Smart Building - The Brains Behind the Bricks

Making Buildings Think, So You Don’t Have To #InnovateLiving

As buildings become smarter and more connected, the design engineer’s role is to maximise comfort, safety, and energy efficiency on a scalable level. At Farnell, we provide the brains behind the bricks, offering cutting-edge electronic components and technologies from leading suppliers. Empowering design engineers to develop intelligent systems for automation, surveillance, fire safety, and sustainability applications, leveraging innovations in IoT, AI, and data analytics.

Whether enhancing building logistics, optimising HVAC and environmental controls or improving security and access, whatever the smart building application, our broad range of products equips your projects to meet the future of building design. Our comprehensive portfolio enables you to construct more innovative and responsive buildings so the building thinks, and you don’t have to. Explore our products and resources to bring your next intelligent building project to life.

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Products Section

BergStak® 0.50mm Mezzanine Connector

BergStak® 0.50mm Mezzanine Connector

Amphenol's BergStak® 0.5mm is a comprehensive and versatile board-to-board solution designed for reliable and high-density applications.

Minitek127® 1.27mm Cable-to-Board Connector System

Minitek127® 1.27mm Cable-to-Board Connector System

Minitek127® cable-to-board series are 1.27mm pitch insulation-displacement connector, position ranges from 6 to 100 positions.

Rotaconnect® Rotatable Board-to-Board Connector

Rotaconnect® Rotatable Board-to-Board Connector

Amphenol extends the RotaConnect® Board-to-Board (BTB) range with a pegged version. The locating pegs aid simple placement.

ams AS7341 – 11-Channel Spectral Color Sensor

ams AS7341 – 11-Channel Spectral Color Sensor

AS7341 is an 11-channel multi-spectral sensor for spectral power distribution and passive ambient CCT measurement for home and building automation.

OSRAM OSLON® UV 3535, SU CULEP1.VC

OSRAM OSLON® UV 3535, SU CULEP1.VC

This compact UV-C LED allows a flexible design for any application which requires UV-C radiation eg. surface purification.

OSRAM OSLON® P1616, SFH 4170S

OSRAM OSLON® P1616, SFH 4170S

High Power Infrared Emitter (850 nm) from the market leader for Infrared LEDs. Perfect for Access Control & Security applications.

ADPD188BI

ADPD188BI

Integrated Optical Module for Smoke Detection

ADIN2111

ADIN2111

Low complexity, 2-Port Ethernet Switch

ADuCM4050

ADuCM4050

Ultra Low Power ARM Cortex-M4F MCU

Arduino Portenta: Advanced IoT & AI Solutions

Arduino Portenta: Advanced IoT & AI Solutions

Designed for demanding industrial control, AI edge processing, and robotics applications

Arduino Opta: microPLC with Industrial IoT Capabilities

Arduino Opta: microPLC with Industrial IoT Capabilities

Discover easy and flexible industrial and building automation, with Arduino’s micro PLC developed in partnership with Finder

Arduino Nicla: Compact & Powerful IoT Sensors Solutions

Arduino Nicla: Compact & Powerful IoT Sensors Solutions

Effortlessly integrate low-power AI and machine learning into your existing infrastructure with industrial-grade sensors.

NI mioDAQ

NI mioDAQ

Designed with you in mind, NI mioDAQ is your grab-and-go measurement solution. Modern connectivity, new mounting options, and free software included.

NI USB-64XX Series Test Equipments

DIN Rail Mounting Kit, NI USB-64XX Series Test Equipments

Mounting kit: DIN only for horizontal DIN mount

Rack Mount Kit

Rack Mount Kit

Mounting kit for 19” rack (1U) Mount up to two mioDAQ devices. Includes two USB-C cables with right-angle connector (PN 789957-02)

Connectivity Solutions

Connectivity Solutions

Murata's MUWB and LoRa connectivity modules.

Power Solutions

Power Solutions

Murata's latest offerings in industry, energy storage, alternative energy and healthcare.

Sensor Solutions

Sensor Solutions

Murata's MEMS Inertial Sensors for Highest Accuracy.

IR Thermopile Array Sensor: Grid-EYE

IR Thermopile Array Sensor: Grid-EYE

64-pixel Infrared Array Temperature Sensor with digital output (I2C). 36°, 60°, and 90° viewing angles with a compact SMD design using MEMS thermopile technology.

Hybrid Capcitor ZA, ZC & ZK Series

Hybrid Capcitor ZA, ZC & ZK Series

Hybrid capacitor's electrolyte with high conductive polymer achevies low ESR and excellent frequency characteristics. Its large capacitance with high ripple current minimizes your design by replacing multiple capacitors.

Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitor FK, FN & FH Series

Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitor FK, FN & FH Series

High reliability long life, up to 10,000 hours at 105 ℃ and high voltage up to 100V. Large capacitance in smaller case size. Its broad portfolio fits all of your needs.

LinkSwitch-TNZ

LinkSwitch-TNZ

Combining offline power conversion, lossless zero-cross detection and optional X-capacitor discharge functions in a compact SO-8C package.

InnoSwitch 3-Pro

InnoSwitch 3-Pro

The InnoSwitch3-Pro series family of ICs dramatically simplifies the development and manufacturing of fully programmable, highly efficient power supplies, particularly those in compact enclosures.

InnoSwitch 4-CZ PowiGaN™ and ClampZero™

InnoSwitch 4-CZ PowiGaN™ and ClampZero™

The InnoSwitch 4-CZ family of ICs partners with the ClampZero family of active clamp ICs to dramatically improve the efficiency of flyback power converters, particularly those requiring a compact form-factor.

Raspberry Pi 5 Computer

Raspberry Pi 5 Computer

The everything computer. Optimised and Powerful AI & IoT Platform for Innovators

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5

Certified, Low-Cost, Powerful, and Production-Ready Industrial IoT Platform

Raspberry Pi Pico 2

Raspberry Pi Pico 2

The Next Big Tiny Thing! Next-Generation Microcontroller Board, Built Using Raspberry Pi Latest RP2350 MCU

RENESAS DA16200MOD-AAC4WA32

RENESAS DA16200MOD-AAC4WA32

WiFi Transceiver Module, w/ Chip Antenna, 2.4 Ghz, 802.11b/g/n, 1 Mbps, -98.5 dbm.

RENESAS DA14695MOD-00F3200C

RENESAS DA14695MOD-00F3200C

Bluetooth Module, Bluetooth LE 5.2, -96 dBm.

RENESAS PTX105RDQ56D13

RENESAS PTX105RDQ56D13

RFID, Multi-Protocol NFC, Read, Write, 13.15MHz to 52MHz, 2.7 to 5.5V, 1W, HVQFN-56.

Mini I/O Connectors

Mini I/O Connectors

The Industrial Mini I/O connector system is a compact wire-to-wire and wire-to-board solution for reliable serial, bus, and Ethernet connections.

M8/M12 Connectors

M8/M12 Connectors

M8/M12 connector systems offer a fast, hybrid solution to help make your applications future-ready.

ERNI SMC

ERNI SMC

SMC connectors offer reliable, high-density connectivity for BtB and Wtb applications, with various shapes for flexible mating configurations.

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ams OSRAM Industry Film

Panasonic Grid-EYE® Passive Infrared Array Sensor

Panasonic Walking in the customer’s shoes: Hybrid Capacitors

Introduction to the LinkSwitch™

Battery Energy Storage Systems – BESS (TE Connectivity)