News and Updates

Dang, it's hot! We have plenty of updates and new gadgets to chill out with you all summer long! Our newest crowdfunding feature, GroupFund, will aid in your next R&D project; we have great deals on pocket-sized PCB rulers, FPGA wizardry, and the PureThermal Breakout Board; and the addition of th...

We interviewed the creators of the ICE-V Wireless, an ICE40UP5K+ESP32-C3 development board. Michael Welling and Eric Brombaugh discuss the what, why and how of their development.

This is our 100th newsletter - thanks for being a GroupGetter! There's plenty more to celebrate in this month's update: have a $10 credit toward your next store purchase; ICE-V Wireless gives you wireless control of an FPGA; and Open Acoustic Devices is back with their long awaited new product: H...

Dan Julio was sick of corporate life. With his experience in software development and firmware design, Dan Julio began his own consultancy, Dan Julio Designs, and quickly was picked up for several projects, including an installation at Burning Man. In between his consultations, Julio developed th...

Happy end of May and Memorial Day! In case you regretted any plans you made for the long weekend, we have a few suggestions: if you're out and about and use any of our products, you can earn some $; you could begin to book some tickets to Nuremberg for Embedded World; and you can check out our to...

Happy April! This month at GroupGets, we are introducing our newest campaigns for AudioMoth to keep your timestamps on point and the all new FLIR Boson+. There's also a new tCam-Mini wireless streaming camera for FLIR Lepton. MistyWest and ProbVision are pre-launching some serious kit for those n...

chipIgnite has done what probably seemed impossible only a few years ago in creating an ecosystem that enables custom ASIC development at an attainable price. So what’s in it for you? How about an eFPGA with CPU subsystem that is open down to the silicon level. It comes populated on a breakout bo...

It was supposed to be a chill December but we're not mad that it wasn't. Big news below on immediate Teledyne FLIR Lepton price drops. DroneThermal v4 for Lepton 3.5 just launched. And of course, new group buys and funded ones closing soon.

We skipped cyber Monday last year so we're making up for it with deep discounts on some of our greatest hits (and misses) starting now and going through Monday. Topping that, Teledyne FLIR Lepton FS and Greg Davill's ButterStick FPGA development board are now both in store and ready to ship.

Like you, there are a lot of manufacturers that we'll be waiting on for all of 2022 to get parts. Fortunately, Teledyne FLIR is not one of them. Must be something to manufacturing your own products - go figure. That said, this newsletter welcomes two new FLIR products as well as μMoth Round 2 fro...

We've got fresh new group buys on tap as well as a fun new feature to give you a platform to show our community what you're up to with products from GroupGets. PureThermal OpenMV is ridiculously close to funding so be our guests to be the last backer to make this highly ambitious project go to ma...

While it's still tough to get parts, we've got our best-selling products like FLIR Boson and AudioMoth v1.2 in stock. If you are on the hunt for parts or have excess parts to sell, check out XScomponents below as a new resource to aid your search. ButterStick is finally going to manufacturing, an...

Open Acoustic Devices is adding a new device to the AudioMoth family, campaign shipping updates, kimχ is now available for limited release, and more news!

Some good campaign news here to brighten your day and a few new items in the store. DIY Thermocam V3 round 2 is now live, the tCam mini, Battlab-One has been funded, and the funding deadline for the PureThermal OpenMV has been extended.

Summer 2021 is coming in hot with the PureThermal OpenMV campaign, the new μMoth from Open Acoustic Devices, and more!

This year is flying by about as fast as AudioMoths are flying out the door; Round 13 shipped so Round 14 is live. We've got two new product launches this week - a simple FLIR Boson tripod mount and an updated micro-spectrometer breakout. Two NEW community initiated group buys for ATMegaZero ESP32...

The time is here. We are now taking orders for radiometric FLIR Boson 640 and 320 for some performance grades and fields of view. Lead time is currently 8 weeks and may push out due to pent up demand. This news is so breaking that we do not have online orders ready yet but our sales team is stand...

The tCam-Mini by DanJulioDesigns Wi-Fi enables the FLIR Lepton LWIR camera core in a slick form factor. Have you ever wanted to stream thermal video wirelessly but didn't want to deal with the hassle of developing the software, firmware, and hardware? We've been wanting to for years but you know....

