element14 new Arduino Pro Portenta C33 single board computer available now

Cost-effective, high-performance streamlined modules provide industrial-grade quality and security for IoT automation

Shanghai, China, August 3, 2023 – Farnell, a global distributor of electronic components and solutions under Avnet, announced the addition of the new Arduino Pro Portenta C33 system-on-module (SOM) to its product line. This cost-effective, high-performance, streamlined platform has industrial-grade quality and security to help advance IoT automation.

Portenta C33 provides users with the high performance widely recognized by the Portenta series at a lower price through a series of optimizations and streamlined functions. It is the first choice for developing industrial and real-time applications. It is equipped with the Arm® Cortex®-M33 microcontroller of Renesas Electronics, a global semiconductor solution provider, and supports MicroPython and other high-level programming languages.

Portenta C33 has onboard Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® low energy connectivity, and its configured security components provide industrial-grade security protection at the hardware level, making it an ideal solution for IoT gateways, remote control systems, fleet management, and process tracking. It can perform OTA firmware updates through the Arduino Cloud or other third-party cloud hosting services.

The Portenta C33, available from element14, provides users with rapid plug-and-play prototyping and offers a cost-effective solution for industrialisation projects such as:

Industrial IoT Gateway

● Equipment monitoring and tracking of OEE/OPE

● Online quality control and assurance

● Energy consumption monitoring

● Equipment control system

● Ready-to-use IoT prototyping

Portenta C33 is secure and reliable, maintaining the outstanding computing power of the Portenta series. It helps companies of all sizes access the Internet of Things and benefit from greater efficiency and a higher degree of automation. Its main features include:

● Wi-Fi® or Bluetooth® LE connectivity, ideal for low-cost IoT applications

● Support MicroPython and other high-level programming languages

● Provides industrial-grade security and secure OTA firmware updates at the hardware level

● Utilize available software libraries and Arduino sketches

● Monitor and display real-time data on the dashboard of the Arduino IoT Cloud widget

● Compatible with Arduino Portenta and MKR series

● Slotted pins for automatic assembly lines

Romain Soreau, Head of Single Board Computing at Farnell and element14, said: “We are delighted to add this exciting new product to our Arduino portfolio. Customers will be able to quickly implement the Portenta C33 in industrial projects, taking advantage of the vast array of available Arduino software libraries and secure OTA firmware updates in the Arduino IoT Cloud.”

Keith Jackson, Marketing at Arduino, said: “With their deep knowledge and dedicated development teams across Europe and Asia, element14 is the ideal partner to launch this new System-on-Module. element14 bridges the gap between prototyping and large-scale deployment and this cost-effective product will bring huge opportunities to element14’s IoT customers.”

Arduino is an open source electronics platform based on flexible and easy-to-use hardware and software. Over the years, Arduino has been at the core of thousands of projects ranging from everyday items to complex scientific instruments. A global maker community of students, enthusiasts, artists, programmers and professionals gathers on this open source platform. They provide a wealth of accessible knowledge and information that is of great help to both novices and experts.

The new Arduino Pro Portenta C33 is available now from Farnell (EMEA), Newark (North America) and element14 (APAC).