Genesis – this is the name of the educational platform that aims (like many other similar platforms) to make programming education accessible in schools, technical clubs, and among beginners.
You don’t have to worry about hardware – modules with a uniform pinout and size of 22x22mm can be connected to the main board, and everything is controlled from a development board with ESP32-S3 from Espressif.
The project is currently not available for purchase, but it is expected to be released soon on CrowdSupply.
The entire kit makes prototyping and learning accessible for beginners, allowing them to explore programming without the risk of damaging anything – diving into the exciting world of electronics and tinkering.
Each module features a uniform connector with I²C, SPI, UART, three GPIO, and one analog input. Thanks to the uniform pin layout, any module can be connected to any port without the need for rewiring or signal mapping.
In addition to many interesting modules, the main board also has a STEMMA QT, Qwiic, uShup connector – allowing you to connect additional modules from manufacturers like Adafruit, Sparkfun, and the Czech company Laskakit.
You can enhance the project with measurements of CO2 or BME688 (temperature, humidity, pressure, air quality) and many other available modules that operate at a supply voltage of 3.3V.
You can also connect a Li-Po battery to the board and, of course, charge it from the board.
It can be said that with the Genesis educational platform, you can try out many interesting projects and learn something valuable.
The Genesis project by Axiometa currently has (at the time of writing this article) three sample projects for Arduino available on GitHub. The board also works with MicroPython and CircuitPython.
The project is published on the CrowdSupply platform and is awaiting its launch.
CrowdSupply https://www.crowdsupply.com/axiometa/genesis-iot-discovery-lab
Project page https://axiometa.ai/genesis/
GitHub https://github.com/axiometa/Genesis/tree/main
