Adafruit
Microsoft IoT Pack for Raspberry Pi 3 - w/ Raspberry Pi 3
The Microsoft IoT Pack for Raspberry Pi 3 is a complete starter kit for building Internet of Things projects with Windows 10 IoT Core. Developed in collabora...
The Microsoft IoT Pack for Raspberry Pi 3 is a complete starter kit for building Internet of Things projects with Windows 10 IoT Core. Developed in collaboration between Microsoft and Adafruit, it includes a Raspberry Pi 3, sensors, electronic components, and everything needed to get started with IoT development.
The kit features a BME280 temperature, pressure, and humidity sensor, a TCS34725 RGB colour sensor, and an MCP3008 8-channel ADC — all pre-assembled with headers soldered for breadboard use. A full-size breadboard, jumper wires, and a selection of LEDs, resistors, and switches round out the electronic components.
Key Features
- Complete IoT Starter Kit – Includes Raspberry Pi 3, sensors, components, and accessories
- Pre-Assembled Sensors – BME280 and TCS34725 breakouts with headers soldered
- 8-Channel ADC – MCP3008 for reading analogue sensors via SPI
- Windows 10 IoT Core Compatible – Also works with Raspbian Linux and Python
Package Contents
- 1× Raspberry Pi 3
- 1× Raspberry Pi case (smoke base / clear top)
- 1× 5 V 2.5 A power supply with Micro USB cable
- 1× 16 GB MicroSD card with NOOBS
- 1× Ethernet cable (1.5 m)
- 1× Full-size breadboard
- 20× Male-to-male jumper wires (150 mm)
- 20× Female-to-male jumper wires (150 mm)
- 1× BME280 temperature, pressure, and humidity sensor (assembled)
- 1× TCS34725 RGB colour sensor (assembled)
- 1× MCP3008 8-channel 10-bit ADC
- 1× Photocell (CdS photoresistor)
- 2× 10 kΩ trim potentiometers
- 5× 10 kΩ resistors (¼ W, 5%)
- 5× 560 Ω resistors (¼ W, 5%)
- 1× 1.0 µF electrolytic capacitor
- 2× 10 mm diffused blue LEDs
- 2× 10 mm diffused red LEDs
- 2× 10 mm diffused green LEDs
- 3× 12 mm tactile switches
Resources
Jargon buster
Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.
- ADC
- An analogue-to-digital converter reads a changing voltage and turns it into a number the microcontroller can use. It matters when connecting analogue sensors such as light, sound, or variable-resistor sensors.
- Headers
- Rows of metal pins used to plug a module into a breadboard or connect it with jumper wires. Pre-soldered headers make the module easier to use straight away without needing to solder the pins yourself.
- IoT
- Short for Internet of Things, meaning physical devices that connect to networks or the internet to send data or be controlled remotely. It matters if you want projects such as connected sensors, remote controls or classroom data-logging activities.
- male-to-male
- A male-to-male cable has plug-style connectors on both ends rather than a socket on one end. This matters when choosing a cable because it must match the female sockets on the modules or boards you want to connect.
- microSD card
- A microSD card is a small removable memory card used to store files such as audio tracks. For this product, the card is where the sound files live, so its capacity and formatting can affect how many sounds you can use.
- photoresistor
- A light-sensitive resistor whose resistance changes depending on how much light hits it. It matters for projects such as night-lights and light alarms because it gives a simple way for a microcontroller to sense brightness.
- RGB
- Short for red, green and blue, usually referring to an LED that can mix those three colours. It matters because controlling an RGB LED teaches how separate outputs combine to create different colours.
- SPI
- A fast serial communication bus often used for displays, memory cards, and sensors. It matters because SPI devices need specific pins for clock and data, plus a separate chip-select line for each device.
Find this product in
Brands
STEM & Education
