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Mouser appeals to makers with indoor sensor and audio pHATs from Pimoroni

Mouser Electronics continues to increase its Pimoroni offering, adding the PIM486 Enviro and the Pirate Audio accessories from the Sheffield-based company. Pimoroni was founded in 2012, designing and manufacturing breakout boards, kits and add-ons for Raspberry Pi and micro:bit. The company name – pronounced Pih-mo-row-knee, is based on ‘pirate, monkey, robot, ninja’ and the company’s ...

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News – Electronics Weekly 2020-05-19 13:01:09

There are estimated to be 366bn commercial satellites and SpaceX, a private company is currently planning to launch the Falcon 9 rocket and NASA’s Crew Dragon spacecraft on 27 May.  One of the major challenges in the space industry is the architecture of components used in various projects, whether they are global satellites or rockets ...

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Design and demand partnership fills the void in ventilators

Digi-Key and a team at the University of Minnesota have collaborated to ensure the open source Conventor ventilator is delivered to hospitals. Physicians at the University of Minnesota, partnered with companies to develop the Conventor ventilator, which can be used to monitor more than one patient at at time. It was created in response to ...

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Anglia adds light and shade to optical portfolio

Light pipes, indicators and LED accessories from Bivar are now available from Anglia. The distributor signed an agreement with the manufacturer, based in California, USA. The LED light pipes, which fit around panels and PCB enclosures, are a new range that Anglia will add to its existing LED indication range. Rigid and flexible light pipes ...

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Mouser adds Gecko Series for secure energy efficiency

Wireless Gecko SoC families from Silicon Labs available from Mouser Electronics now include the EFR32BG22 (BG22), EFR32MG22 (MG22) and EFR32FG22 (FG22) SoCs. The new SoCs are highly energy efficient, delivering exceptional battery life for a range of Internet of Things (IoT) applications. The Silicon Labs EFR32BG22 single-chips SoCs support Bluetooth 5.2 connectivity, including Bluetooth Mesh, Bluetooth ...

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Access station monitors body temperature and facial recognition

A contactless check-in station available from Review Display Systems (RDS) provides contact-free body temperature measurement and facial recognition for employee safety as they return to work post-pandemic isolation. The access station comprises an eight-inch display, safety body temperature measurement check, optional facial recognition (that also works when employees are wearing face masks). A kiosk version ...

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Hongfa Europe appoints Anglia for UK distribution

Following an agreement with Hongfa Europe, Anglia Components is UK and Ireland distributor for its range of electro-mechanical relays. The signing extends the distributor’s range of relay products. Hongfa Europe’s senior sales manager, Greg Ward said the company chose the distributor for its links to customers in the UK. “Anglia is a strategic local partner ...

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Digi-Key adds biometric technology for secure devices

In line with the increased interest in securing devices with authentication steps, Digi-Key Electronics has signed a global distribution agreement with Fingerprint Cards. The Swedish biometric company develops sensors for payments and access devices and systems, algorithms, software and hardware. Last year, the company announced it had shopped one billions sensors and launched the Biometric ...

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Anglia adds to semiconductor offering with Panjit signing

Following an agreement with Panjit Semiconductor, distributor Anglia now offers discrete semiconductor from Taiwanese company, Panjit International. The agreement applies to the UK and Ireland. Panjit’s portfolio includes MOSFETs, Schottky, SiC Schottky, diode rectifiers, protection devices, bipolar junction transistors and bridge rectifiers for power supplies, industrial and automotive applications. The distributor said that this signing ...

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Mouser signs global distribution agreement wiht Essentra Components

Distributor Mouser Electronics has signed a global distribution agreement with Essentra Components to supply its plastic injection moulded, vinyl dip moulded and metal components. This includes fittings, hardware, electronic components and fasteners, cable clips and clamps, cable ties, snap lock supports and rivets. The cable clips and clamps to protect and route wires are available ...

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