TinyCircuits

TinyCircuits is a manufacturer of tiny open source electronics.The TinyDuino platform is fully modular and works like miniature electronic Lego bricks, so complex features such as GPS, WiFi, motor control or graphics displays can be easily added to projects by simply plugging in expandable modules (called TinyShields).TinyCircuits serves the Maker community, and is a Maker itself - TinyCircuits manufactures all TinyCircuits products at its facility in Akron, Ohio, USA, and takes extra care to ensure that the products that come out of TinyCircuits are of the highest quality..

TinyCircuits is a supporter of open source hardware and software and believes this accelerates innovation in a collaborative environment.TinyCircuits' TinyDuino and TinyLily products are open source and released under the Creative Commons Share-Alike 3.0 license.TinyDuino is a derivative design of the Arduino Uno created by the Arduino team, while TinyLily is a derivative design of the LilyPad Arduino created by Leah Buechley and Sparkfun Electronics.TinyCircuits is a proud supporter of the Open Hardware Association and has helped sponsor the Open Hardware Summit since 2013..

development path.

TinyCircuits was originally founded in 2011 by Ken Burns as AkroSense LLC to develop cheap, smart, easy-to-use small sensors.During the development of the initial sensor prototype, TinyCircuits realized the need to use a host processor platform and Arduino was the perfect choice.After showing the prototype to our friends at TinyCircuits, TinyCircuits began to shift its focus to building the TinyDuino platform, providing manufacturers with a core set of building blocks for making beautiful things.TinyCircuits is headquartered in a 100-year-old former rubber factory in Akron, Ohio.TinyCircuits is proud to manufacture its products in the USA and has a complete surface mount electronics (SMT) production line..

October 2011: TinyCircuits is officially registered in Ohio as AkroSense LLC..

November 2011: TinyDuino concept demonstrated at first meeting of Akron MakerSpace SYNHAK..

November 2012 - December 2012: SMT production machinery arrives in Akron, office expands to 3,000 square feet, first production for TinyDuino..

June 2013: TinyCircuits online store officially opened..

January 2014: Microcenter becomes TinyCircuits’ first retail partner to sell TinyCircuits in retail locations..

July 2014: New website launched, early TinyScreen prototype created..

May 2015: The initial Tiny Arcade prototype was demonstrated at the Maker Faire Bay Area to an overwhelming response..

April 2016: TinyScreen+ second-generation processor released..

June 2017: The team travels to the Bay Area Maker Expo and releases TinySaber..

July 2017: Mouser Electronics and TinyCircuits enter into global distribution agreement..

August 2017: Digi-Key offers TinyCircuits electronics products worldwide..

September 2019: Whiskers platform launched on Kickstarter..