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Received a Surprise Package from element14!

meera_hussien — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:19 GMT

Today i received a package from element4. It was expected to be delivered on this Thursday, but surprisingly the package was delivered earlier today. This package is the combination of the prizes from different events.

The multimeter is from the Broadcom Encoder Quiz

The WERA tool is from the Hack The Holidays

And lastly the Testo Infrared Thermometer is from the Fun and Games

A big thanks to [mention:263052ecbca54576895d7c02934a5652:e9ed411860ed4f2ba0265705b8793d05] for arranging the prizes and to element14 for organizing the event. Really appreciate it! I’ll be sharing unboxing videos for each item soon, so stay tuned.

RE: Received a Surprise Package from element14!

meera_hussien — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:38:14 GMT

Thanks kmikemoo

RE: Received a Surprise Package from element14!

meera_hussien — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:36:24 GMT

Thanks Qbit . Totally agree.

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meera_hussien — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:04:52 GMT

Thanks kk99

RE: Received a Surprise Package from element14!

meera_hussien — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:04:33 GMT

Will test and try to post a video

RE: Received a Surprise Package from element14!

meera_hussien — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:01:10 GMT

Agree ralphjy .

RE: Self-Introduction – My new chapter of learning, experimenting and building

DAB — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:40:22 GMT

Hi John, welcome to element14.

Yes, we are a friendly bunch and like to discuss just about anything.

So feel free to join in and have some fun.

Self-Introduction – My new chapter of learning, experimenting and building

richard.aguilar0305 — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 21:34:06 GMT

Hi everyone!

One of the main reasons why I joined the community is that, I’m genuinely excited to start learning and exploring new things again. I recently left my job to pursue my master’s degree, and for the first time in a while, I have the opportunity and time to dive into some of the bright and emerging ideas in engineering and technology that I’ve always been curious about.

I’m John by the way, a graduate student with a professional background in the power generation industry. My current interests are mainly around automation and robotics, especially Edge AI, machine learning, sensor integration and intelligent systems.

What excites me most is getting hands-on with technologies like microcontrollers, embedded systems, sensors, industrial I/O, machine vision and edge computing, and figuring out how they can be combined in meaningful ways. I’m especially interested in experimenting with systems that can sense what is happening around them, process that information locally and make useful decisions through automation or AI.

That is a big part of why this community caught my attention. I want to use this time to explore technologies I didn't always have the chance to work with professionally, learn from people who are actually building and testing things, and gradually turn some of my own ideas into working prototypes. I also hope my previous experiences in industrial environments can bring a practical perspective to some of those discussions and projects!

All the best to everyone,

JOHN

RE: Received a Surprise Package from element14!

meera_hussien — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:29:38 GMT

Thanks manojroy123

RE: Received a Surprise Package from element14!

meera_hussien — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:29:24 GMT

Yes dang74 . This is first time i having the thermometer tool. Definitely will be useful for the troubleshooting

RE: Received a Surprise Package from element14!

meera_hussien — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:27:37 GMT

Thanks to you too OwainM for selecting me as the winner for the Broadcom Encoder Quiz

RE: Received a Surprise Package from element14!

DAB — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:25:46 GMT

Well earned.

They should bring you lots of fun.

RE: Received a Surprise Package from element14!

kmikemoo — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:03:10 GMT

Congratulations on all the wins! 👍☺ Enjoy the new tools.

RE: Received a Surprise Package from element14!

Qbit — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 16:53:09 GMT

Congratulations! It's always great when an unexpected delivery arrives.

RE: Received a Surprise Package from element14!

kk99 — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 16:10:41 GMT

Congrats ! Nice set.

RE: Received a Surprise Package from element14!

embeddedguy — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:25:58 GMT

DMM with Bluetooth🔥

RE: Received a Surprise Package from element14!

ralphjy — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:14:02 GMT

Useful tools. Nice when things get delivered early ☺.

RE: Received a Surprise Package from element14!

manojroy123 — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:45:18 GMT

Congratz

RE: Received a Surprise Package from element14!

dang74 — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:03:33 GMT

Congrats. The thermometer will be nice to have as part of your 'troubleshooting arsenal'

RE: Received a Surprise Package from element14!

OwainM — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:34:22 GMT

I'm so glad to see you received your prizes!

Thanks for posting what you received to the Community!

RE: Self-Introduction – My new chapter of learning, experimenting and building

richard.aguilar0305 — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:16:14 GMT

Thank you everyone!! See you around!

RE: Self-Introduction – My new chapter of learning, experimenting and building

dang74 — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:27:15 GMT

[quote userid="525183" url="~/members-area/f/forum/57307/self-introduction-my-new-chapter-of-learning-experimenting-and-building"]I want to use this time to explore technologies I didn't always have the chance to work with professionally[/quote]

Welcome John, and good luck with your journey.

RE: Farnell EU shopping policy changes

embeddedguy — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:35:54 GMT

rsjawale24 Could be that element14 chose to do that and I have no idea about Mouser or Digikey. But there are companies with whom this is an issue. For example, there is a company called Millenium Semiconductor, and I wanted to buy some Dev. kit and that was not possible. Also, if you want to get for example, NB-IoT SIM card in India. It's very difficult without GST. While in other countries it is not that difficult. So, there is something that needs to be taken care of when it comes to things like this. !

Farnell EU shopping policy changes

kk99 — Sat, 26 Sep 2026 11:10:19 GMT

It looks like there is a change related to the EU VAT Ordering. This means that from 1 July 2026 due to those EU regulations, you cannot create an order as a private customer without a valid EU vat number.

RE: Self-Introduction – My new chapter of learning, experimenting and building

acdc90 — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:22:55 GMT

Welcome to the madness,