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Digilent’s Analog design kit is a 100 MSPS 2 channel scope, a 2 channel 100MSPS waveform generator, and a 16 channel logic analyzer built into one. The pricing ranges from $99 for US-students required to buy one for a class, to $249 for non-academics. [via]

Specifications:

• Two 50 MSPS, 5 MHz differential oscilloscopes
• Two 50 MSPS, 5 MHz waveform generators
• Two fixed power supplies
• 16-channel logic analyzer
• Trigger in and trigger out
• USB-powered (cable included)

Analog Discovery 2 channel scope, waveform generator, logic analyzer - [Link]

New types of insulating tapes feature very good insulation properties, resistance, excellent adhesion and last but not least also a very convenient price.

In our product range can be found new types of insulating and other technical tapes of Electrix brand. In order to give you an easy orientation in them, we bring you their short description:

Professional highly elastic insulating tape from a plastified PVC, 0.19 mm thick with up to 49 kV/mm isolation strength. Resistant to moisture and dissolvents. Binder of the tape is based on the synthetic rubber and features an excellent adhesion. Applicable at -10 to + 85°C. The tape is 15mm wide and 20 m long.

Type 211

Universal insulating tape from a plastified PVC, 0.13 mm thick. Resistant to moisture and dissolvents. Binder of the tape is based on the synthetic rubber and features an excellent adhesion. The tape is available in 5 widths, from 15 to 50 mm. In stock we keep the 15 mm wide and 10 m long type.

Type 223

Self-vulcanizing water-resistant PIB based insulating tape, 0.76mm thick. Quickly vulcanizes and features up to 13,8 kV/mm isolation strength. Maximum dilatation is up to 600%. The tape is also ideal for insulation of thin cables in a wide temperature range from -30 to +80°C. It is available in 4 widths, from 19 to 50 mm. In stock we keep the 19 mm wide and 3.5 m long type.

Type 111

Universal grey textile tape for binding of materials, insulations, sealing and fastening. Water-resistant and well adapting to uneven surface. The tape is usable up to +90 °C, strong, with an immediate adhesion. Thanks to a textile reinforcement, it is applicable even without cutting tools (the tape can be torn in a perpendicular direction). Available in 25, 35 and 50 mm widths. In stock we keep the 50 mm wide and 9 m long type.

Type 302

Aluminium self-adhesion tape with a binder based on a modified rubber. Suitable for sealing, masking and assembly of insulations, in the air-conditioning and heating appliances. The tape has a high mechanical resistance, excellent adhesion and doesn´t peel off at low temperatures. A relatively soft aluminium foil easily adapts to uneven surface. Also acts as a good moisture barrier. Available in 5 widths, from 30 to 100 mm. In stock we keep the 48 mm wide and 10 m long type.

Type 511

Double-sided foam tape. Universally usable for installation of various components. With a 1mm thickness, it easily adopts to uneven surface. In stock we keep the 25 mm wide and 5 m long type.

Type 521

Thin double-sided tape. Universally usable on various for various materials and also for example at a production process – for a temporal fixing of a component for an easy subsequent application of a glue or sealant.

Insulate it thoroughly! - [Link]

Company Wago comes with the spring offer, which enables you to buy the whole set of tools and terminals for the convenient price.

Cutting and stripping tools for wires and cables of various diameters – this is naturally the basic equipment for effective electric installation assembly.

Wago Profi set contains all tools necessary for a quality and quick work – wire cutters, stripping tool, stripping tool for round cables with a diameter up to 11 mm and the stripping tool for cables with diameters up to 45 mm. When we add to them 5 types of the most often used push-wire connectors 2273 series (850 pcs in total), we´ll get a set, which will make perhaps every fitter happy. For the price, which is significantly more convenient, than a purchase of single items separately, you have a possibility to gain a complete set. Wago Profi set 1-2012 is available for you directly from our stock.

Assemble professionally – with the Wago profi set! - [Link]

T&M Atlantic offers full line of Aktakom Benchtop Multimetrs ranging from 41/2 to 61/2 digit displays.

Miami Fl., April 17, 2012 – T&M Atlantic, distributor of the test and measurement equipment today introduced a full line of benchtop digital multimeters. These new products will complement a very successful line of over 20 handheld digital multimeters available on tmatlantic.com. The new digital benchtop multimeter product line features 3 different instruments: Multimeter ABM – 4081 is an A/C and D/C True RMS 41/2 digit high quality precision instrument. It is ideal for students, small repair shops and hobbyist,  Multimeter  ABM-4082  is a True RMS 51/2 digit fully loaded model, ideal for small engineering shops, home laboratories and electronics design studios. Multimeter ABM-4083 is professional high precision, high accuracy device.  It is well suited for any research laboratory as well as any electronics engineering and design shop.    Prices start from $419.00.

