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Adafruit ESP32-C6 Feather – STEMMA QT
The ESP32-C6 is Espressif’s first Wi-Fi 6 SoC integrating 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5 (LE) and the 802.15.4 protocol. It brings the goodness you realize from the low-cost C3 sequence and improves it with Zigbee/802.15.4 at 2.4Ghz. Meaning it might make for nice Matter growth {hardware}!
We took our Feather ESP32-S2 and swapped out the ‘S2 for a C6. Plus some re-routing and right here’s what we’ve bought: a C6 Feather with a lot of GPIO, lipoly charging and monitoring with the MAX17048, NeoPixel, I2C Stemma QT port, and a second low-quiescent LDO for disabling the I2C and NeoPixel after we need ultra-low energy utilization – as little as 17uA in deep sleep.
Coming Quickly: Adafruit CH334F Mini 4-Port USB Hub Breakout
Typically you’ve bought one thing with USB host, like a embedded linux board, and also you need to join multiple factor. Or perhaps you need to flip one thing like a keyboard right into a multi-device USB peripheral. The Adafruit CH334F Mini 4-Port USB Hub Breakout will try this for you! it includes a CH334F USB 2.1 hub chip which converts one high-speed port into 4.
Most people who use a USB hub get one which is available in an enclosure with connectors or cables included. However, these hubs are going to be cumbersome – they’re meant for exterior use. This breakout board is designed to be compact, so it may possibly simply be embedded into an enclosure or present machine. There’s 4 mounting holes however apart from that, we tried to maintain it as compact as attainable.
Additionally obtainable in a Mini 2-Port
Coming Quickly: Adafruit Reversible USB Kind A Plug Connector Breakout
Quantum superposition is a physics idea that gentle and matter might be each particle and wave on the identical time. This superb phenomenon might be demonstrated at residence once you attempt to plug in a USB Kind A cable in, it’s each right-side-up and upside-down on the identical time! That’s why you must attempt a minimum of 3 instances to plug it in.
The Adafruit Reversible USB Kind A Plug Connector Breakout solves this subject by having a skinny contact piece within the center, so you’ll be able to plug it both manner and it all the time has the identical pin-out. Nice for boards with indicator LEDs or shows that have to be going through ‘up’ or ‘out’ regardless of which manner the port is setup.
The connector we use is half through-hole and half-SMT, so there’s an excellent mechanical connection to the PCB by way of mounting tabs. You get all 4 basic USB connectors (5V, floor, D+ and D-) plus a ‘defend’ contact for the steel physique. We additionally toss in a small little bit of header in case you need to use this in a perf or bread board.
Coming Quickly: Adafruit USB Kind C Energy Supply Dummy – I2C or Switchable – HUSB238 – STEMMA QT / Qwiic
The HUSB238 USB PD sink chip is neat in you can both use switches (actually, resistor choice) to set the specified PD voltage or use I2C for dynamic querying and setting. We already inventory a easy Adafruit USB Kind C Energy Supply Dummy Breakout board across the HUSB238, however that one requires soldering closed jumpers to pick the voltage. For folk who need a no-soldering-required board, this Adafruit USB Kind C Energy Supply Dummy – I2C or Switchable is prepared for fast gratification. No soldering required!
Adafruit RS-232 Full Pinout Stage-Shifter Breakout
If you wish to interface with telco, retro, or industrial gear, you’ll most likely run into RS-232 interfaces. The Adafruit RS232 Full-Pinout Breakout with 8 Channels of UART to RS-232 Stage Shifters is your good friend in such instances. It offers you 5 enter and three output channels of degree shifting and takes care of the excessive/unfavorable voltage era all in a low-cost breakout board. We use the trusty MAX3243 from TI, a basic chip a part of the MAX232 lineage, so you realize it can work nice for all of your RS-232 wants, as much as 250Kbps.
USB Kind C 3.1 PD to five.5mm Barrel Jack Cable – 5V 5A Output – 1.2m lengthy with E-Mark
This cable will allow you to do away with all these wall adapters you have got stashed within the plastic bin within the basement. As a substitute of a number of wall warts with totally different energy and present capabilities, this cable will convert any USB Kind C energy adapter with Energy Supply (PD) assist right into a 5V DC energy port, at as much as 5 Amps output!
Contained in the cable is a PD sink negotiation chip. When plugged into a correct PD Kind C adapter that may present 5V it can chat with the PD supply chip within the energy provide and inform it “Hey please change your output to 5V and as much as 5 A thankyouverymuch!” and ta-da, you get 5V out on the DC barrel jack. Do examine the aspect of the adapter you might be plugging into to ensure it’s a PD supply – the voltage and present capabilities might be listed in your adapter.
Snap-on Enclosure for Adafruit Pixel Trinkey
Here’s a cute and minimal enclosure in your Pixel Trinkey to maintain it secure throughout use and transport. This case has been custom-designed and 3D printed to accommodate the reset button, 3-pin JST SH port, and the 4 terminal block outputs. No screws or glue are required; merely snap the 2 items collectively over the Trinkey.
It’s fabricated from translucent milky white plastic with an SLA course of, so you’ll be able to nonetheless simply see the NeoPixel LED shining by, and there aren’t any traces or blobbiness to the print.
No boards, cables, or equipment are included. Designed for the Pixel Trinkey solely.
Snap-on Enclosure for Adafruit QT Py
Here’s a cute and minimal enclosure in your QT Py to maintain it secure throughout use and transport. This case has been custom-designed and 3D printed to accommodate the USB-C connector. No screws or glue are required; merely snap the QT Py into the underside piece and assemble the body and prime piece.
There’s a lot of room to mount sensors, LEDs or shows. Dangle-tag and ear-mounts permit for fast attachment to any floor.
Adafruit QT Py CH32V203 Dev Board with STEMMA QT
What a cutie pie! Or is it… a QT Py? This diminutive dev board options the highly effective CH32V203 low-cost processor that’s all of the development: primarily based on RISC-V and cheaper than an 8-bit core! This baby is an effective way to get began within the CH32x processor household, with all the things you might want to construct many USB-based initiatives at a superb value.
The CH32V203G6 has a single 32-bit RISC-V core, operating as much as 144MHz, with 1-cycle multiply/divide. Inside is 10KB SRAM, 32KB single-cycle Flash in addition to an extra ‘exterior XIP’ 224KB of Flash that can be utilized for program or information storage however isn’t as quick because the 32KB. There’s additionally extras you count on: ADC, timers, USB machine, UART, I2C and SPI.
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