e-Network starts selling DFRobot's high-performance UNIHIKER air-supported board

UNIHIKER's pre-installed software enables quick startup and provides users with a new experience

Shanghai, China, October 10, 2023 - Farnell, a global distributor of electronic components products and solutions under Avnet, now stocks DFRobot's high-performance UNIHIKER freeboard.

UNIHIKER is equipped with a 2.8-inch touch screen and rich interfaces. It is highly scalable and can be quickly started. It is a popular choice in the fields of artificial intelligence, robotics, STEM education, etc. UNIHIKER is an ideal solution for many application fields, including building smart home systems, applying artificial intelligence to robots, or conducting data mining and observation. It provides engineers with more functions through open source hardware interface control.

Romain Soreau, Head of Single Board Computing at Farnell and element14, said: “We are always on the lookout for cutting-edge innovations that can help our customers achieve their goals. UNIHIKER is impressive with its unrivalled features and functionality. element14 is delighted to be launching UNIHIKER and is confident that this single board computer will be a hit with our customers.”

The main features of UNIHIKER supplied by element14 include:

 Built-in 2.8-inch touch screen to display sensor data in charts, graphs and even animations.

 Wireless connection.

 Equipped with a comprehensive sensor suite including a light sensor, accelerometer, gyroscope, and microphone.

 Versatile coprocessor can easily communicate with a variety of analog, digital, I2C, UART, SPI sensors and actuators, making it useful in a variety of projects.

 The edge connector is compatible with micro:bit and supports 19 independent I/O interfaces (supporting 1×I2C, 1×UART, 2×SPI, 6×12-bit ADC, 5×10-bit PWM).

 Pre-installed software quickly starts your creative journey.

 Support popular coding software such as Jupyter notebook, VS Code, VIM, and Mind+.

 The PinPong control library allows direct control of UNIHIKER's built-in sensors and various connected sensors and actuators using Python.

 Built-in IoT services can store data on the device.

UNIHIKER is available now from Farnell (EMEA), Newark (North America) and element14 (APAC).