Photovoltaic inverter design is now seen as the crucial element in solar power development, writes James Turner, and he discusses some of the challenges that can shape PV inverter design. Over the last few years the photovoltaic (PV) ...
A slimmed down version of the Raspberry Pi has been introduced with around half the power consumption and a lower price tag that tht original board. The new Model A version of the embedded computing platform has only 256MB of RAM included ...
Google's charitable arm, its Google Giving fund, is providing funding for the Raspberry Pi Foundation. The company's Executive Chairman, Eric Schmidt, has been visiting a Cambridge school where he and Raspberry Pi creator Eben Upton have ...
Farnell element14 has expanded its customer loyalty programme in the UK and Ireland. The distributor will offer customers up to £10,000 in business rewards on purchases from Farnell element14. This represents an increase on the ...
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element14 has signed a new distribution contract with the Raspberry Pi Foundation to continue to sell the computer around the world. element14 has now manufactured and delivered more than 500,000 Raspberry Pi's since it launched in ...
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Raspberry Pi is available with increased memory of 512Mbyte and the new board is in stock at distributors RS and element14. This doubles the RAM from the launch configuration of the low cost embedded computer platform and the additional ...
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This is particularly true for the Asia-Pacific region, where we have seen massive growth in demand for cutting edge LED technology, particularly in the solar market - this is supported by a recent report from Frost and Sullivan, which found ...
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Premier Farnell has bought China-based Shenzhen Embest Technology which makes embedded system development boards and tools and supplies design engineering services. The addition of Embest's products and services enables Premier Farnell to ...
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A Raspberry Pi has been donated to Swallow Hill Community College in Leeds by element14.The distributor also held a masterclass with pupils and teachers to highlight the device's potential as a teaching aid.Raspberry Pi is an ARM ...
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