Micro Bit Motor Drive Breakout Board Shield

The BBC micro:bit is a powerful handheld, fully programmable, computer designed by the BBC. It was designed to encourage children to get actively involved in technical activities, like coding and electronics. It features a 5×5 LED Matrix, two integrated push buttons, a compass, Accelerometer, and Bluetooth. It supports the PXT graphical programming interface developed by Microsoft and can be used under Windows, macOS, IOS, Android, and many other operating systems without downloading the additional compiler.

Looking to do more with your BBC micro:bit? Unlock its potential with this motor drive breakout board for the BBC micro: bit! The motor drive breakout board integrates the TB6612FNG chip. Its per channel can output up to 1.2 A continuous drive current, with peak current up to 2A/3.2A. There are 4 motor control modes: Forward/Reverse /Brake /Stop. And PWM supporting frequency is up to 100 kHz.

The BBC micro:bit pins are broken out to 3PIN headers. These provide an easy way of connecting circuits using 3PIN jumper wires. At the same time, a 3.3V and 5V voltage-regulator chip is integrated on the breakout board, breaking out 3.3V and 5V power output interfaces. The board also comes with serial port communication pins.

Features:

1. Four motor control modes: Forward/Reverse /Brake /Stop.
2. Access to 3Pin headers connection
3. Integrated with 3.3V and 5V voltage-regulator chip
4. Comes with serial port communication pins

Specifications:

1. Input Voltage：DC 6-12V
2. Working current of motor drive: <= 1.2A
3. Starting peak current: 2A/3.2A
4. 4 motor control modes: Forward/reverse/brake/stop
5. PWM frequency: 100 kHz max
6. Drive Partial Working Current：≤1.2A
7. Size：70mm*58mm
8. Weight: 37gm

Package Includes:

1 x Micro Bit Motor Drive Breakout Board Shield

The SparkFun Thing Plus – RP2040 is a low-cost, high-performance board with flexible digital interfaces featuring the Raspberry Pi Foundation’s RP2040 microcontroller. Besides the Thing Plus or Feather footprint (with 18 GPIO pins), the board also includes an SD card slot, 16MB (128Mbit) flash memory, a JST single-cell battery connector (with a charging circuit and fuel gauge sensor), an addressable WS2812 RGB LED, JTAG PTH pins, four (4-40 screw) mounting holes, and our signature Qwiic connector.

Features:

1. 264kB of embedded SRAM in six banks
2. 6 dedicated IO for SPI Flash (supporting XIP)
3. 30 multifunction GPIO:
   1. Dedicated hardware for commonly used peripherals
   2. Programmable IO for extended peripheral support
   3. Four 12-bit ADC channels with an internal temperature sensor (up to 0.5 MSa/s)
4. USB 1.1 Host/Device functionality

Package Includes:

1 x SparkFun Thing Plus – RP2040

CM4 IO Computer is an industrial computer series based on the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 and IO board. The system can be configured with 1GB/2GB/4GB/8GB RAM and 8GB/16GB/32GB eMMC to accommodate different applications and it also supports SD Card boot.

Models Name: 

– CM4 IO Computer supports 2 standard HDMI connectors with 4K high-definition output, 2 channels USB2.0, 1 channel Gigabit Ethernet, 2x 4-channel CSI, and 2x 4-channel DSI interfaces, which support Raspberry Pi’s official cameras and displays through an adapter cable. More than that, the CM4 IO Computer supports 2.4G/5.8G dual-band WiFi and Bluetooth 5.0 with a Raspberry Pi-certified WiFi/Bluetooth antenna.

System on/off is provided with a user-accessible green button.  A PWM-controlled fan automatically manages the temperature of the CPU.  As the CPU gets hot, the speed of the fan will increase to remove the heat from the CPU, PMU, and Wireless Module. When the temperature of the CPU is reduced, the fan will operate in quiet mode at a slow speed. Additionally, the CM4 IO Computer provides a standard 40-pin signal expansion connector that users can use to expand the unit with PCIe devices through PCIe 1x Gen2 socket.

