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Nordic’s Thingy:53 is a development board that supports Bluetooth LE, Thread, Matter, Zigbee, IEEE 802.15.4, NFC and Bluetooth Mesh RF protocols, and is capable of running embedded machine learning models. It is based on the company’s nRF5340 IC which has a 128 MHz dual-core Arm Cortex-M33 SoC for network and application processing, backed by 1Mbyte of flash and a 512kbyte ram. ...

BEC Distribution has announced the availability of Euro-style low-voltage PCB terminal blocks with screw or push fixings. They are intended to be alternatives to products from better known manufacturers such as Phoenix Contact, Sauro, PTR, Euroclamp or Stelvio Kontek. “The terminal blocks are available on short lead times, with many ex-stock,” according to the Buckinghamshire-based distributor. “The plastic bodies are ...

Danish current sensor maker Danisense has signed a global distribution agreement with Farnell. “We believe that Farnell’s experience in many different markets and their global presence will help drive our business forward,” said Danisense marketing director Loic Moreau. Added to Farnells line-card are 23 current transducers spanning 50 to 2,000A, all based on Danisense’s closed-loop flux-gate technology. The products are ...

Component distributor Anglia Components has signed an agreement with Alexander Battery Technologies (ABT), a UK-based manufacturer of custom battery packs. This is the first distributor that ABT has appointed – Anglia will be its exclusive distribution partner in the UK and Ireland. The County Durham-based battery maker offers custom battery packs, including lithium-lon, NiMH and primary cell packs, for OEM ...

Distributor Rutronik is stocking a 100V multi-layer ceramic capacitor (MLCCs) from Samsung Electro-Mechanics. The part, called CL32Y106KCVZNWE, has a capacitance of 10μF and uses an X7S dielectric to get it into a 3.2 x 2.5 x 2.5mm package. Rutronik is promoting it for use on 48V power rails, where companies are switching up from 12V to increase power efficiency. “The ceramic ...

Dubbed an Immersive Innovation Hub Experience, Digi-Key Electronics has created an interactive simulation of a modern engineer’s workshop. Describing it as an “innovative web experience”, the Hub will showcase the distributor’s tools and technologies. Essentially, it is a way for customers to access the company’s resources, including products, videos, technical information, and calculators. Tools For example, every workshop must have ...

Mike England (pictured) has two missions – the first to inform customers and investors that the company formerly known by the parent brand Electrocomponents is now RS Group; the second is to raise the company’s ambition levels and “take it from an average-to-good company to a great company,” he said. The streamlined, all-inclusive name reflects that components are not the ...

Farnell has expanded the range of  Toshiba devices it distributes. Toshiba products available  from Farnell will grow to 800 devices, increasing to more than 1000 items by 2023, while new products will also be introduced throughout 2022 and beyond. The enhanced portfolio will focus on Toshiba’s  range of opto couplers, opto (MOSFET) relays, low- and high-voltage power MOSFETs, discrete IGBTs, ...

Limited space requires DC-DC converters designed with thermal performance in mind, advises Timur Uludag of Würth Elektronik. An example of a typical industrial environment with multiple electronic applications and rail voltages is a warehouse. An industrial warehouse can hold complex conveyor systems with many sensors, actuators and control units. Each of these applications has its own requirements in terms of ...

The distributor Digi-Key Electronics has updated its myLists parts list management tool for users to include price quotes, to help with ordering efficiency. Basically, the tool helps buyers consolidate bills of materials (BOMs), price and availability lists, and quotes. And specifically, the new quote integration allows you to upload lists of up to 1,000 parts to check stock, secure pricing ...