element14 and Raspberry Pi Ltd celebrate 10th anniversary of partnership

element14 and Raspberry Pi Ltd celebrate 10th anniversary of partnership, find the longest-serving Raspberry Pi project

The competition will select 10 winners, who will win a prize containing 10 Raspberry Pi Pico and

1 Pi NoIR 8MP camera module gift pack

Shanghai, China, March 18, 2022 – Farnell element14, an Avnet-owned global distributor of electronic components and solutions, has launched a global competition to find the longest-serving Raspberry Pi project in service to celebrate the tenth anniversary of its manufacturing and distribution partnership with Raspberry Pi Ltd.

This competition is open to professional design engineers, hobbyists, makers, educators and students around the world, and 10 winners will be selected, who will receive a gift package containing 10 Raspberry Pi Picos and 1 Pi NoIR 8-megapixel camera module. Participants can register for the competition by submitting their entries in the element14 interactive community, including a brief description of the Raspberry Pi project and a photo to prove that the Raspberry Pi project is still running normally.

Entrants can register now and the deadline is Saturday, April 30. Ten winners will be selected to receive a Raspberry Pi gift pack. They can either receive the prize or donate it to a local school, programming club or university. Terms and conditions apply and the decision of the judging panel is final. The winners will be announced in May 2022.

element14 is Raspberry Pi Ltd's longest-standing commercial strategic partner , with global sales of Raspberry Pi reaching tens of millions units, and continues to drive Raspberry Pi's global success.

Romain Soreau, Head of Single Board Computing at Farnell and element14, said: “We are delighted to have helped to achieve this huge growth in global sales and adoption of Raspberry Pi, further unlocking the potential of the younger generation and driving innovative applications for single board computers. Raspberry Pi has become the UK’s best-selling personal computer of all time and one of the world’s top three most popular general purpose computing platforms, second only to the PC and Mac. It is now used by millions of young people, educators, hobbyists and industrial companies around the world.”

Prize Pack

The winner of this competition will receive a Raspberry Pi gift package, which includes:

•Raspberry Pi Pico – A highly flexible, high-performance, low-cost development platform that can be deployed directly into final products. Raspberry Pi Pico features 2MB of onboard QSPI flash, 26 versatile GPIO pins (3 of which can be used as analog inputs), and an onboard buck-boost regulator. It also provides a variety of easy-to-use development tools, including micro USB for simple drag-and-drop programming, a 3-pin SWD interface for interactive debugging, a comprehensive C SDK, and a highly reliable MicroPython port. In addition, Raspberry Pi Pico is equipped with slotted pads to easily integrate a variety of professional microcontroller applications.

•Pi NoIR 8MP Camera – This infrared camera module has the same 8MP image sensor as the standard Raspberry Pi camera, but without the IR-cut filter for increased sensitivity to infrared light. Compatible with all Raspberry Pi models, the Pi NoIR captures images with high definition, high sensitivity, low crosstalk, and low noise in an ultra-small and lightweight design. The camera module connects to the Raspberry Pi board via a CSI connector, enabling high-speed data processing.

Raspberry Pi Application Project Examples

All embedded designs and other Raspberry Pi applications developed since the original Raspberry Pi product line was launched in 2012, as long as they are still in use, are eligible for this competition. The competition judges will focus on the impact of the old system on innovative technology and the length of time it has been used.

Users around the world have created a variety of innovative applications based on Raspberry Pi, such as:

•Robotic "Otters" for Tracking Fish - The "Fish Otter" project at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology uses four autonomous catamarans controlled by Raspberry Pi 4 to continuously track the location of schools of fish. Researchers and conservationists can locate the location of underwater schools of fish using tiny sound-emitting devices attached to the fish.

•Foot pressure sensor detects Parkinson's disease - A research team from Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University in Taiwan has developed a foot pressure sensing insole to detect Parkinson's disease. The sensor in the insole sends signals to a wearable Raspberry Pi 3 to measure the wearer's gait throughout the day. If the gait is abnormal, the user will be prompted to seek medical attention. This early detection will help slow the progression of the disease and improve the quality of life of patients.

•Raspberry Pi protects orchards from pests - Researchers at the University of Trento have developed a Raspberry Pi-based device that can automatically detect pests in orchards so that preventive measures can be taken in advance. The embedded system uses machine learning to process images captured in pheromone traps, while the Raspberry Pi computer manages the sensors, processes and transmits the captured images for classification. If this work is done manually, farmers usually need to check the apple moth traps twice a week, but this automated system can check the pheromone traps twice a day, so it is more likely to detect pests before they cause damage.

element14 is Raspberry Pi Ltd’s longest-standing distributor partner and now stocks a full range of Raspberry Pi single-board computers, enabling users to build devices for home, professional, commercial or educational applications. element14 also offers a diverse ecosystem of accessories, including enclosures, power supplies, micro-HDMI cables and Raspberry Pi high-resolution cameras.

element11 can provide equipment and supporting services for large custom projects. In addition, customers can also get technical support services 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, and have free access to useful online resources on the element11 website and the engineering and maker community element11 community.