Web of Issues (IoT) specialist Tuya has launched a low-cost growth board with single-band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Low Vitality connectivity, aiming to make it simpler to start out experimenting with its ecosystem: the breadboard-friendly Tuya TU-2 Growth Board.
“[The] T2-U Growth Board consists of Tuya’s highly-integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth module T2-U and peripherals together with buttons, LED indicator, GPIOs [General-Purpose Inputs/Outputs], energy, and USB-to-serial chip,” the corporate explains of the machine. “With the T2-U module, you possibly can develop numerous sensible units on the Tuya Developer Platform.”
Tuya is seeking to get extra makers on its cloud-powered IoT platform with a sub-$7 growth board. (📷: Tuya)
The gumstick-style board, dropped at our consideration by CNX Software program, brings its GPIO connectivity out to 0.1″ headers at both facet for breadboard compatibility. At its coronary heart is an unnamed single-core 32-bit RISC-based microcontroller core working at as much as 120MHz, 256kB of static RAM (SRAM), and 2MB of on-chip flash. There are 18 general-purpose enter/output pins, providing six pulse-width modulation (PWM) interfaces, two UART, one SPI, and one I2C bus, 4 timers, and 5 analog inputs.
Tuya is not positioning the T2-U stick for general-purpose growth, although, however for these seeking to break into the Tuya cloud-powered IoT ecosystem. The board contains IEEE 802.11b/g/n single-band Wi-Fi connectivity and Bluetooth 5.2 Low Vitality (BLE), each by a 2.2dBi PCB antenna, and comes pre-loaded with a license for connection to Tuya’s cloud platform — misplaced, the corporate warns, in case you carry out a full chip erase.
The board ships with a demo firmware displaying cloud connectivity, with instance code obtainable through GitHub. (📷: Tuya)
For software program, the machine comes pre-loaded with the TuyaOS real-time working system and may be programmed utilizing the corporate’s in-house Tuya Wind IDE (Built-in Growth Atmosphere), or utilizing directions and examples revealed to GitHub. The identical repository additionally contains primary schematics for the board, although no license is specified.
Extra data on the Tuya T2-U Growth Board is accessible on the corporate’s documentation; assembled boards can be found to order from AliExpress at $6.46 together with a small launch low cost.