Three new Arduino® Modulino™ modules are here! Bigger ideas now come with zero added stress
The Modulino family keeps growing, to allow you to easily expand your projects with new tiny modules that bring additional functionalities – in a snap!
With Modulino Hub, Modulino Extender and Modulino Motors joining the range, you now have no less than 15 easy options to make building your next idea easier and more fun than ever. Think of them as ready-to-deploy functionalities you can add, swap around, and link together to learn, create, or prototype interactive and automated devices.
Let’s get to know the three new modules!
After releasing Modulino LED Matrix, we tackled three pain points the Arduino community has been voicing.
- Not enough I2C channels? The I2C protocol supports up to 127 devices in theory, but in practice address conflicts between components can become a real bottleneck long before you get there – especially in complex builds where multiple sensors or actuators share the same default address. When your project hits that wall, you can now add a Modulino Hub. By daisy-chaining it to your existing setup, you gain 8 new independent I2C channels, each with its own isolated address space, so you can keep adding components without conflicts and without changing a line of code in your existing logic.
- Have a project that’s too large for I2C to handle? I2C is great for short-range communication, but if you have longer distances between devices or larger installations you have two choices: either change protocol and start over, or simply boost the signal. Of course, you had us at simply. Get a Modulino Extender, place it on the I2C bus, and it will amplify the signal to approximately 30 meters (?100 ft) when operating at 100 kHz. No additional libraries needed, because this is a 100% hardware module.
- Have a robot or automated mechanism to control? Try Modulino Motors to skip the spaghetti wiring between central controller and devices, and control two DC motors or a single stepper motor with precision. Now you can adjust speed, direction, and position right where the action happens.
What exactly is Modulino?
Modulino is our range of plug-and-play smart components designed to take the friction out of building with electronics. Each node connects via Qwiic cable and supports daisy-chaining, so you can combine sensors, actuators, and controllers without redesigning your hardware every time you add something new. A dedicated library – supporting both Arduino language (based on C++) and MicroPython – means the learning curve stays gentle, no matter where you are on your path.
The design philosophy is consistency: every Modulino node shares the same (tiny!) form factor and connection standard, so swapping components between projects is straightforward, and breakout pins give advanced users room to push customization further.
Modulino nodes connect directly to Arduino UNO Q, Nesso N1, UNO R4 WiFi, and Nano boards, and integrate naturally with Arduino® Cloud tools and the broader Arduino ecosystem – making them equally valuable in a classroom, a maker workshop, or a professional edge IoT prototyping lab.
Get your new Modulino today
Modulino Hub, Modulino Extender, and Modulino Motors are available today from the Arduino Store today, as well as through trusted official distributors worldwide.
Arduino, Modulino, UNO, Nesso, and Nano are trademarks or registered trademarks of Arduino S.r.l.