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Adafruit 4950 Metro M7 with AirLift

Adafruit 4950 Metro M7 with AirLift is a fast Metro board powered by the robust NXP iMX RT1011 microcontroller with a 500MHz Arm® Cortex® M7 processor. The Adafruit 4950 Metro M7 features 8MB of QSPI storage, 128KB of SRAM, and an ESP32 Wi-Fi co-processor for seamless wireless connectivity. Compatible with many Arduino shields, this fully open-source board offers a USB drag-and-drop bootloader and CircuitPython support for quick and easy development. Ideal for both beginners and experts, it combines high performance, ample memory, and effortless setup without soldering.

Features

  • NXP iMX RT1011 processor, Arm Cortex M7 processor running at 500MHz, with 128KB SRAM and high-speed USB
  • AirLift Wi-Fi co-processor, with TLS/SSL support, plenty of RAM for sockets, communication is over SPI and has CircuitPython library support ready to go for fast wireless integration
  • 8MB of QSPI XIP Flash
  • ESP32 Wi-Fi co-processor - programmed with 'nina-fw' firmware as a SPI-to-Wireless
  • 6VDC to 12VDC barrel jack or USB Type-C™ power options
  • UNO-shape so shields can plug in
  • Reset button - click to restart, double-click to enter UF2 bootloader
  • Boot-mode switches to get into the ROM bootloader
  • SWD connector for advanced debugging access
  • On/Off switch
  • STEMMA QT connector for I2C devices
  • On/user LEDs + status NeoPixel
  • Works with CircuitPython
  • 53.2mm x 72mm/2" x 2.8"
  • 14.8mm/0.6" height (with barrel jack)
  • 22.5g weight

Applications

  • IoT projects
  • Home automation
  • Wearable technology
  • Data logging
  • Remote control systems
  • Educational projects
  • Prototyping
  • Art and interactive installations
  • Wearable health monitors
  • Weather stations

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Published: 2024-10-28 | Updated: 2024-11-06