For more information visit http://www.tmatlantic.com

Aktakom Bench-top Multimeters - [Link]

USB solutions specialist Future Technology Devices International Limited – FTDI, celebrates in these days the 20-th anniversary of its founding.

What can be a better guarantee of competency and quality than many years of experience?
And 20 years is already a decent era, which fully reflects to reliability and quality of USB solutions from FTDI. Those are well known, widely used components, enabling with a minimum effort to add a USB connectivity to a target device. They are available as ready-made modules, cables and chips themselves. For an affordable price they offer ready-to-use solutions with above-standard support, of royalty-free drivers, source codes and application notes.

At the same time, in these days, company FTDI has launched the largest series of products in its history – the X-Chip series. Further information you can find in our article about X-Chip series.

FTDI is on the market already for 20 years! - [Link]

LOG Storm – a new high-speed digital data logger for troubleshooting digital system buses – will be introduced at the DesignWest Conference in San Jose on March 27-9, 2012.

LOG Storm contains an 8 MSample memory buffer, enabling large bursts of data up to 20bits at 100 MHz to be sampled. A USB 2.0 connection is used to stream collected data to the PC, enabling Gigabytes of data storage.

LOG Storm’s most useful feature is its data filtering capability, efficiently storing only relevant data.

Benefits 

• always ON / always-recording
• advanced filtering / data storage qualification options
• huge 8 MSample local buffer in data logger hardware
• virtually unlimited data storage on your PC

LOG Storm High-Speed Digital Data Logger - [Link]

PS2000B

A new series of value-for-money laboratory units for laboratories, workshops, schools, research and development. Available in two versions with voltage ranges from 0 V to 42 or 84 V in the power range 100 and 320 W respectively. The 84 V versions is also available in an intermediate band, 160 W. The unit has a USB port, and software for, e.g., remote control, monitoring and logging, is available as an option.

Laboratory power supply 0…6 A 0…42 VDC - [Link]

Accutronics has launched two new lithium-ion batteries in its Intellion series of credit card sized batteries. Designed to provide a high level of functionality and safety the CC2300 and CC3800 batteries allow integration of smart lithium ion battery into handheld portable products with minimal effort and cost.

The batteries feature an active electronic protection system that prevents them from being overcharged, over discharged or short circuited and to ensure that the battery will remain safe if externally abused. In addition, they have an impedance tracking fuel gauge that constantly tracks battery status, providing information such as remaining battery capacity, state of charge, run time to empty, battery voltage and temperature. [via]

Smart Li-Ion Batteries the Size of a Credit Card - [Link]

element14 drives Raspberry Pi revolution to educate a new generation of programmers 

Global distribution deal agreed with Raspberry Pi Foundation with orders being accepted immediately

• Units available to pre-order from 29 February in Europe, US and Asia
• Raspberry Pi dedicated area on the element14 Community
• Support materials and PCB tools available free in the Knode on element14 and the Community

LONDON – Feb. 29, 2012 – element14, the first collaborative community and electronics store for design engineers and electronics enthusiasts and a part of global electronics distributor Premier Farnell [LON:PFL], today announced a global distribution deal with the Raspberry Pi Foundation to offer its ground-breaking credit card sized computer. The element14 Community will support the conversations, debate and sharing of knowledge and information from the anticipated flood of enthusiastic developers and first-time programmers keen to get the most  from their Raspberry Pi. Read the rest of this entry »

Friwo power supplies PP12 series extend the PP series family about a variant with a higher maximum power – 12 Watts.

Premium adapters Friwo meet stringent demands for safety, efficiency, EMC and a low power consumption in a standby mode. PP series represents small switch-mode power supplies – adapters, usable practically with any device with an appropriate power consumption. So far, versions with maximum power 3, 6 and 9 Watts were available. Novelty are the PP12 types, which further extend possibilities of usage of these adapters even for devices with a higher power consumption. Beside a usage for a full rated power they can be convenient also for creation of a power reserve for a possible future functionality extension of your device thus probably increasing of power consumption. Friwo power supplies are designed for a continuous full load current and they feature a continuous shortcut protection acting at about 20% overcurrent.

New PP12 types are available in 3 versions – with the 5.5/2.5 mm, 5.5/2.1 mm output DC connector and without an output connector, allowing to use various separately available secondary connectors (adaptors). Secondary connectors have a safety lock preventing an accidental disconnection.

Detailed information will provide you the FW7599/EU/12 PP12/12V/EU, PP12/12V/EU21 and PP12/12V/EU25 datasheets.

Friwo PP12 – when 9 Watts is not enough - [Link]