J P Morgan is to issue a prototype crypto-currency operated over its in-house blockchain network known as Quorum. Unlike Bitcoin and most other crypto-currencies the value of JP Morgans crypto-currency will be pegged to the US $ which stops it becoming a vehicle for highly volatile speculation. As a means of exchange, the J P ...
This story continues at J P Morgan to issue crypto-currency
Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly
JPR Electronics, the Dunstable distributor which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, has launched a new website. Many key component and enclosure manufacturers are among the 70 plus brands stocked by JPR Electronics, and available on https://www.jprelec.co.uk. All are supported by their experienced Sales Team and securely shipped from their EN ISO 9001:2008 approved warehouse. Product ...
This story continues at JPR Electronics upgrades portal
Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly
Farnell element14 has launched the Pi-Casso Design Challenge to encourage the creation of digital artwork showcasing the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ which surpasses conventional thinking of what electronics projects can be. “The world’s most famous artists from Van Gogh to Picasso broke barriers and created artwork that made a profound impact on the world, and ...
This story continues at Pi-Casso Design Challenge for digital artists
Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly
ST has launched a single entry point for access to all resources for motor-control application development with STM32 and STM8 MCUs called ST-MC-SUITE. The tool lets users gather tutorials and documentation, store project setups (HW and SW), get links to download software solutions including the newly updated X-CUBE-MCSDK package, and buy evaluation hardware online. Intuitive ...
This story continues at ST launches MCU development tool for motor-control applications
Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly
Arm has added neural network processing instructions to its Cortex-M architecture, aiming at products at the outside edge of IoT networks, such as devices that can recognise a few spoken words without connecting to the cloud – vocal wake commands for example. The ‘M-Profile Vector Extensions’ (MVEs) have been announced under the brand ‘Helium’, and ...
This story continues at Arm adds neural networking instructions to Cortex-M
Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly
Lights are the most prevalent electrical components in any commercial building, and that makes them the most logical devices for smart building sensors, according to Russ Sharer, vice president of global marketing and business development at Fulham. “In new construction you can plan to use standalone smart building control sensors, but only 8% of commercial ...
This story continues at Smart buildings can be a leading light in the IoT
Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly
Yorkshire-based Contract Production Ltd (CPL) has acquired its current head office and production facilities in Pickering North Yorkshire, and expanded into a third adjoining unit almost doubling its work space. The firm produces a range of sub-contract electronic products and PCB assemblies. Its shareholders purchased 9,600 sq ft, spread across the three units on the ...
This story continues at UK manufacturer doubles work space
Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly
Compact switching power supplies designed to reduce power consumption and cost for a range of markets, the PCR-WE/WE2 series by Kikusui are now available from its authorised UK and Southern Ireland distributor, Telonic Instruments. The multi-functional switching AC power supplies range from 1kVA to 36kVA AC/DC output with frequency conversion from Hz to 5kHz. They ...
This story continues at Telonic Instruments ships Kikusui’s compact SMPS
Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly
From Polytron Devices or New Jersey, OFQC40 and OFQC60 are 40 and 60Watt series of quarter-brick dc-dc converters with a 12:1 input range for railway equipment. Input options are 9-75Vdc or 14-160Vdc, according to EN50155, the the supplies meet that standard for railway applications, as well as being compliant to EN55032. Output options are: 5, ...
This story continues at Dc-dc converters handle 12:1 inputs for railway equipment
Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly
Believed to be the only sensor available that can perform wireless infrared (IR) tyre temperature measurements, the IRN8WS4 transmits data to a generic master receiver in 868, 902 or 920-MHz frequencies. This, says the Texense Renvale Group, gives users the option to pick the best one frequency, depending on the location. It uses a reliable, ...
This story continues at Sensor measures wireless IR tyre temperature
Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly
