Newark, the Development Distributor, is expanding its range of switches and relays, offering same-day shipping for over 25,000 products and on demand access to over 85,000 products, to further help engineers reduce time to market. Additions include products from EAO, NKK, Omron, and TE Connectivity.

These new additions to the Newark portfolio, supporting industrial applications, transportation equipment, IIoT and communications solutions, include:

• EAO Series 84 “Halo Illumination” Pushbuttons — A modular pushbutton system of lenses, switch/indicator housings and switching elements are designed for a standard 22.5mm cut out to provide reliability in harsh environments. Featuring attractive flush mounting and IP67 standard sealing, the illumination options add a modern touch to operator controls and are ideal for industrial applications such as industrial machinery, process automation, and medical equipment. Three different styles—halo diffused lenses, units with halo illuminated switch bezels, or an animated illuminated bezel version— allow for chasing LED sequences, multi-color illumination, partial bezel illumination and more.

• NKK Switches KP02 Series—The NKK KP02 Series is a super bright LED illuminated pushbutton featuring smooth, silent, non-tactile actuation with a shorted stroke of .138” (3.5mm) and a compact profile of only .906” (23mm) high above the PC board. Ideal for use in a variety of control panel applications and features a two pin termination for a simplified footprint. The NKK KP02 Series also has twin contacts with gold plating, to assure impressive reliability exceeding 5 million operations.

• OMRON IA G2RV Industrial Slim Power Relay—The G2RV series 6A Industrial Slim Relay with LED indicator, clear case and mechanical flag allows for easy and immediate visual operation verification in a wide range of industrial applications. The slim outline saves space in high volume rack and PLC applications, with low power consumption for system energy savings and large plug-in terminals for a reliable connection.

• TE Connectivity P2 Relay V23079 Signal Relay—The V23079 is a 2-pole Signal Relay with DC coil that is suitable for a wide range of applications such as communications equipment, measurement and control equipment, and medical equipment. The V23079 features high sensitivity for low power consumption and in a slim form factor.

“Switches and relays are integral components, and our customers demand faster shipping so that they can in turn advance their projects and speed time to market,” said Danny Weiss, Senior Product Manager at Newark. “As the Development Distributor, we’ve added new offerings to our already broad range, and ensure same-day shipping is available for tens of thousands of products to enable our customers to efficiently bring their ideas to life.”

Newark’s broad line of switches includes: snap action switches, limit switches, toggle switches, push button switches, rocker switches, tactile, keypads, joy sticks, DIP/SIP, slide, and switch components and accessories, and well as general purpose power relays, time delay relays, signal relays, monitoring relays, automotive relays, solenoids, contactors, accessories, and more.

View Newark’s extensive range of switches and relays at Newark.com

Premier Farnell is now shipping an easy to mount and compact Human Vision Component (HVC) from Omron Electronic Components. The HVC incorporates ten different image sensing functions and a choice of wide angle and long-distance options to match users range needs for applications from digital signage and vending machines to home appliances and security doors.

The HVC is an image-sensing unit that can recognize human face expression, gender, age, gaze and blink into a camera module. The HVC-P2 boasts a maximum recognition speed 10 times of HVC model. Ten types of image-sensing functions are incorporated to recognizing human conditions in various perspectives such as face detection, human body detection, hand detection, face direction estimation, gaze estimation, blink estimation, age estimation, gender estimation, expression estimation, (five facial expressions: neutral, happiness, surprise, anger & sadness) and face recognition. The HVC-P2 consists of a camera and a separate main board connected via a flexible flat cable allowing it to be installed on the edge of a flat display unit. Output image can be chosen from three types no image output, 160x120 pixels and 320x240 pixels.

Cliff Ortmeyer, Global Head of Technical Marketing for Premier Farnell said: “Design engineers are constantly having to incorporate the latest technologies into their designs which often require specialized knowledge to implement from the ground up. One solution to this challenge is to use modular components, enabling the addition of new functionality without a deep experience in complex topic areas such as facial recognition. The Omron HVC is one such device that allows design engineers to simply and effectively equip their IoT device with the latest technologies, while keeping time to market and costs down.”

Key features include:

• 1600 × 1200 pixels detection resolution
• Long range and wide angle options: Long range - Horizontal detection range (angle of view) is 54°, vertical detection range (angle of view) is 41°. Wide angle - Horizontal detection range (angle of view) is 94°, vertical detection range (angle of view) is 76°
• Supply voltage is 5VDC ±10%, consumption current below 0.4A
• Operating temperature range from 0°C to +50°C (no condensation or freezing)
• Easy to mount and compact format to provide image sensing capability to various devices
• RAW (8bit, Y data) image format
• Camera board size is 25mm x 25mm, main board size is 45mm x 45mm

The Omron Human Vision Component is available from Farnell in EMEA, Newark in North America and element14 in Asia Pacific.

At the IoT Solutions World Congress, Farnell element14, the Development Distributor, will showcase a number of major new advances in its range of hardware and software solutions targeted at developers of IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) products.

Farnell element14 will showcase new product launches to drive intelligence into design. These include the Ultra96 board, an ARM-based platform that simplifies machine learning for developers; the Omron 2JCIE-BL01 environment sensor specifically designed for the growing number of autonomous IoT systems and the Omron B5T-007001 Series for image-recognition and human vision systems.

Demonstrations on the stand will feature the latest single-board computers and add-on boards for IoT applications, including:

• Raspberry Pi for applications including smart home automation with GraspIO Cloudio; a wireless security camera using a Raspberry Pi and a Pi Camera; and an Alexa voice system using a MATRIX Creator.
• BeagleBone Black and BeagleBone Blue for robotics applications
• LoRaWAN IoT Solution featuring The Things Network Gateway and Node
• Sensor-to-cloud applications based on the TI Sensor-to-cloud kit and the Telemecanique sensor-to-cloud system.

The display will also include a number of joint demonstrations of artificial intelligence and machine learning projects in conjunction with Farnell element14’s partners Omron and Maxim Integrated:

• The Omron B5T-007001 Series which enables designers to integrate ten key image-sensing functions into their systems including detection of a human face, hand or body; face recognition; gender detection; age estimation; mood estimation; facial pose estimation; gaze estimation; and blink estimation.
• The Maxim Integrated MAXQ1061, a DeepCover Cryptographic Controller for embedded devices offering a turnkey solution for secure storage, digital signatures, encryption, secure boot, and TLS/SSL communications protocols.

Visitors to the stand will also be able to enjoy the Farnell element14 Retro Gaming Station based on a Raspberry Pi and a game controller.

For more information about Farnell element14 at IoT Solutions World Congress please visit https://es.farnell.com/iot-swc-2018.

Use cases and product specifications of the new items are detailed below:

• Safety Interlock Switch: Designed to endure one million actuations, this tamper-resistant safety switch is ideal for smaller machines and space restrictions with a rotatable head and eight possible actuator entry points for flexible and easy installation.
• Safety Limit Switch: The standardized gold-clad contacts provide high contact reliability, and its Safety-oriented Lever Setting (form-lock construction) utilizes grooves cut into the lever and rotary shaft to prevent slipping.
• Safety Light Curtain: With built-in muting and banking with warning zone alerts, this rugged, IP67 rated enclosure has a slim, space-saving profile and resists washdown.
• Safety Relay: Ideal for use in safety circuits within production machinery, the Omron Safety Relay features a slim design with forcibly guided contacts and is available in four-pole and six-pole models.
• Safety Controller: This software-based standalone controller offers faster and easier integration (compared to hardwired systems), greatly reduces set-up time and is ideal for uses in the packaging, food, automotive components, injection molding and printing industries.
• Emergency Stop Switch: Includes a direct opening mechanism to open contacts in emergencies, a safety lock to prevent misuse and separate construction that allows the switch to be separated for easier wiring and one-piece construction.

Newark element14’s complete selection of Omron’s safety interlock switches, limit switches, light curtains, relays and controllers includes additional components and accessories.

Via the Newark element14 site, engineers can request their free Gotcha Stick to help identify machine hazards. Omron’s Gotcha Stick allows operators to easily prevent access to hazardous situations – whether located at the point of operation or another dangerous position on a machine – and verify the ability of the barrier guard to protect personnel.

For more information about Omron’s safety solutions, visit www.newark.com/omron-industrial-automation.