This guide will show you how to assemble and use the Qwiic Hub, which for many will simply be a case of connecting wires, however the board has a number of features and options which we wanted to point out here, including mounting, cuttable traces and soldering options.

Parts Check

In the package, you will find the following two items:

• 1x Qwiic Hub board
• 1x 4-pin male 2.54mm header strip

You may also need (not included):

• Qwiic cable
• Qwiic devices/sensors
• Solder
• Soldering iron
• Soldering mat

Assembly Tips

Qwiic ports

As you likely already know, the board has five Qwiic ports, all of which are connected to each other.

You can use any of the ports to connect your microcontroller or devices, however we laid these out to have an obvious single microcontroller port, and four sensor/device ports:

Breakout pads

The board provides a set of pads that connect to the same I2C and power lines as the five Qwiic connectors - think of it as another Qwiic connector, without the Qwiic! These are handy for adding non-Qwiic devices to your Qwiic-based project.

They're also great for using as a breadboard Qwiic interface, if you solder the included header strip to the underside of the board:

You can even solder a 4-way 2.54mm terminal block if a screw terminal connection would be useful for your specific project:

Underside pads

When soldering wires directly to the board, we suggest using our underside pads. They're a lot easier to rework later on vs soldering into the pad holes.

Cuttable Trace

There's a small blue LED on the board, which lights up as soon as the board is connected to a powered microcontroller.

This can be disabled by cutting the highlighted trace section - and can be soldered back together if you change your mind:

Mounting & Standoffs

The board features M2.5 mounting holes, because they're a good balance between compact and 'non-fiddly', and the popularity of the Raspberry Pi has made them widely available.

We offer M2.5 nylon standoffs in the store, along with M2.5 nylon screws. Any packs designed for Raspberry Pi will work too.

Over to you!

Time to grab your stash of Qwiic devices and make your next great project, with the Qwiic Hub making that a lot easier, tidier, and giving you more ways to play.

We love seeing where people have used our products, so we'd really appreciate any reviews with images to inspire others...and us!

Enjoy!