Omega2 Expansion Dock

Description

The Omega2 Expansion dock is a powerful piece of hardware that simplifies the usage of your Omega. It allows you to power the Omega and communicate with it via serial through the Micro-USB port, and makes it incredibly easy to use the GPIOs and Onion Expansions.The Expansion Dock has a 30 pin Expansion Header, allowing you to use all of your Onion Expansions. The Expansion Dock is powered by the Micro-USB port that supplies 5V to the Dock. This voltage is stepped down to the required 3.3V required to power the Omega, and also provides 5V to the Expansions and USB Host port.There is a great RGB LED that you can control through the command-line interface and easy communication via the USB-to-Serial chip located in the center of the board. The reset button, located between the power switch and the Micro USB port, can be used to quickly reboot your Omega, or you can hold it down for a factory reset if your Omega is ever in a bad state.The Expansion Header is a convenient tool that gives you easy access to the Omega’s GPIOs, and allows you to connect Onion Expansions directly. The Expansion Header is labelled to show you what GPIO is connected to each section. Review: Five Stars - Thank you! Review: Works right out of the box. - The board works right out of the box. Simply insert the Onion Omega board and connect it to a power source via USB and you are ready to go. Communication with the Omega works headless, i.e. you connect via WiFi. The Omega chip is independent of the board for communication or programming. However, the board is very convenient and safe for powering the chip and easy GPIO access.