Hello! My name is Seon, but most people know me as Unexpected Maker.
I’m based in Australia, and I design and manufacture my own range of microcontroller development boards, add on shields and other electronics based products that are enjoyed by hobbyists, enthusiasts and professionals around the world.
I also run a YouTube channel, and do weekly livestreams around electronics projects.
The latest news and product releases.
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RGB Touch is an ESP32-S3 based interactive LED display, featuring a 12x12 touch-based RGB LED matrix, 3-Axis IMU, Audio Amplifier + Speaker and full battery support.
RGB Touch Mini is a delight!
OMGS3 is the world’s smallest, fully-featured ESP32-S3 microcontroller board/module - Just drop it on your PCB, or solder wires to it and focus on your features!
It's only 25x10mm in size!!!
OMGUSB is the USB-C extension board for the OMGS3, designed with matching 1.27mm pitch pads (top and bottom) that can be used in various ways to connect it to an OMGS3 board.
Includes 16GB of fast, reliable eMMC onboard storage plus a Micro SD Card Slot for limitless removable storage.
+ PicoBlade battery connector, 1.25mm to 2.0mm cable and male & female headers!
TinyWATCH S3 is an open source hackable smart watch and I've just released the latest revision - P7!
Now with haptics and more space inside the case for adding a bigger battery and the case screws together.
I've just released the FeatherS3 Neo which is covered in RGB goodness.
With 8MB Flash, 2MB PSRAM plus a 7x7 Low Power RGB LED Matrix, the FeatherS3 Neo shines brighter than anything else around!
I've just released the first batch of my BLING! boards.
BLING! comes in 3 versions, all with 320x beautiful 1x1mm Adressable RGB LEDs (matrix of 40x8) on the front, and different goodies on the back!
I've just released the TinyC6 which packs the new Espressif ESP32-C6 MCU.
The ESP32-C6 is the first WiFi 6 (2.45GHz) MCU from Espressif, that also has a high and low-performance RISC-V core and Zigbee + Thread support!
I’ve just launched a new Knowledge Base website to help folks find answers to questions they have about my products.
I’m adding content to it daily right now, so if there’s something you want to know, and you can’t find it there, please let me know!
All UM ESP32-S3 boards now come with an option u.FL connector instead of an onboard antenna.
This allows you to attach an external antenna for projects that need to go in cases/boxes or that need long range!
This shield includes an E5 LoRa module from Seeed, that works in the EU868 / US915 / AU915 / AS923 / KR920 / IN865 range of frequencies and is compatible with the TinyPICO, TinyS2 and TinyS3
I finally have the W.O.P.R back in stock, and it’s an updated version with an improved 3D case and DEFCON digits!
Reflow Master Pro is an easy to install & feature packed solder paste reflow controller that can turn any suitable toaster oven into an SMD PCB reflow oven. Reflow Master Pro ships with a WiFi interface to allow you to control a huge range of settings and easily create and manage reflow profiles.
I release some of my projects as open source, and also share code examples and files for many projects. I also host repositories containing supporting files for my products as well. Have a scan through my repositories to see more!
My products often get used in product prototypes and projects where folks require design modifications to suit their requirements, or lower level integration of my designs into their products. If this interests you, please get in touch!
