{"product_id":"adafruit-pyruler-engineer-reference-ruler-with-circuitpython","title":"Adafruit PyRuler - Engineer Reference Ruler with CircuitPython","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first time you soldered up a surface mount component you may have been surprised \"these are \u003cem\u003ereally small\u003c\/em\u003e parts!\" and there's a dozen of different names too! QFN, TDFN, SOIC, SOP, J-Lead, what do they mean and how can you tell how big they are? Now you can have a reference board at your fingertips with this snazzy PCB reference ruler.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasuring approx 1\" x 6\" standard-thickness FR4, this gold plated ruler has the most common component packages you'll encounter. It also has font size guide, trace-width diagram, and a set of schematic symbol guides so you can keep track of your transistor pinouts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat's not all, it's even a fully featured microcontroller board! Embedded in the end is a Trinket M0, our little Cortex M0+ development board, \u003cstrong\u003eand in addition, there are 4 capacitive touch pads with matching LEDs\u003c\/strong\u003e that the code will turn into a specialized engineer keyboard. We're always needing to type Ω and µ, but we can never memorize the complex key-commands necessary. Thanks to CircuitPython, it's super-easy to make a touch keyboard to solve this for you. Plug in the ruler into your computer, if it's your first time using it, you'll need to open up the \u003cstrong\u003ecode.py\u003c\/strong\u003e file and set the Keyboard mode to \"True\". Now when you touch the pads, you'll get a Ω, µ, π, or, when the Digi-Key logo is touched, the URL for Digi-Key's Python on Hardware guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe PyRuler was designed as a great introduction to CircuitPython. While you can use it with the Arduino IDE, Adafruit are shipping it with CircuitPython on board. When you plug it in, it will show up as a very small disk drive with code.py on it. Edit code.py with your favorite text editor to build your project using Python, the most popular programming language. No installs, IDE or compiler needed, so you can use it on any computer, even ChromeBooks or computers you can't install software on. When you're done, unplug the PyRuler and your code will go with you. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/learn.adafruit.com\/adafruit-trinket-m0-circuitpython-arduino\/circuitpython\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ePlease check out the Trinket M0 CircuitPython guide for a list of capabilities and quick-start code examples\u003c\/a\u003e - CircuitPython is easier to code but not as low-level as Arduino.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere are some of the updates you can look forward to when using PyRuler\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eATSAMD21E18 32-bit Cortex M0+ - 256KB Flash, 32 KB RAM, 48 MHz 32 bit processor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNative USB supported by every OS - can be used in Arduino or CircuitPython as USB serial console, Keyboard\/Mouse HID, even a little disk drive for storing Python scripts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan be used with Arduino IDE or CircuitPython\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour capacitive touch pads.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLots of LEDS - Built in green ON LED, red pin #13 LED, RGB DotStar LED, \u003cstrong\u003eplus red\/yellow\/green\/blue\u003c\/strong\u003e matching LEDs for each capacitive touch pad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 GPIO header pins are available and are not shared with USB or the touch pads\/LEDs - so you can use them for whatever you like! Digital I\/O with pullup\/down. 3 ADCs, 1 DAC, 2 PWM, 3 extra captouch sensors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan drive NeoPixels or DotStars on any pins, with enough memory to drive 8000+ pixels. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/learn.adafruit.com\/dma-driven-neopixels\"\u003eDMA-NeoPixel support on one pin \u003c\/a\u003eso you can drive pixels without having to spend any processor time on it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNative hardware SPI, I2C and Serial available on two pads so you can connect to any I2C or Serial device with true hardware support (no annoying bit-banging). You can have either one SPI device or both I2C and Serial.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReset switch for starting your project code over\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePower with either USB or external output (such as a battery) - it'll automatically switch over\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTECHNICAL DETAILS\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRevision History: \u003c\/strong\u003eA previous version of this PCB was Digi-Key red, now its a beautiful CircuitPython purple!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduct Dimensions: 152.0mm x 25.0mm x 4.3mm \/ 6.0\" x 1.0\" x 0.2\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduct Weight: 13.5g \/ 0.5oz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eLEARN\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/learn.adafruit.com\/adafruit-pyruler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ePrimary Guide: Adafruit PyRuler\u003c\/a\u003e - Have a reference board at your fingertips, with this snazzy PCB reference ruler.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/learn.adafruit.com\/simon-game-with-pyruler-and-circuitpython\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eSimon Game for PyRuler and CircuitPython\u003c\/a\u003e - Simon Says, turn that ruler into an interactive memorization game with leds and touch pads!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Adafruit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29485351600211,"sku":"ADA4319","price":11.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/products\/4319-08.jpg?v=1567081127","url":"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/en-eu\/products\/adafruit-pyruler-engineer-reference-ruler-with-circuitpython","provider":"Pimoroni Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}