Through an exclusive agreement with ARM, Farnell element14 is the first distributor to stock the recently launched ARM mbed IoT Starter Kit – Ethernet Edition for IBM Internet of Things Foundation, opening up opportunities for tech enthusiasts across the world to experiment and innovate with the IoT.

One of the key elements of the Farnell element14 Sudden Impact design challenge involved trialling wearable health solutions. The finalists of the undertaking, when put to the test, have unanimously identified a major challenge – power management. It’s been observed that the process of collecting and analysing data over long periods of time has had a significant impact on energy consumption in the competitors’ sport-related desi...

Farnell element14 has added three new NXP development boards in the LPC Xpresso family. The new LPC Xpresso V3 boards work with most existing LPC Xpresso accessories and Arduino compatible shields to enhance functional capabilities, offering more versatility for applications in motor control, power management, white goods, RFID readers, embedded audio applications, industrial automation, and e-metering.

Farnell element14 has introduced the Wurth Elektronik WCAP series SMD and Leaded aluminium polymer capacitors containing solid conductive polymer instead of wet aluminium electrolytic, with ESR values below 10mΩ. The series is the outcome of a general trend among aluminium capacitor manufacturers to develop new polymer alternatives that offer customers a variety of new options.

The GIZMO Explorer Board , a companion board for the GIZMO2 platform from GIZMOSPHERE is available at Farnell element14. The board offers features and peripherals that are ideal for use in motor control, human machine interface and control system application designs so users can get their projects started quickly.

Farnell element14 has introduced the Texas Instruments’ SimpleLink CC2650 Development Kit, including all the hardware required to evaluate the SimpleLink Wireless MCU ultra-low-power platform. The CC2650 device can also be used to evaluate the SimpleLink Bluetooth Smart CC2640 wireless MCU and the ZigBee/6LoWPAN CC2630 wireless MCU.

element14’s Sudden Impact challenge continues on, and the competitors are targeting different sports and designing a myriad of devices. Part of the challenge is to create solutions that align with the scientific and health communities. By Christian Defeo, eSupplier Manager, Farnell element14.

Farnell element14 has strengthened its test and measurement portfolio with the addition of Keysight Technologies’ 34465A and 34470A TrueVolt range of Bench Digital Multimeters. The multimeters come in both 6½ and 7½ digit models. The instruments give engineers a selection of visual representations of measurement data in multiple ways on a 4.3-inch, high-resolution colour display, including advanced graphical capabilities such ...

An instrument that combines an RF signal generator and a vector signal generator has been introduced by Farnell element14. The Tektronix TSG4100A is for use in product design, testing and manufacturing. Behind the instrument is a drive towards more affordable test solutions which still meet demanding requirements in wireless design and manufacturing.

Farnell element14 is launching the Vishay hybrid storage 196 HVC ENYCAP capacitors which are portable, compact and facilitate high-energy storage. Priced from £13.39 with price breaks for higher volumes the capacitors have the industry’s highest energy density (13 Ws/g) as well as polarised storage capacitor with high capacitance (up to 90 degrees F).

Farnell element14 has launched the new Freescale Kinetis KL27/17 Cortex-M0+ based Freedom Platform with USB. The board is designed to evaluate low power Cortex-M0+ based designs that require USB capability. This new Kinetis FRDM-KL27Z Cortex-M0+ based Freedom Platform with USB OTG features a Flex I/O module, ROM Bootloader and low power crystal-less USB functionality.

An inductance to digital converter for contactless, short-range sensing that enables high-resolution and low-cost position sensing of conductive targets, even in harsh environments has been launched by Farnell element14. Next day delivery is available for this family of devices from Texas Instruments which enables system designers to choose different resolution options depending on their application and system requirements, using a coil or spring...

High service distribution is changing. The age of the simple component distributor is dead. Customers and suppliers are demanding a manufacturing partner who can offer both a full design solution and the high level of service they have come to expect. By Phil Gee, Director, Corporate OEM/CEM, Farnell element14.

Farnell element14 has introduced the MTi product portfolio from Xsens which provides a reliable industry standard for MEMS attitude and heading reference systems. The 4th generation MTi offers reliable MEMS based AHRS, VRU, and IMUs. The MTi 10-series gives the system integrator a choice of three different integration levels (IMU, VRU, AHRS).

Vishay’s range of IHTH high-current, high-temperature, through-hole inductors including the AEC-Q200-qualified IHTH-0750IZ-5A and IHTH-1125KZ-5A are on sale at Farnell element14. These feature an operating temperature range from -55 °C to +155 °C, high rated currents up to 125 A, and a wide range of inductance values from 0.47 µH to 100 µH. They are available in 0750 and 1125 sizes.

Farnell element14 is now exclusively stocking Altium’s CircuitStudio software in the element14 Design Centre under the two companies’ global distribution deal. The software rounds out Farnell element14’s CAD offering and enables the company to fulfill the vast majority of software needs for professional design engineers.  

In the final part of the Xbox One Portable series, Ben completes the gaming tablet. He needs to figure out how to make the Blu-Ray drive work at an angle, build the remaining portion of the case, and do a lot more wiring. At the end of the episode he’s ready to boot up the tablet and see if it works.

Santa Ben continues his work to create a portable Xbox One by Christmas. He’s building the device layer by layer. Ben hacks up many HDMI plugs and works on wiring the Xbox One and LCD. After installing most of the Xbox One components he’s ready to see if the Xbox will boot.

The new Raspberry Pi 2 Model B is available to buy from element14. Unveiled at a launch event at The Shard, London by element14 and Raspberry Pi Trading, the Raspberry Pi 2 Model B is six times faster than the previous model and now boasts 1GB of RAM to run bigger and more powerful projects.    

The Infineon DC Motor Control Shield for Arduino is available for purchase from Farnell element14. The product enables fast and inexpensive prototyping of DC motor control. It is one of the first high current motor control boards to be compatible to Arduino as well as to Infineon’s XMC1100 Boot Kit.