Goldie Blox is a fun combination of storybook and engineering. Follow the leading lady, Goldie, in her quest to solve problems with engineering skills! In this much-anticipated sequel, Goldie's friends Ruby and Katinka compete in a princess pageant with the hopes of riding in the town parade. When Katinka loses the crown, Ruby and Goldie build something great together, teaching their friends that creativity and friendship are more important...

It's time for action! In the  GoldieBlox Action Figure with Zipline  kit, more than just a doll, Goldie's articulated shoulders, hips, knees and joints along with specially designed hands and feet are designed for action. With the included construction kit, kids learn how to build Goldie a 13' zipline and send her soaring! Kit Includes: 1x Action figure (with articulated shoulders, elbows, hips, and knees)1x Action...

GoldieBlox and the Movie Machine  teaches kids how to make their own movies. A story + construction kit—in GoldieBlox and the Movie Machine, Goldie and her gang of friends team up to invent a solution and save the Bloxtown Film Festival from being canceled. Kids learn how to build a zoetrope, a pre-cinema animation device, while learning about illustration and animation. New characters + pieces! GoldieBlox and the Movie Machine...

GoldieBlox and the Builder’s Survival Kit is Goldie's ultimate builder's kit for the most adventurous innovator! With more than 190 pieces, GoldieBlox and the Builder’s Survival Kit offers hours of fun and endless possibilities. Goldie’s Diary of Inventions (included), offers kids a wide-eyed perspective of Goldie’s world, her friends and family, and all of her secret inventions. From budding engineers...

Goldie Blox is a fun combination of storybook and engineering. Follow the leading lady, Goldie, in her quest to solve problems with engineering skills! In GoldieBlox and the Dunk Tank, Goldie has to find a way to get Nacho clean. The only problem is: Nacho hates water and loves being a dirty dog. After many tries to get Nacho clean, Goldie finally comes up with the perfect contraption.   A book series plus construction set where Goldie and...

Goldie Blox is a fun combination of storybook and engineering. Follow the leading lady, Goldie, in her quest to solve problems with engineering skills! In Goldie's debut story, she decides to build a spinning machine to help her dog, Nacho, chase his tail. Soon, the whole gang wants in on the action. Help Goldie build a belt drive to spin everybody! Its a great introduction to mechanics and the joy of basic robotics for children and curious...

"That girl thinks she's the queen of the neighborhood She's got the hottest trike in town That girl she holds her head up so high I think I want to be her best friend, yeah Rebel girl, rebel girl Rebel girl, you are the queen of my world" Girl CEO is an illustrated collection to inspire and motivate rebel girls, young entrepreneurs, and other trailblazing tweens and teens with success stories and practical advice from leading...

Circuit Playground Bluefruit is our third board in the Circuit Playground series, another step towards a perfect introduction to electronics and programming. We've taken the popular Circuit Playground Express and made it even better! Now the main chip is an nRF52840 microcontroller which is not only more powerful, but also comes with Bluetooth Low Energy support for wireless connectivity. The board is round and has alligator-clip pads around...

We carry a few different GPS modules here in the Adafruit shop, but none that satisfied our every desire - that's why we designed this little GPS breakout board. We believe this is the Ultimate GPS module, so we named it that. It's got everything you want and more: -165 dBm sensitivity, 10 Hz updates, 66 channels5V friendly design and only 20mA current drawBreadboard friendly + two mounting holesRTC battery-compatibleBuilt-in...

Circuit Playground Express is the next step towards a perfect introduction to electronics and programming. We've taken the original Circuit Playground Classic and made it even better! Not only did we pack even more sensors in, we also made it even easier to program. Start your journey with Microsoft MakeCode block-based or Javascript programming. Then, you can use the same board to try CircuitPython , with the Python interpreter running...

It's the Circuit Playground Express Base Kit!  It provides the few things you'll need to get started with the new Circuit Playground Express. This version of Circuit Playground is super powered, and will work with Microsoft MakeCode, CircuitPython, code.org CS Discoveries or Arduino IDE. You can use Circuit Playground Express with code.org CS Discoveries, but we recommend this code.org Individual Pack which has the...

