PREMIER FARNELL PLC 
By Visitors can browse a comprehensive suite of leading-edge products and best-in-class solutions at the element14 booth
Singapore, 14 March 2012 - element14 (formerly
Farnell), the first electronic component distributor that
fuses commerce and community, will showcase the
ground-breaking Raspberry Pi at Electronica China 2012 in
Shanghai next week. Visitors can also find high-service
offerings such as The Knode from element14, and the Chinese
version of CadSoft's EAGLE at the
exhibition during 20-22 March.
"Electronica China provides us with the ideal platform
to highlight our latest high performance solutions and
market-leading service propositions," says Tim Wang,
Regional Director, element14 Greater China. "Since its
launch, element14 has been voted the best site to get all
Raspberry Pi videos and documentation conveniently. Our
comprehensive range of products and services helps
engineers accelerate their design processes and create
innovative electronics designs."
Since the announcement of element14's global
distribution agreement on Raspberry Pi, there has been a
continuous flow of discussions focusing on this credit card
sized computer. element14 Community provides an ideal
channel to support the ongoing conversations and sharing of
knowledge from engineers and developers.
element14's Community has experienced a 30 fold
increase in traffic and there have been over 30,000
downloads of its operating system software. This
mini-computer is highly sought after for its highly
customisable characteristics and potential to unlock
innovative programmes.
element14 also addresses the stringent electronics design
requirements that engineers face today by demonstrating The Knode on
element14; created for engineers by engineers it is an
intelligent online search and knowledge tool that helps
select the right solutions for each design, facilitating
shorter time-to-market and the evolution of electronics
designs.
element14 is also showcasing version 6 of its easy-to-use
EAGLE PCB
software for professional board design from Cadsoft.
CadSoft's EAGLE, the award winning software and the best
selling Computer-aided Design (CAD) tool has been updated
for use in the Chinese market. The Chinese version of EAGLE
will automatically install Mandarin versions of the manual
on computers, and Chinese engineers can now enjoy the most
advanced PCB design tool.
Visitors to the element14 booth at 3208 Hall W3 at
Electronica China 2012 can enjoy a variety of deals and
browse a wide selection of leading electronics solutions
for electronic system design, and maintenance and repair.
