Experimental boards

Please note: Raspberry Pi not included

The Explorer HAT and Explorer HAT Pro are the perfect prototyping side-kicks for your Raspberry Pi!

We've added a heap of useful input and output options that will take your projects to the next level. Great for driving motors, using analog sensors, interfacing with 5V systems, and touch (even fruit based!) interfaces.

It's compatible with Raspberry Pi 2, Pi 3, B , and A and comes fully assembled.

Features:

• Four buffered 5V tolerant inputs
• Four powered 5V outputs (up to 500mA!)
• Four capacitive touch pads
• Four capacitive crocodile clip pads
• Four coloured LEDs
• PRO ONLY Four analog inputs
• PRO ONLY Two H-bridge motor drivers
• PRO ONLY A heap of useful (unprotected) 3v3 goodies from the GPIO
• A mini breadboard on top!

5V tolerant inputs - Hook up your Pi to accept input from 5V systems (like Arduino Uno/Leonardo or 5V Trinkets). We've used a 5-channel buffer that will accept anything from 2V-5V as logic high.

5V powered ouputs - The onboard darlington array can supply up to 500mA per channel (but you'll be limited to driving around 1A total from the board). Ideal for stepper motors, solenoids, and relays.

Eight capacitive inputs - Four along the front edge for touch input (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4) and four up the side for attaching crocodile clips to objects (such as fruit, or tin foil) for experimentation!

Four coloured LEDs - Independently controllable LEDs (red, green, blue, and yellow) that make great status indicators.

Four analog inputs (pro only) - A tidy way to integrate analog signals into your project.

Two H-Bridge motor drivers (pro only) - Drive two 5V motors bidirectionally with up to 200mA per channel. Ideal with our micro-metal gear-motors to create the perfect little buggy! You can even soft-PWM for full speed control.

Full Python library, documentation and examples - Head on over to our GitHub to find a Python library, examples, documentation and a brief introduction to Explorer HAT: https://github.com/pimoroni/explorer-hat

• Panel Size: 100x150x0.8mm
• Thickness: 0.8mm
• Layers: Single Sided
• Operating Temperature: Up to 140 °C or 285°F

• Hard to get started without additional devices (monitor, keyboard, and mouse). Beginners will either need to use additional devices or follow many steps just to get started. This may confuse them. For techies that want to know why, this is because it lacks an onboard USB to UART communication for your computer to get the IP address for SSH (headless), or to kick start configuration directly.
• Hard to get started with electronics. It doesn't come with any inputs or outputs, you will need to connect additional accessories to use it. Most beginners do not have basic knowledge of electronics. They will have a problem to understand the circuit diagram and connections needed when they first started learning. They will spend a substantial amount of time just to connect the wires and troubleshoot the connections.
• Hard to troubleshoot the GPIO. With just the raspberry pi, beginners face a common problem when learning electronics- difficulty in troubleshooting their circuit. This is because when it doesn't work, we do not know whether the problem is due to wire connection or coding.
• Access to GPIO is kind of difficult. There is no label on the pins, you need to search online to get the designated pin and know which pin to connect. For beginners, this definitely will make it harder for them to make the connection correctly. 
• No easy way to properly shutdown using a switch. There is no programmable push button to enable proper shutdown through hardware. If the beginner turns off the power without properly shutting it down, the raspberry pi may not work the next time. 

Maker pHAT solves all these. It is designed to:

• Simplify to get started with Raspberry Pi without additional monitor, keyboard or mouse (Headless). Go headless with a few simple steps as it enables users to remote access Raspberry Pi through serial.
• Simplify learning electronics. Beginners can skip the hassle of constructing the basic electronic circuit which is boring and time-consuming. Although it is equally important for them to learn about basic electronics, it can always come later after they have experienced how easy it is to create an awesome project. Start with fun and excitement. Start coding right away and see your board lights up and plays sound with the press of a button. It comes with onboard LEDs, pushbuttons, and a buzzer to easily learn how to control input and output. No messy wiring needed and no additional components needed.
• Simplify troubleshooting and prototyping. Not only do the onboard LEDs work as outputs, but they can also act as indicators, clearly showing what's happening on that pin. When the pin is used as input, you can clearly see whether the signal is received by just looking at changes on the LEDs. The pre-soldered header pins come with nice labels. This helps the user to easily connect inputs and outputs to the right pins. This will further assist them in interfacing with sensors and actuators.
• Simplify proper shutdown using pushbutton. You can easily follow the steps and choose one of the pushbuttons as the power button to properly shutdown the Raspberry Pi. Just press the button and it will shut down. 

