All the Bands!
The new ZED-X20P GNSS RTK Allband Breakout is available for pre-order, a new and improved MyoWare 2 is available, and a host of other new products are live this week!
Hello everyone and welcome back to another Friday Product Post here at SparkFun Electronics! We have quite a few products to get through this week and you've actually already seen one of them, but we'll get to that in just a second. First, though, we have a new version of the popular MyoWare 2 Muscle Sensor with improved resistance to ground loops. Following that, we take a closer look a the new pre-order we announced on Wednesday, the ZED-X20P Allband GNSS RTK Breakout. Next, we look at a new Iridium RockBLOCK board and two rotary encoders. Last up this week, we have a new debug cable for your Raspberry Pi Pico! Alright, let's jump in to this week's new products!
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The SparkFun Allband GNSS RTK Breakout - ZED-X20P (Qwiic) features the latest GNSS engine from u-blox, the X20, which is a successor to their popular F9 engine. This board's dimensions, pin layout, and connectors are very similar to the SparkFun GPS-RTK-SMA Breakout - ZED-F9P (Qwiic); in most circumstances, it can be used as a drop-in replacement. The board also accommodates users with diverse interfaces, including USB, UART, SPI, and I2C.
The SparkFun Allband GNSS RTK Breakout - ZED-X20P (Qwiic) is available for pre-order. Orders will be fulfilled in the order they are received.
The MyoWare® 2 Muscle Sensor is an Arduino-compatible, all-in-one electromyography (EMG) sensor from Advancer Technologies that allows you to do just that! The MyoWare 2 Muscle Sensor has been redesigned from the ground up with a new, easy-to-use, compact design and upgraded with the latest and greatest chipset, improving sensor performance and reliability. The innovative snap connector system eliminates the need to solder connections for the MyoWare 2 ecosystem. It's easy: stick on a few electrodes (not included), read the output voltage, and flex some muscles!
This new version of the MyoWare 2 has improved resistance to ground loops caused by wall-powered applications and/or noisy power supplies (for example, some switching USB supplies).
The RockBLOCK 9704 by Ground Control is a breakout board for the new Iridium 9704 including a built-in patch antenna and a supercap charger to enable low power operation. If you need low data rate connectivity over the entire globe, Iridium is the answer. RockBLOCK 9704 leverages the Iridium Certus 9704 satellite IoT module to deliver truly global bi-directional messaging from 25 bytes up to 100 KB, with typical end-to-cloud latency of < 10 s.
The CS19D128B is a high quality magnetic rotary encoder from Cooka. This is a low friction 'smooth' rotary encoder with 128 pulses per revolution and no indentations. Pressing in on the encoder closes the built-in switch. Unlike mechanical variants, the internal mechanism is magnetic based allowing the encoder to withstand a tremendous number of rotations before the encoder begins to experience slips. The SparkFun version of this encoder is unique in that it can be powered from 5V or 3.3V.
The ENS22S001 is a high quality mechanical rotary encoder from Cooka. Fully sealed and rated IP65 for harsh environments and extended life. With 64 pulses per revolution, this is a low indent encoder meaning there is low turning friction with very small 'tick' feedback to the user. The SparkFun version of this encoder is unique in that it can be powered from 5V or 3.3V.
This 3-Pin JST-SH Cable is a 30cm cable for solderless Serial Wire Debug (SWD) connections for Raspberry Pi Pico, Pico H, and Pico WH boards. It features a 3-pin JST-SH connector on one end, compatible with the debug port on these boards, and three individual male headers on the other end. This configuration allows for flexible connections to breadboards, female headers, or GPIO pins on devices like the Raspberry Pi Pico line.
That's it for this week at SparkFun. As always, we can't wait to see what you make! Shoot us a tweet @sparkfun, or let us know on Instagram, Facebook or LinkedIn. Please be safe out there, be kind to one another! Happy hacking!
