Tinkerforge

Tinkerforge is an

Open Source, and all files are hosted on GitHub

The

computer magazine Chip awarded Tinkerforge 2012 the "Product of the Year" award.^[1]

Bricks

Bricks are 4x4 cm circuit boards. They can evaluate measurements, control motors and communicate with other building blocks. Each Brick has a 32-Bit

ARM

microcontroller, a USB connector and connectors for more Bricks and Bricklets.

It is possible to stack several Bricks onto each other. The bottom Brick of such Stacks needs to be a Master Brick.

Bricklets extend the features of Bricks. They provide means for in- and output of data. Many Bricklets are sensors, but there are also

digital and analog

Master Extensions extend the communication interfaces of Bricks. Like Bricks, Master Extensions are 4x4cm circuit boards. There are Extensions for Wi-Fi, Ethernet and RS-485. From a programming perspective the different interfaces are transparent. A stack with Master Extension behaves as if every board in the stack would be directly connected to the PC over a USB connection.