Maker pHAT is designed to be the same size as Raspberry Pi Zero board, it stacks perfectly on top of Rpi Zero with the four mounting holes aligned. (What is a HAT? Read this to know more) We do advise getting Raspberry Pi Zero WH (pre-solder header pin) for beginner because it is not an easy work to solder the 40-pin GPIO, don't forget you'll need to have the soldering tools too.



Maker pHAT is also compatible with Raspberry Pi 3B, 3B , 3A ,  and of course the latest 4B too. You just need to insert the 2x20 stacking header(included), as photo shows:

Maker pHAT is compatible with:

• Raspberry Pi Zero V1.3 (will need to solder 2x20 header pin - NOT included can consider Straight Pin Header (Male) 2x40 Ways)
• Raspberry Pi Zero W (will need to solder 2x20 header pin - NOT included can consider Straight Pin Header (Male) 2x40 Ways)
• Raspberry Pi Zero WH (Ready for plug and use)
• Raspberry Pi 1 https://www.pishop.co.za/store/raspberry-pi-model-aModel A (Will need 2x20 stacking header)
• Raspberry Pi 3 Model A (Will need 2x20 stacking header)
• Raspberry Pi 3 Model B (Will need 2x20 stacking header)
• Raspberry Pi 3 Model B (Will need 2x20 stacking header)
• Raspberry Pi 4 Model B 1GB (Will need 2x20 stacking header)
• Raspberry Pi 4 Model B 2GB (Will need 2x20 stacking header)
• Raspberry Pi 4 Model B 4GB (Will need 2x20 stacking header)

Maker pHAT is now Rev1.10:

Features:

• Raspberry Pi Zero size, stack perfectly on to Pi Zero Series of SBC (Single Board Computer).
• Compatible with standard size Raspberry Pi 3B/3B /4B1GB/4B2GB/4B4GB, medium size Raspberry Pi 3A and smaller size Raspberry Pi Zero/W/WH.
• Standard Raspberry Pi GPIO footprint.
• LED array for selected GPIO pins (GPIO 17, 18, 27, 22, 25, 12, 13, 19).
• 3x onboard programmable push buttons (GPIO 21, 19 and 20, need to configure as input pull up).
• Onboard active buzzer (GPIO 26).
• Proper label for all GPIOs, including SPI, UART, I2C, 5V, 3.3V, and GND.
• Utilize USB Micro-B socket for 5V input and USB to UART communication.
• USB serial facilitated by the CH340, Rev1.10 uses FT231X as the USB to UART
• Input voltage: USB 5V, from the computer, power bank or standard USB adapter.
• PURPLE PCB!

Documents/Tutorials:

• User's Manual
• Schematic Rev1.00 (pdf)
• Schematic Rev1.10 (pdf)
• Sample Python Code (Github)
• CH340 Driver (Windows)
• CH340 Driver (MacOS)
• CH340 Driver (Linux) - Pre-installed
• FT231X Driver on Rev1.10 (Windows, Linux, and macOS)
• PuTTY - For serial terminal
• Raspberry Pi: Mengawal LED di Maker pHAT

Packing List:

• 1 x Maker pHAT
• 1 x 2x20 Stacking Header

Features:

• Specially designed for Raspberry Pi 400.
• Compatible with Raspberry Pi 3 & 4.
• Extension pins for HAT.
• Clearly labelled GPIOs breakout for jumper wires.
• Status LEDs for each GPIOs.
• 1 x programmable buzzer.
• 4 x programmable push buttons.
• 3 x Grove ports (GPIO, UART & I2C) for external modules.
• Onboard 3.3V regulator provides extra current up to 800mA.

• 1 x Maker Hat Base
• 1 x Mini Breadboard (Random Color)
• 1 x 40 Ways Female to Female IDE cable (10cm)
• 1 x Flat Cable Clamper with Adhesive (60mm)
• 4 x Silicone Bumper

Resources:

• Datasheet
• CAD File

Note: Breadboard not included - Click HERE to get yours !

Features:

• Wide application: designed to work well with any breadboards or anywhere jumper wires are needed, perfect for breadboard projects.
• Easy to use: all the colored jumper wires are pre-stripped and preformed right-angled, easy to insert into breadboard.
• Complete specification: this kit includes 14 different lengths of jumper wires which can satisfy all your need.
• Storage box: come with a free plastic box, keep your jumper wire kit organized, convenient for store and fetch.
• These leads are flexible, durable and easy to connect and disconnect, ideal for prototyping use.

Specifications:

• Material: Plastic Metal.
• Quantity: 140 pcs.
• Color: Rainbow color with red, yellow, green, white, blue, orange and grey.
• Wire Length: 2, 5, 7, 10, 12, 15, 17, 20, 22, 25, 50, 75, 100, 125mm (10pcs each length).

What's in the box ?

• 140 x Jumper Wires
• 1 x Storage Box