Miss the simpler and more budget friendly times of a Pebble smartwatch experience? Squarofumi's (SQFMI) Watchy is a legit 200x200 e-paper (not e-ink) smartwatch DIY kit powered by an ESP32-PICO-D4 that is open, hackable, and compatible with Arduino, MicroPython, and the ESP-IDF. With tons of grea...

Why stop at making just one Lattice ECP5 FPGA dev board in the OrangeCrab? This is how Greg Davill rolls so he's back at it with ButterStick to make it easy for you to experiment with high speed I/O, USB, and Ethernet interfaces. Named after it's two-dimensional equivalence to an Australian stick...

We’re finally ready to unveil our latest original product release for the FLIR Boson thermal camera. The Boson Digital Video Adapter, or DiVA, makes any Boson plug-and-play with any monitor or TV that has an HDMI port. It's a handy tool to quickly mock up a vision system that we always find ourse...

ATMegaZero is turning the last corner and rapidly approaching the finish line. If your project calls for the efficiency and simplicity of an Arduino with the convenience of the PiZero form factor, this promising Hackster Launch campaign is for you and is closing soon. At over 80% funded and just ...

@4hackrr has engineered an ingenious hybrid of two legends in the Arduino Leonardo and the Raspberry Pi Zero dubbed ATMegaZero. Taking inspiration from the Pi Zero, the ATMegaZero features a Microchip ATMega32U4 MCU in a Pi Zero form factor. This could be a useful way to leverage Pi Zero peripher...

Another month. Another round of craft hardware updates. We've got a new low-code offering via Hackster Launch with more compelling campaigns on the way. The official AudioMoth IPX7 case is back. The nRF9160 Feather LTE cellular module is now in the green with just a week left to still get in. We'...

Do you like your cellulars low on cost, size, and power consumption? How about open source, Norwegian, and sprinkled with GPS and NB-IoT? We thought so. Then back an nRF9160 Feather by Circuit Dojo below now because there is nothing better to cover all of those categories. After shipping the Oran...

We hope that everyone is still staying healthy. These are challenging times but like you, we're still making things happen so with that, let's get to it. AudioMoth Round 11 is live and thriving. FLIR Lepton 3.5's have alchemized into unobtainium for the short term but alternative solutions do exi...

The world is rebooting but some things are fortunately retaining state. Innovators are still gonna innovate, and we're still going to help them do that. The Open Acoustic Devices team has finally blessed us with the official waterproof case for AudioMoth. Our Launch collaboration with Hackster ha...

We know that there are a lot of hardships out there for everyone but wanted to reach out and confirm that we are operational and existing campaigns will ship on time. Distributors are still shipping parts and our local CM's are still building boards. If you have a good idea for a campaign to help...

We are very excited to finally announce a new partnership with Hackster and to celebrate we have a very special campaign from @GregDavill! Still not entertained? AudioMoth just unleashed Round 10, zGlue wants you to design your own chips on the cheap, and there's still a few more goodies below to...

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Snow is gently blanketing the landscape in the Northern Hemisphere, fires are being built in the hearth, and WE ARE SO EXCITED! We are also very thankful to each and every one of our campaign backers, store customers, and partners. We wish you all a warm holiday season and we've got some great ne...

Ah Thanksgiving, our favorite US holiday. We love taking time to sit around the table to give thanks for what we have, and dodge awkward questions from extended family. So before your uncle that you only see once a year starts lecturing about how he paid his way through college by washing windows...

On this month's episode of The GroupGets Laboratory, Particle Squared empowers Audio-Mothra and Radar-zilla to team up and defeat the new Lepton Breakout Board, and the VM5G swarm. AudioMoth Round 8 and Spark X A111 breakout board campaigns are also just about to close.

Come one, come all, to The Great Score at the GroupGets Store! Two of our hottest products are back in stock and one of them rhymes with sloth. We have a new lower price on the tiniest of PureThermals, and even though we're plugging the store today, we've got some heartwarming hardware group buy ...

This month's newsletter is a technological clash of the titans, we’ve got AudioMoth, we’ve got 60GHz radar from SparkX, and we’ve got thermal video on the interwebs.

We've got horses, we've got code, and we don't have rights to the song so don't expect lyrics. What we do have though are some recently closed and updated group buys for hot hardware.

The boards are back in town! Summer is here and we wanted to shine a spotlight on some of the best hardware that is available in our store now.

Quick news and updates. We've got a special offer for a GAP8 AI-capable camera kit. There's only a day left for the LoStik LoRa/LoRaWAN USB stick GroupGet. J&J Studios has three new boards targeted at anyone wanting to press the easy button to get sensor data. We just finished shipping out LoFive...

