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Full machine-readable index: https://core-electronics.com.au/llms.txt # Adafruit PyRuler - Engineer Reference Ruler with CircuitPython **Type:** Product page · **SKU:** ADA4319 · **Brand:** [Adafruit](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/adafruit-australia) **Page:** https://core-electronics.com.au/adafruit-pyruler-engineer-reference-ruler-with-circuitpython.html ([markdown](https://core-electronics.com.au/adafruit-pyruler-engineer-reference-ruler-with-circuitpython.html.md)) The first time you soldered up a surface mount component you may have been surprised "these are really small parts!" and there's a dozen of different names too!... ## Pricing - **Price:** $21.95 (inc GST) — $19.95 AUD, exc GST - **Quantity discounts:** 10+ $19.35 (exc GST) · 50+ $18.95 (exc GST) ## Availability & dispatch - Available with a lead time — expect dispatch between Sep 02 and Sep 07. ## How to buy - **Build a cart:** compose `https://core-electronics.com.au/cart/link?items=ADA4319:1` (comma-separated SKU:qty pairs) and share the link. 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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 The first time you soldered up a surface mount component you may have been surprised "these are *really small* parts!" and there's a dozen of different names too! QFN, TDFN, SOIC, SOP, J-Lead, what do they mean and how can you tell how big they are? Now you can have a reference board at your fingertips with this snazzy PCB reference ruler. Measuring approx 1" x 6" standard-thickness FR4, this gold plated ruler has the most common component packages you'll encounter. It also has font size guide, trace-width diagram, and a set of schematic symbol guides so you can keep track of your transistor pinouts. That's not all, it's even a fully featured microcontroller board! Embedded in the end is a Trinket M0, Adafruit's little Cortex M0+ development board, **and in addition, there are 4 capacitive touch pads with matching LEDs** that Adafruit's code will turn into a specialized engineer keyboard. Adafruit are always needing to type O and µ, but Adafruit can never memorize the complex key-commands necessary. Thanks to CircuitPython, it's super-easy to make a touch keyboard to solve this for you. Plug in the ruler into your computer, if it's your first time using it, you'll need to open up the **code.py** file and set the Keyboard mode to "True". Now when you touch the pads, you'll get a O, µ, p, or, when the Digi-Key logo is touched, the URL for Digi-Key's Python on Hardware guide. The PyRuler was designed as a great introduction to CircuitPython. While you can use it with the Arduino IDE, Adafruit are shipping it with CircuitPython on board. When you plug it in, it will show up as a very small disk drive with code.py on it. Edit code.py with your favorite text editor to build your project using Python, the most popular programming language. No installs, IDE or compiler needed, so you can use it on any computer, even ChromeBooks or computers you can't install software on. When you're done, unplug the PyRuler and your code will go with you. [Please check out the Trinket M0 CircuitPython guide for a list of capabilities and quick-start code examples](https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-pyruler) - CircuitPython is easier to code but not as low-level as Arduino. Here are some of the updates you can look forward to when using PyRuler - ATSAMD21E18 32-bit Cortex M0+ - 256KB Flash, 32 KB RAM, 48 MHz 32 bit processor - Native USB supported by every OS - can be used in Arduino or CircuitPython as USB serial console, Keyboard/Mouse HID, even a little disk drive for storing Python scripts. - Can be used with Arduino IDE or CircuitPython - Four capacitive touch pads. - Lots of LEDS - Built in green ON LED, red pin #13 LED, RGB DotStar LED, **plus red/yellow/green/blue** matching LEDs for each capacitive touch pad - 5 GPIO header pins are available and are not shared with USB or the touch pads/LEDs - so you can use them for whatever you like! Digital I/O with pullup/down. 3 ADCs, 1 DAC, 2 PWM, 3 extra captouch sensors - Can drive NeoPixels or DotStars on any pins, with enough memory to drive 8000+ pixels. [DMA-NeoPixel support on one pin ](https://learn.adafruit.com/dma-driven-neopixels)so you can drive pixels without having to spend any processor time on it. - Native hardware SPI, I2C and Serial available on two pads so you can connect to any I2C or Serial device with true hardware support (no annoying bit-banging). You can have either one SPI device or both I2C and Serial. - Reset switch for starting your project code over - Power with either USB or external output (such as a battery) - it'll automatically switch over ## Technical Details **Revision History:** A previous version of this PCB was Digi-Key red, now its a beautiful CircuitPython purple! Product Dimensions: 152.0mm x 25.0mm x 4.3mm / 6.0" x 1.0" x 0.2" Product Weight: 13.5g / 0.5oz ## Images - [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/4/3/4319-08.jpg)