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Sparkfun promotes and I2C connector defacto standard dubbed QWIIC®. I'm looking for an orderable part number for the JST connectors that QWIIC is based on. I want to put them on a board I'm designing.

I've heard that these may be 4-pin SH connectors, and those seem close, specifically the 1mm spacing. However, the Sparkfun pictures always show these connectors in black, while the JST SH datasheet says they come in natural (off-white). Does anyone know for sure what I should layout for?

SparkFun Humidity Sensor Breakout - SHTC3 (Qwiic)

Picture of a QWIIC

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  • \$\begingroup\$ Link to the Datasheet from Sparkfun's site. Looks like it's a SM04B-SRSS-TB, but Digikey & Mouser only list them in the off-white option. \$\endgroup\$
    – brhans
    Commented Jan 27, 2021 at 1:57
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    \$\begingroup\$ Why not just send an email to Sparkfun? \$\endgroup\$
    – Kyle B
    Commented Jan 27, 2021 at 1:59
  • \$\begingroup\$ I find that mouser, digikey etc. actually stock the sparkfun SKU or the equivalent one at Adafruit. Sometimes these are in stock when the JST part isn't. \$\endgroup\$
    – DamienWontContributeToAITheft
    Commented Mar 15, 2022 at 12:19

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As brhans said, the QWIIC connector is compatible with the SM04B-SRSS-TB from JST, but Sparkfun has a special deal with them, so they can get them in black colour.

For compatible use you can use this:

  1. Horizontal header SMT SM04B-SRSS-TB

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  1. Vertical header SMT SM04B-SRSS-TB

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  1. Male connector to wire (SHR-04V-S-B)

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  1. Socket contact 28-32 AWG (SSH-003T-P0.2H)

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The pinout is (pin 1 is on the left)

  1. GND
  2. 3V3
  3. SDA
  4. SCL

That said even at Sparkfun you find white connectors :

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As stated above, the QWIIC connector belongs to JST SR family (with 4 positions). In addition, the SR series IDC housings can mate with the SH series headers (1). So, if the SM04B-SRSS-TB header connector is in sort supply, you can use a similar SH header connector variant on our PCB and still be compatible with the QWIIC standard.

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