Everybody’s favorite audio logger with a purpose is back for Round 7. There is an interesting new campaign for a depth sensing dev kit. We kicked off Round 2 for the FLIR Boson. And if you’d rather spend more time hacking than marketing your product on GroupGets, we’ve partnered with Hackster.io ...

We’ve got some great new campaigns and some timely updates on recently closed ones. Get your hands on the latest OpenMV Cam H7 with thermal camera module for a crazy low price. Ronoth has an easy solution to connect any device with a USB port to a LoRaWAN™ network. We'd like you to consider a new...

There are a lot of exciting FLIR Boson updates so we've dedicated an entire newsletter to them. First and foremost, we're running a special FLIR Boson sale for a very limited time. Some of our partners have made some incredible UAS solutions available to you in our store. We're raising the bar on...

There is an updated SiFive RISC-V MCU and Qwerty Embedded has revised the LoFive breakout board to go with it. Electronic Cats wants you to use everyday objects as human input devices to machines. We’ve got the new OpenMV Cam H7 in stock along with its new FLIR Lepton adapter. We’re still up to o...

Lots to cover! The BaconBits group buy needs just a few more backers to close so if you’ve been on the fence, now is your chance. A few new campaigns have emerged to keep your hardware hacking humming and interactive. Last but certainly not least, our latest PureThermal boards are now available a...

The boards named BaconBits and Pinball Clock are taking their first steps towards the SparkFun catalog as our latest GetSparked campaigns. AudioMoth Round 6 just closed after a massive response. We’ve got a new thermal camera accessory and some new UAS solutions to show you. And for any entrepren...

A new and improved AudioMoth was just dropped today by the Open Acoustic Devices team. Elektor made a tiny buffer board to protect your Pi I/O. We murdered out our latest PTmini board in matte black. Pure Engineering wants you to track all of the BLE things. And Project Struix gives you a way to ...

We’ve got some great new group buys online to finish the year strong. The 96Boards community mezzanine initiative is back with a no-compromise audio development board. NVJumpstarter wants to illuminate your favorite drinking games, HolyBro is back

It's an understatement these days to say that the weather is changing. J&J Studios has an easy way to measure that change with its compact Datum Weather module. If you want to keep your battery powered applications running well into the future, Better Embedded Engineering has your back. We just k...

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It should be known that if something is electric, we’re probably going to be interested. That said, we’ve got a special edition of a stunning e-bike that recently fulfilled its Kickstarter. We challenge you to say “Sparkfun multispectral SparkX” 10 times fast and to check out their very first Get...

Fall is upon us and we’ve got some great back-to-school finds to keep everybody’s minds sharp. The Zubi Flyer is causing a ruckus in the lab. OpenMV has a new camera and use for your FLIR Leptons. Matt built an arcade machine. sUAS wants you to just put a Boson it. And we’ve got some SiFive Freed...

Pixhawk 4 is the most advanced development kit for the PX4 autopilot system. Pixhawk ® 4 is the latest update to the successful family of Pixhawk flight controllers. It is designed and developed in collaboration with Holybro and the PX4 team, optimized to run the full Dronecode stack and comes pr...

There’s some breaking news that we had to scramble to get out. There is an IoT Bootcamp kicking off this fall in Reno and applications are due by Aug 8. We’ve got two new GetSparked campaigns. AudioMoth Round 5 is about to close after breaking yet another record. For a limited time you can hack a...

It wasn't part of the plan to be a cornerstone in compact thermal imaging. We had just built a crowdfunding platform to securely hack minimum order quantities for existing products in our spare time with grandiose visions of democratized access. Being in the right place at the right time however,...

This is an updated guide to get both visible and thermal camera image overlay working on a Raspberry Pi running the new Raspbian Jessie with Pixel OS using our custom pylepton library for the FLIR Lepton. Pixel greatly simplifies setup time over previous methods.

Did you ever need something that was only available in quantities more than you want or can afford? Ever notice that stuff is 10x cheaper if you bought 100 instead of just 1? Are you with us when we say that it's usually more rewarding to experience things with other people? Then join us in life ...

It's been an exciting time at GroupGets HQ. Just this week we refreshed our campaign pages and reached our 100th funded group buy!

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GroupGets helped take the Verrado Electric Drift Trike by Local Motors from the product retirement graveyard, back to eager riders.

