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Alessandro Mastellari - Technical Specialist, Avnet Abacus at Avnet Abacus

Alessandro has over 20 years experience in the electronics industry, spanning product management and technical Marketing. He has held roles at ECC Elettronica and Abacus Group before joining Avnet as part of the Abacus acquisition in 2009.

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When your next tractor is a Tesla
By Alessandro Mastellari   -   January 25, 2022
Technical article
The automotive industry is rapidly shifting toward Electric Vehicles (EVs), but there’s another category of vehicles ripe for electrification: ‘Non-Road Mobile Machinery’ (NRMM), as the regulators put it.
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The growing role of sensors in modern building management systems
By Alessandro Mastellari   -   August 13, 2021
Technical article
Today's intelligent buildings measure a multitude of building parameters. Here Alessandro Mastellari explores the sensing technologies employed to collect environmental data.
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How technology is enabling in-home healthcare and monitoring
By Alessandro Mastellari   -   March 1, 2021
Technical article
Here, Alessandro Mastellari discusses the challenges of deploying remote healthcare, and the electronics systems that can support it.
There are two primary technologies used in detecting the presence of people, pyro-electric / passive infra-red (PIR) and ultrasonic. Alessandro Mastellari takes a look at how they differ and how they work.
PIR and ultrasonic sensors: What's the difference and how do they work?
By Alessandro Mastellari   -   October 21, 2019
Technical article
There are two primary technologies used in detecting the presence of people, pyro-electric / passive infra-red (PIR) and ultrasonic. Alessandro Mastellari takes a look at how they differ and how they work.
With more and more applications combining data from multiple sensors, Alessandro Mastellari looks at how sensor fusion is being applied with pressure sensors.
How can combining different types of sensors result in more accurate data?
By Alessandro Mastellari   -   May 9, 2019
Technical article
With more and more applications combining data from multiple sensors, Alessandro Mastellari looks at how sensor fusion is being applied with pressure sensors.
In the second installment of our pressure sensor series Alessandro Mastellari explores how manufacturers are developing smaller and smaller devices.
Pressure sensor miniaturisation: How smaller sensors are enabling better healthcare
By Alessandro Mastellari   -   May 8, 2019
Technical article
In the second installment of our pressure sensor series Alessandro Mastellari explores how manufacturers are developing smaller and smaller devices.
Recent advances in wireless technology have enabled the use of mesh network topologies in home and building control applications, but what are your options, and can you combine them?
A quick guide to multi-standard mesh networking
By Alessandro Mastellari   -   April 11, 2019
Technical article
Recent advances in wireless technology have enabled the use of mesh network topologies in home and building control applications, but what are your options, and can you combine them?
The lighting industry is not short of options for digital connectivity, but what it needs is a standard that adapts itself to change. Enter Bluetooth 5.
Future proofing lighting systems with Bluetooth
By Alessandro Mastellari   -   May 9, 2018
Technical article
The lighting industry is not short of options for digital connectivity, but what it needs is a standard that adapts itself to change. Enter Bluetooth 5.