor.
With the app, the user can also read or write configuration
parameters including the emissivity setting, which allows an
accurate reading on a variety of materials. There is no need
to power the sensor to do this: hundreds of sensors can be
configured in minutes on a benchtop without connecting a
single wire or cable.
As well as being extremely user-friendly, the PyroNFC is also
very low in cost. Machine builders will appreciate this, along
with its IP65 sealing, compact size and direct linear output
for direct connection to instrumentation.
Email: [email protected]
www.calex.co.uk
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