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SparkFun Qwiic Kit for Raspberry Pi
The SparkFun Qwiic Kit for Raspberry Pi provides everything you need to start using I2C sensors and displays with your Raspberry Pi via the Qwiic connector s...
The SparkFun Qwiic Kit for Raspberry Pi provides everything you need to start using I2C sensors and displays with your Raspberry Pi via the Qwiic connector system. The kit includes a Qwiic HAT that adds four Qwiic connectors to your Pi's GPIO header, along with three sensor/display breakouts and cables to connect them.
The Qwiic HAT plugs into any Raspberry Pi with a 2×20 GPIO header, and is also compatible with the NVIDIA Jetson Nano Developer Kit and Google Coral Development Board.
Kit Contents
- 1× SparkFun Qwiic HAT for Raspberry Pi
- 1× VCNL4040 Proximity Sensor Breakout
- 1× Micro OLED Breakout
- 1× Environmental Combo Breakout (BME280 + CCS811)
- Qwiic cables to connect all components
Key Features
- Four Qwiic Connectors – The HAT adds four polarised I2C ports to your Pi
- Proximity Sensing – VCNL4040 breakout for distance and ambient light detection
- OLED Display – Micro OLED breakout for displaying data and status
- Environmental Monitoring – Temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, and air quality sensing
- Solderless Setup – Qwiic cables provide plug-and-play I2C connections
Compatibility
- Raspberry Pi (any model with 2×20 GPIO header)
- NVIDIA Jetson Nano Developer Kit
- Google Coral Development Board
Ideal For
- Getting started with I2C sensors on Raspberry Pi
- Environmental monitoring and data logging
- Prototyping IoT sensor projects
- Learning physical computing with Python
Resources
Jargon buster
Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.
- breakout
- A breakout is a small circuit board that makes a tiny or hard-to-solder component easier to connect to with standard pins. It matters because this OLED module can be wired into a microcontroller project without needing to solder directly to the display’s fine contacts.
- GPIO
- General-purpose input/output pins are microcontroller pins you can set in software to read signals, switch devices on and off, or connect to peripherals. The number of GPIO pins matters because it limits how many buttons, LEDs, sensors, and other parts you can wire directly to the board.
- I2C
- I2C is a two-wire communication bus used by many sensors and small modules. It matters because several I2C devices can share the same two wires, but each device needs a compatible address and your controller must support I2C.
- 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.
- NVIDIA Jetson Nano
- A compact NVIDIA computing module used for camera, robotics and machine-learning projects at the edge. Compatibility with Jetson Nano tells you this carrier board can host that module, but the module itself is not included.
- OLED
- OLED stands for organic light-emitting diode, a display type where each pixel produces its own light. It matters because OLED screens are thin, high-contrast and easy to read for small status displays, but they can be more sensitive to image burn-in than some other display types.
- Proximity sensor
- A sensor that detects when an object is nearby without needing physical contact. For this product it matters because the useful detection range is short, up to about 200 mm, so it suits touch-free triggers and close object detection rather than long-distance measuring.
- Qwiic
- Qwiic is a plug-in connector system for I2C devices that uses small 4-pin cables, so you can connect compatible sensors without soldering. It matters because your controller or adapter also needs Qwiic, or you will need a cable or breakout to wire it up.
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