Raspberry Pi, 3D printer target teacher's shopping list

22nd August 2017

Mick Elliott

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Described as an ultimate education listfor electronics educators, Farnell element14 has put together a list of popular and must-have products to equip the educators lab. The list includes hot items from the latest Raspberry Pi3 model B to 3D printers and software, essential for students looking to get hands on experience of real-word tools, and helping educators create the right environment within the right equipment and tools to give students the best start in their engineering career.

Included in the line-up are Keysight Technologies’ N6705C power analyser, the Robox 3D printer (pictured) and Autodesk Eagle PCB design software.

In additional to products and tools, Farnell element14 provides resources to support the education and training of the next-generation of engineers in colleges and universities, including resources for university staff.

The element14 Community’s STEM Academy, is a dedicated area for anyone who wishes to explore learning concepts and classroom-based design projects within the electronics and digital space. The company also provides a range of calculators and tools through its education portal. Peter Birks, President for Farnell element14 comments: “As the Development Distributor, Farnell element14 is passionate about supporting engineering and electronics in education. Supporting the education of engineers is vital to ensure that the next generation has the talent to drive our industry forward and it is our mission to provide the learning tools, resources and opportunities to help them achieve these goals.”

Other items in Farnell element14’s ultimate education list include the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B, GW Instek’s GPS-3030D bench power supply, Fluke’s 87V Multimeter , Mathworks’ MATLAB and Student Suite and LabVIEW Home graphical programming platform.