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IoT development boards support LoRa platform
Two new SmartEverything solutions from Arrow have extended the portfolio of development boards at RS Components. The SmartEverything LION IoT development system-on-module (SoM) board and the SmartEverything ARIS IoT board both offer support for Internet of Things (IoT) application development.
TinyDuino joins Mouser global linecard
Mouser Electronics has signed a global distribution agreement with TinyCircuits, a maker of very small open source electronics. Through the agreement, Mouser is stocking the TinyDuino platform with TinySheld expansion boards. TinyDuino is a miniature open source electronics platform based on the Arduino platform.
Starter kit opens up industrial Ethernet applications
Availability of an EtherCAT starter kit for the development of a wide range of fast industrial Ethernet technology-based applications has been announced by distributor Avnet Silica.. Implementing the standard Ethernet data-packet format, which provides connectivity to existing Ethernet networks without special routers or switches, EtherCAT delivers highly-efficient, real-time performance enabling data insertion and/or extraction ‘on the fly...
IDE showcased at Design Automation Conference in Texas
The release of the SoftConsole version 5.1 has been announced by Microsemi Corporation as the world’s first available Windows-hosted Eclipse integrated development environment (IDE) for designs utilising RISC-V open instruction set architectures (ISAs) such as RV32I.
Engineering success in a culture without rules
Mark Patrick of Mouser Electronics explains that open source hardware has democratised high technology, empowering those with creative goals to bypass traditional engineering barriers and start work directly on bringing inventive new concepts to fruition. In such a completely free environment, a trusted partner can make the difference between completion and confusion.
Expansion shield provides greater interfacing capabilities
New hardware continues to be added to Bridgetek's CleO smart display platform, with the objective of helping both the maker community and professional engineers. Compatible with both the CleO35 3.5" and CleO50 5" TFT formats, the CleOIO-Shield is an input/output expansion shield that connects directly on to the NerO system controller board. It provides the CleO system with greater interfacing capabilities - covering analogue, digital, I2C, SPI an...
Monitoring system wins Hackster IoT design contest
A rolling material monitoring system that can sit inside a bulldozer and collect data from the vehicle has been revealed as the winner of the Hackster community design contest based on the SIMATIC IOT2020 industrial IoT gateway. The contest was aimed at engineers, makers and students and challenged them to come up with innovative applications and solutions based on the open and highly flexible IoT gateway, which is manufactured by Siemens.
igus gives articulated arm to the University of Southampton
As part of its YES (Young Engineers Support) programme, igus has backed many universities for several years with free engineering advice and products – supporting university teams participating in the Eurobot challenge is one such programme. The winning team of the Eurobot UK final are from the Faculty of Engineering and the Environment at the University of Southampton, which received a robolink articulated robotic arm from igus.
Mclennan named as sales partner for motion component manufacturer
Coming into effect this month, Phytron has appointed Mclennan as its exclusive UK and Ireland sales partner. Mclennan will handle enquiries and provide technical and sales support for the specialist and extreme environment stepper motor, drive and motion systems manufacturer.
Bringing life to the MeArm robot arm
The new MeArm robot deluxe kit from Mime Industries is for doing an out of the box build.Being open source it is ideal for use in your own projects. The Maker Kit is also available in a format where you can use your own controller, be it an Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Beaglebone or others, to control it.