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M12 pre-assembled receptacle connectors have fully shielded housing

TE Connectivity’s M12 Cable Connectors are suitable for field assembly. They are now available from Farnell element14. They have 360 degree EMI/RFI shielding, torsion and vibration proof cable strain relief with the company’s crimp flange t

Farnell element14 | Products | 04-01-2017

Automotive single-channel digital potentiometer features I2C interface

The TPL0401x-10-Q1 device, from Texas Instruments, is a single-channel, linear-taper digital potentiometer with 128 wiper positions. It has the low terminal internal and connected to GND. The position of the wiper can be adjusted using an I

Texas Instruments | Products | 04-01-2017

Triacs designed for applications including AC mains and appliances

Available now from Digi-Key, STMicroelectronics' triacs are used to control AC mains applications. They can be used as simple on/off switches, to replace electromechanical relays while providing a higher degree of flexibility (through elect

Digikey | Power | 04-01-2017

Graphics development module supports colour TFT LCD display with capacitive touch

The ME813A-WH50C module, available from RS Components, consists of a display controller board-based on the FT813 EVE device, built into a 5in WVGA LCD touchscreen display unit. It supports 800 x 480pixel colour TFT LCD display with capa

RS Components | Distributors | 04-01-2017

Kit enables developers to evaluate wireless connectivity designs

Mouser now stocks the nRF52840 Preview Development Kit from Nordic Semiconductor. The nRF52840-PDK is a versatile single board development kit for evaluating the nRF52840 system-on-chip (SoC), a proprietary wireless connectivity solution th

Mouser Electronics | Distributors | 04-01-2017

Eighty types of dimmer chokes are now available

The WD range, from Carnhill Transformers, is based on more than 30 years’ experience of the suppression of phase-angle light dimmers, which has made Almag one of the largest manufacturers of dimmer chokes. The range of rise-times and induct

Carnhill | Products | 04-01-2017

Dual-die linear Hall sensor IC for safety-critical applications

The new A1346 from Allegro MicroSystems Europe is a dual-die, highly programmable linear Hall sensor IC that is an ideal solution for safety-critical applications. The sensor incorporates full die redundancy with the added benefits of f

Allegro | Products | 04-01-2017

Compact, ultra-low-power Bluetooth IC controllers for high-quality, cost-effective designs

Mouser now stocks the TC35667/TC35676 and the TC35670/TC35675 Bluetooth controllers from Toshiba. Designed and optimized for high-quality, cost-effective designs, the single-chip TC356xx controllers from Toshiba all support the BLE 4.1 stan

Mouser Electronics | Products | 03-01-2017

Affordable 5.5 digit high performance bench/portable multimeter

Available from Farnell element14, the 1908P from AIM-TTI Instruments is a dual measurement bench multimeter with optional RS232, LXI/LAN and GPIB interfaces. The device has both a main display and a secondary display. The two displays c

Farnell element14 | Products | 03-01-2017

Graphics display panel allows easy development of HMI

The CleO50 graphics display panel, available from RS Components, allows easy development of Human-Machine Interfaces (HMI) based on an Arduino-format platform. It is designed to work with an Arduino UNO R3 or compatible host processor board

RS Components | Distributors | 03-01-2017

Synchronous rectifier controller for switch mode power supplies

ON Semiconductor's NCP43080, now available from Digi-Key, is a synchronous rectifier controller for switch mode power supplies. The controller enables high efficiency designs for flyback, quasi-resonant flyback, and LLC topologies. External

Digikey | Products | 03-01-2017

Fully differential amplifier offers an easy interface

The Texas Instruments THS4552 fully differential amplifier offers an easy interface from single-ended sources to the differential output required by high-precision ADCs. Designed for exceptional dc accuracy, low noise, and robust capacitive

Texas Instruments | Products | 03-01-2017

Modules underpin South Korea’s smallest battery-powered 3G tracking device

U-blox have announced that two of its products have been used by Cobilsys to create South Korea’s smallest battery-powered asset tracking device. The ATPACK tracker measures 53mm x 48mm x 15mm and can be used to track the location of it

U-Blox | 03-01-2017

Half-brick converters deliver stable, safe and efficient power

Dengrove Electronic Components has extended its portfolio of EN50155-compliant DC-DC converters by introducing the RECOM RPA120H-RW, which delivers up to 120W in the industry-standard half-brick footprint of 61mm x 57.9mm. In addition t

Dengrove | Products | 03-01-2017