Give your Feather a sense of place, with an Ultimate GPS FeatherWing. In 2013 we designed the Ultimate GPS module to satisfy all your GPS desires - and now we have brought its power and versatility plus more to our Feather series with the Adafruit Ultimate GPS FeatherWing ! This FeatherWing plugs right into your Feather board and gives it a precise, sensitive, and low power GPS module for location identifcation anywhere in the world. As a bonus,...

If you missed out on AdaBox016, it's not too late for you to pick up the parts necessary to build many of the projects! It doesn't come with tissue paper or the nifty extras, but it does have all the electronic goodies you need. This contains the essentials from AdaBox016 a.k.a The Adabox Halloween Pixel Show - check out all the learning guide project ideas here. And is perfect for constructing our MatrixPortal projects. There...

I mew, you mew we  all  mew for IMU! The MPU-6050 is what we call "an oldie but goodie" - this popular triple-axis accelerometer plus gyro combo has been a staple of electronic projects for years, and we've finally gotten around to making a breakout for it! Inside are two sensors, one is a classic 3-axis accelerometer, which can tell you which direction is down towards the Earth (by measuring gravity). The other is a...

Would you like to learn electronics, with an all-in-one board that has sensors and LEDs built in? Circuit Playground is here - and it's the best way to practice programming on real hardware with no soldering or sewing required! This is the Classic version of Circuit Playground , which comes with an ATmega32u4. It's designed to be used with Arduino IDE and code.org CS Discoveries only. It even comes with Firmata already programmed in, so...

Circuit Playground Express  is the next step towards a perfect introduction to electronics and programming. We've taken the original Circuit Playground Classic and made it even better! Not only did we pack even more sensors in, we also made it even easier to program. You can now start your journey with  Microsoft MakeCode  block-based or Javascript programming. If you're in a classroom following Code.org's CS...

We got a big ol' blender and tossed in an ItsyBitsy M4, two NeoTrellis boards and an electret mic amp - turned on the 'mix' button and out came the NeoTrellis M4 - a super fun dev board for anyone who likes to squish buttons, see pretty lights and maybe make a tune or two. The NeoTrellis M4 is an all-in-one USB + NeoPixel + Elastomer + Audio board. It's powered by our new favoritest-chip-in-the-world, the SAMD51, a Cortex M4 core...

So you've got a cool/witty name for your band, a Soundcloud account, a 3D-printed Daft Punk helmet... so what could be missing from your road to stardom? The NeoTrellis M4 Kit Pack , of course! The NeoTrellis M4 is an all-in-one USB + NeoPixel + Elastomer + Audio board. It's powered by our new favoritest-chip-in-the-world, the SAMD51, a Cortex M4 core running at 120 MHz. This chip has a speedy core with CircuitPython and...

The Terminal Block Breakout FeatherWing kit is like the Golden Eagle of prototyping FeatherWings (eg. majestic, powerful, good-looking). To start, you get a nice prototyping area underneath your Feather, with extra pads for ground, 3.3V and SDA/SCL. Not one to stop there, we expanded the PCB out to 2" x 2.5" with 3.5mm pitch terminal blocks down each side. There's also four mounting holes so you can attach the breakout to your...

With our fun assortment of conductive materials, cosplay and wearables have never been easier to craft!  These  Conductive Nylon Squares  go great with our other interesting materials, such as copper tape, ITO glass or plastic, conductive inks, etc. We found that the metallic nylon fabric has some great improvements over plain copper tape. First of all,  it doesn't crack when bent or twisted! So you can make all...

Not merely a snow globe, but a show globe! This custom container is durable, clear and round, with a large flat screw-on top and a press-fit rubber stopper. The stopper makes a nice seal, and is also hollow which means you can put (you guessed it...) electronics inside! This makes it perfect for your own electronic-powered snow globe. The stopper inner diameter is ~60mm diameter and ~13.5mm deep, which means it has tons of room for goodies. We...

