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Hardware Assembly

Now that we're familiar with the hardware on this Qwiic breakout, let's build it into a Qwiic circuit to start getting spectral data from the AS7343.

Qwiic Assembly

The Qwiic system allows solderless connections for power and I2C so all you need to get up and running is a Qwiic cable and Qwiic compatible development board (or a Qwiic adapter cable). Assemble your Qwiic circuit by connecting the Spectral Sensor Breakout - AS7343 to your development board with the Qwiic cable and then connecting the development board to your computer over USB like the photo below shows:

Photo of Qwiic assembly with RedBoard IoT - ESP32

Using an External LED

If you'd like to install your own LED on the breakout board you'll need to disable the on-board LED and solder in your chosen replacement. Start by opening the "WLED" solder jumper and then solder the new LED to the pads with the diode symbol (labeled USER on the reverse of the board). Make sure to match the LED's polarity to the diode symbol like the photo below shows:

Photo highlighting LED polarity symbol

Soldered Assembly

Users who prefer a soldered connection or need to use the AS7343's Interrupt and/or GPIO pins in a permanent assembly should solder to the 0.1"-spaced PTH header on the board. We opted to solder straight headers to this PTH header for prototyping the circuits for the Interrupt and GPIO code examples further along in this guide.