MEMSIC Announces New MTLT Sensor Family

MEMSIC has released a new product family of inclination and tilt sensors. According to the company, the MTLT family of tilt sensors are appropriate for a wide range of static and dynamic applications in construction and industrial markets such as boom tilt monitoring, bucket loader roll back protection, PV/CSP solar tracking systems and others. Currently available for evaluation are the MTLT110S-R, MTLT105S-R and MTLT105D-R.

All three products are IP67 rated inclinometers with an integrated RS-232 interface and flying lead cable operating from a 9 V to 32 V single supply. The MTLT105S and MTLT110S are designed for applications needing < 0.5 degree and < 1.0 degree accuracy, respectfully, over the full operating temperature range. The MTLT sensors also include programmable tilt alarms for tilt safety applications. The alarm can be programmed to be triggered to activate when the tilt exceeds a specified threshold. The tilt alarm can also be used to lock out controls or trigger an alarm or warning light.

“Vibration and vehicle motion have caused problems for inclinometers for years, forcing customers to either sacrifice response time by heavily filtering the output of a static inclinometer or buy more expensive IMU solutions with more capability than they need,” said James Fennelly, product marketing manager at MEMSIC. “The MTLT105D-R gives customers a new cost effective choice that does not sacrifice response time.”

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Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.