ST takes flight in this Feather board. The new STM32F405 Feather (video) that we designed runs CircuitPython at a blistering 168MHz – our fastest CircuitPython board ever! We put a STEMMA QT / Qwiic port on the end, so you can really easily plug and play I2C sensors. This Feather has lots of goodies: STM32F405 Cortex M4 with FPU and 1MB Flash, 168MHz speed192KB RAM total - 128 KB RAM for general usage + 64 KB program-only/cache RAM3.3V...

Sometimes we wonder if robotics engineers ever watch movies. If they did, they'd know that making robots into slaves always ends up in a robot rebellion. Why even go down that path? Here at Adafruit, we believe in making robots our  friends! So if you find yourself wanting a companion, consider the robot. They're fun to program, and you can get creative with decorations. With that in mind, we designed Crickit - That's our C...

This miniature GPS breakout is only 1" x 1" (~ 25mm x 25mm) but houses a complete GPS/GNSS solution with both I2C and UART interfaces. There's even an antenna on top, so it's plug and play! Support for GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS-165 dBm sensitivity, up to 10 Hz updatesUp to 210 PRN channels with 99 search channels and 33 simultaneous tracking channels5V friendly design and only 30mA current drawBreadboard-able, with 4 mounting...

Here is an updated, excellently designed stand that provides a sleek and sturdy look for the 7" Touchscreen Display and Raspberry Pi. Say hello to the improved  SmartiPi Touch 2 which has a ton of new goodies like Pi 4 compatibility, various front-pieces for adding LEGO brick compatibility, and even a fan and mount! The 7" Display is secured into the case with four screws, and your Raspberry Pi is enclosed in a compartment on...

For many years, instructors and teachers have asked us to come up with a better way to teach programming and electronics. We have worked on Circuit Playground Express for over a year to come up with a board that is powerful, beautiful, fun, and perfect for teaching Code.org CS Discoveries Circuit Playground Express  is a perfect introduction to electronics and programming. It combines a poweful ATSAMD21G18 microcontroller with full Code.org...

The Ultimate GPS module you know and love has a glow-up to let it be easily used with any computer, not just microcontrollers! With the built in USB-to-Serial converter, you can now plug-n-play the Ultimate GPS into your computer, laptop, embedded Linux computer, and more. Power and transport data over any micro USB cable, with handy on-board indicator LEDs that let you know fix status and whether data is being received & transmitted. We...

If you missed out on ADABOX 014, its not too late for you to pick up the parts necessary to build many of the projects! This kit pack doesn't come with tissue paper or the nifty extras, but it does have all the electronic goodies you need This project pack features the  Circuit Playground Bluefruit  with Bluetooth LE support so now we can make our projects wireless! We've also included a colorful 'TFT Gizmo' graphical...

We have so many Internet-connected goodies in the shop, we figured it's time to carry a cable so you can easily connect them up! This cable is 10 feet long, black and has all 8 wires installed. Perfect for use with the BeagleBone, Arduino Uno Ethernet, Arduino Ethernet Shield, NETduino Plus, Patch Shield, PoE Injector cables, IoT Printer pack or any other Ethernet-cable-needing product! This is a 'straight-thru' cable, not a...

This is Hallowing..this is Hallowing... Hallowing! Hallowing!  Are you the kind of person who doesn't like taking down the skeletons and spiders until after January? Well, we've got the development board for you. This is electronics at its  most spooky!  The  Adafruit HalloWing  is a skull-shaped ATSAMD21 board with a ton of extras built in to make for an adorable wearable, badge, development kit, or the engine...

Crafted out of four transparent acrylic pieces, the  Pibow Zero W Case for Raspberry Pi Zero W protects your Pi while showing it off to the world! Each layer is laser-cut from colorful, lightweight, and high-quality cast acrylic. All of the primary ports and GPIO pins are accessible (it encloses the micro-SD slot). The case is lightweight and ideal for mounting to any surface. No tools are required for assembly or...

