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When you're testing proximity sensors and cameras, may as well use the random 3D printed hand you have hanging around your desk... right?

The story isn't complete without talking about the journey. Check out our blog post about our SparkFun Electronics, Inc. collaboration, including how it started, what we worked on and why we're excited about it! https://www.jtdc.ca//collaborative-design-the-sparkfun-pro

Introducing the SparkFun LoRa Thing Plus - expLoRaBLE Our love of LoRa is no secret. We partnered up with SparkFun Electronics, Inc. to design this product, which launches TODAY. Now, you can explore the power of LoRa and BLE in this one powerful product... the expLoRaBLE! We will be using this in a ton of our prototyping work. It's versatile in its comms, has great range and works with the SparkFun Qwiic connect system.... Head over to the SparkFun Electronics, Inc. website and search "expLoRaBLE" to get your hands on it today! Direct Link: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/17506 The details: The SparkFun expLoRaBLE Thing Plus is a Feather-footprint development board with the NM180100 system in package (SiP), from Northern Mechatronics. Thanks to the NM180100, as well as the Ambiq Apollo3 microcontroller and the Semtech SX1262 LoRa transceiver, this Thing Plus is a highly integrated LoRa module supporting both 868MHz and 915MHz bands and Bluetooth Low Energy. On top of all else, the #expLoRaBLE Thing Plus utilizes our handy Qwiic Connect System which means no soldering or shields are required to connect it to the rest of your system!

DROPPING TOMORROW... We collaborated with SparkFun Electronics, Inc. to help create a new addition to their amazing product line. Keep an eye on both our social channels!

We never get tired building out new ideas. But we do stay smart about it. Every MCU, comms module, sensor, connector, I/O we bring up gets coded in a way that reduces rework. That way, making new combinations doesn't mean we start at zero. It's all part of our process and how we keep proof of concepts and prototyping costs and timelines at a minimum.