Adafruit Industries LLC
Adafruit Industries is a leading open-source hardware company designing and manufacturing development boards, sensors, and electronic components for makers, hobbyists, and educators worldwide.
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Adafruit Industries is an open-source hardware company founded by Limor Fried in 2005 and based in New York City. The company designs, manufactures, and sells electronic components, development boards, sensors, tools, and accessories for the maker community, educators, and hobbyists worldwide.
Adafruit's product lineup includes proprietary development boards such as the Feather family of Arduino-compatible boards and the Circuit Playground series featuring built-in sensors and LEDs. The Feather boards share a common form factor, pinouts, and lithium polymer battery charging, with variants offering Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or cellular connectivity.
- Extensive catalog of sensors, LEDs, displays, and electronic components
- Proprietary development boards including Feather, Circuit Playground, and Metro series
- Nearly 3,000 tutorials and software libraries for over 488 sensors
- Supports Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and other popular platforms
Frequently Asked Questions
- What products does Adafruit sell?
- Adafruit sells development boards (Feather, Circuit Playground, Metro), sensors, LEDs, displays, microcontrollers, Raspberry Pi accessories, and electronic components for DIY and educational projects.
- Who founded Adafruit?
- Adafruit Industries was founded by Limor Fried in 2005 in New York City as an open-source hardware company.
- What is the Adafruit Feather?
- Feather is Adafruit's largest brand of Arduino-compatible development boards sharing a common form factor, pinouts, and lithium polymer battery charging, with variants featuring Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or cellular connectivity.
- Does Adafruit provide tutorials?
- Yes, Adafruit publishes nearly 3,000 tutorials showing how to build projects, along with software libraries supporting over 488 sensors and drivers.
- Is Adafruit open source?
- Yes, Adafruit is an open-source hardware company that shares designs and contributes to the maker and electronics community.