The Explorer HAT Pro is a terrific prototyping side-kick for your Raspberry Pi 2, B+, or A+! On the Explorer Pro from Pimoroni there are a heap of useful input and output options that will take your projects to the next level. Great for driving motors, using analog sensors, interfacing with 5V systems, and touch interfaces! Features : 4x buffered 5V tolerant inputs Hook up your Pi to accept input from 5V systems (like Arduino Uno/Leonardo or 5V...

This is Hallowing..this is Hallowing... Hallowing! Hallowing!  Following up on 2018's most-successful-skull-shaped development board, we UPPED our -skull-shaped development board game, and re-spinned (re-spun?) the HalloWing M0 into the HalloWing M4 with MORE of everything that makes this the spoooookiest dev board. New! For October 2019, we're got limited edition halloween-orange HallowingM4's - Same exact electronics and...

The bestselling book Getting Started with Circuit Playground Express now comes with a full pack of parts so you can hit the ground running! Getting Started with Circuit Playground Express  is written by our friend, Anne Barela, author of G.S.W. Adafruit Trinket. Anne is a life-long engineer, Maker, writer, and has joined the Adafruit team to write guides and develop new projects. This book gives you the low-down...

Crafted out of four transparent acrylic pieces the  Pibow Zero Case for Raspberry Pi Zero protects your Pi while showing it off to the world! Each layer is laser-cut from colorful, lightweight, and high-quality cast acrylic. All of the primary ports and GPIO pins are accessible (it encloses the micro-SD slot). No tools are necessary for assembly or disassembly and the case comes in at a conveniently lightweight 34g....

Get started with the fabulous Adafruit Flora platform with this lovely budget kit, just enough to get you started with this fun wearable computer. Included are enough parts to make your first wearable electronic project. There's a Flora motherboard, four ultra-bright chainable RGB pixels, a 3xAAA battery holder and batteries, a battery extension cable, our high quality stainless steel thread, alligator clips to help you test out your parts...

Sometimes we wonder if robotics engineers ever watch movies. If they did, they'd know that making robots into slaves always ends up in a robot rebellion. Why even go down that path? Here at Adafruit, we believe in making robots our  friends! So if you find yourself wanting a companion, consider the robot. They're fun to program, and you can get creative with decorations. With that in mind, we designed the Adafruit Crickit HAT -...

Light up the winter nights this year with an electronic Snow Globe! This kit provides everything you need to make your very own, no soldering required! You can use MakeCode to program various light and sound effects into the Circuit Playground Express. MakeCode uses easy-to-understand drag and drop programming blocks, so even if you've never programmed before, you'll be rockin' like the Rockettes. Check out the many electronic snow...

Sometimes we wonder if robotics engineers ever watch movies. If they did, they'd know that making robots into slaves always ends up in a robot rebellion. Why even go down that path? Here at Adafruit, we believe in making robots our  friends! So if you find yourself wanting a companion, consider the robot. They're fun to program, and you can get creative with decorations. With that in mind, we designed Crickit - That's our C...

We are super pleased to enjoy a partnership with an engaging, empowering foundation like 4-H. Here at Adafruit we drive ourselves to "be excellent", and 4-H's motto is "to make the best better." Though typically thought of as an agriculturally focused organization, 4-H today focuses on citizenship, healthy living, science, engineering, and technology programs. As far as inspiring the next generation of...

Look, over there at that thing! Take it apart! You can now attack just about every kind of box or enclosure that needs undoing with this 38-bit screwdriver set. This set is fine quality and excels at disassembling games, phones, cameras, and other small portable electronic goodies. What drew us to this tool box is its small compact size, the big grippy rubber handle (not a thin or slippery metal grip), the magnetic bit holder (which is not...

Do you need a solution for home automation, hydroponics, light industrial automation, and other related predicaments? Take control of and monitor your world with Pimoroni's Automation HAT  -- an ultimate jack-of-all-trades Raspberry Pi HAT! With relays, analog channels, powered outputs, and buffered inputs (all 24V tolerant), this home monitoring and automation controller allows you to hook up a plethora of goodies to...

