{"product_id":"qwiic-hub","title":"Qwiic Hub","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eQwiic Hub\u003c\/strong\u003e allows you to \u003cstrong\u003eexpand a single Qwiic port into four\u003c\/strong\u003e, along with an additional set of \u003cstrong\u003epads for using non-Qwiic I2C devices\u003c\/strong\u003e with your Qwiic-based project, \u003cspan\u003ealongside \u003cstrong\u003eM2.5 mounting\u003c\/strong\u003e options, convenient \u003cstrong\u003eunderside soldering pads\u003c\/strong\u003e and an \u003cstrong\u003eonboard power LED\u003c\/strong\u003e!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll ports on the Qwiic Hub are connected to each other (just like a USB hub), however we designed the board with a single port on one side as the obvious microcontroller 'out', leaving the other four ports for \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/qwiic-stemma-qt\" title=\"Qwiic sensors and devices\"\u003eQwiic sensors and devices\u003c\/a\u003e (see the product images for an example). \u003cspan\u003eAnother handy way to use this hub is to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thepihut.com\/collections\/soldering-supplies\" title=\"solder\"\u003esolder\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eincluded 4-pin header\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to the board and use it as a breadboard adapter for Qwiic devices -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehandy!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI2C and Qwiic devices use four lines for power and communication - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGND, 3.3V, SDA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSCL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The pads on the board connect these lines to the Qwiic connectors (also seen on our \u003ca href=\"\/products\/qwiic-breakout\" title=\"Qwiic Breakout\"\u003eQwiic Breakout\u003c\/a\u003e), allowing you to connect non-Qwiic devices to the hub.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere's a little \u003cstrong\u003eblue power LED\u003c\/strong\u003e for some visual power\/connectivity feedback, but if you’re not into that \u003cem\u003eblinky\u003c\/em\u003e life, you can \u003cstrong\u003ecut the highlighted trace to disable it\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe also used\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eM2.5 mounting holes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas they're a popular size with easy-to-source\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/m2-5-nylon-fixing-packs\" title=\"fixings\"\u003efixings\u003c\/a\u003e...\u003cem\u003ebecause who in their right mind would choose fiddly M2 fixing?!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🤏\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCompact Qwiic Hub\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith five Qwiic connectors \u003cem\u003e(1 in, 4 out)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e📌 \u003cstrong\u003eQwiic pins broken out to pads \u003c\/strong\u003efor interfacing with non-Qwiic devices\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e💡 \u003cstrong\u003eOnboard LED \u003c\/strong\u003efor visual power\/connection status \u003cem\u003e(makes it pretty too!)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🔪\u003cstrong\u003e Cuttable trace to disable LED\u003c\/strong\u003e because some makers like to work in the dark\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e↩️ \u003cstrong\u003eUnderside solder pads\u003c\/strong\u003e for easy wire soldering and re-work on the pads\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🔩\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eM2.5 mounting holes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efiddly-free\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emounting\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🪙\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eENIG (Gold) PCB plating\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor oxidation resistance and durability\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e💸\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e4-pin 2.54mm male header strip\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eincluded!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBoard Layout\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNote: All Qwiic ports are connected - input\/output is simply our suggested use:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0176\/3274\/files\/QWIIC_HUB_FEATURES.jpg\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eResources\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Qwiic Hub Guide\" href=\"\/blogs\/raspberry-pi-tutorials\/qwiic-hub-assembly-guide\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eQwiic Hub guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0176\/3274\/files\/Qwiic_Hub_3D_Model_20012026.step\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Qwiic Hub 3D Model (STEP)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e3D Model (STEP)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDimensions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0176\/3274\/files\/QWIIC_HUB_DIMENSIONS.jpg\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePackage Contents\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1x Qwiic Hub\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1x 4-pin 2.54mm header strip\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQwiic devices and cables not included\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Pi Hut","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55248123724161,"sku":"106677","price":2.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0176\/3274\/files\/qwiic-hub-the-pi-hut-106677-1217681748.jpg?v=1769014537","url":"https:\/\/thepihut.com\/products\/qwiic-hub","provider":"The Pi Hut","version":"1.0","type":"link"}