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OpenLX – probably the most innovative company you've never heard of!

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We pride ourselves on creating easy-to-use products designed with the user in mind

Internet of Things for All

Our Brands:

PiFace

World leading addons that let you do more with the Raspberry Pi

Microstack

Bringing the Internet of Things to everyone!

CodeBug

Inspiring Fun – The inspirational device to teach coding!

Consultancy, Education, Hardware, Software, IoT…

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Our Favourite Projects:

Raspberry Pi 3 Product Launch: Panorama Hat

Capture attention for Raspberry Pi launch as CodeBug/RPi3 ‘Hat’ brings 360° photography in an instant

Demonstrating: Capture attention for Raspberry Pi launch as CodeBug/RPi3 ‘Hat’ brings 360° photography in an instant

RI Chrismas Lecture: Frozen Pi

Matrix-style frozen time

Demonstrating: Matrix-style frozen time

Channel 5 Gadget Show Ice Cream Maker

Gadget Show item computer controlled ice cream maker powered by PiFace

Demonstrating: Gadget Show item computer controlled ice cream maker powered by PiFace

Promoting Coding with the Twittering Chicken

Twittering chicken promotes Coding as Raspberry Pi helps you keep to your diet

Demonstrating: Twittering chicken promotes Coding as Raspberry Pi helps you keep to your diet

Where we've been featured:

Maker Faire

Linux User Magazine

Friends of CAS

BBC News

Daily Mail

Wired Magazine

ITV

Our Products

CodeBug

The cute, programmable wearable for teaching and learning coding and electronics

ColourStar with CodeBug

Set each of the 9 LEDs to any colour! Create magic wands, make colourful patterns and even design your own digital artwork.

5 GlowBugs with croc clips

Set each clever GlowBug to flash or glow any colour. Perfect for wearables.

Red CodeBug Case with CodeBug

Protect your CodeBug! The LEDs shine through the transparent top and you can still connect to the legs and use the buttons.

MicroStack Accelerometer

Microstack Accelerometer can detect it's position along three axis detection of up, down, left, right, face down, face up.

MicroStack Base Board for Raspberry Pi

Microstack base board allows you to connect Microstack sensors to the Raspberry Pi!

MicroStack GPS

Harness the power of satellites to know exactly where you are, and globally, wirelessly synchronize your time to the accuracy of an atomic clock!

PiFace Digital 2

Easy, protected inputs and outputs for Raspberry Pi

PiFace Control and Display 2

Navigate and view status of RPi without keyboard or monitor

PiFace Real Time Clock

Designed to accurately keep the time while keeping out of your way

PiFace Relay Plus

PiFace Relay Plus provides you with up to 8 relays for your Raspberry Pi

PiFace Relay Extra

Additional expansion board for Raspberry Pi and PiFace Relay Plus

PiFace Motor Control Extra

Motor driver expansion board for Raspberry Pi and PiFace Relay Plus

PiFace Digital

Easy, protected inputs and outputs for Raspberry Pi

PiFace Control and Display

Control your Raspberry Pi without a keyboard and display the status without a screen!