The Code.org CS Discoveries course is a yearlong curriculum for teaching computer science, and there's even a physical computing unit! For large classrooms and workshops, we recommend our Code.org Classroom pack. But, if you need to supplement your Classroom pack or are learning on your own, we now have a mini-kit - with just the essentials for a single student or share-pair. Individual kit includes everything you need: 1 x Circuit...

We have so many Internet-connected goodies in the shop, we figured it's time to carry a cable so you can easily connect them up! This cable is 5 feet long, comes in Adafruit black and has all 8 wires installed. Perfect for use with the BeagleBone, Arduino Uno Ethernet, Arduino Ethernet Shield, NETduino Plus, Patch Shield, PoE Injector cables, IoT Printer pack or any other Ethernet-cable-needing product! This is a 'straight-thru'...

Now that you've finally got your hands on a Raspberry Pi® , you're probably itching to make some fun embedded computer projects with it. What you need is an add on prototyping Pi Plate from Adafruit, which can snap onto the Pi PCB (and is removable later if you wish) and gives you all sorts of prototyping goodness to make building on top of the Pi super easy. Note: This kit is best used for the Raspberry Pi Model A or Model B. You...

Sometimes we wonder if robotics engineers ever watch movies. If they did, they'd know that making robots into slaves always ends up in a robot rebellion. Why even go down that path? Here at Adafruit, we believe in making robots our  friends! So if you find yourself wanting a companion, consider the robot. They're fun to program, and you can get creative with decorations. With that in mind, we designed  Crickit  -...

This tote is "totes awesome" - plenty large with lots of storage, double sided design, solid clips, clear tops and a pleasing, easy to carry shape. We love this tote for storing all of our goodies and keeping them safe from home to the studio to the workshop. One side has little 'cups' that can be removed. The other side has the classic divider system. Outside dimensions: 13.5"x11.5"x3.25" One side contains 15...

We are very excited to carry a new book by Adafruit Learning System author and maker  Kathy Ceceri !  Robots are everywhere! They vacuum our houses, work in our factories, help us learn at school, and play with us at home. They sample rocks from other planets, survey disaster zones from the air, and bring back images from the bottom of the ocean. Explore the roles robots play in our world and learn about the history, engineering,...

Analog panel meters are arguably not as blingy or flashy as LEDs, but their simplicity adds a touch of elegance and makes them easier to read quickly. This  Large 5V Analog Panel Meter  is about handheld-size, with one screw to open up the panel and replace the backing paper, if you like. Even though it's designed for analog signals, you can use it with digital signals too! Simply send it a PWM signal from a 5V logic...

Show your support for open source hardware! This is the sticker version of the badge Adafruit donated to the 2011 open hardware summit in addition to financially sponsoring the summit. Each attendee received this badge and a discount code for Adafruit in their summit "goodie bags". When the open source hardware organization has a destination web site and/or foundation Adafruit will also donate badges & stickers for promotion....

You've been burning the midnight oil cobbling your latest maker project. Wait, what time is it ? Whether you're a night owl (like Minerva!) or an early bird getting the worm, don't forget to stay hydrated! And what better way to keep your workspace free of condensation stains than with these durable yet completely charming  PCB Coasters !  This coaster features Cappy the Capacitor and Adabot on an extra-sturdy...

Your eyes do not deceive you – this is absolutely an AdaBot lunchbox! Whether you're sporting this at school, work, Maker Faire, or jury duty, this beautiful, shiny blue lunchbox is guaranteed to turn some heads. Fill it up with your favorite edible goodies – heck, fill it with your favorite electronic goodies if you want. From bananas to breadboards, jumper wires to jelly beans, and resistors to rugelach, pack...

You've been burning the midnight oil cobbling your latest maker project. Wait, what time is it ? Whether you're a night owl (like Minerva!) or an early bird getting the worm, don't forget to stay hydrated! And what better way to keep your workspace free of condensation stains than with these durable yet completely charming  PCB Coasters !  This coaster features  Adabot  and LEDs, Ruby, Gus, and Billy ,...

