{"product_id":"adafruit-microsd-card-bff-add-on-for-qt-py-and-xiao","title":"Adafruit microSD Card BFF Add-On for QT Py and Xiao","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/collections\/qt-py\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eQT Py boards\u003c\/a\u003e are a great way to make very small microcontroller projects that pack a ton of power - and now we have a way for you to add a ton of storage, for reading and writing, with a micro SD card slot that can fit on the back of your miniature dev board. It uses the three SPI pins plus one chip select pin to access megs or gigs of data.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdafruit call this the \u003cstrong\u003eAdafruit microSD BFF\u003c\/strong\u003e - a \"Best Friend Forever\". When you were a kid you may have learned about the \"buddy\" system, well this product is kinda like that! A board that will watch your QT Py's back and give it more capabilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis PCB is designed to fit onto the back of any \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/collections\/qt-py\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eQT Py\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/collections\/xiao\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eXiao\u003c\/a\u003e board, it can be soldered into place or use pin and socket headers to make it removable. Onboard is a slim, high quality Molex push-pull micro SD card socket. Since the QT Py is already 3V, no level shifter or regulator is required. We're using SPI mode to interface, use the \u003cstrong\u003eMOSI\/MISO\/SCK\u003c\/strong\u003e pins plus one other chip select pin. The default is \u003cstrong\u003eTX\u003c\/strong\u003e but there are some solder jumpers you can use to select \u003cstrong\u003eRX\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eA0\u003c\/strong\u003e or \u003cstrong\u003eA1\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdafruit include some header that you can solder to your QT Py.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComes as an assembled and tested PCB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor any \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/collections\/qt-py\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eQT Py\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/collections\/xiao\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eXiao\u003c\/a\u003e boards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse any micro SD card that supports SPI mode with one CS pin.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAny Arduino \/ CircuitPython \/ MicroPython library can be used to talk to the card just like a normal SD card breakout!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emicroSD card and \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/collections\/qt-py\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eQT Py\u003c\/a\u003e are not included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Adafruit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40523304042579,"sku":"ADA5683","price":3.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/products\/5683-00.jpg?v=1675942742","url":"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/en-eu\/products\/adafruit-microsd-card-bff-add-on-for-qt-py-and-xiao","provider":"Pimoroni Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}