– Finally, an onboard, battery-backed real-time clock (RTC) can wake up the CPU from shut down mode.

Features:

1. One-Click Switch: The one-click switch is to control the system power on and shut off by GPIO3 on 40pin connector & the software running on Compute Module 4, unlike traditional switches which just control the power supply of the board by cutting off or powering on the hardware. Cutting off the power during Compute Module 4 operation may damage the file system and cause the system to crash.
2. Hardware Protection: The case perfectly fits the mechanicals of the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 IO Board, and all interfaces are led out of the enclosure. The metal case provides excellent shielding and protection for Compute Module 4 & IO Board.
3. Fix Compute Module 4: The four nuts at the bottom of the case can help to fix Compute Module 4 on the IO board & case reliably. If you solely rely on 2x 100pin connectors between the Compute Module 4 and IO Board, the connection won’t be reliable in the vibrating environment.
   There are four 1.5mm height black nylon washers to support Compute Module 4 on the four corners of the PCB. This feature prevents PCB deformation and circuit damage when the Compute Module 4 is screwed on the IO board without something to support it.
4. Cooling Compute Module 4: A 12V/60mA silent fan is installed directly over the Compute Module 4, which is isolated from the case by four silicone washers, these silicone washers greatly reduce the noise magnification by the case. The fan can reduce the CPU temperature by a maximal 20°C and heat generated by the whole system is dissipated by the fan through the slots at the sides of the case.
5. External Antenna: Raspberry Pi’s Official certified 2.4G/5.8GHz WiFi/Bluetooth Antenna is installed on the case.
6. Battery: Offer Philips CR2032 Eco-friendly battery to enable RTC function.

Package Includes:

1 x EDATEC CM4 IO Computer ED-CM4IO-1408-C with WIFI Antena Metal case 4GB RAM and 8GB EMMc

The all-new micro:bit V2 continues to support all of the same features that teachers and students have come to love, and all the existing lessons and code for the original micro:bit will be compatible with the new device.

Designed specifically for kids and beginners, the micro:bit is a pocket-sized computer that you can code, customize and control to bring your digital ideas, games, and apps to life. It’s a small, code-able device that is a non-intimidating introduction to programming and making – switch on, program it to do something fun – wear it, customize it, develop new ideas.

We recommend you to try SmartElex Micro:Bit L298n Driver based on micro:bit. It is integrated with L298n motor driving chip, which is used to drive two motors with a 2A peak DC single-channel current. 

The microcontroller on the micro:bit V2 has been upgraded to nRF52833 with double the memory size to 512KB Flash, and an 8 times larger size of RAM to 128KB.  With the upgrades of the main controller, micro:bit V2 is now Bluetooth 5.1 and also BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy).

Besides the MCU, the co-microcontroller that handles USB connection, KL26Z with 16KB RAM is being upgraded to KL27Z with 32KB of RAM too. micro:bit V2 still comes with an accelerometer, compass, and Bluetooth Smart antenna, as well as a micro USB and two-pin JST connector for different power options.

Features:

1. 5×5 LED Matrix Display (Red LEDs)
2. Two Programmable Buttons
3. Touch Sensitive micro:bit logo
4. Additional Power Indicator LED and Mic input indicator LED
5. Built-in MEMS microphone input
6. Onboard Accelerometer, Compass, Light and Temperature Sensors
7. Wireless Communication, via Bluetooth 5.1 and BLE and 2.4GHz Radio
8. Edge Connectors:
   1. Total 25 pins: 20 smaller pitch to pitch pins, 5 RINGS Notched Edge pins
   2. 4 Dedicated GPIO, PWM, I2C, SPI, Power and etc.
   3. 5 Ring pins for connecting crocodile clips or banana plugs
9. 20-pin Edge Connectors, 5 notched edge Connectors
10. Dedicated I2C bus for peripherals
11. Power Button to power off the MCU
12. Micro USB Type-B Connector
13. JST-PH Battery Connector (Not JST-XH)
14. Reset Button with Status LED
15. Available current for external devices: 200mA
16. Programming Platform: C++, Make code, Python, Scratch

