The TGF3000 series Dual Channel Arbitrary Function Generators from Aim-TTI have been added to distributor Farnell element14’s instrumentation range. This is the latest arbitrary generator series from Aim-TTi offering value for money in 160MHz and 80MHz models.

Today we interact with devices that recognise facial expressions or hand gestures on a daily basis. Whether it is games consoles, tablets or mobile phones, our day-to-day life is full with devices that tend to be controlled by buttons on a front panel or even feature context-sensitive touch screen interfaces. Now industrial measurement systems are utilising this technology to change the way we interact at the workplace.

Customers in Europe can pre-order the 6½-digit Keithley DMM6500 for immediate shipment on 16 April 2018. The DMM6500 is a modern Bench/System digital multimeter (DMM) ideally suited for design engineers and production test engineers, delivering more measurement functionality and a price that will not break the budget.

Two oscilloscopes from Rohde & Schwarzare in stock at Farnell element14, providing value and performance for all budgets. The Rohde & Schwarz RTC1000 oscilloscope is aimed at a broad range of users from embedded developers and service technicians to educators.

The “University IoT Challenge” has been launched by Farnell element14 in partnership with Rohde & Schwarz. The aim of the competition is to introduce university students to the world of electronics. The competition challenges students to come up with creative ideas using £5,000 of products from Farnell element14 to create an IoT (Internet of Things) based product that would positively impact individuals who need assistance i...

Content added to Farnell element14’s IoT Hub provides insights into the role of the Internet of Things in a number of fast-moving areas. It includes an animated infographic that summarises the services provided by the company and shows how they can help users’ projects come to life.

The KC-LINK Surface Mount Capacitors from KEMET are available at distributor Farnell element14. KEMET’s KC-LINK surface mount capacitors are designed to meet the growing demand for fast switching semiconductors that operate at a higher voltage, temperature and frequency.

Farnell Element 14 have released a whitepaper titled 'High reliability, miniature DC/DC high voltage converters', which explains the challenges faced by high voltage power modules, and puts forward a solution with the XP EMCO next-gen of miniature high voltage power modules.

The community for engineers, element14.com, has launched a new Design Challenge called 'Bluetooth Unleashed'. This latest challenge encourages designers and engineers to showcase the power of Bluetooth technology by building a prototype using one of ten top selling Bluetooth development boards and underscores the commitment of Farnell element14, the Development Distributor, to drive innovation and be a champion for makers and engineers.

An extensive range of products from suppliers such as Cypress, Xilinx and NXP are available at Farnell element14 as well as an exclusive range of development kits created by the element14 technology brand.

The LDH400P Electronic Load from Aim TTi is in stock at Farnell element14.The LD series features electronic loads which are suitable for testing and characterising a wide variety of DC power sources. They can be used to investigate the behaviour of many different types of power source, such as: PFCs, batteries, solar cells and electronic power supply units.

The PocketBeagle from BeagleBoard.org, an ultra-tiny-yet-complete open-source USB-key-fob computer is available at distributor Farnell element14. PocketBeagle is a low cost, simple to use Linux-based board for beginners and professionals alike. 

The EA Elektro Automatik EL 3000 B Series for automated testing in workshops, laboratories, education, R&D and industry is in stock at Farnell element14. This series is an ideal bench-top tool for low-power component- and device testing, providing accurate and reproducible test data.

GraspIO Cloudio is a Raspberry Pi add-on board with Drag and Drop programming interface on iPhone, iPad, Android launched by Farnell element14.  Among other features, it incorporates Voice Assistant Capabilities, IFTTT (“If This Then That”) Integration, IoT Cloud Service, Sensor Monitor and Dashboard, Custom Notifications with Image and Video and One Tap Multi-Board Upload. 

The LulzBot TAZ 6 and LulzBot Mini have been added to the Farnell element14 range of 3D printers. The LulzBot TAZ 6, suited for use by engineers, developers, architects or hobbyists boasts a print volume of 19,600cm3 usable space. The intermediate level printer also features innovative self-levelling and self-cleaning and a modular tool head design for flexible and multi material upgrades.   

element 14 has announced the winners of its annual Community Awards. The top innovations and boundary-pushing designs are featured in six winning categories: Member of the Year, Community Project of the Year, New Product of the Year, RoadTester of the Year, Top Project14 of the Year, and Top Ben Heck Submission.  

Wireless connectivity is ubiquitous; an invisible technology that has changed the networking infrastructure and is now enabling the IoT. The implementation of wireless data communications is achieved on many levels and in its simplest form can exist purely as a link between two devices communicating over a short range, without the need for any kind of protocol. 

A Product Configurator from Samtec for customers to modify any Samtec Connector to obtain a variation which is exactly suited for their application is available at Farnell element14. The new online tool enables customers to modify connectors and download 2D and 3D models in just minutes.

  Farnell element14 is an authorised distributor of over 7,000 Infineon products presents the XMC4800 Automation Board V2. This board utilises Infineon’s XMC ARM Cortex-M4 microcontroller in combination with Infineon supply, interface, communication and safety products.

An agreement has been signed between Farnell element 14 and the Croatian Academic and Research Network (CARNet) for delivery of 45,000 BBC micro:bit in an official national rollout led by a privately financed nonprofit IRIM, which is designed to address the global challenge of encouraging children to code.