{"title":"Arduino Esplora","handle":"arduino-esplora-2169deff-5bee-42d3-8347-8e42bcd22089","url":"/products/arduino-esplora-2169deff-5bee-42d3-8347-8e42bcd22089","description":"The Arduino Esplora is a microcontroller board derived from the Arduino Leonardo, designed for people who want to get up and running with Arduino without learning about electronics first. It comes with a collection of built-in sensors and outputs ready to use straight out of the box — no wiring or breadboarding required.\n\nOnboard sensors include a joystick, slider, temperature sensor, three-axis accelerometer, microphone, and light sensor, while outputs include a buzzer and RGB LED. Two TinkerKit connectors and a socket for a colour TFT LCD screen allow you to expand its capabilities further. Like the Leonardo, it uses the ATmega32U4 microcontroller and can appear to a connected computer as a mouse or keyboard.\n\nKey Features\n\n\nBuilt-In Sensors – Joystick, slider, temperature sensor, three-axis accelerometer, microphone, and light sensor\n\nSound and Light Outputs – Onboard buzzer and RGB LED for immediate feedback\n\nATmega32U4 Microcontroller – 32 KB flash (4 KB bootloader), 2.5 KB SRAM, 1 KB EEPROM at 16 MHz\n\nNative USB – Appears as a mouse, keyboard, or virtual serial port to your computer\n\nTinkerKit Connectors – Two input and two output connectors for expansion\n\nTFT LCD Socket – Add a colour display for visual output\n\n5V Operating Voltage – Powered via micro USB\n\nDimensions – 164 × 60 mm, 53 g\n\n\nOnboard Inputs and Outputs\n\n\nAnalog Joystick – Two-axis (X and Y) with centre push-button\n\n4 Push-Buttons – Laid out in a diamond pattern\n\nLinear Potentiometer Slider – Near the bottom of the board\n\nMicrophone – Measures amplitude of surrounding sound\n\nLight Sensor – Reads ambient brightness\n\nTemperature Sensor – Reads ambient temperature\n\nThree-Axis Accelerometer – Measures the board's relation to gravity on X, Y, and Z axes\n\nBuzzer – Produces square waves for sound output\n\nRGB LED – Full colour mixing with red, green, and blue elements\n\n\nIdeal For\n\nLearning programming with instant sensor feedback\nBuilding game controllers and remote controls\nUSB HID projects (keyboard and mouse emulation)\nInteractive art and music installations\n\n\nResources\n\nGetting Started with Esplora\nEsplora Library Reference\nICSP Programming Instructions\nSchematic (PDF)\nEAGLE Design Files\n","vendor":"Pimoroni","product_type":"physical","in_stock":false,"options":[],"variants":[{"id":7701,"title":"Default Title","sku":"PI-A000095","price":114.72,"on_sale":false,"in_stock":false,"available_quantity":0,"option1":"Default Title"}]}