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Cyntech licenses Raspberry Pi logo to brand its enclosures and accessories ranges
Cyntech Components, a specialist supplier of electro-mechanical components and power supplies, has licensed the Raspberry Pi logo for use on its range of accessories for the Raspberry Pi computer. The arrangement will benefit the Raspberry Pi Foundation, which will receive a proportion of the revenue generated from selling branded products.
Eben Upton, one of the founders of the Raspberry Pi Foundation said, 'We are delighted to be working with Cyntech Components. Cyntech's wealth of experience in electro- mechanical components has enabled them to develop innovative support products for the Raspberry Pi computer that address real needs and enhance the user experience.' Cyntech’s first Raspberry Pi product was its custom designed enclosure that was initially offered as a raspberry colour plastic case and has since appeared in a variety of other colours including vibrant blue, black and translucent plastic, with appropriate names like BluBerry, BerryBlack, IceBerry and also the two-colour BlackIce. This compact, low-cost case is tailored to fit the Raspberry Pi board and provides openings for all the connectors and a light pipe window for viewing the board’s LED indicators.
Adding further protection for the Raspberry Pi, Cyntech has recently introduced a cover for the SD card slot – this secures the SD card in the case, preventing its removal, accidentally or otherwise. Through the company's online shop Cyntech is able to offer a range of accessories specially selected for use with the Raspberry Pi computer. These include power adaptors (UK 3-pin or Euro 2-pin versions) and a range of cables to fit the board’s various interface connectors e.g. HDMI, Ethernet, USB (type A to B), RCA composite video, 3.5mm stereo audio and a GPIO ribbon cable.
Cyntech Components |
www.cyntech.co.uk
300,000 download 3D CAD model programme from RS website
According to RS Components (RS) over 300,000 downloads of 3D CAD models from the RS website have been recorded. This milestone comes just over two years after RS launched the 3D CAD programme to provide engineers with access to an extensive library of 3D models downloadable completely free-of-charge from the RS website.
The RS 3D catalogue now exceeds 30,000
models from more than 40 leading manufacturers, with new additions being progressively introduced. The models are available to download in all of the most common 3D CAD formats, accessible via the company’s 3D CAD microsite or through its ModelSource
component library on DesignSpark, the RS online community for engineers. “The rate at which engineers are using our
web resources as their source for 3D models has really taken off, and in the past twelve months we have logged double the amount of downloads as in the previous year to reach this impressive figure,” said Mark Cundle, Head of Technical Marketing, RS Components. “Our data analysis shows that the uptake is truly global, evidence that engineers in virtually every country around the world are increasingly starting to trust and rely on RS for support with their designs.”
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www.rs-components.com Anglia recruits M2M marketing specialist
Anglia Components has recruited M2M marketing specialist Tim Clayton as Divisional Marketing Manager for Anglia M2M, the UK and Ireland distributor for Cinterion, Antenova, connectBlue among a number of leading suppliers.
Clayton brings fifteen years’ wireless experience to Anglia M2M, and will report to John Bowman, Marketing Director, Semiconductors. Commenting on his new role, Clayton said, “Anglia offered me a great opportunity to join an exciting and fast growing distributor and develop a successful business unit from a strong base. Anglia M2M represents some major lines and has an effective technical support team. The M2M market is growing extremely rapidly and Anglia is very well positioned to capture that growth.” Bowman added, “Tim Clayton’s direct involvement in significant M2M designs gives him a unique skill set. His experience of working with major cellular and GPS module manufacturers provides him with the technical and commercial insight to offer a truly complete service to Anglia M2M customers. He will be an immensely valuable addition to the Anglia team.” Tim Clayton has worked in the sales and
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Transonics signs franchise agreement with Hongfa
Transonics have signed a franchise agreement with Hongfa one of the largest relay manufactures in the world with an annual production capacity of 1 billion pieces and sales of more than $590 million in 2012. Hongfa has 20 manufacturing subsidiaries and designs and manufactures its own advanced automated manufacturing systems for relay production. The new agreement will allow
Transonics access to the complete range of relays manufactured by Hongfa which includes 160 different series of relay types, with some 40,000 different models, all of which are accredited by UL/CUL, VDE, TÜV, and CQC. Hongfa have a very active new product development philosophy with typically 15 to 20 new series being introduced each year and are happy to offer tailor-made products for OEM applications. Daniel French, Managing Director of
marketing of wireless components since 1998 and has held positions at leading specialist wireless distributors since 2000.
Anglia |
www.anglia.com Components in Electronics
Transonics, said; “We are very pleased to have formalised our supply agreement with Hongfa which allows us to offer our customers an unrivalled range of high quality, competitively priced relay products for a very wide range of applications.”
Lantronix and Mouser expand distribution agreement taking it global
Lantronix, a supplier of smart M2M (machine-to- machine) connectivity solutions, has expanded its distribution agreement with Mouser Electronics. Under the new agreement, Mouser will look to expand the reach and availability of Lantronix products globally. “We are extremely pleased to build on our partnership with Lantronix. They have a global reputation as an innovator and leader in delivering feature-rich M2M connectivity solutions that are easy-to-use and quick to deploy,” said Russell Rasor, vice president of advanced technology for Mouser. “Engineers worldwide can now have instant access to Lantronix’ full-range of innovative device enablement and management products for their designs.” With the new global distribution agreement in place, both design engineers and buyers will be able to source and purchase from Mouser M2M connectivity solutions that enable data sharing between devices and applications.
Lantronix’ broad range of products has been designed to help remotely and securely connect electronic equipment via networks and the Internet, whether customers want to accelerate and optimise existing networks or deploy a next- generation of smart device. Additionally, Lantronix device enablement solutions allow digital and analogue devices and sensors to be connected to a wired or wireless network. “Mouser’s focus on product and information availability, technical support and customer service were seen as key benefits that represent a tremendous growth opportunity for us worldwide,” stated David Harlow, senior manager, global channels for Lantronix. “Their strong ties to the design engineering community and demand creation capabilities represent a perfect fit with our product lines today, and moving forward.”
Lantronix |
www.lantronix.com
L2Tek announces Valens chipset cutting HD video networking costs
L2Tek, a manufacturers' representative and distributor of components and sub-assemblies for professional video and high-speed communications systems, has announced the Valens VS020 video networking chipset which supports HDMI interface. The VS020RX and VS020TX enable uncompressed HD video, 100W power (PoE/PoE+/PoH) and control signals (RS232, RS485 and CIR) to be combined and transmitted over Cat5e/6a cables at distances up to 150m, 50% further than Valens' previous generation of devices.
The all-in-one connectivity over Ethernet cables dramatically reduces cabling complexity and cost, and saves both time and space during installation. In addition, the reduced number of connections increases system reliability. Applications include digital video recording (DVR), network video recording (NVR) in hybrid systems, CCTV video surveillance and machine vision. Video is transferred at up to 3Gbps with low
latency of 10µS over 150m of cable. VS20 devices can be used to create networks based on a star topology or nodes can be daisy-chained for scalability.
The chipset, consisting of a receiver and transmitter, is now available from L2Tek.
L2tek |
www.l2tek.co.uk
The Hongfa product range includes signal
relays for telecoms, security and fire alarms, AV equipment and instrumentation. Automotive types for power, security, anti-theft and driving information. Latching relays for electricity meters, circuit protection and industrial automation. Power relays for industrial control, security and the growing home appliance and office automation markets. Hermetically sealed types for aeronautics and space, hazardous areas and tractions systems.
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www.transonics.com www.cieonline.co.uk
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