Bokra's Adafruit Feather Adapter Adds mikroBUS Compatibility — and a Temperature Sensor, Too
Mimicking the footprint of a Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+, the Bokra board pulls out as many features as possible from both standards.
Israeli electronics specialist Bokra has launched an adapter designed to connect Adafruit Feather modules to the MikroElektronika mikroBUS — and, of course, vice-versa.
Designed to combine two popular connectivity standards, Bokra's Adafruit Feather Adapter accepts a Feather-format module on one side and a mikroBUS module in Small or Medium format on the other. A common bus connects the two, while additional connectors allow for multiple mikroBUS modules to be hung off the main adapter.
The board's design doesn't sacrifice the functionality of the Feather module, either: Bokra promises that "almost all" signals not actively used for the mikroBUS communication are available on an additional connector — and there's even a dedicated I2C connector and an on-board LM75B temperature sensor.
The adapter can be powered via 9V-36V direct current, converting it to 5V internally with a maximum current of 1A. Connectors are provided for distributing this regulated 5V power to other modules, and another for distributing the input voltage (VIN). The board itself, meanwhile, is designed to mimic the footprint of the Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+, and measures 65x56mm (around 2.56x2.2").
The Bokra Adafruit Feather Adapter is available now from the company's Tindie store, priced at $20 plus shipping as a fully-assembled unit. More information on the mikroBUS standard is available on the MikroElektronika website, while information on the Feather specification can be found on the Adafruit website.
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