> **Source:** Core Electronics is an Australian maker-electronics retailer and manufacturer based in Newcastle, NSW, run by a team of makers and educators. We design and manufacture our own product lines (PiicoDev, CE originals) and are official retailers for iconic maker and industrial brands including Raspberry Pi, Arduino, Adafruit, SparkFun and DFRobot. Orders ship Australia-wide from our Newcastle warehouse. Prices are in AUD and include GST. Pricing, stock and dispatch on this page are generated from the store's live catalog. Full machine-readable index: https://core-electronics.com.au/llms.txt # unPhone - all-in-one LoRa, WiFi and BT dev device with touchscreen and LiPo battery **Type:** Product page · **SKU:** UNPHONE09 · **Brand:** [Pimoroni](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/pimoroni-australia) · **GTIN:** 769894024393 **Page:** https://core-electronics.com.au/unphone-iot-development-platform-lora-wifi-bluetooth.html ([markdown](https://core-electronics.com.au/unphone-iot-development-platform-lora-wifi-bluetooth.html.md)) Open IoT electronics for educationalists, makers and developers, made by Pimoroni and taught at the University of Sheffield... ## Pricing - **Price:** $294.95 (inc GST) — $268.14 AUD, exc GST - **Quantity discounts:** 3+ $260.09 (exc GST) · 5+ $254.73 (exc GST) ## Availability & dispatch - Available with a lead time — expect dispatch between Aug 26 and Aug 31. ## Restrictions **For use in Australia** - Operate only in bands and with settings that are permitted for your location and application. Check this product’s supported frequencies in the description/specs. - If you intend to operate outside shared/licence‑exempt conditions (e.g. in other bands, at higher power, with high‑gain antennas, or extended duty cycles), you must have the appropriate authorisation. **For use in other regions** - Follow the spectrum rules for your country/region and select frequencies and settings accordingly. A declaration of use will need to be submitted during checkout. ## How to buy - **Build a cart:** compose `https://core-electronics.com.au/cart/link?items=UNPHONE09:1` (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/UNPHONE09:1.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 Open IoT electronics for educationalists, makers and developers, made by Pimoroni and taught at the University of Sheffield. Phones. They’re miraculous! But: they use up scarce minerals that are often mined in peril. The server clouds they connect to use thousands of times more energy than bitcoin. And they steal our attention, leak our data, compromise our privacy. Perhaps we don’t need a miracle in our pockets every minute of the day? unPhone isn’t a phone alternative but it has the potential to replace some of the sledgehammers we currently crack nuts with (and keep more of your data under your own control). unPhone is an IoT (Internet of Things) development platform built around the popular ESP32S3 microcontroller. It includes a bunch of convenient extra features for fast 'batteries included' IoT development and easy expansion through compatibility with Adafruit's FeatherWing standard. **Features**- ESP32S3 microcontroller (with 8MB flash and 8MB PSRAM) - LoRaWAN licence-free radio communication (plus the ESP32's excellent wifi and bluetooth support) - 3.5" (320x480) LCD capacitive touchscreen for easy debugging and UI creation - IR LEDs for surreptitiously switching the cafe TV off - 1200mAh LiPo battery with USB-C charging - Vibration motor for notifications - Compass/Accelorometer - A robust case - SD card slot - Power and reset buttons - Programmable in C++ or CircuitPython - Expander board that supports two Featherwing sockets and a prototyping area - Open source firmware compatible with the Arduino IDE, PlatformIO and Espressif's IDF development framework **Kit Includes**- unPhone (assembled) - Expander board - FPC cable (to link the expander board to unPhone) - Self adhesive mounts for the expander board **About unPhone**unPhone has been developed by the University of Sheffield, in partnership with Pimoroni and Gareth Coleman (of BitFIXit and Reyt Repair). It's [open hardware](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/unphone-spin9-schematic_40726acb077.pdf) and [open source software](https://gitlab.com/hamishcunningham/unphonelibrary) and comes with a [300 page textbook on the IoT](https://iot.unphone.net/). It supports teaching and prototyping, and is being developed in parallel with a control and monitoring system for aquaponic [sustainable agriculture](https://unphone.net/aquaponics/). Because unPhone has been in use in academia for several years, it has an established community and resources to help you use it successfully. Check out the website for more info! - [unPhone website](https://unphone.net/) **Code examples** - [C++ library](https://gitlab.com/hamishcunningham/unphonelibrary) - [Kick the tyres on everything in the box](https://gitlab.com/hamishcunningham/unphonelibrary/-/tree/main/examples/everything) - [The main LVGL demo](https://gitlab.com/hamishcunningham/unphonelibrary/-/tree/main/examples/lvgl-demo) - [CircuitPython](https://iot.unphone.net/#sec:python) - [Support forum](https://forum.unphone.net/) - [Textbook (especially chapter 11)](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/micasa-su-botnet_11703d7b762.pdf) The unit comes fully-assembled, but if you do take it apart, here is a [handy assembly video](https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMPFXKSTZY7_c5TYu-k-c6G9Ocwgts1YxVJAt60Z0vyLH3Uv5W9KcrA92mUls6Mfg?key=bnVuanpfMDE0ZlYtV1oxZWF6aEZPMHBHbTVweU5R). ## Images - [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/U/N/UNPHONE09-2.jpg)