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# Serpente - Tiny CircuitPython Prototyping Board - USB C Socket

**Type:** Product page · **SKU:** ADA4513 · **Brand:** [Adafruit](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/adafruit-australia)
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## Description

The **Serpente** boards from [Arturo182](https://www.tindie.com/stores/arturo182/) are low-cost development boards designed to be used with Adafruit’s [CircuitPython](https://learn.adafruit.com/category/circuitpython). They're open source, come with a powerful ATSAMD21 Cortex M0+ processor and a beefy SPI flash for CircuitPython file storage!

**Specs:**

- **ATSAMD21E18A 32-bit Cortex-M0+** running at 48MHz, not the fastest thing around, but fast enough for prototyping and simple applications.
- **256KB flash** and **32KB RAM**
- **4MB Flash** for storing files and CircuitPython code - All 4MB of the storage are available to you, you can store your CircuitPython files as well as logs, images and more! When connected to a PC, the flash storage shows up as a disk drive.
- **6 highly customizable GPIOs** - All 6 GPIOs can be used as analog inputs, PWM outputs or regular digital IOs. You can also configure them to be SPI, I2C and/or UART.
- **250mA LDO** - The LDO provides up to 250mA of current for you.
- **3.3V logic and power**
- **Reset Button** - Allows you to reset the board quickly and if you double press it, the board boots into the bootloader.
- Powered either from USB or external source. The Type-C connectors support only USB 2.0 signals and are hardwired to be a Sink only.
- **User-controlled RGB LED** - Each color is user-controllable with a possibility to PWM the colors.
- **Breadboardable** - The spacing of the headers allows you to use the boards with a breadboard, both as GPIO and power!
- Mounting holes on the Serpente female Type-C board
- **Castellated edges** - You can easily use the Serpente boards as CircuitPython modules.
- [Design Files](https://github.com/arturo182/serpente_hw)
- [Documentation](https://serpente.solder.party/)
- [Hackaday.io Project](https://hackaday.io/project/167192-serpente)

The standard Serpente board you see here comes with a USB Type-C socket connector, to use with any USB C cable. If you want to skip the cable, check out the [Serpente Plug C](https://core-electronics.com.au/serpente-tiny-circuitpython-prototyping-board-usb-c-plug.html) with a *plug* type USB Type-C connector!

If you are familiar with the Digispark boards, you may notice some similarities. This is of course not incidental, the Serpente boards are inspired by the Digispark, both in form-factor as well as use-cases. The Serpente boards are meant to be used as quick and dirty, yet flexible, prototyping tools.

Comes with some standard 0.1" male header unassembled.

## Technical Details

Product Dimensions: 25.2mm x 22.0mm x 4.8mm / 1.0" x 0.9" x 0.2"

## Images

- [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/4/5/4513-01.jpg)