Povilas Dumcius' Axiometa Genesis Kit Delivers a Modular Approach to Rapid Prototyping
Pop in a "core" microcontroller and your choice of modular inputs and outputs to quickly build up your next prototype.
Engineer Povilas Dumcius is working on the development of a plug-and-play electronics platform for rapid prototyping and experimentation, based on drop-in modules surrounding a Wi-Fi-enabled microcontroller core: the Axiometa Genesis Kit.
"The Axiometa Genesis Kit is a modular, Wi-Fi-enabled prototyping platform designed to simplify electronics development," Dumcius explains of the core concept behind the project. "It offers secure, reusable connections with standardized pinouts, eliminating the mess of traditional breadboards. Compatible with CircuitPython, MicroPython, and Arduino IDE, it supports over 50 sensors, third-party modules, and IoT [Internet of Things] integration."
The heart of the Genesis Kit is a modular backplane, onto which a swappable "core" microcontroller module is mounted. This module then communicates with various inputs and outputs on small module boards, slotting into female headers on the backplane board — each of which shares a common pinout, meaning any module can be inserted in any location on the board.
After around a year in development, the Genesis Kit appears entirely usable — supporting, at the time of writing, over 50 modules including digital and analog inputs, buzzers, relays, LCDs, and RGB LEDs as outputs, and even "communication modules" delivering I2C, SPI, and UART connectivity to external devices. On the software front, Dumcius even promises integrated tools for generating boilerplate code for connected sensors to speed development still further.
"The Axiometa Genesis Kit reimagines the prototyping experience with a focus on modularity, standardization, and usability," Dumcius claims. "By addressing common frustrations like loose connections and ambiguous pinouts, it provides a reliable, structured foundation for developing and deploying both educational and real-world electronic projects."
More information on the project is available on Hackaday.io.