Publication date: 20 July 2010
RS Components, the exclusive official global high-service level distributor for Arduino, today unveiled a comprehensive Arduino Resource Centre. The centre follows on from the recent Arduino DevCamp hosted through, DesignSpark, the new online design gateway to resources and review. RS offers the Arduino Duemilanove board, support modules, components and resources across Europe, Asia and Africa.
The RS Arduino Resource Centre contains everything engineers and students need to start designing straight away, including selector guides, customer reviews, videos and free Arduino software to download. Arduino MCU boards, Shield boards, workshop kits, books and other accessories are profiled in the Centre. There are also direct links to the Arduino wiki for support and inspiration and to RS’ extensive range of sensors, motors and support components.
According to Glenn Jarrett, Head of Electronics Marketing at RS Components, “With its low cost of entry, easy modular approach and vibrant developer community, Arduino is one of the most accessible paths to a new era in embedded control. RS offers the components and tools to support design engineers and students in using this unique platform to create designs with pace, while DesignSpark enables users to find the latest resources and link to the full Arduino developer community. Whether you’re powering up your first board or designing complete complex systems, Arduino is for you.”
Since it emerged from the Interaction Design Institute in Ivrea, Italy, Arduino has acquired a strong following as a simple, powerful very cost effective control interface. It is a platform supporting the design and development of embedded computer systems and consists of a simple open hardware design for a single-board microcontroller, with embedded I/O support and a standard programming language. This language is based on Wiring and is essentially C/C++. Visit www.rs-components.com/arduino for more information.
RS Components is the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc, one of the largest global catalogue and web-based distributor of Electronic, Electro-mechanical and Industrial components. The Group serves nearly 1.6 million customers worldwide. Through operations in 27 countries and 17 warehouses, RS distributes 500,000 products from over 2,500 suppliers. The Group has an annual turnover of over £974 million and is listed on the London Stock Exchange. For more details on the Group please visit the corporate website (www.electrocomponents.com).
