Arduino Mega 2560 microcontroller platform

Arduino is a standardised open-source hardware microcontroller platform based on Atmel ATmega 8-bit devices that offers a community-driven programmable electronics platform with which users can rapidly design, prototype or use as a basis for learning hardware and software engineering.

congatec Qseven starter kit for ARM-based designs

The Qseven Starter Kit provides developers with a package to rapidly prototype embedded systems for ARM designs.

Kontron CompactPCI single board computer CP3003-V

The Kontron CP3003-V is the latest extension to the CompactPCI Value Line Series. The PICMG 2.0 compatible Kontron CP3003-V comes with the Intel Celeron processor 807UE.

InGaAs - keeping Moore’s Law alive

The smallest InGaAs transistor ever built is providing a pathway that will allow the number of transistors on microchiops to continue to double every two years.

congatec modules for 3rd generation Intel Core processors

Offering a choice of three module versions, congatec now provides maximum graphics and processing power for both Type 2 and Type 6 Pin-out.

Phoenix Contact Plugtrab PT-IQ controller

The Plugtrab PT-IQ product family provides proactive functional monitoring for signal interface surge protection devices.

Banner Engineering SureCross B2Q Gateway Module

The Banner Engineering SureCross B2Q Gateway Module has been developed to provide embeddable and cost-effective communication capabilities for the company’s Q45 wireless sensor network.

Phoenix Contact VL BPC 1000 industrial PC embedded box PCs

Phoenix Contact has launched the VL BPC 1000 industrial PC product line of embedded box PCs for harsh industrial environments.

App store for Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi, that low-cost, credit-card-sized computer that is exciting the programming and development world, has opened a store that offers total beginners an easier way to find everything they need to get going, in one place and for free. The Pi Store will make it easier for developers of all ages to share their games, applications, tools and tutorials with the rest of the community.

Magic win at Elektra Award

Plessey’s MAGIC (MAnufactured on GaN ICs) High Brightness LED (HBLED) products have won the Solid-State Lighting Application Category of the Elektra Awards 2012. The winners were revealed last week at the European Electronics Industry Awards ceremony in London.

Acromag TT230 series isolated transmitters

The Acromag TT230 series of isolated transmitters are PC/Windows-programmable via USB for conversion of temperature, voltage and current inputs to sink/source-compatible 4-20 mA control signals.

Vishay Intertechnology WSBM8518 Power Metal Strip battery shunt resistor

$2.2 million contract for power semiconductor technology to modernise the electrical power grid

HexaTech has received a $2.2 million award that will enable the development of a new power semiconductor technology for the modernisation of the electrical power grid.

Bluegiga BT111 Bluetooth Smart Ready HCI Module

Bluegiga Technologies has available the Bluetooth Smart Ready HCI module, BT111.

Lighting up Christmas with unbreakable bulbs

Decking your home with Christmas lights soon won’t include the hassle of burnt-out bulbs or broken strands. Scientists at Wake Forest University have made a new kind of light from mouldable plastic, which can glow in any colour, won’t shatter and won’t leave you with the problem of searching for the one bad bulb on a strand of dozens.