Subs & Systems


Driver board for bi-polar stepper motors up to a max 2A per phase

Based on the Allegro A4988 stepper driver chip SparkFun's Big Easy is a stepper motor driver board for bi-polar stepper motors up to a maximum 2A per phase. Available now from Digi-Key, it is a chopper micro-stepping driver which defa

Digikey | 15-05-2015

Thermal / EMI absorber improves heat transfer and EMI suppression

Mouser is now stocking the CoolZorb 400 Series Thermal and EMI absorbent material from Laird Technologies. The CoolZorb 400 is a sponge-like material applied to electronic components that is effective in both dissipating heat and absorbi

Mouser Electronics | 14-05-2015

New fanless panel PC with quad core Intel Core i7 Processor

Datasound Laboratories (DSL) has unveiled a new series of passively cooled Intel Core i7 processor based fanless Panel PC's. The front IP65 protected APC-3x19 Panel PCs, specified for 0-50C operation contain no moving parts - meaning re

DSL | 14-05-2015

Cost-efficient ARM carrier board

The eDM-CB-Colibri ARM carrier board has been developed by Data Modul. The eDM-CB-Colibri carrier board supports the pin-compatible Colibri ARM based computer on module product family from Toradex. Based on NVIDIA Tegra 2 / 3 and Freescal

Data Modul | 14-05-2015

Micro-computer offers FlowCloud integration and enhanced Wi-Fi capabilities

Imagination Technologies has announced significant upgrades for its high-performance, low-power MIPS-based Creator CI20 development board featuring a PowerVR GPU. The new board includes full support for Imagination's FlowCloud IoT platfo

Imagination Technologies | 14-05-2015

Tiny Bluetooth Smart module is particularly suitable for wearable devices

The ultra-compact TDK SESUB-PAN-T2541 Bluetooth Smart low energy module, with a miniature footprint of just 4.6mm x 5.6mm and slim insertion height of 1mm, is believed by the manufacturer to be the world's smallest module for such a devi

Farnell element14 | 12-05-2015

TFT with a contemporary aspect ratio of 16:10 targets industrial applications

Aimed at modern industrial applications, a new 12.1-inch TFT with a contemporary aspect ratio of 16:10 and a resolution of 1280x800 pixels is now available from Data Modul. The Kyocera TCG121WXLPAPNN-AN20 has a brightness of 500cd/m² in

Data Modul | 11-05-2015

Metallic foam heat sinks perform well in low-profile applications

Offering high thermal performance for low-profile applications, Versarien low-profile metallic foam heat sinks are now available from Mouser stock. The heat sinks use VersarienCu micro-porous metallic copper foam. The interconnected po

Mouser Electronics | 08-05-2015

New ATA-compatible 2.5-inch solid-state drives target industrial applications

TDK's new SDS1B series of 6Gbps serial ATA-compatible 2.5-inch solid-state drives for industrial applications, feature the NAND flash memory controller chip GBDriver GS1. Recently, the need for fast, high-volume data storage is on the

TDK | 08-05-2015

Fully upgradeable and expandable fanless PC quadruples performance

TinyGreenPC has launched a fully-upgradeable and expandable fanless PC offering four times the performance and memory capacity of the previous fanless FitPC2 in a unit 30% smaller. Based on an AMD Quad Core processor, the new 'fitlet'

TinyGreenPC | 08-05-2015

Latest micro-SD card connectors extend to 6mm making handling easier

Molex's new design (503500 series) Molex SD and micro SD card connectors are now available from TTI Europe. This allows the card to extend 6mm outside the shell in the locked position. This is longer than many available versions and mak

TTI Europe | 07-05-2015

Latest enclosures integrate glass panels for touchscreen applications

OKW’s new multi-function Interface-Terminal enclosures are now suitable for touchscreen applications. The cases can be ordered with a high-quality glass panel fitted in the top to protect the touchscreen underneath. This is an extremely ve

OKW Enclosures | 07-05-2015

New controller for industrial projective-capacitive touchscreens

Schurter and Danielson has expanded its wide range of capacitive touch solutions with a new controller for projective-capacitive touchscreens, which fully satisfies the industrial requirements. Together with one the company's major partn

Schurter | 05-05-2015

TFT module simplifies upgrading from mono to colour displays

Upgrading from character modules to colour TFT displays just became a whole lot easier with the announcement by AndersDX that it will customise its QVGA colour TFT module to fit into front panel slots designed for popular character modul

Anders | 05-05-2015

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