Pimoroni Rainbow HAT

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Description Show Reviews Pimoroni Rainbow HAT – PIM242 Rainbow HAT has a buffet of sensors, inputs, and displays to explore Android Things TM . Use it as a weather station, a clock, a timer or stopwatch, a mood light, or endless other things. We’ve worked with the Android Thingsteam at Google to createthis great add-on board that features displays, sensors, sound, and lots of LEDs! It’s the perfect introduction to developing Android Thingsapplications on the Raspberry Pi. Rainbow HAT also has a full Python API for use on Raspbian just like all of our other HATs that you know and love! The MagPi said that “Rainbow HAT has an impressive number of features crammed into it, making it useful for all sorts of projects” in their four star review. Rainbow HAT features: Seven APA102 multicolour LEDs Four 14-segment alphanumeric displays (green LEDs) HT16K33 display driver chip Three capacitive touch buttons Atmel QT1070 capacitive touch driver chip Blue, green and red LEDs BMP280 temperature and pressure sensor Piezo buzzer Breakout pins for servo, I2C, SPI, and UART (all 3v3) Rainbow HAT pinout Compatible with Raspberry Pi 3B+, 3, 2, B+, A+, Zero, and Zero W Python library The board is designed specifically to show off the wide range of protocols available on the Raspberry Pi, including SPI (the APA102 LEDs), I2C (the BMP280 sensor and 14-segment displays), GPIO (the capacitive touch buttons and LEDs), and PWM (the piezo buzzer). Note that the SPI labels are reversed onRainbow HATs from 2017 and earlier. From top to bottom, they should be CE1, SCL, MISO, MOSI. Note that if you’re using Rainbow HAT with a Raspberry Pi 3B+, then you’ll need to use a set of standoffs to ensure that the new PoE pins do not contact components on the underside of Rainbow HAT. Using Raspbian? Weve also put together a Python library to make it a breeze to use. You can find it here: https://github.com/pimoroni/rainbow-hat Our software does not support Raspbian Wheezy. Notes Temperature readings areaffected by heat radiated from your Pis CPU andthe onboard LEDs;calibration can help to correct temperature readings. bstrobl, on the Raspberry Pi forums , suggests to use theformula: corrected temp.= measuredtemp. – (CPU temp. – measuredtemp.) / 2 .Using a Mini Black HAT Hack3r can also help. 0 Reviews Hide Reviews Show Reviews