OpenLX SP – Home

Across the electronics industry there is a supply chain crisis following Covid-19 pandemic. As a result, due to circumstances outside of our control, parts may not be available in stock. In light of this change we are in the process of restructuring our website.

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

Our cloud platform and radio networks can collect data from almost anywhere

See what else we can do

We provide robust solutions to difficult problems

We bring value to companies on their digital transformation journeys

Consultancy, Hardware, Software, IoT, Training…

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Our Favourite High-profile Projects:

Raspberry Pi 3 Product Launch: Panorama Hat

How we captured everyone's attention for Raspberry Pi 3 launch, as CodeBug/RPi3 ‘Hat’ brings 360° photography in an instant

Demonstrating: How we captured everyone's attention for Raspberry Pi 3 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

OpenLX SP quality and reliability

Our products are designed and built to demanding standards that means they're robust and reliable

Demonstrating: Our products are designed and built to demanding standards that means they're robust and reliable

PiFace Digital monitors critical infrastructure

OpenLX SP provides solutions for monitoring of utility networks

Demonstrating: OpenLX SP provides solutions for monitoring of utility networks

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

Our Brands:

PiFace

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

Quiz It! Live

Easy to host remote online quiz games on mobile devices!

CodeBug

Inspiring Fun – The inspirational device to teach coding!

Microstack (legacy)

Bringing the Internet of Things to everyone!

inventThings

Our cloud platform for LoRaWAN, WiFi, satellite and cellular data collection and presentation

Where we've been featured:

BBC News

MagPi

Custom PC

ITV

Wired Magazine

Maker Faire

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!