Successful Kickstarter at 160% – Really, Really Useful Breakout Boards – Raspberry Pi/Arduino

Kickstarter Complete at 160% – Really, Really Useful Breakout Boards – Raspberry Pi/Arduinophoto-1024x768-2

The Breakout Board Kickstarter is here!

We are over fully funded for these really cool boards.  The first board (USB PowerControl) is in hand and working.  The second two are in the manufacturers hands and the prototypes should arrive next week.

Our three Really, Really Useful Breakout Boards are:

  • Board 1: USB PowerControl – Turns USB devices off/on
  • Board 2: INA3221 3 Channel Current/Voltage Sensor Breakout Board
  • Board 3: TCA9545 I2C 4 Bus multiplexer Breakout board

The descriptions of the boards are below:

Board 1: USB PowerControl – Turns USB devices off/on

features:

USB Power Controller Manufacturing Prototype
USB Power Controller Manufacturing Prototype
  • Turn your Raspberry Pi or Arduino OFF and ON under digital or battery control
  • Has USB Plugs In/Out
  • Turn USB Power off/on
  • Control by single line or LiPo battery – Software example included.
  • Works perfectly with SunAir and SunAirPlus Solar Power Controllers

Board 2: INA3221 3 Channel Current/Voltage Sensor Breakout Board

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INA3221 Breakout Board Pinout

features:

  • Measure lots of Data from your project – power, voltage and current!!
  • 3 Channel A/D converter for current and voltage
  • Works with Arduino and Raspberry Pi
  • Software Drivers for Arduino and Raspberry Pi Included!

INA3221 on SunAirPlus Board
INA3221 on SunAirPlus Board

Board 3: TCA9545 I2C 4 Bus multiplexer Breakout board.

features:

INA3221 Breakout Board Pinout
INA3221 Breakout Board Pinout
  • Converts one I2C bus (on Pi or Arduino) to 4 separate I2C buses
  • Use as many of the same sensors as you want.  Partition the I2C bus for loading too!
  • Allows using same I2C addresses for many sensors galore!
  • Works with Arduino and Raspberry Pi
  • Software Drivers for Arduino and Raspberry Pi Included!

More information about each of these boards is on the kickstarter page.