e-Network Community and NXP launch Smart Space Building Automation Challenge

Free your time to create an automated space with NXP's FRDM development board

Shanghai, China, November 14, 2024 - The newest community of Farnell, a global distributor of electronic components and solutions under Avnet, and NXP have jointly launched a new challenge around the design of smart space building automation . This challenge invites engineers and technology enthusiasts to develop innovative solutions using the NXP FRDM MCX A Series (A15X) development kit.

Ten selected contestants will receive an NXP FRDM MCX A15X kit to solve their building automation challenges. Recommended projects include but are not limited to:

• Intelligent temperature control system

• Bluetooth lighting control

• Attendance and attendance monitoring

• Meeting Room Booking System

• Capnography

• Crowd monitoring system

The application deadline is December 16, and the final list of challengers will be announced on December 20. Participants need to complete their projects before March 7, 2025 and publish a blog post on the element11 community platform to record the project progress.

Participants will have the opportunity to win a series of lucrative prizes. The champion and runner-up will receive a Nest home automation kit, a closed-circuit television (CCTV) system and a Multicomp Pro multimeter respectively. Participants are required to regularly report project progress, record the construction process in detail, and finally show the entire process of building automation project construction in order to maintain their eligibility.

Andreea Teodorescu, Product Marketing and Global Director of Community at element14, said: “We are delighted to be working with NXP to inspire engineers and technology enthusiasts to push the boundaries of building automation. This challenge provides participants with a unique opportunity to develop practical and innovative solutions to transform spaces using NXP’s advanced FRDM MCX A15X development kit. We are very much looking forward to seeing the participants’ creative ideas come to life and together shape the future of smart spaces.”

This online hackathon design challenge will be officially launched at the 2024 Munich Electronics Show at the Farnell booth in Avnet City. Exhibitors are sincerely invited to learn more and actively participate.