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High quality waterproof and dustproof connectors for medical, commercial and industrial markets

RS Components has extended its portfolio of high quality connectivity solutions with the EDAC 572 and 560 series of IP67-rated connectors, which offer simple, safe connections for a wide variety of outdoor and ruggedised applications includ

RS Components | Products | 21-07-2016

High performance microcontrollers designed for embedded controllers

Available from Mouser, the Spansion MB9B410T Series microcontrollers are highly integrated high-performance 32-bit ARM Cortex-M3 MCUs designed for embedded controllers. These MCUs have on-chip flash memory and SRAM with motor control timers

Mouser Electronics | Products | 21-07-2016

Compact precision non-magnetic chip resistors offer power ratings to 6W

A new series of high-power surface-mount precision non-magnetic thin-film chip resistors has been introduced Vishay. Built on aluminium nitride substrates, the PCNM series offers power ratings of 2W and 6W in compact 1206 and 2512 case siz

Vishay | Products | 21-07-2016

Microcontrollers offer low active RF and MCU and low-power consumption

Stocked by Mouser, Texas Instruments CC26xx SimpleLink ultra-low power wireless microcontrollers are wireless MCUs that target Bluetooth Smart, ZigBee and 6LoWPAN, and ZigBee RF4CE remote control applications. These cost-effective, ultra-lo

Mouser Electronics | Products | 21-07-2016

Optoelectronic and gas sensor sockets deliver a range of benefits

Luso Electronics has announced availability of Andon’s portfolio of optoelectronic and gas sensor sockets in the UK and Ireland. Leading OEMs and contract manufacturers can solder such sockets - rather than the sensor - onto a PCB to avoid

Luso | Connectors, Switches & EMECH | 21-07-2016

Sensor shield evaluation kit integrates 10 sensors for IoT prototyping

Mouser is now stocking the new SENSORSHLD1-EVK-101 sensor shield evaluation kit from ROHM Semiconductor. This second-generation sensor shield integrates 10 onboard sensors into a board with an Arduino Uno R3-compatible layout to ensure the

Mouser Electronics | Products | 20-07-2016

Fast isolated gate driver for high-voltage applications

Texas Instruments has introduced a fast 5.7-kVRMS isolated dual-channel gate driver which they claim is the fastest in the industry. It is the first of a new gate-driver family in their isolation portfolio. The UCC21520’s flexible, universa

Texas Instruments | Products | 20-07-2016

Robotic arm designed for multiple desktop uses

Stocked by RS Components, the TinkerKit Braccio is a fully operational robotic arm, controlled using an Arduino Board. It is designed for desktop use and supplied in kit form, so you can assemble it to your own requirements. It can

RS Components | Products | 20-07-2016

Plug-and-play NFC solution with integrated firmware and NCI interface

In stock at Digi-Key, NXP's PN7150 plug-and-play, high-performance, full NFC solution is an addition to their plug-and-play NFC portfolio. This controller, with embedded firmware and NCI interface, takes designs to the next level, with the

Digikey | Products | 20-07-2016

Rivet bushes offer multiple serrated spigot solutions for range of applications

Available from Farnell Element14 are a range of Hank rivet bushes, offering multiple serrated spigot solutions suitable for a range of applications. The Hexagon Hank rivet bush has been designed and made to utilise the hexagon featu

Farnell element14 | Products | 20-07-2016

Ultra-low-power segment LCD microcontrollers drive up to 320 LCD segments

Stocked by Mouser, the Atmel SAM L22 SMART ARM-based microcontrollers are ultra-low-power segment LCD microcontrollers using the 32-bit ARM Cortex-M0+ processor. These MCUs drive up to 320 LCD segments and range from 48 to 100-pins with up

Mouser Electronics | Products | 20-07-2016

High-voltage unipolar Hall-effect switches optimized for 3V to 28V operation

Designed for operation over a supply range of 3V to 28V in consumer and industrial applications, a new family of high-performance unipolar Hall-effect switches has been introduced by Diodes Incorporated. Comprising four devices, the AH33

Diodes Inc | Products | 20-07-2016

Connectors have high volume production capability, supporting data, audio and video

Pulse Electronics USB 3.1 Type C connectors, available from Mouser, have up to 10Gbps data rate and up to 100W of power. These connectors have high volume production capability and support data, audio, and video. USB Type-C specification of

Mouser Electronics | Products | 20-07-2016

new antenna respond to demand for manufacturers moving up to 5GHz

Antenova has announced two more antennas for the 802.11a/b/g/n/ac wireless standard. The antennas are designed for the profusion of high bandwidth applications emerging in the consumer entertainment sector – specifically set-top boxes, I

Antenova Ltd | Products | 20-07-2016