You've been burning the midnight oil cobbling your latest maker project. Wait, what time is it ? Whether you're a night owl (like Minerva!) or an early bird getting the worm, don't forget to stay hydrated! And what better way to keep your workspace free of condensation stains than with these durable yet completely charming  PCB Coasters !  This coaster features Hans the 555 Timer IC and Adabot on an...

You've been burning the midnight oil cobbling your latest maker project. Wait, what time is it? Whether you're a night owl (like Minerva!) or an early bird getting the worm, don't forget to stay hydrated! And what better way to keep your workspace free of condensation stains than with these durable yet completely charming  PCB Coasters !  This coaster features Minerva and Adabot on an extra-sturdy 2.4mm thick FR4...

Analog panel meters are arguably not as blingy or flashy as LEDs, but their simplicity adds a touch of elegance and makes them easier to read quickly. This Large 3V Panel Meter  is about handheld-size, with one screw to open up the panel and replace the backing paper, if you like. Even though it's designed for analog signals, you can use it with digital signals too! Simply send it a PWM signal from a 3V logic microcontroller....

Circuit Playground Express is the next step towards a perfect introduction to electronics and programming. We've taken the original Circuit Playground Classic and made it even better! Not only did we pack even more sensors in, we also made it even easier to program. This version is 4-H themed, for use by anyone, but comes in a special green color and with the 4-H emblem on the back, to celebrate the positive youth development and mentoring...

Here at Adafruit, we envision a future where robots, humans, cyborgs, replicants, cylons, and all other types of artificial intelligence and electro-human hybrids will live in absolute harmony.  While we love a great fictional dystopia, we certainly wouldn't want to live in one. That's why we made this 48-piece beginner puzzle based on our poster that's designed by artist Bruce Yan.  It features a...

We have so many Internet-connected goodies in the shop, we figured it's time to carry a cable so you can easily connect them up! This cable is 3 feet long, comes in Adafruit black and has all 8 wires installed. Perfect for use with the BeagleBone, Arduino Uno Ethernet, Arduino Ethernet Shield, NETduino Plus, Patch Shield, PoE Injector cables, IoT Printer pack or any other Ethernet-cable-needing product! This is a 'straight-thru'...

Show your support for open source hardware! This is the badge Adafruit donated to the 2011 open hardware summit in addition to financially sponsoring the summit. Each attendee received this badge and a discount code for Adafruit in their summit "goodie bags". Adafruit is making these badges available at cost for anyone who wishes to get one. When the open source hardware organization has a destination web site and/or foundation...

Are you interested in making cosplay and Halloween projects with a Circuit Playground Express, but overwhelmed with what to buy? Better yet, do you love Cartoon Network characters and shows? Here's a intermediary pack to get started, no matter your skill level. This kit includes beautiful and colorful programmable  NeoPixel  LEDs to glow up (a Circuit Playground Express and a NeoPixel strip), conductive...

Warning: Particle is deprecating a Xenon / Mesh support. With a little effort these boards can be converted/reprogrammed and make for great little CircuitPython or Arduino-compatible boards, and but they will no longer be supported by the Particle Cloud service . Woohoo, it's time for a Particle Mesh party! And the  Particle Xenon  is the most basic element (ha!) for your mesh network. The Xenon is a low-cost mesh-enabled...

At the time of its invention Morse code definitively changed the way we communicate. Historically it's been used in nautical navigation to aviation to radio, but its easy to learn and the universal nature makes it a great data entry method for folks who use Assistive Technology! GBoard is an alternate keyboard for Android devices that lets you type using Morse code. It then converts those dots and dashes into letters and...

  Add a slim, lightweight Bluetooth keyboard that is neither too big, nor too small for your computer project! We've found the "just right" Goldilocks-size keyboard, a mere 9.6" x 5.8" x 0.2"! This keyboard has helpful indicator lights for Caps Lock, Bluetooth, Charge, and Power. It makes a great typing interface for a computer, especially for tablets, phones, boards and computers with built-in...

