SparkFun Artemis Development Kit

by Sparkfun

The SparkFun Artemis Development Kit is the latest board to be released around the SparkFun Artemis Module and it allows access to more software development features than previous Artemis based boards.

Recommended software used to program the Artemis DK are the Arduino IDE, Arm® Mbed™ OS (Studio and CLI), and AmbiqSDK. An updated USB interface (MKL26Z128VFM4 Arm® Cortex®-M0+ MCU, from NXP) allows the Artemis Dev Kit to act as:

  • Mass Storage Device (MSD): Used to provide drag and drop programming to the Artemis Module.
  • Human Interface Device (HID): Used for the debugging interface to the Artemis Module.
  • Communication Port (COM): Used to provide a serial communication UART between the Artemis and the USB connection (PC).

The Artemis Module provides a Cortex®-M4F with BLE 5.0 running at 48MHz with an available 96MHz turbo mode and power as low as 6uA per MHz (less than 5mW). The SparkFun Artemis Module is fully FCC/IC/CE certified with 1M flash and 384k RAM you'll have plenty of room for your code. The flexibility of the Artemis module starts with the Arduino core. You can program and use the Artemis module just like you would an Uno or any other Arduino. Additional functionality stems from the ability of the Artemis Dev kit to run RTOS such as the Arm Mbed OS, or the AmbiqSDK.

Attached to the "Qwiic" I2C bus, SparkFun added a LIS2DH12TR MEMS accelerometer (for things like gesture recogntion), a digital MEMS microphone, and an edge camera connector for the Himax CMOS imaging camera (not included) to experiment with always-on voice commands, and image recognition with TensorFlow and machine learning. All of the Artemis Development Kit pins are broken out to 0.1" spaced female headers (i.e. connectors). There are also two rows of breakout pins with .1" pitch spacing for headers; and a .08" pitch spacing to clip on IC-hooks, used by most logic analyzers. Additionally the Silk on the back of the Artemis DK acts as a chart to show pins by functionality (peripherals, ADC, PWM, UART0, & UART1) and act as an aid while developing software. The board is powered & programmed via USB-C, and includes a Qwiic connector to make I2C easy and is fully compatible with SparkFun's Arduino core to be programmed under the Arduino IDE. The Artemis DK Kit with Camera is the easiest way to get started with all the accessories you need.

Get started with the SparkFun Artemis Development kit guide

Features

  • Compatible with Arduino, Mbed™ OS, and AmbiqSDK Development Programs
  • Power:
    • 5V Provided Through the USB-C Connector
    • 1.8V, 3.3V, and 5V Available on Power Header
  • Interface Chip (MKL26Z128VFM4 ARM® Cortex®-M0+ MCU):
    • Drag and Drop Programming
    • SWD Interface
    • JTAG Programming PTH
  • Artemis Module:
    • Apollo3 ARM® Cortex®-M4F MCU
    • BLE 5.0 with FCC Certification
    • 24 Breakout I/O Pins
      • Eight 14-bit ADC Pins
      • Eighteen 16-bit PWM Pins
      • Two Independent UART Ports
      • Three Peripheral I2C/SPI Buses
    • JTAG Programming PTH
  • Sensors:
    • 3-axis Accelerometer (LIS2DH12)
    • PDM Microphone (SPH0641LM4H-1)
    • Camera Connector (for the Himax HM01B0 Camera)
  • Qwiic Connector
    • On Primary I2C Bus

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