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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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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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Mouser adds MEMS IMU to ease integration for IoT and UAVs

Precision inertial measurement units (IMUs) from Analog Devices are now available from Mouser Electronics. The ADIS16507 IMUs are designed to simplify the integration of multi-axis inertial sensing into industrial systems as well as IoT applications, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), smart agriculture and autonomous vehicles. The IMUs are also suitable for virtual reality (VR) and augmented ...

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Covid-19 technology funding application deadline approaches

Businesses have until midday on 17 April to apply for grants for Innovate UK funding of up to £50,000 to cover the cost of projects that develop or use technology during this Covid-19 pandemic. Technology can be used to meet the new way of working, whether that is re-engineering working practices, detecting surges in consumer ...

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Harwin reaches out across Europe

The connector company, Harwin, has added New Jersey-based Powell Electronics to its network of distributors. Specialising in mechanical and electro-mechanical products, Powell also has an office in Nieuwegein, the Netherlands. The agreement includes hi-rel connector products, such as the Gecko, Datamate and M300 ranges and will also include cable assembly. Products will be available direct ...

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No panic buying, but make provisions for staff

There has been no panic buying of electronic components but Adam Fletcher, chairman of the ESCN (Electronic Components Supply Network) said his members foresee a personnel issue as the result of the Covid-19 outbreak. “There will be problems for organisations using just-in-time and Lean manufacturing [models], but the reality is that in the UK, this ...

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