New Raspberry Pi accessories and products from leading suppliers Freescale and BeagleBone will be available at the element14 booth

July 11, 2013, Bangalore - element14 the high-service distributor of technology products and solutions for electronics system design will be showcasing its latest range of Raspberry Pi products and accessories, and new development kits at ESC India 2013, at Nimhans  Convention Centre, Bangalore from 17-19 July 2013. Products from other leading manufacturers including Freescale and BeagleBone Black will be on display as well.

Ravi Pagar, Regional Director - South Asia, element14 Asia-Pacific, said, "ESC India has become one of the most definitive events in the country and we are glad to be able to showcase our newest dev kits and all the available Raspberry Pi accessories in one location. New products such as the Raspberry Pi Model B 512MB, XBMC bundle, Beaglebone Black and Freescale Freedom development platform KL02Z will also be available to the visitors for a hands-on experience."

Raspberry Pi has become one of the most sought-after products in the recent months and as one of the exclusive distributors, element14 has been at the forefront of launching its variants and related products. Visitors to the element14 booth will get to test the Raspberry Pi Model B 512MB (order code 2191863), PiFace Digital (order code 2218566) - an easy to use board that allows the Raspberry Pi to control and sense physical devices such as lights, motors and sensors, and Embedded Pi (order code 2301086) a triple-play platform for Raspberry Pi, Arduino™ and 32-bit embedded ARM that allows users to  get the most out of each platform. In addition, the much anticipated Raspberry Pi camera board (order code 2302279) enables the Raspberry Pi to capture images and video. Custom designed for Raspberry Pi, the board comes with a 5-megapixel sensor which fits on the board's upper surface.

Raspberry Pi owners can now quickly and easily turn their Pi into a low-cost media centre for their home or office, with a new XBMC bundle from element14 available at http://in.element14.com/2310263. The XBMC bundle (order code 2310263) is a simple out-of-the-box solution allowing users to stream content from devices on their home network through their Raspberry Pi, turning the screen or their TV into a media centre.

Users and fans of Raspberry Pi can find comprehensive technical resources at http://www.element14.com/community/groups/raspberry-pi

Visitors to the element14 booth will also be able to get a hands-on demo of the newest dev kits from Freescale including the Freescale Freedom development platform KL02Z evaluation and development tool, (order code 2318317) designed for the rapid prototyping of microcontroller-based applications. Featuring the new energy efficient Kinetis™ KL02 ARM® Cortex™-M0+ MCU, it offers design engineers 32-bit performance at the cost of traditional  8 and 16-bit MCUs, making it the ideal cost-effective replacement for legacy processors.

Also available from element14 is the BeagleBone Black - the latest member of the BeagleBone family, which has become a favourite open source hardware platform for developers across the world. The lower-cost, higher performance development platform BeagleBone Black (order code 2291620) is based on TI's Sitara AM3358 processor that features an ARM Cortex™- A8 processor running at 1GHz, an onboard HDMI, and delivers double the memory.

The element14 booth at ESC India 2013 is at C11; besides special deals, visitors would also be able to get demonstrations and enjoy a hands-on experience of a wide variety of products from leading suppliers such as TI, Atmel, Microchip, TE, Fluke and Vishay.

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element14 is a high-service distributor of technology products and solutions for electronic system design, maintenance and repair. Bringing together the latest products, services, and development software, all connected to an innovative online engineering community where purchasers and engineers can access peers and experts, a wide range of independent technical information and helpful tools. Whether researching a new technology, designing an electronic product, or looking for parts to repair an existing system, element14 is the trusted global source to find the answers and parts you need to keep your project on the fast track, right from the start.

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Premier Farnell plc (LSE:pfl) is a global leader in high service distribution of technology products and solutions for electronic system design, maintenance and repair. Its differentiated proposition includes 29 local language transactional websites, and the critically important element14 Community for design engineers - an industry first (www.element14.com). With sales last year of £952m the Group distributes its comprehensive portfolio of products and services throughout Europe, North America and Asia Pacific, supported by a global supply chain of over 3,500 suppliers and an inventory profile developed to anticipate and meet its customers' needs.

While global in scope, Premier Farnellrecognises the individual needs of each market and has continued to internationalise its model accordingly. It trades locally as Farnell in Europe, Newark/element14 in North America and Mexico and Farnell Newark in Brazil. Across Asia Pacific the business trades as element14.

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