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Würth Elektronik eiSos presents FeatherWings that are open source and fully compatible with the Feather form factor. Through these development boards WE brings a range of wireless connectivity modules, sensors, power modules and IC LEDs to the Feather ecosystem. Hypercharge your prototyping for easy and fast solution testing.

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WE Adafruit FeatherWings

Würth Elektronik eiSos presents, a range of FeatherWing development boards that are open source and fully compatible with the Feather form factor. Through these development boards WE brings a range of wireless connectivity modules, sensors and power modules to the Feather ecosystem.

Adafruit Feather is a complete line of development boards from Adafruit and other developers that are both standalone and stackable. They're able to be powered by LiPo batteries for on-the-go use or by their micro-USB or their UBS-C plugs for stationary projects. Feathers are flexible, portable, and as light as their namesake.

FeatherWings are stacking boards and add functionality and room for prototyping. At its core, the Adafruit Feather is a complete ecosystem of products - and the best way to get your project flying.

Supercharge your prototyping for easy and fast solution testing. Start by checking our quick start section.

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WE ICLEDFeatherWing ICLED FeatherWing (150015)
  • IC LED: 1312020030000 (WL-ICLED)
  • Power supply via USB-C: 5V @3A
  • Usable with 1.8V logic controllers outside FeatherWing-standard
WE FeatherWings Adrastea-I FeatherWing (2615039336001)
  • LTE-Cat.M/LTE-Cat.NB-IoT
  • AIntegrated GNSS
  • Integrated User MCU
  • Secure IoT Connectivity using MQTT, LWM2M
    Note: This board can be used as a featherWing or as a standalone Feather.
WE FeatherWings Sensor FeatherWing (2501000201291)
  • Acceleration (WSEN-ITDS)
  • Absolute Pressure (WSEN-PADS)
  • Temperature (WSEN-TIDS)
  • Humidity (WSEN-HIDS)
  • Sparkfun QWIIC® Connect System to connect additional peripherals

    Note: this Feather will be updated with new sensors in the future.
WE FeatherWings Thyone-I Wireless FeatherWing (2611059021001)
  • 2.4 GHz Proprietary radio Module
  • Easy build up networks
  • Connect to Thyone modules or USB-Stick.
    Note: this Feather will be replaced by Setebos-I Feather with selectable radio protocol (either Proteus-III Bluetooth LE or Thyone-I) in the future.
WE FeatherWings Calypso WiFi FeatherWing (2610039025001)
  • 2.4 GHz WiFi-Connectivity
  • Easy and secure connection to Smart Devices
  • Out-of-the-box support to applications like HTTP(S), MQTT(S)
  • AT-style command interface
WE FeatherWings Proteus-III BLE FeatherWing (not available as a standalone product)
  • Bluetooth® Low Energy 5.1 module
  • Nano SIM size
  • 2 MBit PHY and Coded PHY (long range)
  • Connect to any smart device with and app.

    Note: this Feather will be replaced by Setebos-I Feather with selectable radio protocol (either Proteus-III Bluetooth LE or Thyone-I) in the future.
WE FeatherWings MagI³C Power FeatherWing (2601157100001)
  • 5 V and 3.3 V power supply
  • Using a range of input voltages (5 V, 9 V, 12 V, 15 V, 18 V and 24 V industrial rails)
WE FeatherWings Serial Bridge FeatherWing (2601167101001)
  • RS232/RS485 to UART bridge
  • Retrofit legacy devices with modern Wireless connectivity
Adafruit Feather Connect any Adafruit Feather Microcontroller
(e.g. Adafruit Feather M0 Express or Adafruit Feather M4 Express)
  • Request sensor data
  • Transfer data to RF-Module
  • Set the IC LED display
  • Examples available on Github
  • Source code available on Github

Quick start guide

Read this documentation!

This step-by-step description will guide you through the setup process for taking WE FeatherWings into operation and help avoid the most common mistakes.

Hardware requirements

  1. Adafruit Feather M0 - FeatherWings are stackable, add-on boards that bring additional functionality to any Feather board. The current repository contains software developed on the Adafruit Feather M0 express.

Note: The WE FeatherWings can be operated only in combination with a Feather. Please use the Feather M0 express for the quick start examples.

  1. WE FeatherWing - Please choose the FeatherWing of interest or a combination of FeatherWings and stack it on to the Feather.

  2. Stable power supply - Please ensure that the boards are powered using a clean and stable power supply. The following input options are available,

  • USB interface on the M0 Feather.

Note: Please use this option for the quick start examples. The USB interface will also be used to upload the example code to the microcontroller.

  • LiPo - For low power applications, it is also possible to connect a LiPo battery. Please ensure that the battery can deliver sufficient current at the desired voltage for the combination of boards used.

  • MagI³C Power FeatherWing (2601157100001) - Stack on this WE FeatherWing to use a range of input voltages (5 V, 9 V, 12 V, 15 V, 18 V and 24 V industrial rails).

  • IC LED FeatherWing (1500015) via the included USB-C interface - By soldering a 0 Ω resistor on R8 it is possible to connect VDD nodes of the IC LED FeatherWing and the Feather M0 board.

  1. Computing device with sufficient memory and an internet connection.

Note: The software tools used in the quick start example require up to 2 GB of data storage.

Software installation

In order to enable ease of prototyping, we use the popular cross platform integrated development environment, Visual Studio Code along with some extensions. The following steps will guide you through the installation process.

  1. Download and install Visual Studio Code by following the steps described here.

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