The SBHacks event was a huge success. We met amazing makers and hackers from all over California with immense drive and determination, it was an inspiring event. Big thanks to Benji and Major League Hacks for organizing a fun and well-organized event. The surprise keynote by Jay Freeman, aka Saur...

If you're a maker then surely you've heard of the famous Maker Faires that have been sprouting up all over the nation. Dubbed 'the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth', the Maker Faire prides itself on being a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness

Our GroupGets team attended the annual international Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this month. After logging over 10 miles per day of walking, we barely covered 10% of the whole show.

Max Ritter, a young and talented GroupGets user and thermal imaging fan, created this awesome open-source do-it-yourself thermographic camera, a.k.a. the DIY-Thermocam. One of the components of the kit is our own custom FLIR Lepton breakout board and we are thrilled to see it find a good new home...

GroupGets' CEO Ron Justin traveled to Las Vegas to be one of four judges for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering's Senior Design Competition earlier this week. A working project is mandatory for graduation in the college so it is a pretty stressful y...

The holidays are here and GroupGets is offering a sweet 20% discount for specialized products starting NOW through Cyber Monday. All those tech components you've been eyeing, from the Raspberry Pi Lepton development kit to the high-powered UV-LED lights, are now cheaper to save you money for holi...

The GroupGets team attended two awesome maker events within a week. First the SoCal MakerCon in Los Angeles and then to San Francisco for the Hackaday SuperCon.

Everyone knows that a necessary goal of running a business is to make money. In an ever-changing market, finding innovative ways to boost revenue can be difficult. Sales teams, executives, and small business owners alike are constantly looking for creative ideas to minimally impact time but expan...

The GroupGets Team was recently invited to Reno, NV, along with some other distinguished tech veterans and investors to meet with some of the biggest little startups. Our gracious host and trip organizer was Eugene Wong, Managing Director of the Mountainwest Technology Accelerator which is focuse...

Drones are back in town! GroupGets has a custom built ARTF Racing Quadcopter available for beginner and intermediate FPV racers. We also have a gadget that brings the International Space Station inside your home, and the AmbiLED HD which adds 16 million colors of ambient color matching light to t...

The GroupGets Team traveled to Las Vegas for the InterDrone Expo, one of the best drone conferences out there.

Read the September Newsletter from GroupGets.com to get caught up product developments and the new group buys to get in on.

The GroupGets Drone Thermal GoPro-Gimbal mount can be 3D printed yourself or purchased from Shapeways. This mount is designed to be threaded with metal threads, which will securely hold the DroneThermal breakout board, Lepton, and GoPro to your DJI H3-2D gimbal.

GroupGets shares an inside look at the second generation FLIR One thermal imaging accessory.

The GroupGets team participated in the FLIR Systems “Bring the Heat” Hacker & Maker Challenge in San Francisco.

The press is catching on to the goods at GroupGets. We’ve been featured in Huffington Post and other awesome publications, read more!

In this guide I will show you how to install your Pure Engineering / GroupGets Breakout board to your Raspberry Pi 2b, and install two different programs for your Lepton Thermal Imager. When you are done following this guide you will have a couple cool new ways to use your lepton thermal imager.

GroupGets makes the choice between Analog and Digital easy by offering a free Lepton Breakout board with the purchase of a DroneThermal and 25° FLIR Lepton. Yep, we said FREE.

Did you ever wonder how GroupGets got started? The Pacific Coast Business Times has the scoop and featured us in their Technology section.

FLIR recently released a new version of their PocketCam/FoxCam GUI software to us. Now we can share with you, pretty exciting right?

Whether you are trying to get access to something hard to get due to a high minimum order quantity (MOQ), or just trying to save money on something that is much cheaper in bulk, GroupGets.com can help.

Here are some quick updates on what’s been happening at GroupGets over the past quarter. Our first campaign for the FLIR Lepton is now in its 6th public round and has shipped over 1000 units globally. Thanks again to everyone who helped to make it a success.

Today I had the chance to use the recently released FLIR Pocketcam GUI with my FLIR Lepton PocketCam. In this post I will go over installing and configuring your Windows 8.1 or 2012 R2 Machine to run FLIR's software.

Today is an exciting milestone for the GroupGets team and its partners. We just closed our first campaign to bring a cutting-edge component directly from the manufacturer to small and independent developers throughout the world to give them access to something otherwise unattainable.