Experimental boards
We designed this GPIO PCB to assist you with the MicroPython introduction tutorial found on Raspberry Pi Foundation projects. No soldering required. We will be directing you with links to the different sections of the Raspberry Pi Foundation’s introduction while supplying the code and a few fun projects on our page right here.
You can also order the complete kit with everything you need for the tutorials.
We included the following circuits on the board for coding/testing:
1 x RGB
3 x LED
1 x buzzer
1 x button
1 x potentiometer
Learn how to write the code to individually use/control the above mentioned input/output modules. You'll also learn how to pair some of them up with exciting results. Eg. use the three LEDs to display a bargraph or progress meter indicating the value generated by the potentiometer.

Usage example of the MODB board.
Please note: The Pico W, jumpers cables, USB cable and expansion board are not included with this product.
What's in the box?
1 x GPIO MODB beginners board
Resources
Blog tutorial
Description:
This is an Experimental Platform For Raspberry Pi 2/3 Model B and B and Arduino UNO R3
With Breadboard, Male to Female jumper cables, T type 40Pin GPIO, Ribbon Cable.
Package includes:
1 x Acrylic Platform (with Installation screws pack)
1 x Breadboard 800
10 x Male to Female jumper cables (Length: 25cm±2cm)
1 x T type 40Pin GPIO
1 x 40 pin ribbon Cable (20cm±2cm Length)
These boards are especially useful for preserving a prototype or experiment you just created on a solderless breadboard by soldering all the pieces in place.
Resources
Introduction to soldering
Video: How to solder properly
The secrets to good soldering
- 40pcs chromatic male to male color jumpers
- 40pcs chromatic color female to female jumpers
- 40pcs chromatic male to female color jumpers
- Durable and reusable
- Easy to use
- A popular choice for constructing electronic projects
- Use for electronic projects as including Raspberry Pi and Arduino projects
Specifications
- Length:10cm
- Compatible with 2.54mm spacing pin headers and breadboards
What's in the box?
1 x ribbon of 40pcs male to male jumpers
1 x ribbon of 40pcs female to female jumpers
1 x ribbon of 40pcs male to female jumpers
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
The ProtoShield is a prototype expansion board with 2 LEDs and 2 buttons, which can be used directly with more convenience. All the pins and power have been lead out. It is very suitable for building prototype circuits with Arduino.
Features:
ProtoShield for Arduino Duemilanove
To build prototype circuits
Directly soldering components on board
Connecting through the mini breadboard
Package includes:
1x Arduino compatible 328 protoshield prototype expansion board
Is it time to try your hand at making your own prototyping board?
Specifications
- Panel Size: 70x100x1.5mm
- Thickness: 1.2mm
- Layers: Single Sided
- Operating Temperature: Up to 140 °C or 285°F
What's in the box?
1 x One-Sided Copper Clad PCB Board
Resources
Please Note:
You will need to solder 3V regulator by yourself.
ESP07, ESP08, ESP12 module boards, or voltage regulator are not included.
What's in the box?
1 x Serial Port WIFI ESP8266 Module Adapter Plate
2 x Pin headers
Specifications
- Type: Single Sided
- Base Material: Bakelite
- Thickness: approx. 1.5mm
- Hole Pitch: approx. 2.54mm
- Hole Diameter: approx. 1.0mm
- Size: approx. 65mm x 145mm
What's in the box?
5 x DIY Prototype PCB Board
Resources
Introduction to soldering
Video: How to solder properly
The secrets to good soldering
If you are looking for easier, more visible connection to you Raspberry Pi 400? Looking to add a HAT or other add ons? This expansion board has enough place for both with 2 full sets of GPIO pins at your disposal.

