The brand new SparkFun Spectral Sensor – AS7343 (Qwiic) is now out there with two new Raspberry Pi Pico boards and extra!
Hi there everybody and welcome again to a different Friday Product Publish right here at SparkFun Electronics! Now we have a HUGE week this week and we’re going to begin off with the brand new SparkFun AS7343 Qwiic Spectral Sensor, a brand new 14-channel NIR and visual spectrum board that permits customers to measure mild simply! Following that we’ve got two new Raspberry Pi Pico 2’s, every with headers and out there in wi-fi and non-wireless choices. We wrap the day with a brand new Twin-Ganged Potentiometer with Rotary Swap and ceramic antennas. Alright, let’s bounce in and take a better have a look at all of this week’s new merchandise!
Get the “Spec”tacular Lowdown on the SparkFun AS7343 Qwiic Spectral Sensor!
The SparkFun AS7343 Qwiic Spectral Sensor allows customers to measure mild in each the seen spectrum (VIS) and near-infrared (NIR) ranges, all on a single IC in a compact package deal. The AS7343 reveals distinctive sensitivity throughout its sensing spectrum (~380nm to 1000nm) and operates reliably in low-light environments, together with when measuring by tinted glass. It really works properly for measuring mirrored, emitted, and transmitted mild, making it a wonderful answer for spectroscopy functions, equivalent to shade matching, spectral signature evaluation, and extra.
Raspberry Pi Pico 2 with Headers
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Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W with Headers
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The Raspberry Pi Pico 2 sequence of microcontroller (out there each with and with out wi-fi capabilities) boards is constructed on RP2350: a high-performance, safe microcontroller. With a better core clock pace, double the on-chip SRAM, double the on-board flash reminiscence, extra highly effective Arm cores, elective RISC-V cores, new safety features, and upgraded interfacing capabilities than the earlier model. These variations of the Pico 2 include headers pre-soldered to the board. Making issues like breadboarding a lot simpler.
An adjustable potentiometer can open up many fascinating consumer interfaces. Flip the pot and the resistance adjustments. Join VCC to an outer pin, GND to the opposite, and the middle pin could have a voltage that varies from 0 to VCC relying on the rotation of the pot. Hook the middle pin to an ADC on a microcontroller and get a variable enter from the consumer!
GPS Antenna – TE Puck PCB Mount
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This floor mount GPS puck antenna has a 16mm diameter and 6.05mm top. It has a frequenct vary of 1565MHz ~ 1585MHz. Small type issue allows use in just about any wi-fi gadget.
Molex Dice PCB Mount Antenna
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That is one other floor mount dice GPS antenna from Molex. It has a frequency vary of 1.556GHz ~ 1.607GHz.
Ceramic Chip Antenna – W3062A
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The W3062A is a low profile ceramic chip antenna from Pulse Electronics. It sports activities a frequency vary of 1.565 ~ 1.585GHz. It’s low-profile, totally SMD appropriate, and weighs in at solely 86mg!
This can be a small 3x5x4mm floor mount molded GPS antenna from Molex. It has a frequency vary of 1561 – 1602 MHz. It presents superior sign processing and ground-independence over a variety of navigation and monitoring functions.
This last low-profile ceramic chip GPS antenna from Molex has a frequency vary of 1.561GHz ~ 1.602GHz and is likely one of the smallest choices we’ve got in our catalog!
Zener Diode – BZT52, 3.6V, 200mW
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Zener diodes are semiconductor units that permit present to circulate in each instructions however focus on present flowing in reverse. This diode is rated at 3.6V with 200mW.
Lastly this week, it is a 16-pin floor mount twin contact 0.5mm pitch ZIF FPC connector.
That is it for this week at SparkFun. As at all times, we won’t wait to see what you make! Shoot us a tweet @sparkfun, or tell us on Instagram, Fb or LinkedIn. Please be secure on the market, be variety to at least one one other! Glad hacking!
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