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Hardware Assembly

Breakout Pins

The PTH pins on the Qwiic 5V Boost are broken out into six 0.1"-pitched pins on the edge of the board. These pins are used to connect a 5V I2C device to the Qwiic connect system.

Headers are versatile option testing and development.

Soldering headers

Soldering headers to the Qwiic 5V Boost.

Users can also connect a device directly to the board.

Soldering wires

Soldering wires to the Qwiic 5V Boost.

New to soldering?

If you have never soldered before or need a quick refresher, check out our How to Solder: Through-Hole Soldering guide.

Configuration Options

Users will have the following options for connecting a device to the Qwiic 5V Boost:

Output Power 5V 5V 3.3V
I2C Logic-Level 3.3V 5V 5V

Power Supply

Use either the 5V or the 3V3 PTH pins to supply 5V or 3.3V power to the device.

Logic-Level

Users can modify the 3V3/5V jumpers to configure the logic-level for the SDA and SCL PTH pins.

By default, the pins are configured to a 5V logic-level.

Qwiic Connector

The simplest method to connect the Qwiic 5V Boost board to a microcontroller and/or other Qwiic devices, is through the Qwiic connector.

Qwiic devices

The Qwiic 5V Boost with a 5V I2C RGB LED connected to its PTH pins and daisy-chained with Qwiic cables, though its Qwiic connectors.

Tip

The intended design of the Qwiic 5V Boost board was to be utilized with the Qwiic connector system. However, the Qwiic 5V Boost can also be utilized with other interfaces, similar to how the SparkFun Logic Level Converter - Single Supply operates. The only difference is its TTL conversion, which is push-pull and not open-drain.