Name: unPhone - all-in-one LoRa, WiFi and BT dev device with touchscreen and LiPo battery
SKU: FBL100091409117
Availability: InStock

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Open IoT electronicsfor educationalists, makers and developers, made by Pimoroni and taught at the University of Sheffield.

Phones. Theyre miraculous! But: they use up scarce minerals that are often mined in peril. The server clouds they connect to use thousands of times more energy than bitcoin. And they steal our attention, leak our data, compromise our privacy. Perhaps we dont need a miracle in our pockets every minute of the day? unPhone isnt a phone alternative but it has the potential to replace some of the sledgehammers we currently crack nuts with (and keep more of your data under your own control).

unPhone is an IoT (Internet of Things) development platform built around the popular ESP32S3microcontroller.It includes a bunch of convenient extra features for fast ‘batteries included’ IoT development and easy expansion through compatibility with Adafruit’s FeatherWing standard.

Features

ESP32S3microcontroller (with 8MB flash and 8MB PSRAM)
LoRaWAN licence-free radio communication (plus the ESP32’s excellent wifi and bluetooth support)
3.5″ (320×480) LCD resistive touchscreen for easy debugging and UI creation
IR LEDs for surreptitiously switching the cafe TV off
1200mAh LiPo battery with USB-C charging
Vibration motor for notifications
Compass/Accelorometer
A robust case
SD card slot
Power and reset buttons
Programmable in C++ or CircuitPython
Expander board that supports two Featherwing sockets and a prototyping area
Open source firmware compatible with the Arduino IDE, PlatformIO and Espressif’s IDF development framework

Kit Includes

unPhone (assembled)
Expander board
FPC cable (to link the expander board to unPhone)
Self adhesive mounts for the expander board

About unPhone

unPhone has been developed by the University of Sheffield, in partnership with Pimoroni and Gareth Coleman (of BitFIXit and Reyt Repair).

It’sopen hardware and open source software and comes with a 300 page textbook on the IoT. It supports teaching and prototyping, and is being developed in parallel with a control and monitoring system for aquaponic sustainable agriculture.

Because unPhone has been in use in academia for several years, it has an established community and resources to help you use it successfully. Check out the website for more info!