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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 know from the low-cost C3 series and improves it with Zigbee/802.15.4 at 2.4Ghz. That means it could make for great Matter development hardware!
We took our Feather ESP32-S2 and swapped out the ‘S2 for a C6. Plus some re-routing and here’s what we’ve got: a C6 Feather with lots 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 when we want ultra-low power usage – as low as 17uA in deep sleep.
Coming Soon: Adafruit CH334F Mini 4-Port USB Hub Breakout
Sometimes you’ve got something with USB host, like a embedded linux board, and you want to connect more than one thing. Or maybe you want to turn something like a keyboard into a multi-device USB peripheral. The Adafruit CH334F Mini 4-Port USB Hub Breakout will do that for you! it features a CH334F USB 2.1 hub chip which converts one high-speed port into four.
Most folks who use a USB hub get one that comes in an enclosure with connectors or cables included. But, those hubs are going to be bulky – they’re meant for external use. This breakout board is designed to be compact, so it can easily be embedded into an enclosure or existing device. There’s four mounting holes but other than that, we tried to keep it as compact as possible.
Also available in a Mini 2-Port
Coming Soon: Adafruit Reversible USB Type A Plug Connector Breakout
Quantum superposition is a physics concept that light and matter can be both particle and wave at the same time. This amazing phenomenon can be demonstrated at home when you try to plug in a USB Type A cable in, it’s both right-side-up and upside-down at the same time! That’s why you have to try at least 3 times to plug it in.
The Adafruit Reversible USB Type A Plug Connector Breakout solves this issue by having a thin contact piece in the middle, so you can plug it either way and it always has the same pin-out. Great for boards with indicator LEDs or displays that need to be facing ‘up’ or ‘out’ no matter which way the port is setup.
The connector we use is half through-hole and half-SMT, so there’s a good mechanical connection to the PCB via mounting tabs. You get all four classic USB connectors (5V, ground, D+ and D-) plus a ‘shield’ contact for the metal body. We also toss in a small bit of header in case you want to use this in a perf or bread board.
Coming Soon: Adafruit USB Type C Power Delivery Dummy – I2C or Switchable – HUSB238 – STEMMA QT / Qwiic
The HUSB238 USB PD sink chip is neat in that you can either use switches (really, resistor selection) to set the desired PD voltage or use I2C for dynamic querying and setting. We already stock a simple Adafruit USB Type C Power Delivery Dummy Breakout board around the HUSB238, but that one requires soldering closed jumpers to select the voltage. For folks who want a no-soldering-required board, this Adafruit USB Type C Power Delivery Dummy – I2C or Switchable is ready for instant gratification. No soldering required!
Adafruit RS-232 Full Pinout Level-Shifter Breakout
If you want to interface with telco, retro, or industrial equipment, you’ll probably run into RS-232 interfaces. The Adafruit RS232 Full-Pinout Breakout with 8 Channels of UART to RS-232 Level Shifters is your friend in such cases. It gives you 5 input and 3 output channels of level shifting and takes care of the high/negative voltage generation all in a low-cost breakout board. We use the trusty MAX3243 from TI, a classic chip part of the MAX232 lineage, so you know it will work great for all your RS-232 needs, up to 250Kbps.
USB Type C 3.1 PD to 5.5mm Barrel Jack Cable – 5V 5A Output – 1.2m long with E-Mark
This cable will let you get rid of all those wall adapters you have stashed in the plastic bin in the basement. Instead of multiple wall warts with different power and current capabilities, this cable will convert any USB Type C power adapter with Power Delivery (PD) support into a 5V DC power port, at up to 5 Amps output!
Inside the cable is a PD sink negotiation chip. When plugged into a proper PD Type C adapter that can provide 5V it will chat with the PD source chip in the power supply and tell it “Hey please change your output to 5V and up to 5 A thankyouverymuch!” and ta-da, you get 5V out on the DC barrel jack. Do check the side of the adapter you are plugging into to make sure it is a PD source – the voltage and current capabilities will be listed on your adapter.
Snap-on Enclosure for Adafruit Pixel Trinkey
Here is a cute and minimal enclosure for your Pixel Trinkey to keep it safe during 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; simply snap the two pieces together over the Trinkey.
It’s made of translucent milky white plastic with an SLA process, so you can still easily see the NeoPixel LED shining through, and there are no lines or blobbiness to the print.
No boards, cables, or accessories are included. Designed for the Pixel Trinkey only.
Snap-on Enclosure for Adafruit QT Py
Here is a cute and minimal enclosure for your QT Py to keep it safe during use and transport. This case has been custom-designed and 3D printed to accommodate the USB-C connector. No screws or glue are required; simply snap the QT Py into the bottom piece and assemble the frame and top piece.
There’s lots of room to mount sensors, LEDs or displays. Hang-tag and ear-mounts allow for quick attachment to any surface.
Adafruit QT Py CH32V203 Dev Board with STEMMA QT
What a cutie pie! Or is it… a QT Py? This diminutive dev board features the powerful CH32V203 low-cost processor that’s all the trend: based on RISC-V and cheaper than an 8-bit core! This little one is a great way to get started in the CH32x processor family, with everything you need to build many USB-based projects at an excellent price.
The CH32V203G6 has a single 32-bit RISC-V core, running up to 144MHz, with 1-cycle multiply/divide. Inside is 10KB SRAM, 32KB single-cycle Flash as well as an additional ‘external XIP’ 224KB of Flash that can be used for program or data storage but is not as fast as the 32KB. There’s also extras you expect: ADC, timers, USB device, UART, I2C and SPI.
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