What are Phidgets?

Phidgets are a set of "plug and play" building blocks for low cost USB sensing and control from your PC. All the USB complexity is taken care of by our robust API. Applications can be developed quickly in .NET, Visual Basic, VBA (Microsoft Access and Excel), LabView, Java, Delphi, C, C++ and Python.

New Product: 1063 – Phidget Bipolar Stepper Controller January 6, 2009
The new 1063 – PhidgetStepper Bipolar 1-motor can be used in applications that require very precise positioning, to control larger industrial steppers or for applications that need a lot of torque. ...Full Press Release
Smoother operation for the 1112 – Slider 60December 19, 2008
The 1112 - Slider 60 uses a smoother slider and the board has been redesigned in a smaller form factor.
Phidgets now has a distributor in SwitzerlandNovember 18, 2008

We welcome Telepixel, GmbH as our new Phidgets distributor in Switzerland.

More reliable, more accurate Temperature SensorNovember 3, 2008
The new version of the 1051 PhidgetTemperatureSensor shows significant improvements in both reliability and accuracy through the addition of on-board filtering, cold junction compensation and optimized calibration methods. ...Full Press Release
Italy gets a Phidgets DistributorOctober 14, 2008

Welcome to Maxxin Soluzioni Informatiche a new Phidgets distributor located in Italy.

The 1124 - Precision Temperature Sensor replaces the 1114 - Temperature SensorSeptember 29, 2008
The 1114 – Temperature Sensor has been discontinued and is replaced by the 1124 - Precision Temperature Sensor. You can also have a look at the 1125 - Humidity/Temperature Sensor.
New Version of the 3051 – Dual Relay BoardSeptember 12, 2008
The new version of the 3051 – Dual Relay Board has new terminal blocks that accept 12-24 AWG wires. The older terminal blocks accepted 16-26 AWG.
Hardware Filtering on 1012’s Digital InputsSeptember 9, 2008
The new version of the 1012 PhidgetInterfaceKit 0/16/16 has built-in filtering on the digital input, to eliminate false triggering from electrical noise. The digital input is first RC filtered by a 15K/100nF node, which rejects noise of higher frequency than 1Khz. This filter generally eliminates the need to shield the digital input from inductive and capacitive coupling likely to occur in wiring harnesses. ...Full Press Release
New 30Amp Current Sensor AC & DC - the price of the 1119 - 20Amp Current Sensor is reduced to $25August 11, 2008
The new 1122 - 30Amp Current Sensor AC&DC measures AC current up to 30Amps and DC current from –30 to +30 Amps. The product is designed to connect into an Analog Input on the 1018 - PhidgetInterfaceKit 8/8/8 or on the 1202 or 1203 - PhidgetTextLCD....Full Press Release
New Differential Gas Pressure SensorAugust 11, 2008
The new 1126 - Differential Gas Pressure Sensor measures the pressure difference between two pressure intakes; it can measure both negative and positive pressures in the range of –3.6psi (-25kPa) to +3.6psi (+25kPa) with a maximum error rate of 5%. ...Full Press Release