Colour-coded header, easy expansion

Outline Dimensions

What's in the box?
1 x pi400 GPIO board
Features at a glance
- Standard Raspberry Pi Pico female header for direct attaching Raspberry Pi Pico (if male header soldered), or just through jumper wires
- Two sets of 2x20 male header, allows connecting more Raspberry Pi Pico expansion modules
- Clear pinout labels on the front side, easy to use
- Immersion gold process, beautiful & practical, stunning aesthetic looking
Raspberry Pi Pico header compatibility
Center female pin header for direct attaching the Raspberry Pi Pico
Allows connecting more Raspberry Pi Pico expansion modules
Raspberry Pi Pico and expansion modules are NOT included.
Immersion gold process
Black base panel, white pinout labels, golden rounded outline, stunning aesthetic
Outline dimensions
What's in the box?
1 x Dual GPIO Expander
- Standard Raspberry Pi Pico female header for direct attaching Raspberry Pi Pico (if male header soldered), or just through jumper wires
- Four sets of 2x20 male header, allows connecting more Raspberry Pi Pico expansion modules
- USB power input connector, ensures sufficient power supply for multiple expansion modules
- Clear pinout labels on the front side, easy to use
- Immersion gold process, beautiful & practical, stunning aesthetic looking
Center female pin header for direct attaching the Raspberry Pi Pico
Allows connecting more Raspberry Pi Pico expansion modules
Extra USB connector for external power supply
Raspberry Pi Pico and expansion modules are NOT included.
Black base panel, white pinout labels, golden rounded outline, stunning aesthetic
Outline dimensions
What's in the box?
1 x Pico expander board
Specifications
- Panel Size: 100x150x0.8mm
- Thickness: 0.8mm
- Layers: Single Sided
- Operating Temperature: Up to 140 °C or 285°F
What's in the box?
1 x One-Sided Copper Clad PCB Board
Resources
Introduction to soldering
Video: How to solder properly
The secrets to good soldering

The Typical Problem Faced by Beginners in Learning Electronics on Raspberry Pi
- 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.
Introducing Our Solution: Maker pHAT
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.
Video: https://youtu.be/EJWxLi7fLSo

Maker pHAT for Raspberry Pi
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)

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
Maker Hat Base extends out all the GPIOs of the Raspberry Pi 400 in a quick and simple way - be it using your favorite HAT or building your own simple circuit with jumper wires on the mini breadboard.
Since a ribbon cable is used for the connection, the Maker Hat Base is compatible with the Raspberry Pi 3 and Pi 4 too. This is especially useful when the Raspberry Pi is enclosed in a case and you want to extend its GPIOs out for HAT.
Each GPIO pin is clearly labelled and its status LED is definitely helpful during testing and troubleshooting. The onboard buzzer and push buttons will get you start coding in no time without the need of building your own circuit. Wanna connect to some external sensors/ modules? Worry not! The onboard Grove ports (GPIO, UART & I2C) is there for you.
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.
What's in the box ?
- 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
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The best is it comes in a proper plastic box. There are 140 wires in total with different lengths. So get ready for it.
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.
- Colour: 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 of each length).
What's in the box ?
140 x Jumper Wires
1 x Storage Box
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Breadboard not included - Click HERE to get yours !
- Durable and reusable
- Easy to use
- A popular choice for constructing electronic projects
- Use for electronic projects including Raspberry Pi and Arduino projects
Specifications
- Length: 20cm
- Compatible with 2.54mm spacing pin headers and breadboards
What's in the box?
1 x ribbon of 10pcs crocodile clip to male jumpers
- Durable and reusable
- Easy to use
- A popular choice for constructing electronic projects
- Use for electronic projects including Raspberry Pi and Arduino projects
Specifications
- Length: 20cm
- Compatible with 2.54mm spacing pin headers and breadboards
What's in the box?
1 x ribbon of 10pcs crocodile clip to female jumpers
Features
- Mounting holes for Arduino Uno R3/R4.
- Size: 145mm x 95mm.
- Ideal for use with Solderless 400 Point Breadboard (included).
- Acrylic board designed and laser cut inhouse.
- Shadow engraved on board for easy breadboard placing.
- Create an easy to use prototyping station
- Different lengths of male to male jumpers
What's in the box?
1 x Acrylic plate
4 x M2.5 + 5 standoffs
4 x M2.5x6 screws
4 x M2.5 nuts
4 x bumper pads
1 x 400 point breadboard
1 x set of 65 male jumpers
Specifications
- Panel Size: 100x100mm
- Layers: Single Sided
- Operating Temperature: Up to 140 °C or 285°F
What's in the box?
1 x One-Sided Copper Clad PCB Board
Resources
Introduction to soldering
Video: How to solder properly
The secrets to good soldering
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