The EnOcean Switch Design Kit, developed in collaboration with element14 and 3YOURMIND, the online portal for accessing professional 3D print services is now available at element14. The kit allows users to create a customisable switch, based on design data provided by EnOcean. It is an out-of-the-box, IoT ready kit that is flexible and cost effective.

Farnell element14, in partnership with Altium, has released version 1.2 of Altium CircuitStudio. Built on 30 years of Altium R&D experience, CircuitStudio is a professional PCB design tool that is ready to pick-up and go. With powerful schematic capture, feature-rich PCB editing and centralised component management it will inspire designers to invent the future, instead of being preoccupied with just making it work.

Farnell element14, will be presenting a 'World of Electronics' at the 27th electronica Trade Fair in Munich, Germany, 8-11th November, Hall A5, Stand 558, showcasing the products, tools and solutions that empower people and businesses to shape the future.

Farnell element14, in partnership with Altium, has released version 1.2 of Altium CircuitStudio, a professional PCB design tool that is ready to pick-up and go. It offers powerful schematic capture, feature-rich PCB editing and centralised component management. In order to make CircuitStudio more accessible to PCB designers, it is available at a new affordable price of €957 / £753.

A "World of Electronics” is the theme for Farnell element14’s display at this year’s electronica exhibition in Munich (November 8-11). It will showcase the products, tools and solutions that empower people and businesses to shape the future. Visitors to the stand will be taken on a journey through the “World of Electronics” where Farnell element14 will present itself as The Development Distributor.

The maker and developer focused Moto Mods Development Kit (MDK) has been launched after an exclusive agreement was signed between Motorola and its new global distribution and manufacturing partner, element14. Designed to connect to the new Motorola Moto Z smartphone, the MDK enables makers to transform the capabilities of their smartphone by creating their own custom applications called Moto Mods.

Described as a game changer for the Internet of Things (IoT) and wearables market, the WaRP7 development platform enhanced by NXP Semiconductors, designed and manufactured in partnership with Farnell element14 is now available to buy. Built from the ground up to address key challenges for design engineers such as size, battery life and connectivity, the open source design and complete software package of WaRP7 allows developers to innovate withou...

Launched today (August 2) the Tektronix TBS2000 Next Generation Oscilloscope is already in stock at Farnell element14. This new oscilloscope, provides design engineers and educators with an expanded range of capabilities, previously only available in more advanced and expensive models.  Based on the proven TDS2000 series, the TBS2000 provides wifi and probe functionality, as well as featuring the longest record length and largest displa...

The fault protected CAN transceivers with flexible data-rate from Texas Instruments has joined the Farnell element14 product portfolio. These CAN transceivers work with the TI CAN evaluation board to perform CAN (controlled area network) evaluation. This includes the load and termination settings required for electronic design engineers looking to evaluate CAN transceiver operation and performance in factory and building automation, smart gr...

The first automotive grade new HOTcaps series of radial-leaded multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) from Vishay are now available at distributor Farnell element14. Designed for the most extreme automotive operating conditions, the new series of capacitors are designed to set a new standard for performance and reliability in automotive applications, with unmatched maximum operating temperature of +175°C for all available ceramic dielectri...

The NECTOR M power connectors from TE Connectivity (TE) have been added to the Farnell element14 product portfolio. The NECTOR M power system’s “plug and play” design provides the construction industry with a flexible and efficient alternative to hard-wired electrical connections for commercial, industrial and architectural lighting installations, power distributions and more.

The portfolio of automotive-qualified products at Farnell element14 has been extended with the addition of over 250 new ROHM semiconductors. The ranges include LSI, diodes, transistors and power management solutions, suited for the different automotive application segments. To meet the increasing needs of digitisation in new automotive applications, ROHM is developing new products to deliver full system solutions.

A new NXP low-cost development platform has been added to the Farnell element14 portfolio of products for the Internet of Things (IoT). The FRDM-KW40Z is enabled by the Kinetis W series KW40Z/30Z/20Z (KW40Z) family and is ideal for applications in the IoT space, including home automation, building automation and healthcare.

A full line of demo boards from Linear Technology providing a complete solution for evaluating system performance has been released by distributor Farnell element14. The range includes over 1,000 development kits which offer new solutions for power management, data conversion, battery management, signal conditioning and RF and Wireless.

A comprehensive range of interconnect components from TE Connectivity for engineers working in harsh, high-capacity, high-impact environments is in stock at Farnell element14. The products deliver greater productivity, efficiency and cost-effectiveness to the industrial automation and control industry.

The portfolio of AEC-Q200 qualified products at Farnell element14 has been expanded with the addition of components from AVX, Bourns, Kemet, Murata, Panasonic and Vishay. These include capacitors, resistors, inductors and other passives. AEC-Q200 qualified passives have been designed for automotive electronics applications where reliability and stability are required in challenging conditions of high temperature, temperature changes, pressure res...

The portfolio of Maxim products at Farnell element14 has been extended to include Reference Design Boards and Evaluation Kits. This addition supports its extensive portfolio of data converters, amplifiers, clocks and timers, and microcontrollers, with products for power management, interface, RF and wireless, and memory. The latest addition from Maxim Integrated Products is the Smart Force Sensor Reference Design Board. 

The BBC micro:bit, a pocket-sized programmable device that can be coded and controlled to bring ideas, games, and projects to life, is being made available to buy in the UK by element14, manufacturing partner for the BBC micro:bit project. The widespread availability follows the gifting of the BBC micro:bit to up to one million school children in Year 7 (or equivalent) across the UK, to inspire them toget creative with coding, programming and dig...

A collaboration between Farnell element14 and Sierra Wireless has produced the mangOH Green Open Hardware IoT Platform and mangOH kit. The platform allows developers to test and prototype ideas quickly and take IoT solutions to market within weeks. The industry’s first complete sensor-to-cloud platform, it provides an all-in-one hardware, software and cloud-based solution for industrial IoT applications.

Farnell element14 has been approved as an official manufacturer of the original BeagleBone Black, the popular open source hardware platform. The BeagleBone Black will be manufactured by Premier Farnell’s wholly owned subsidiary Embest Technology which has extensive experience in the design and manufacturing of single board computers and will provide volume manufacturing capacity for the BeagleBone Black.