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Tinkerforge

Logo: Tinkerforge GmbH, CC BY 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Open source hardware platform based in Stukenbrock, founded in 20111

Tinkerforge is an open-source hardware platform of stackable microcontroller building blocks (Bricks) that can control different modules (Bricklets). The primary communication interface of the building blocks can be extended using Master Extensions. The hardware can be controlled by external programs written in C, C++, C#, Object Pascal, Java, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, Shell and VB.NET over a USB, Wi-Fi or Ethernet connection, and running on Windows, Linux and macOS.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2011Founded1

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Photo: Tinkerforge GmbH, CC BY 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Tinkerforge is an open-source hardware platform of stackable microcontroller building blocks (Bricks) that can control different modules (Bricklets). The primary communication interface of the building blocks can be extended using Master Extensions. The hardware can be controlled by external programs written in C, C++, C#, Object Pascal, Java, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, Shell and VB.NET over a USB, Wi-Fi or Ethernet connection, and running on Windows, Linux and macOS. This non-embedded programming approach eliminates the typical requirements and limitations (development tools, limited availability of RAM and processing power) of conventional embedded software development (such as Arduino). Tinkerforge hardware and software are both open source, and all files are hosted on GitHub.2

Products and brands

  • microcontroller

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Timeline

  1. 2011Founded Founded1

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