Unleash Your Inner Inventor with the SparkFun Inventor's Kit for MicroPython
Start your invention journey with the new SparkFun Inventor's Kit for MicroPython!
Hello everyone and welcome to a very exciting day for us here at SparkFun Electronics! We are thrilled to announce the official launch of the brand-new SparkFun Inventor's Kit for MicroPython. This kit has been a labor of love, designed from the ground up to be one of the most accessible and powerful learning tools we've ever offered. It combines the simplicity of Python, one of the world's most popular programming languages, with the hands-on excitement of building real hardware. Whether you're a student, an educator, a hobbyist, or just curious about electronics, this kit is your new starting line.
$124.95
Jump into the exciting world of programming and hardware with the SparkFun Inventor's Kit for MicroPython! This all-in-one kit provides everything you need to learn embedded electronics using MicroPython, a beginner-friendly version of Python 3. Guiding you through 16 interconnected circuits and five major projects, this kit takes you from blinking your first LED all the way to building your very own autonomous robot. Absolutely no prior programming or electronics experience is required!
You'll be programming this board using MicroPython, which brings the simplicity and readability of Python—one of the world's most popular programming languages—to physical hardware. This makes it incredibly easy to write code that interacts with the real world. Instead of wrestling with complex syntax, you can focus on bringing your ideas to life and understanding the core concepts of electronics. MicroPython aims to be as compatible with standard Python as possible, allowing you to transfer code with ease from the desktop to a microcontroller or embedded system.
We've completely streamlined the learning process with our new online project guide, which is built on the powerful Jupyter Notebooks platform (although we also include a version that implements a more traditional IDE environment). This is a game-changer for learning: no more juggling a PDF guide in one window and a complex coding program in another. Now, your instructions and your coding environment live together in a single browser. You can follow along with step-by-step instructions, write your MicroPython code in small, manageable chunks, and instantly run it to see your hardware respond. This seamless, interactive approach is designed to make learning intuitive, fast, and fun, letting you focus on your inventions, not your tools.
At the core of this kit is the SparkFun RP2350 IoT RedBoard, a powerful development board featuring a reliable and familiar microcontroller from Raspberry Pi. This board is the "brain" of your projects, capable of reading sensors, controlling motors, displaying messages, and more. Its built-in WiFi and Bluetooth capabilities also open the door to future Internet of Things (IoT) projects once you've mastered the basics. This RedBoard also allows you to expand into the SparkFun Qwiic ecosystem after you have become proficient with the SIK circuits.
To help you get inventing even faster, we’ve pre-loaded all the SIK circuit source files directly onto the RP2350 IoT RedBoard! You'll find them in the sik_examples folder. Best of all, these files are included on every RP2350 IoT RedBoard, whether you get it as part of the full SIK or as a standalone board; they're yours to explore right out of the box.
That's it for this auspicious week at SparkFun. If you aren't already a subscriber to our New Product Newsletter, you really should be! We have been running some newsletter-exclusive deals lately as a reward to those who regularly tune in. As always, we can't wait to see what you make, especially with this new SIK! 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!
