{"title":"Adafruit CRICKIT for Circuit Playground Express","handle":"adafruit-crickit-for-circuit-playground-express","url":"/products/adafruit-crickit-for-circuit-playground-express","description":"The Adafruit CRICKIT for Circuit Playground Express is a robotics and electronics driver board that bolts directly onto a Circuit Playground Express. It adds motor drivers, servo outputs, capacitive touch inputs, NeoPixel control, and an audio amplifier — all managed over I2C via the Adafruit seesaw co-processor.\n\nAll outputs run at 5V DC, making it compatible with standard 5V servos, DC motors, steppers, solenoids, and relays. The power supply system includes a TPS2595 eFuse chip with over-voltage (5.5V), under-voltage (3V), and over-current (4A) protection, plus kick-back diodes on every motor driver.\n\nKey Features\n\n\n4× Servo Outputs – Analogue or digital servo control with precision 16-bit timers\n\n2× DC Motor Drivers – Bi-directional, 1A current limit each, 8-bit PWM speed control (or 1 stepper motor)\n\n4× Darlington Drive Outputs – 500mA each with kick-back protection, for solenoids, relays, LEDs, or 1 unipolar stepper\n\n4× Capacitive Touch Sensors – Alligator-clip-friendly pads\n\n8× Signal Pins – Digital I/O or analogue inputs\n\n1× NeoPixel Driver – 5V level-shifted\n\n1× Class D Audio Amplifier – 3W max, 4–8 ohm speaker output\n\nSeesaw I2C Co-Processor – Offloads all timers, PWM, and sensor management\n\neFuse Power Protection – Over-voltage, under-voltage, and 4A over-current protection\n\nNo Soldering Required – Bolt on with included stand-off hardware\n\n\nProgramming\n\nCircuitPython\nArduino\n\n\nAlso Available\n\n\nCRICKIT FeatherWing – For any Feather board\nCRICKIT for micro:bit\nCRICKIT HAT for Raspberry Pi\n\n\n\nImportant: A Circuit Playground Express and 5V power supply are required but not included. Use a 5V 2A supply for basic projects, or 5V 4A for running multiple motors/servos simultaneously. Only 5V components are supported — not for use with 9V or 12V motors.\n\n\nIdeal For\n\nBuilding robots and motorised projects with Circuit Playground Express\nInteractive art installations with servos, lights, and sound\nLearning robotics with CircuitPython or Arduino\n\n\nPackage Contents\n\n1× Adafruit CRICKIT for Circuit Playground Express\nStand-off bolt hardware for mounting\n","vendor":"Adafruit","product_type":"physical","in_stock":true,"options":[],"variants":[{"id":5892,"title":"Default Title","sku":"AF-3093","price":58.43,"compare_at_price":0.0,"on_sale":false,"in_stock":true,"available_quantity":100,"option1":"Default Title"}]}