Do you need a solution for home automation, hydroponics, light industrial automation, and other related predicaments? Pimoroni's Automation pHAT  – the little sibling of the Automation HAT – is the most compact way to take control of and monitor your world! Pimoroni has pulled together a great set of features into this home monitoring and automation controller. With a relay, analog channels, powered...

We've not made the Microtouch for many years - check out the PyPortal for a similar device that also includes WiFi and a Cortex M4 processor! Sure, the latest "iTouchy" gadgets are pretty cool. But who wants a locked down device? Why not build your own touch-screen device , with your own apps, all on open source hardware and using open source tools? OK, it can't play MP3s, but it does have a 320x240 TFT color display with...

So maybe it's not "back to school" season any more - but here at Adafruit, we like to think that it's always a good time to learn something new, which we guess means that everywhere we go is a proverbial school that we're perpetually going back to.  To celebrate the continual season, we partnered with our good friends at Arrow Electronics to release custom packs of goodies called Arrow Presents: Back to School...

So maybe it's not "back to school" season any more - but here at Adafruit, we like to think that it's always a good time to learn something new, which we guess means that everywhere we go is a proverbial school that we're perpetually going back to.  To celebrate the continual season, we partnered with our good friends at Arrow Electronics to release custom packs of goodies called Arrow Presents: Back to School...

So maybe it's not "back to school" season any more - but here at Adafruit, we like to think that it's always a good time to learn something new, which we guess means that everywhere we go is a proverbial school that we're perpetually going back to.  To celebrate the continual season, we partnered with our good friends at Arrow Electronics to release custom packs of goodies called Arrow Presents: Back to School...

Circuit Playground Express is the next step towards a perfect introduction to electronics and programming. We've taken the original Circuit Playground Classic and made it even better! Not only did we pack even more sensors in, we also made it even easier to program. Start your journey with Microsoft MakeCode block-based or Javascript programming. Then, you can use the same board to try CircuitPython , with the Python interpreter running...

Welcome to Issue 21 of The MagPi - the premier Raspberry Pi magazine for beginners, experts, Pi-fanatics and the merely Pi-curious. To mark the Raspberry Pi’s second birthday, Issue 21 has a MagPi exclusive four page interview with Eben Upton reviewing the past two years and what the future holds for this credit card sized beauty. Also in this issue, Jacob, a young Raspberry Pi enthusiast, describes how he made his Raspberry Pi portable,...

Sense the world around you! The FLORA Sensor Pack includes many types of sensors for your wearable enjoyment. Sense motion, direction, color, light levels, touch, and connections with FLORA sensor breakouts and conductive materials, and a few NeoPixels for experimenting with displaying your sensor information. Take your project portable with the included battery pack and stitch it into a final design with conductive thread. $100 worth of goodies...

The LPC1347 LPCXpresso board is part of NXP's LPCXpresso eco-system of low cost development boards based around the free (GCC and Eclipse-based) LPCXpresso IDE. All LPCXpresso boards include an on-board hardware SWD/JTAG debugger, so you don't need any additional hardware (other than a USB mini-B cable) to start some serious debugging (including setting and stepping through breakpoints, etc.). The LPCXpresso boards are actually two separate...

Circuit Playground Bluefruit is our third board in the Circuit Playground series, another step towards a perfect introduction to electronics and programming. We've taken the popular Circuit Playground Express and made it even better! Now the main chip is an nRF52840 microcontroller which is not only more powerful, but also comes with Bluetooth Low Energy support for wireless connectivity. The board is round and has alligator-clip pads around...

Circuit Playground Express is the next step towards a perfect introduction to electronics and programming. We've taken the original Circuit Playground Classic and made it even better! Not only did we pack even more sensors in, we also made it even easier to program. Start your journey with Microsoft MakeCode block-based or Javascript programming. Then, you can use the same board to try CircuitPython , with the Python interpreter running...