DigiKey
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Thief River Falls, MN
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DigiKey is the fourth largest electronic component distributor in North America and a broad-line distributor of board level components. It ranks as the fifth largest electronic component distributor in the world.
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Join the hack a pumpkin challenge with Digi-Key
Join the second annual Hack a Pumpkin Challenge with Digi-Key Electronics.
How to make a Raspberry Pi LED flasher - Maker.io tutorial
To help us get started with the Raspberry Pi, Robin Mitchell, has a simple circuit for blinking an LED that should take you a matter of minutes to set up.
Wireless modules offer Bluetooth transmission solution
Wireless modules are the latest product group from Würth Elektronik eiSos to join the Digi-Key Electronics global portfolio. The product range encompasses highly efficient wireless transmission solutions in the Bluetooth or Wireless M-Bus standard as well as proprietary wireless modules in the frequency ranges 169, 433, 868, 915 MHz and 2.4 GHz.
RF power components join Digi-Key global portfolio
Radio-frequency (RF)-based long-range power-over-distance wireless power components from Powercast are available worldwide through Digi-Key Electronics thanks to a new distribution agreement. Digi-Key will offer everything needed for manufacturers to design wirelessly powered devices using Powercast’s wireless power technology, which works in the far field (up to 80 feet) for automatic, contactless, over-the-air charging of multiple devices...
A showcase in how to work smart
Work smarter, not harder – or so the saying goes. And in the world of electronics ‘smart’ is something of an industry buzzword. From the cars we drive and the lights in our home, to the way we operate our industrial plants and factories, everything is now becoming ‘smarter’ and this technology is now a driving force behind the advancement of the fourth industrial revolution.
LoRaWAN developer tools strengthen IoT resource
In a move which bolsters its Internet of Things offering to customers Digi-Key Electronics has added Senet’s LoRaWAN developer tools and connectivity offerings to it’s Internet of Things Resource Center. The partnership simplifies the process for IoT application developers to access a full complement of Low Power Wide Area development kits, gateways, end sensor devices, connectivity services and other resources through a single online...
Status symbol elevates KiCAD library
Digi-Key Electronics has tagged the open source, Digi-Key KiCad symbol and footprint library with a 1.0 status on their GitHub Repository. The “version 1.0” is a major milestone for the library development, indicating that the library is "complete", has all major features, and is considered reliable enough for general release to engineers, designers, and customers.
Deleted download limits opens access to EDA/CAD software
Unlimited access to Ultra Librarian symbols, footprints, and 3D STEP models has been announced by Digi-Key. Ultra Librarian which is available on digikey.com offers models in over 20 EDA and CAD formats to cover the vast majority of the PCB design tools in use, including Altium, Eagle, KiCad, OrCAD, and PADS.
Desktop PCB milling machine speeds up prototyping
The Bantam Tools Desktop PCB Milling Machine is now available globally through Digi-Key Electronics. The tool delivers professional reliability and precision at an affordable price. Milling directly from Gerber files, the Bantam Tools Desktop PCB Milling Machine handles double-sided PCBs with 6 mil trace and space.
Jobs boost as Digi-Key starts work on $300m facility
Construction of Digi-Key’s new $300m facility in Thief River Falls will begin next month. The four-storey product distribution centre will provide an additional 2.2 million square feet of usable space to the company’s existing Thief River Falls facilities, and will occupy an overall footprint of 1 million square feet.
More parts populate online design library
Ultra Librarian, the online library now provides symbols, footprints, and 3D models for 1.25 million in-stock Digi-Key parts. The addition of more associated parts allows customers to easily design with most of Digi-Key’s components in 22 CAD formats supporting most EDA and CAD toolsets.
Power measurement tool gets global distribution platform
Qoitech has signed a worldwide distribution agreement with Digi-Key Electronics to distribute the Otii solution, a power measurement tool with software. The Otii solution provides developers with the means to simplify power measurement of applications and devices, especially those targeting the IoT space and aiming for optimised, long battery life.
IoT development platform speeds sensor to cloud solutions
A collaboration between Cypress Semiconductor, SparkFun, and Digi-Key has delivered a joint IoT development platform that allows makers and engineers of all kinds to prototype sensor-to-cloud solutions quickly and easily. To enable even more dynamic IoT development, SparkFun created an add-on shield that simplifies system designs with the Cypress PSoC 6 microcontroller (MCU), which is purpose-built for the IoT.
Library houses top 1000 common parts to aid engineers
As part of its continuing effort to offer engineers the best electronic design automation (EDA) tools and design aids, Digi-Key Electronics announces the beta release of a library consisting of nearly 1,000 common parts for use by the open source, KiCad schematic capture and printed circuit board tool on their website.
Radar sensors harness mm accuracy to low power consumption
The A1 SRD radar sensors from Acconeer are available for immediate shipment worldwide through Digi-Key Electronics following a new distribution agreement. The A1 radar sensor is based on a unique patented technology enabling mm accuracy with very low power consumption.
Sigfox SDR dongle accelerates development and test
The Sigfox SDR dongle, designed for device and solution makers to speed up development and tests, is now available globally through distributor Digi-Key Electronics. It allows for development of Sigfox devices independent from Sigfox public network coverage.
Development kit jumpstarts FPGA designs
Microsemi has teamed up with Digi-Key Electronics to provide the SmartFusion2 system-on-chip (SoC) field programmable gate array (FPGA) maker board exclusively to Digi-Key’s global customer base. This low-cost evaluation platform lowers the barrier for hardware and firmware engineers to develop embedded applications for the ARM Cortex-M3 and 12K logic elements (LE) FPGA fabric in the SmartFusion2 device.
A comprehensive portfolio for your Industry 4.0 needs
Industry 4.0 was a term coined in 2011 at the Hannover Fair and refers to the fourth industrial revolution. Taking place as far back as the late 18th Century, the first industrial revolution related to the mechanisation of manufacturing. This led to electrification in the early part of the 20th Century (the second industrial revolution).
Bluetooth design kit heads to customers
Customers who opted in to be early adopters of the Cypress Semiconductor PSoC 6 BLE Pioneer Kit through Digi-Key Electronics will be seeing the product arrive at their doors shortly. The company has received their stock and have begun processing and shipping customer pre-orders.
Sensors line goes global with Digi-Key
Neonode’s zForce AIR Touch Sensors are available for immediate shipment worldwide through Digi-Key Electronics, thanks to a new distribution agreement. The zForce AIR Touch Sensor provides a number of advantages over traditional touch technologies such as resistive, capacitive and camera-based solutions.