Farnell’s global distribution agreement with Seeed Studio expands IoT hardware
Open source hardware and software provider, Seeed Studio, has signed a global distribution agreement with Farnell. It includes the company’s range of IoT-enabling hardware with low MOQs (minimum order quantities) and flexible customised options to tailor Seeed products to precisely match specific requirements.
The Seeed product range has been added to Farnell’s portfolio, offering customers access to technologies that will enable them to see IoT-related ideas rapidly become productive real world applications, said the distributor.
The California-based IoT technology company specialises in hardware research, production and sales for edge computing, network communication and smart sensing applications.
Seeed Studio is known for collaborating with partners such as Raspberry Pi and Nvidia to offer innovative solutions to its customers. Farnell customers will now have access to a wide array of ground-breaking products from Seeed Studio, including the Nvidia Jetson-powered reComputer, the Raspberry Pi CM4 powered reTerminal and Edgebox industrial controllers. Farnell will also supply XIAO MCUs and the Grove range of modular, standardised connector prototyping systems, expanding the choice and versatility available to their global customer base.
Key Seeed Studio products available from Farnell include reComputer for Jetson series compact edge computers built with Nvidia Jetson advanced AI embedded systems with rich extension interfaces, thermal management, pre-installed Jetpack, all combined with decades of Seeed’s hardware expertise, helping to deliver seamless AI integration.
There is also the Raspberry Pi CM4 powered reTerminal is a modular human machine interface (HMI) facility, offering multiple interfaces and components. It is a hand-sized powerful, Raspberry Pi-based all-in-one board, helping designers to develop individual IoT and AI projects for use in industrial applications.
The Edgebox industrial controllers are a lightweight industrial edge controller series defined as an OT-IT bridge in industrial automation scenarios, integrating PLC/PAC, IPC, IIOT gateway, OPC UA Server and HMI (Edgelogix-RPi-1000). Edge series devices can be used from compact industrial edge controllers to modular versions.
Seeed Studio XIAO is a thumb-sized, yet powerful development board empowered by powerful and popular chips such as SAMD21, nRF52840, and ESP32C3, said Farnell. It can be used to address a wide range of applications. XIAO boards are compact with all SMD components placed on the same side of the board for ease of integration into customer’s designs and reducing time to market.
The Grove System is a standardised modular connector prototyping system that simplifies the process of connecting, experimenting and building electronic projects by using standardised connectors and can be connected to platforms like Raspberry Pi or Arduino using a cable converter, providing a more accessible and convenient way to prototype and build real electronic systems.
Seeed supports global developers to employ IoT solutions in industrial settings for very diverse uses such as vineyards, packaging, retail, tea plantations, healthcare, husbandry, and research.
