Overview
Description
The QuickConnect Beginners Kit is designed to offer a user-friendly entry point into the QuickConnect Platform. All boards included in the kit are supported through QuickConnect Studio. Featuring a modular design with standard Pmod™ connectors, the kit includes an MCU board, a Wi-Fi connectivity module, and a variety of sensors—ideal for fast prototyping. This setup enables both rapid software development and easy hardware integration. Users can create projects using AWS MQTT sample applications and gather real-time data from sensors such as temperature, humidity, air quality, and audio.
Launched in May 2025, the QuickConnect Beginners Kit V2.0 is a streamlined version of the original kit. It helps users quickly get started with QuickConnect Studio, supporting key features like project creation, customization, compilation, and debugging—all within a cloud-based development environment.
Boards included in the kit:
| Board Name | Description | QC Beginners Kit | QC Beginners Kit-V2.0 |
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| RA6E2 Board | 200MHz Arm® Cortex®-M33 general-purpose MCU board | check | check |
| DA16600 Pmod | Wi-Fi for cloud connectivity | check | check |
| DA14531 Pmod | SmartBond TINY Bluetooth® Low Energy Module | check | |
| Humidity and Temperature Sensor Pmod | Humidity and temperature sensor board | check | check |
| Air Quality Sensor Pmod 1 | TVOC gas sensor board | check | |
| Air Quality Sensor Pmod 2 | Ozone and NO2 gas sensor board | check | |
| Digital MIC Pmod TDK_ICS43434 | Digital audio sensor board | check |
Features
- Rapid prototyping using MCU, connectivity, and sensors
- All boards are supported on QuickConnect Studio for system software development and customization
- Samples of use cases for AWS connectivity are described in the user manual
- Mobile app available for Wi-Fi provisioning on Android and iOS
- QuickConnect Beginners kit V2.0 with Bluetooth® Low Energy (LE) module can be used to complete the example projects available in the application manual for the kit
Applications
Documentation
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| Manual - Development Tools | PDF 6.10 MB | |
| Quick Start Guide | PDF 1.47 MB | |
| PCB Design Files | QuickConnect Beginner's Kit Hardware Design Files
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AI-generated Summary:
The QuickConnect Beginners Kit enables rapid IoT solution development by publishing sensor data to an AWS MQTT server. It supports two modes: Sensor mode, which collects environmental data from sensors like temperature, humidity, and air quality, and Voice Recognition mode, which detects a 1kHz voice signal using a digital microphone. The kit integrates hardware components such as RA6E2 MCU, DA16600 Wi-Fi/Bluetooth module, various sensors, and software tools including firmware, mobile apps for Wi-Fi provisioning, and MQTT clients for data monitoring. Network configuration is performed via a mobile app, allowing seamless connection to routers. The kit facilitates real-time sensor data transmission and monitoring through MQTT topics on AWS.
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Lab on the Cloud
Lab on the Cloud
Understand how this lab demonstrates indoor air quality monitoring with AWS and Reality AI, offering insights into prototyping solutions for temperature, humidity, and air quality data publishing.
This lab showcases outdoor air quality monitoring with AWS and Reality AI, providing insights into prototyping solutions for temperature, humidity, and environmental data publishing.
Explore how this lab enables the development and testing of Reality AI for microphone demos, providing insights into voice recognition and data collection for audio applications.
Product Options
| Part Number | Status | Stock | Budgetary Price (USD) | Sampleable | Remarks |
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| QC-BEKITPOC2Z | Active | In Stock | 1u | $82.5 | Available | QuickConnect Beginners Kit V2.0 |
| QC-BEKITPOCZ | Active | In Stock | 1u | $75.9 | Available | QuickConnect Beginners Kit |
Videos & Training
Watch this video to learn more about QuickConnect Beginner's Kit. We will walk you through the kit contents and demonstrate how to build a simple sensor solution.
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