Sensors to use with Gemma

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Sensors to use with Gemma

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Hi! Which sensors are compatible to use with Gemma? I would like to challenge my 6th graders to create a wearable item using a sensor I've given them. I will be using Gemma for this project.

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Re: Sensors to use with Gemma

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The Gemma can handle most of the basic sensors. Just not a lot of them at once. It has limited memory and not a lot of pins for connecting things. It also does not do serial communication very well, so you will want to avoid sensors like the GPS and the TTL Serial camera.

https://www.adafruit.com/search?q=flora+sensor&b=1

The code is not 100% Flora compatible, so some libraries may require tweaks to get running on the Gemma. But many have already been adapted. You can browse the Learning System to get an idea of what has been done already with the Gemma.
https://learn.adafruit.com/search?q=gemma

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