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Adafruit Metro M0 Express - Designed for CircuitPython

CircuitPython, Arduino IDE or even MakeCode with this Metro M0

Metro is our series of microcontroller boards for use with the Arduino IDE. This new Metro board looks a whole lot like our original Metro 328, but with a huge upgrade. Instead of the ATmega328, this Metro features a ATSAMD21G18 chip, an ARM Cortex M0+. It's our first Metro that is designed for use with CircuitPython! CircuitPython is our beginner-oriented flavor of MicroPython - and as the name hints at, its a small but full-featured version of the popular Python programming language specifically for use with circuitry and electronics.

AdaBox 008

Explore and use the contents of your AdaBox 008

Sometimes we wonder if robotics engineers ever watch movies. If they did, they'd know that making robots into slaves always ends up in a robot rebellion. Why even go down that path? Here at Adafruit we believe in making robots our friends! This ADABOX is based around CRICKIT a Creative Robotics and Interactive Creations tool KIT. When paired with motors, servos, a Circuit Playground Express and your own creativity, you'll be able to craft your very own Robot Friend!

Running OpenGL-based Games & Emulators on Adafruit PiTFT Displays

More Games = More Fun!

by Phillip Burgess

Adafruit’s PiTFT displays link to the Raspberry Pi’s GPIO header instead of a video port, making them compact & ideal for portable projects. But this connection normally limits them to a subset of specially-compiled games and emulators — high-performance OpenGL-based games were previously incompatible. New software now makes gaming more practical on these tiny displays!

CircuitPython Essentials

The next step in learning CircuitPython.

by Kattni Rembor

You've already gotten started with CircuitPython. What's next? CircuitPython Essentials! This guide provides examples all of the core modules and some of the common libraries found in CircuitPython and how they're used. You'll be able to use any board designed for CircuitPython and learn about the different concepts included in the language. It's time to take the next step!

Welcome to Adafruit IO

Want to connect your project to the Internet? Start Here!

by Brent Rubell

This guide will get you up and running with Adafruit IO - the easiest way to get your project on the web. Learn what hardware is compatible with IO, how to interact with your data, troubleshooting your IO project, available client libraries, and about taking your project to the next-level with IO Plus.

Adafruit Feather M4 Express

This Feather is fast like a swift, smart like an owl, strong like a ox-bird

It's what you've been waiting for, the Feather M4 Express featuring ATSAMD51. This Feather is fast like a swift, smart like an owl, strong like a ox-bird (it's half ox, half bird, OK?) This feather is powered by our new favorite chip, the ATSAMD51J19 - with its 120MHz Cortex M4 with floating point support and 512KB Flash and 192KB RAM. Your code will zig and zag and zoom, and with a bunch of extra peripherals for support, this will for sure be your favorite new chipset.

Mount for CRICKIT

3D print a mount for your robotics projects

by Ruiz Brothers

3D print a handy mount for the CRICKIT board. Use screws or zip ties it onto attach the PCB to just about anything!

Introducing Adafruit Crickit #MakeRobotFriend

Make your robot pal who's fun to be with using Crickit!

Sometimes we wonder if robotics engineers ever watch movies. If they did, they'd know that making robots into slaves always ends up in a robot rebellion. Why even go down that path? Here at Adafruit we believe in making robots our friends!

MIT App Inventor and Particle.IO

Use MIT's App Inventor to easily make a killer Android UI that controls your Particle Photon or Electron Project.

by R. Albritton

App Inventor is an easy way to make Apps for the Android platform. We will go through how to use App Inventor for communicating with any Particle device. This is setup to work with the Web Connected LED example app for the Particle Spark, Photon, or Electron.

Make it Move with Crickit

If your project needs to move, here is the guide to assist you.

Getting from the concept of "I want my project to move X to Y" to something which works like your concept can be surprisingly difficult in the past. With the Adafruit Crickit robotics platform, you can understand what motors you want to consider and create working code within minutes.