{
 "slug": "nibble",
 "name": "Nibble",
 "maker": "CircuitMess",
 "category": "kits",
 "categoryLabel": "DIY & play",
 "status": "listed",
 "statusLabel": "Listed by maker",
 "description": "A small kit for building and coding a games console.",
 "goodFor": "Learn soldering and program a small games console.",
 "youNeed": "Soldering tools, AAA batteries and a computer.",
 "tradeoff": "The batteries are alkaline, not a rechargeable pack.",
 "tags": [
  "DIY console",
  "Soldering kit",
  "Colour TFT",
  "CircuitBlocks"
 ],
 "price": "US$94.99",
 "priceShort": "$94.99",
 "priceFrom": "elecrow.com",
 "checked": "2026-09-15",
 "url": "https://gadgets.sh/devices/nibble/",
 "shortUrl": "https://gadgets.sh/nibble",
 "markdown": "https://gadgets.sh/devices/nibble.md",
 "image": "https://gadgets.sh/assets/nibble.jpg",
 "cutout": "https://gadgets.sh/assets/cutouts/nibble.webp",
 "shareCard": "https://gadgets.sh/og/nibble.jpg",
 "shops": [
  {
   "merchant": "Elecrow",
   "label": "Buy from Elecrow",
   "kind": "shop",
   "orderable": true,
   "url": "https://www.elecrow.com/circuitmess-nibble-diy-game-console.html?utm_source=gadgets.sh&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=nibble&utm_content=api",
   "note": "In stock at Elecrow when checked on 2026-09-24."
  }
 ],
 "specs": [
  {
   "group": "Compute & display",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Processor",
     "value": "32-bit, 160 MHz; exact chip not identified in this listing",
     "source": "https://www.elecrow.com/circuitmess-nibble-diy-game-console.html"
    },
    {
     "label": "Storage & memory",
     "value": "4 MB storage; 80 KB RAM",
     "source": "https://www.elecrow.com/circuitmess-nibble-diy-game-console.html"
    },
    {
     "label": "Display",
     "value": "1.4-inch full-color TFT; 128 × 128",
     "source": "https://www.elecrow.com/circuitmess-nibble-diy-game-console.html"
    },
    {
     "label": "Connectivity",
     "value": "Wi-Fi",
     "source": "https://www.elecrow.com/circuitmess-nibble-diy-game-console.html"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "Assembly & games",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Build time",
     "value": "Approximately two hours; no prior experience required",
     "source": "https://www.elecrow.com/circuitmess-nibble-diy-game-console.html"
    },
    {
     "label": "Audience",
     "value": "Recommended age 9+",
     "source": "https://www.elecrow.com/circuitmess-nibble-diy-game-console.html"
    },
    {
     "label": "Preloaded games",
     "value": "Bonk, Invaderz, Snake and SpaceRocks",
     "source": "https://www.elecrow.com/circuitmess-nibble-diy-game-console.html"
    },
    {
     "label": "Programming",
     "value": "Arduino C++ and CircuitBlocks",
     "source": "https://www.elecrow.com/circuitmess-nibble-diy-game-console.html"
    },
    {
     "label": "Open files",
     "value": "Software, hardware schematics and bill of materials are published",
     "source": "https://www.elecrow.com/circuitmess-nibble-diy-game-console.html"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "Listed package",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Electronics",
     "value": "Main board, LCD, battery holder, AAA batteries and small components",
     "source": "https://www.elecrow.com/circuitmess-nibble-diy-game-console.html"
    },
    {
     "label": "Enclosure",
     "value": "Acrylic case",
     "source": "https://www.elecrow.com/circuitmess-nibble-diy-game-console.html"
    },
    {
     "label": "Tools",
     "value": "USB soldering iron, stand, sponge, solder wire and cross-head screwdriver",
     "source": "https://www.elecrow.com/circuitmess-nibble-diy-game-console.html"
    },
    {
     "label": "Cables & supply",
     "value": "Micro USB cable, soldering-iron cable and 2 A USB power supply",
     "source": "https://www.elecrow.com/circuitmess-nibble-diy-game-console.html"
    }
   ]
  }
 ],
 "docs": [
  {
   "label": "CircuitMess seller listing on Elecrow",
   "url": "https://www.elecrow.com/circuitmess-nibble-diy-game-console.html"
  }
 ],
 "blueprint": {
  "openness": "schematics",
  "opennessLabel": "Schematics published",
  "summary": "CircuitMess states Nibble's schematics and BOM are open-source, but no direct schematic file or hardware repo could be located; only a firmware/library repo was found.",
  "files": [],
  "repos": [
   {
    "url": "https://github.com/CircuitMess/Nibble",
    "role": "firmware",
    "official": true,
    "license": "MIT",
    "stars": 8,
    "pushed": "2022-06-28"
   }
  ],
  "parts": [
   {
    "part": "32-bit MCU, 160 MHz, 4MB flash / 80KB RAM",
    "role": "MCU"
   },
   {
    "part": "1.4\" 128x128 full-color TFT",
    "role": "display"
   }
  ],
  "notes": "Elecrow listing and CircuitMess's own 'Open source schematics and software are here' blog post both assert Nibble's schematic/BOM are open, and list it among covered devices, but neither page nor the CircuitMess/Nibble GitHub repo (library/firmware only, no hardware folder) contains an actual schematic or BOM file/link I could verify by fetching. Kept at 'schematics' tier on the strength of the maker's explicit open-source claim, but could not include a files entry without a working URL — treat the openness claim as maker-asserted, not independently verified. 32-bit MCU, 160 MHz, 4MB flash / 80KB RAM: exact part not named in available listings; likely ESP8266 per third-party description",
  "checked": "2026-09-27"
 },
 "sourceFiles": null,
 "firmware": [],
 "chips": []
}