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PRODUCT SHOWCASE MachineryHouse don’t want you to buy new drill bits! Even though MachineryHouse do sell an extensive range of twist drill bits, they’d much rather you sharpen those blunt or broken drills that you’ve thrown (in disgust!) into the “dead drill” box – with their user-friendly, hand-operated HAFCO EDBD-13 Drill Sharpener. It restores blunt drill bits back to their original condition. This quality grinder can sharpen both metric & imperial drill bits, with a drill capacity of 3 – 13mm or 1/8” – 1/2” respectively. It is also capable of split point sharpening and grinds two flute drills of unlimited length. It features a single adjustable drill chuck-holding system, 118° fixed drill point angle as well as a built-in drill bit setting guide to ensure correct relief cutting angle sharpening. The diamond impregnated wheel is driven by an 80W, 230V motor rotating at 4200rpm, that provides a superior grind finish and hones the drill bit to a sharp cutting edge. To learn more about this great product or to order your very own drill sharpener please visit one of the MachineryHouse showrooms in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne or Perth, or go online to www.machineryhouse.com.au/d070 Contact: MachineryHouse Brisbane – Sydney – Melbourne – Perth (07) 3715 2200 (02) 9890 9111 (03) 9212 4422 (08) 9373 9999 Web: www.machineryhouse.com.au Check your hearing yourself with this smart online test. It’s important to catch hearing issues early. But many people are put off by the stigma, expense and inconvenience of visiting an audiologist. Blamey Saunders Hears has a DIY alternative to the traditional in-clinic hearing test. You can take their free, clinically validated Speech Perception Test (SPT) online, from the privacy of home. It’s no standard hearing test. Tests you take in a clinic measure how well you hear computergenerated tones and beeps. The SPT gives you information that’s more relevant to your daily listening experience. It measures how well you hear the different sounds that make up spoken words. And it takes less than 10 minutes. You receive an instant, easyto-understand interpretation of your results. And, your free report shows if Blamey Saunders technology is a match for your needs. Check your hearing yourself at: blameysaunders.com.au/test Contact: BlameySaunders 364 Albert St, East Melbourne Vic 3002 Tel: 1300 443 279 Web: www.blameysaunders.com.au New downloadable eBooks from Mouser cover electric vehicles, artificial intelligence Mouser has released two new eBooks, one covering electric vehicles and one looking at artificial intelligence (AI). “Electrification of the Vehicle” explores new components, technologies and strategies for the design and development of electric vehicles. To read, visit www.mouser.com/news/bourns-ev-ebook/mobile/index.html “Imagine the Possibilities”, written in collaboration with NXP Semiconductors, examines the myriad potential applications of artificial intelligence (AI) and identifying specific products for AI and machine learning (ML) solutions. To read this one, see www.mouser.com/news/nxp-ai-ebook-2019/ mobile/index.html 88 Silicon Chip Australia’s electronics magazine siliconchip.com.au MMCUAV’s drones used in the battle against the coronavirus outbreak The beginning of 2020 is special to most Chinese. When a sudden coronavirus outbreak occurred in Wuhan, China, all cities joined the effort to fight it. Shenzhen MicroMultiCopter (MMC) quickly launched their UAV prevention solution. They supplied a service team of over 200 people, rushing to the front line with over 100 drones deployed in many cities such as Shanghai, Guangzhou, Zhaoqing and other areas to participate in the battle, by which the risk of spreading among frontline staff has been greatly reduced. Drones are capable of 360° patrols to observe the ground condition through 40x zoom cameras. Crowds and those who don’t wear masks in public places are found and dispersed by the commanders through onboard megaphones. Daily broadcasting by drones is carrying out in different communities. From large areas such as stations and supermarkets down to small courtyards, where there is a need, MMC drones are used to spray disinfectant in public places. Compared to the traditional way, using drones can avoid direct contact especially in those places requiring regular disinfection. A drone with a thermal camera fitted can automatically sense each person through high accuracy infrared imaging. This has been widely used in crowded areas to assist in onsite management and evacuation if required. Since 1st February, MMC teams have been working with traffic police to monitor traffic flow. With larger coverage than fixed cameras, MMC drones greatly helped commanders figure out solutions quickly. As a company with complete supply chain of industrial UAV, MMC provides not only complete solutions but also UAV key parts and OEM/ODM coContact: operation. MMCUAV MMC is commitMMC Tech Park, No.1 Yihe Road, ted to boosting auShilong Community, Shiyan Street, tomation level so Bao’an District, Shenzhen City, people can work in Guangdong Province, PR China, 518108 greater safety, with Tel: +86 75526916770 lower cost and by Website: www.mmcuav.com higher efficiency. siliconchip.com.au New A365 cloud-based viewer Altium’s new A365 cloud-based viewer redefines the way that printed circuit board designs are shared between designers, part suppliers, and manufacturers. The A365 Viewer allows users to search for, select, crossprobe and inspect components and nets while moving seamlessly between schematic, PCB and 3D views of their board. Using the A365 Viewer requires no CAD tools or experience. The A365 Viewer is designed to work with multiple eCAD formats, currently supporting Autodesk️ Eagle and Altium Designer. Other popular PCB design software formats will be supported in the near future. Adding the Altium 365 Viewer has significantly enhanced the user experience when navigating the product documentation in the Altium website. Now Arduino users can freely browse schematics, PCB layout and even 3D models of the Arduino boards and modules online, without the need to download or install anything additional. The capability of being CAD-agnostic will shortly allow Arduino to add the Contact: online design viewer Altium to every product page, Level 6, Tower B, The Zenith, including the ones 821 Pacific Hwy, Chatswood NSW 2067 designed in Autodesk Tel: 1800 312 665 Website: www.altium.com Eagle. Self-driving cars are coming closer . . . and faster! With automotive self-driving systems evolving from 60km/h to 100km/h and beyond, LiDAR sensors are playing an increasing role in the fusion of vehicle sensors for their ability to provide accurate distance measurement of objects. With more than twice the bandwidth and the ability to accommodate 33 percent more channels within the same LiDAR module size compared to the closest competitor, the new Maxim MAX40660/MAX40661 transimpedance amplifiers (TIAs) provide optical receiver designers with higher-resolution images that enable faster autonomous driving systems. The system size of the MAX40026 high-speed comparator plus the MAX40660/1 TIAs is 5mm2 smaller than the closest competitive solution. These ICs meet the stringent safety requirements of the automotive industry with AEC-Q100 qualification, enhanced electrostatic discharge (ESD) performance and failure modes, effects and diagnostic analysis (FMEDA) to support ISO 26262 certification at the system level. An evaluation kit is available from Maxim and their authorised distribu- Contact: tors. Maxim Integrated F o r m o r e i n - 160 Rio Robles San Jose, CA 95134 USA f o r m a t i o n , v i s i t Tel: 0011 1 408-601-1000 http://bit.ly/Maxim_ Website: www.maximintegrated.com LiDAR _solutions Australia’s electronics magazine April 2020  89