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SparkFun Qwiic Shield for Thing Plus
The SparkFun Qwiic Shield for Thing Plus adds four Qwiic connectors (two horizontal, two vertical) to any Thing Plus or Adafruit Feather-format development b...
The SparkFun Qwiic Shield for Thing Plus adds four Qwiic connectors (two horizontal, two vertical) to any Thing Plus or Adafruit Feather-format development board. It breaks out the I²C bus (GND, 3.3 V, SDA, SCL) to standard 1 mm pitch JST connectors for solderless daisy-chaining of Qwiic-compatible sensors and actuators.
The shield comes with one 12-pin and one 16-pin header. Both headers need to be soldered to the shield, and to your Thing Plus or Feather board if not already fitted.
Key Features
- 4× Qwiic Connectors – 2 horizontal + 2 vertical JST connectors
- Thing Plus / Feather Compatible – Fits both footprints (interchangeable)
- I²C Bus Breakout – GND, 3.3 V, SDA, SCL on all connectors
- Daisy-Chainable – Connect multiple Qwiic devices on different I²C addresses
- Polarised Connectors – Cannot be connected incorrectly
Package Contents
- 1× Qwiic Shield for Thing Plus
- 1× 12-pin header
- 1× 16-pin header
Ideal For
- Adding Qwiic connectivity to Thing Plus and Feather boards
- Rapid I²C sensor prototyping
- Daisy-chaining multiple Qwiic modules
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Shield
- An add-on board that plugs into a main controller board to give it extra features such as sensing, motor control or communication. Knowing a product supports shields helps you judge whether it can connect neatly into an existing maker-board setup.
- Thing Plus
- Thing Plus is SparkFun’s development-board form factor with a small rectangular layout and connections suited to wireless and battery-powered projects. It matters because boards and accessories in the same form factor are easier to mount, wire, and swap between projects.
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Qwiic Shield for Thing Plus Schematic
Schematic · 145.4 KB · Click any page to view full size
Feather Stackable Header Kit Datasheet
Datasheet · 111.6 KB · Click any page to view full size
Supplier page — sparkfun.com
Supplier Description · 593.5 KB · Click any page to view full size
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