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Full machine-readable index: https://core-electronics.com.au/llms.txt # Adafruit Feather 32u4 Basic Proto **Type:** Product page · **SKU:** ADA2771 · **Brand:** [Adafruit](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/adafruit-australia) **Page:** https://core-electronics.com.au/adafruit-feather-32u4-basic-proto.html ([markdown](https://core-electronics.com.au/adafruit-feather-32u4-basic-proto.html.md)) Feather is the new development board from Adafruit, and like its namesake it is thin, light, and lets you fly! Adafruit designed Feather to be a new standard for portable... ## Pricing - **Price:** $37.50 (inc GST) — $34.09 AUD, exc GST - **Quantity discounts:** 10+ $33.07 (exc GST) · 50+ $32.38 (exc GST) ## Availability & dispatch - In stock, ships same business day if ordered before 2PM (Australia/Sydney). - We can dispatch 1 today, and up to 500 more in 8–12 days. ## How to buy - **Build a cart:** compose `https://core-electronics.com.au/cart/link?items=ADA2771:1` (comma-separated SKU:qty pairs) and share the link. Opening it shows a confirmation page with live pricing and stock before anything is added to the cart. - **Verify the cart first:** fetch `https://core-electronics.com.au/cart/link/ADA2771:1.md` for live line prices (inc & exc GST, quantity discounts applied), stock and dispatch estimates, and totals. Append `/to/{AU-postcode}` (or `/to/{country-code}:{postcode}`) before `.md` for delivery options and prices to that destination. Unknown, retired, or out-of-stock SKUs are flagged. (Query form `cart/link.md?items=...` also works but some robots parsers refuse query strings here.) - **Checkout** is completed on-site and includes a captcha at the payment step. Share the cart link; checkout takes it from there. - **Search the catalogue:** `https://core-electronics.com.au/search/{query}.md` (URL-encode the query; pages 2-3 at `search/{query}/{page}.md`; `search.md?q=` also works) - **Payment methods, purchase orders, policies and contact details:** https://core-electronics.com.au/llms.txt ## Description **Feather** is the new development board from Adafruit, and like its namesake it is thin, light, and lets you fly! Adafruit designed Feather to be a new standard for portable microcontroller cores. **This is the Feather 32u4 Basic Proto,** it has a bunch of prototyping space built right in [Adafruit have other boards in the Feather family, check'em out here!](https://www.adafruit.com/categories/777) At the Feather 32u4's heart is at ATmega32u4 clocked at 8 MHz and at 3.3V logic, a chip setup Adafruit have had tons of experience with as it's the same as the Flora. This chip has 32K of flash and 2K of RAM, with built in USB so not only does it have a USB-to-Serial program & debug capability built in with no need for an FTDI-like chip, it can also act like a mouse, keyboard, USB MIDI device, etc. This chip is well supported in the Arduino IDE and can run just about every sensor/library out there. To make it easy to use for portable projects, Adafruit added a connector for any of Adafruit's 3.7V Lithium polymer batteries and built in battery charging. You don't need a battery, it will run just fine straight from the micro USB connector. But, if you do have a battery, you can take it on the go, then plug in the USB to recharge. The Feather will automatically switch over to USB power when its available. They also tied the battery thru a divider to an analog pin, so you can measure and monitor the battery voltage to detect when you need a recharge. Here's some handy specs! - Measures 2.0" x 0.9" x 0.28" (51mm x 23mm x 8mm) without headers soldered in - Light as a (large?) feather - 4.8 grams - ATmega32u4 @ 8MHz with 3.3V logic/power - 3.3V regulator with 500mA peak current output - USB native support, comes with USB bootloader and serial port debugging - You also get tons of pins - 20 GPIO pins - Hardware Serial, hardware I2C, hardware SPI support - 8 x PWM pins - 10 x analog inputs (one is used to measure the battery voltage) - Built in 100mA lipoly charger with charging status indicator LED - Pin #13 red LED for general purpose blinking - Power/enable pin - 4 mounting holes - Reset button The **Feather 32u4 Basic Proto** has some extra space left over, so they give you a tiny little prototyping area. If you just need to attach a button or sensor, you may be able to skip out on a breadboard and wire it directly on there. Comes fully assembled and tested, with a USB bootloader that lets you quickly use it with the Arduino IDE. They also toss in some header so you can solder it in and plug into a solderless breadboard. **Lipoly battery and USB cable not included** (but we do have lots of options in the shop if you'd like!) [Check out Adafruit's tutorial for all sorts of details, including schematics, files, IDE instructions, and more!](https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-feather-32u4-basic-proto) ## Technical Details - 51mm x 23mm x 8mm / 2.0" x 0.9" x 0.28" - Weight: 4.8g - [Datasheet, schematic, and Fritzing available in the product tutorial](https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-feather-32u4-basic-proto/downloads) ## Guides for this product - [Boards of a Feather](https://core-electronics.com.au/guides/adafruit-feather/boards-of-a-feather/) ## Images - [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/2/7/2771-07.jpg)