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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +layout: download |
| 3 | +board_id: "adafruit_mini_sparkle_motion" |
| 4 | +title: "Adafruit Mini Sparkle Motion Download" |
| 5 | +name: "Adafruit Mini Sparkle Motion" |
| 6 | +manufacturer: "Adafruit" |
| 7 | +board_url: |
| 8 | + - "https://www.adafruit.com/product/6160" |
| 9 | +board_image: "adafruit_mini_sparkle_motion.jpg" |
| 10 | +date_added: 2025-01-16 |
| 11 | +family: esp32 |
| 12 | +downloads_display: true |
| 13 | +download_instructions: https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-sparkle-motion-mini/install-circuitpython |
| 14 | +features: |
| 15 | + - Bluetooth/BTLE |
| 16 | + - Wi-Fi |
| 17 | + - USB-C |
| 18 | + - STEMMA QT/QWIIC |
| 19 | +--- |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +The [Adafruit Sparkle Motion Mini](https://www.adafruit.com/product/6160) is part of our series of "Sparkle Motion" boards, that are our attempt to make the best small WLED-friendly smart LED driving board in the whole world. Our resident mermaid, firepixie makes a lot of projects with WLED and she loves it! So how can we make something that will be powerful enough to drive advanced LED projects that need a compact design? |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +The Mini version of the Sparkle Motion is a simpler version of our full-featured Sparkle Motion, we give up the high voltage support and built in IR receiver, in order to make it under 1 square inch in size! By using a 4-layer board and double-sided assembly we've put together this feature set: |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +* <b>Power via USB Type C for up to 5V 4A input -</b> you can use off-the-shelf USB battery packs for portable operation. |
| 26 | +* <b>4 Amp resetting fuse</b> to protect from over-current drive |
| 27 | +* <b>ESP32</b> mini module with built in antenna port - the classic ESP32 has the best WLED support even if we'd prefer the 'S2 or 'S3. Comes with 4 MB of flash, dual core 240MHz Tensilica, WiFi, Bluetooth LE and Bluetooth Classic support. |
| 28 | +* <b>USB-serial converter</b> with auto-reset |
| 29 | +* <b>Two output signals plus 5V power and ground</b> - both signal output are level shifted to 5V. These are on 0.1" spaced breakout pads. To keep the design slim we don't include terminal blocks pre-soldered, [but we do stock the matching blocks if you want them](https://www.adafruit.com/product/2137) |
| 30 | +* <b>Extra 2x3 0.1" breakout pads</b> with 4 more GPIO plus 3V power and ground. |
| 31 | +* <b>Built-in I2S microphone</b> |
| 32 | +* <b>Stemma QT I2C port</b> to connect external sensors/OLED/etc |
| 33 | +* <b>User button on GPIO 0</b> plus Reset button |
| 34 | +* <b>Red built-in LED</b> on pin 12 |
| 35 | +* <b>Small built-in NeoPixel</b> on pin 18 |
| 36 | +* <b>Separate analog/digital input JST port</b> for analog input, potentiometer, microphone or external IR receiver on pin 13 |
| 37 | +* <b>Compact enough you can use it for wearable projects</b> - 1.2"x0.8" / 30mm x 20mm size with mounting holes |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +While we recommend it for use with WLED, it will also work just fine as a compact ESP32 board for use with Arduino, ESP-IDF, MicroPython, CircuitPython or any other ESP32 supported codebase. |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +Note that unlike the classic Sparkle Motion board, we don't include terminal blocks pre-soldered to keep the board very slim. We do stock the matching blocks if you want them, a small amount of soldering is required to attach them. Also, unlike the bigger version, we dropped the on-board IR receiver - however its easy to add one by plugging in a JST SH 3-pin socket cable and slotting in an IR receiver module. |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +## Purchase |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | +* [Adafruit](https://www.adafruit.com/product/6160) |
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