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For Immediate Release Mouser Electronics Announces Global Distribution Agreement with Tinkerforge

August 13, 2019 – Mouser Electronics, Inc., the New Product Introduction (NPI) leader empowering innovation, has signed a global distribution agreement with Tinkerforge, a manufacturer of modules for sensing and controlling embedded application prototypes. Through the agreement, Mouser now distributes Tinkerforge’s open source Brick and Bricklet modular building blocks that can be assembled into stacks for combined functions.

Tinkerforge’s easy-to-use application programming interface (API) — available in 17 programming languages, including Python, #, Java, LabVIEW, Go, JavaScript, and Rust — enables straightforward integration into software. The simple, intuitive modules offer efficient solutions for prototyping, automation, and small batch production.

Tinkerforge Bricks offer a stackable solution for embedded application prototypes, requiring no special knowledge or soldering skills for assembly. Each 4 × 4 mm Brick offers a single function, such as inertial measurement unit (IMU), debug capabilities, and motor control, and engineers can combine multiple Bricks to perform complex functions. The bricks can be controlled through a USB connection, Wi-Fi or Ethernet.

Bricklets extend the features of Bricks through the addition of sensors, human machine interfaces (HMIs), inputs and outputs (I/O), and other functions. Engineers can easily connect Bricks and Bricklets using a short cable, and each Brick offers up to four connectors for Bricklets. The necessary plugins are stored in and run in the coprocessor of each Bricklet, enabling simple integration for new features and performance.

To learn more, visit www.mouser.com/manufacturer/tinkerforge.

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About Mouser Electronics Mouser Electronics, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is an award-winning, authorized semiconductor and electronic component distributor focused on rapid New Product Introductions from its manufacturing partners for electronic design engineers and buyers. The global distributor’s website, Mouser.com, is available in multiple languages and currencies and features more than 5 million products from over 750 manufacturers. Mouser offers 26 support locations around the world to provide best-in-class customer service and ships globally to over 600,000 customers in more than 220 countries/territories from its 750,000 sq. ft. state-of-the- art facility south of Dallas, Texas. For more information, visit www.mouser.com.

About Tinkerforge Tinkerforge offers a hardware platform of stackable microcontroller building blocks (Bricks) that can control different modules (Bricklets). The modules are pluggable and they have an intuitive API that works with a wide variety of programming languages. Tinkerforge's non-embedded programming approach eliminates many of the typical requirements and limitations of conventional application development. Tinkerforge uses only open source tools and makes their source codes, circuit diagrams, and layouts freely available, in the belief that customers should be able to understand and change products they bought.

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For further information, contact: For press inquiries, contact: Kevin Hess, Mouser Electronics Kelly DeGarmo, Mouser Electronics Senior Vice President of Marketing Corporate Communications & Media Relations Manager (817) 804-3833 (817) 804-7764 [email protected] [email protected]