Package Includes:

1 x BBC Micro:bit Go V2
1 x USB Cable
1 x Battery Holder
1 x User Guide
2 x AAA Batteries

Lichee RV Dock is a RISC-V Linux development kit. It expands the module’s usable interfaces by providing an HDMI port with support for up to 4K@30fps output, a 40-pin header with GPIO and power switches, among other things, plus headers and connectors that you can use for speakers, microphones, and more. It supports RGB and MIPI screen interfaces with its screen convert board. There is an onboard 2.4G WIFI+BT module, a 2.4G Patch antenna, an IPEX connector, and a USB Type-A host. The highest network speed is up to 30Mbps (with RTL8723DS), and the average network bandwidth is about 20Mbps.

For software, Lichee RV Dock supports Tina Linux, Debian Officially, and also Ubuntu/OpenSUSE, RustSBI community.

The features of high integration, small size, affordable price, and open-source are suitable for developers exploring more interesting Linux applications. No more waiting and soldering, it greatly shortens the developer’s research and development time by just simply connecting the kit to the display devices and input devices such as a keyboard or a mouse(only available on the Debian system).

This kit also includes a TF card, which is already finished the burning system process. You can get started with it right after receiving your kit. It’s suggested to use the TF card provided because the other cards might fail to burn or fail to boot the system.

Application

1. RV Linux development
2. Multi-media player
3. Sound source location
4. loT controller

Pinout Diagram:

Features:

1. Powerful CPU: XuanTie C906 RISC-V 64bit
2. Multi-display interfaces: HDML interface supports RGB and MIPI screen interfaces
3. Various software supported: Tina Linux, Debian Officially
4. Onboard USB-A female connector and IPEX connector
5. Fast network speed: up to 30 Mbps
6. High integration&Open source

Specifications:

1. CPU: XuanTie C906 RISC-V 64bit
2. Display port:
   1. Onboard HDMI output interface;
   2. Support RGB and MIPI screen interface connect to 2×20 Pins Header with its screen convert board
3. Network: Onboard 2.4G WIFI+BT module, 2.4G Patch antenna and IPEX
4. USB: Onboard USB Type-A host
5. Audio: Onboard speaker & speaker driver circuit(support 4Ω 3W speakers) and its connector
6. Memory: Reserved a SOP8 pad, and the connection protocol is the SPI
7. Extra connector: Onboard 30P FPC connector, supports our Mic Array R6 microphone array
8. GPIO connector: Reserved 2x20P 2.54mm pads(Default welding pin headers)
9. LED:
   1. Onboard WS2812 RGB LED
   2. Onboard power LED
10. KEY
    1. Onboard reset key
    2. A user’s key

Package Includes:

1 x Sipeed Lichee RV Dock Allwinner D1 SoC – RISC-V Linux Development Kit

The micro: bit on its own has three digital/analog input/output rings available for you to use initially with alligator clips. With the micro: bit breakout we have broken out all 22 GPIO, power, and ground-to-pin outs in a 0.1″ formation. With this breakout, you will be able to unlock the full potential of your micro: bit!

Features:

1. Extend the functionality of the micro: bit beyond what is already on the board through breakout or General Purpose Input Output (GPIO) expansion board.
2. Breadboard expansion board gives you numerous options with the additional port for USB.
3. 5v power supply port available.
4. All pins are clearly labeled for expansion. Compatible with 420 points and 840 point breadboard.

Package Includes:

1 x Micro: bit GPIO BreadBoard Expansion Board